Sixteen to 25-year-olds in Sunderland have gathered today to celebrate the completion of a 12-week course run by Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service and funded by the Prince’s Trust. Students who attended the Prince’s Trust Team Programme each presented a short piece about their time on the course, before being presented with certificates […]
North East Ambulance Service are among high spenders on taxis for patients, with £722,000 spent on taxis as part of its service to NHS hospitals, new figures show. The cost is for transferring patients by private taxi when they are too ill, frail or unable to travel to and from […]
The Tyne and Wear Metro’s new customer service director has vowed to use his drive and passion to improve customer experiences. Paul Walker joins the team at Metro following almost 13 years in customer-focused roles at RWE npower. The 33-year-old’s experience includes a number of operational, strategic and management roles […]
A new activity kicks off at the Sandhill Centre Library in Sunderland next week. Sporting Memories is a new group activity funded by Sunderland West Area Committee for all those who love sport. It starts at 10.30am on Thursday April 14 and aims to help combat loneliness and isolation especially […]
The Metrocentre in Gateshead has appointed a new head and deputy head of fun. Nine-year-old Esther Bennett and Logan Jackson Luke, six, have been appointed as the new head and deputy head of fun at intu Metrocentre in Gateshead. The two North East youngsters sought off competition from across the region to land […]
Gail Bevan had a long five-year battle with depression. During this period, she bought her dog, Charlie. Gail has now recovered from her depression and has said her dog played a big part in her recovery and actually saved her life. The 50-year-old from Sunderland said: “I got Charlie about […]
The competition to host the Great Exhibition of the North in 2018 has opened. The culture minister Ed Vaizey announced the competition on April 4. Towns and cities across the North East, North West and Yorkshire are invited to bid to put on the two-month exhibition, which will celebrate the best of art, […]
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is leaving the X Factor to focus on her music career. The 32-year-old said in a statement: “I have had such an amazing experience being a judge on the X Factor. “I have learnt so much and enjoyed nurturing talent but I’ve missed making music and am excited […]
An amazing experience will be given to one lucky winner, on the same day as Her Majesty The Queen celebrates her birthday. The Gateshead Council will be turning the famous Millennium Bridge red, white and blue and it is hoped a Gateshead 90-year-old will help to celebrate this royal milestone […]
More than 8,000 (8,489) homes in the North East could be helped by a new flood insurance scheme. The scheme, called Flood Re, would help at-risk households get more affordable cover. Its aim is to re-energise the home insurance market for households living in flood-prone areas. This could mean that […]