Retail chain, Austin Reed, is poised to formally collapse into administration, putting about 1,000 high-street jobs at risk just a day after BHS hit the rocks. It is understood the tailor will appoint Alix Partners after revealing a notice to appoint advisers to handle an administration late last week. The […]
Tributes have been left for the British victims of a horrific car crash in Southern France. Driver John Crompton, 31, from Hartlepool, and two of his children, Morgan Christian Lund, aged nine, and four-year-old Evie-Lily Crompton died at the scene after their Nissan plummeted into a safety barrier at about […]
More than five in 100 families are receiving grants from Buttle UK. The grant-giving charity, which provides support to vulnerable children and their families who are facing poverty and other adverse family circumstances, had a decade of their applications analysed by Mayhew Harper Associates. It revealed that 44 per cent of […]
A small occasion was prepared to honour the Queen’s anniversary, as she celebrates her 90th birthday and becomes the longest reigning monarch in history. Everyone, who is living in Newcastle, was invited to join the celebration in the City Centre, outside the Civic Centre at 7pm. One of the biggest […]
Google has announced the opening of a pop-up Digital Garage at the City Library in Newcastle where it will deliver free digital skills training. The pop-up, which opens today (April 22), will employ experts to provide one-to-one mentoring and digital masterclasses five days a week. The Digital Garage in Newcastle is being […]
Police are appealing for information after an incident on a bus in East Boldon. It occurred between 3:05pm and 3:20pm on Friday, February 26, on the number 30 bus between X and Y bus stops. A woman reported seeing a man who appeared to be touching himself inappropriately. Officers would like […]
Being lonely and socially isolated can increase a person’s risk of heart disease or stroke, new research suggests. Experts found loneliness can have a similar effect on the heart that is seen in people who suffer anxiety or have stressful jobs. Researchers from the University of York, the University of Liverpool […]
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Michael Whinham are specifically appealing to people in the Meadow Well area of North Shields for any information on his whereabouts. The last confirmed sighting of the 31-year-old was by CCTV cameras on Newcastle Quayside at 12:48pm on Saturday, November 14. Michael is then believed to […]
Last weekend saw Barnes Park hold its first sponsored dog walk to raise money for the Guide Dog Association. This was also the first time the event has been held in Sunderland. It was organised by Carol Essl to help raise money for the Guide Dogs’ Trust, one of Dogs […]
Beacons were lit all over the North East yesterday night, as the region joined the rest of the UK in wishing a Happy Birthday to Britain’s longest reigning monarch. Ceremonies across the North East paid homage to her Majesty on her 90th Birthday as part of a nationwide symbol of […]