A man has tonight (Saturday 5th August) been charged with murder, after a man died from stab wounds in Kelloe, County Durham earlier this week. 32 year old Dale Arnold died in Kelloe on Wednesday August 3rd outside the working men’s club in the village. Durham Police launched a murder investigation […]
Six of Sunderland’s award-winning parks are flying the prestigious Green Flags for the fourth year in a row. Herrington Country Park, Hetton Lyons Country Park, Mowbray, Barnes, Roker and Usworth have gained their Green Flag once again. Parks are judged on whether they are a welcoming park, healthy, safe and secure, clean and […]
Students from a Sunderland school have created artwork to celebrate the city’s new bridge. Pupils from Castletown Primary School were asked by the team building the city’s new bridge how they would like to get involved in the project. The school was given materials by Farads Construction and Victor Buyck Steel Construction, which has […]
Waterstones stores in the region have celebrated the launch of the new book in the Harry Potter series. The book, titled Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, was released at midnight on Sunday, July 31 for the wizard’s birthday. Stores in Newcastle, Gateshead (Metro Centre) and Durham had parties to celebrate the […]
Two people – a 34 year old man and a 30 year old woman – have been arrested on suspicion of murder of a 13 week old baby boy in Newcastle On Friday, July 29, a baby boy was taken to hospital from an address in Velville Court in Newcastle […]
Two Sunderland MP’s have launched survey’s to find out what her constituents in the city think on a variety of political issues. Sharon Hodgson, MP for Washington and Sunderland West would like to know their opinions on negotiations to leave the European Union (EU), the Labour leadership and local issues. Meanwhile, Bridget […]
Gunners from the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery exercised their Freedom of Sunderland in a city centre parade on Saturday, July 30. The artillery were granted freedom of the city 42 years ago in 1974. The North East Gunners recruit from across the region and have since had a long association […]
The nominations to succeed Nigel Farage as the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) have closed. The battle is now underway as nominations closed at noon on Sunday, July 31. North East MEP Jonathan Arnott is battling alongside the party’s immigration policy chief Steven Woolfe, councillor Lisa Duffy and fellow […]
A march through Newcastle to defend Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn attracted over 1,400 people today. The march organised by Red Labour North East set off from the Laing Art Gallery and made its way up to Leazes Park where there was a rally to defend Corbyn and his policies with […]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was among hundreds of mourners at the funeral of the secretary of the Durham Miner’s Association this morning (Friday, July 29). Davey Hopper had shared the platform with Mr Corbyn at the Durham Miners’ Gala just a week before his death. The 73-year-old died at his […]