A University of Sunderland graduate who decided to go to University in his late-20s is now inspiring others to stop delaying their own higher education. Stephen Goldsmith, 35, works in the University’s access to Higher Education team promoting degree courses and providing advice for potential students at various events – […]
By Andreea-Mihaela Nastase A Sunderland family are lucky to be alive after an arsonist attack on their car. Michael Brown and his wife Danielle had finished watching TV when their BMW Park in their driveway caught fire. The attack had caused damage the couple’s house and caused £4500 worth of […]
Labour has strengthened its grip on South Tyneside Council after winning all 18 seats in the area in the local elections last night. The biggest surprise of the night came from the Cleadon & East Boldon ward, where South Tyneside’s last remaining Conservative councillor Jeff Milburn lost his seat to Labour David […]
A man who was on the other side of the Wearmouth Bridge railings in Sunderland has been rescued and is now receiving help, Northumbria Police have reported. Emergency services were called to the Wearmouth Bridge earlier this evening after receiving reports of a man being on the wrong side of […]
Police are enquiring for witnesses after a cyclist, aged 21, suffered injuries in a collision in South Shields. The incident happened at 11.19pm last night on the John Reid Road at the junction with Chesterton Road in South Shields. From what Northumbria Police know so far, the cyclist collided with […]
Emergency services have been called to Wearmouth Bridge in Sunderland as a man is on the wrong side of the railings. Police officers are currently talking to the man and trying to get him to safety. Police in #Sunderland are dealing with an incident on the Wearmouth Bridge. Man on […]
Sunderland’s newest hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn, opened its doors this week and it has brought over 60 jobs to the area. The hotel has opened right next to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light and is the first of the Hilton brand to open in Sunderland. Shift leader David Robertson he […]
Northumbria Police have launched a murder investigation after the death of a 31 year old man in South Shields. Reports came after a disturbance was reported inside the Prince Edward pub on Prince Edward Road. The man was founded unconscious and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead […]
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