A breast cancer survivor has taken part in a midnight walk over the weekend in order to help raise awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Wendy Stuart, 44, walked five miles with 45 of her friends, family and work colleagues, all wearing bright-coloured underwear, from Seaham to Sunderland to raise funds […]
The HM Coastguard has raised awareness of its ‘Don’t Drink and Drown’ safety campaign following the rescue of two young people from the sea at Whitley Bay early on Sunday October 16. Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade and Cullercoats RNLI were called out to Whitley Bay, North Tyneside by Humber Coastguard […]
A Sunderland charity will launch a two-week Employment Bootcamp tomorrow (Wednesday October 12) to help young people find work through apprenticeships. The Parker Trust, located on Kayll Road, has been working with local businesses to offer at least seven apprenticeships to those on the course, which is a first for the charity. Karen […]
The National Hate Crime Awareness Week started on October 8, the week of social media activity that aims to provide a greater understanding about what constitutes hate crime by getting people to talk about it by using the twitter hashtags such as #StopTheHate, #NHCAW, and #BeingYou Hate crime can occur in lots of different […]
The annual Houghton Feast began on Friday October 7 and is set to continue until Sunday October 16, with a full nine days of activities planned. The feast is a historical event for the North East and has origins dating back as early as the 1100’s. Take a look at […]
Two arrests have been made after more clown related incidents have been reported in the North East. Police were called to Gent Road in Bishop Auckland on October 10 after residents spotted two men ‘with a clown mask and holding a weapon’ in the street. When Officers arrived at the […]
One of Sunderland AFC’s most devoted fans is celebrating his 90th birthday. George Forster, chairman of the Sunderland Supporters Association, is 90-years-old on October 7. Having hardly missed a game since 1962, Forster has been chairman of the Association for the past 15 years and has enough memories to fill a book […]
A 15-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot while riding a motorbike in Sunderland. Officers were called at around 8:40pm to Hewitt Avenue, Ryhope, after reports of a teenager being injured whilst travelling on a motorbike. He was taken to Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary where he […]
Theresa May has pledged to trigger article 50 by the end of March next year, meaning the UK is likely to leave the European Union around Spring 2019. In light of this announcement, Japanese car giants Nissan have commented on the a “Brexit” date matter and had this to say: […]
Theresa May has announced that the formal process for Brexit will be triggered by the end of March 2017. May declared at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham that “there will be no unnecessary delays in invoking Article 50” and “make no mistake, this is going to be a deal that […]