A Sunderland mum has warned people not to pull the April Fools Day joke about being pregnant after she delivered her stillborn son. [DISCLAIMER: Some of the images in this piece may be distressing]. Kirsty McGurrell lost her son Louis in 2009 after carrying him for 38 weeks. The 28-year-old from Shiney Row, […]
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Bradley the Builder: Bradley Lowery helps dad at building site
Brave Bradley Lowery became a builder for the day as he experienced a day at work with his dad. The five-year-old, who is currently receiving treatment for neuroblastoma, decided to help out on the building site – hi-vis vest and all. His mum, Gemma Lowery, said on the Bradley Lowery’s […]
Durham gets down and ‘Dirtiz’: Newcastle events company expands popular club night to Durham
One of the most popular club nights in Newcastle is expanding to Durham after their success in two other cities. Dirtiz is the most favoured place to be on a Wednesday night in Newcastle and it’s now developing further by heading to Missoula in Durham. The weekly club event, owned by […]
Word on Wearside In Focus: Should we have a hate crime register?
Word on Wearside will be taking a more in-depth look at the day’s headlines affecting Sunderland and the North-East, as part of our In Focus series of podcasts. In this inaugural episode, we are exploring a call from a North-East lecturer to introduce a register for hate crime offenders.
Sunderland head to finals for the Premier League Enterprise Challenge
A group from Shotton Hall Academy have earned a place in the Premier League Enterprise Challenge final after getting through the semi-final at Stoke City last week. The youngsters are heading to London on Monday, March 20 to represent Sunderland AFC in the final leg of the challenge after beating Watford, Leicester, […]
North East pupils set their sights on Premier League Challenge title
Shotton Hall Academy are hoping to keep the red flag flying high for Sunderland AFC as the semi-finals of the Premier League Challenge begin this week. Students from the secondary school will travel to the Bet365 Stadium, home to Stoke City Football Club, on Thursday 26 January with a place […]
County Durham Dad appeals for donor register sign-ups after leukaemia relapse
A County Durham father is reaching out for people to sign up to donor registers in an attempt to help save lives after relapsing in his battle with leukaemia. Inspired by his daughter Niamh, Paul McGeary, 35, is aiming to help create donor matches around the world in order to save […]
“People need to understand what it’s like”: Student hopes book will increase awareness of autism
A Durham student has written his first book in the hopes that it will raise awareness and increase support of autism in the North East. Nathan Alexander Kennedy, 19, wrote his book, The Subtlety Of The Obsession, based on his own experiences with autism and felt that he wanted to […]
North East students set to represent Sunderland AFC
Sunderland AFC’s ambitions for a bigger international fan base are being supported by a host of North East pupils. On December 8 more than 70 pupils, aged 13-15, took part in Sunderland’s final of the Premier League Challenge at the Stadium of Light. This year’s challenge saw the groups looking […]
Devastated family learn that little Bradley Lowery may lose his fight
The young cancer patient Bradley Lowery’s recent scans have shown his cancer has now grown. This has left his mother and father with a few short months together with five-year-old Bradley. Gemma Lowery, Bradley’s mother, said: “I honestly have no words to how heart-broken I am right now. “I really […]