⚠🚔 INCIDENT: A1018 Wearmouth Bridge #Sunderland. Lane 1 NB closed due to a police incident. Delays both directions. pic.twitter.com/qYMuwtEtkx — NE Traffic News (@NECATraffic) April 19, 2016 There is ongoing police incident on Wearmouth Bridge and traffic is delayed in both directions. 🚘 CONGESTION: A1018 West Wear St, A183 St […]
This 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 […]
Childcare costs in Sunderland soar under the Conservative government, with parents now spending £624 more each year than they did in 2010. New analysis by the Labour Party reveals that parents in Sunderland are now spending more for part-time childcare each year. Across the North East, where the cost of […]
A 52-year-old tortoise has been reported stolen from a house in High Barnes. The family pet, named Benji, had been in hibernation for the winter since October 2015. The owner went to check on the hutch on Sunday, April 3, as it was the end of the tortoise’s hibernation and […]
The maker of some of Britain’s most popular pasta sauces plans to tell customers some of its products should only be eaten once a week. Mars Food, whose brands include Dolmio and Uncle Ben’s, will divide its range into products that can be eaten every day or only occasionally, to […]
A man from Newcastle is wanted by police after failing to appear at Crown Court. Thirty-five-year-old Stever Burr, from Wilbury Place, is wanted for on warrant after the Judge issued an order for his arrest. He was due to appear in relation to burglary offences. Police enquiries continue, and […]
Police are trying to locate a man from Newcastle who has been missing since January. Raymond French, 52, from Keith Close, has not been seen since January 2 when he left home, telling family he was going down south to see friends as he had done regularly in the past. […]
Great British Bake Off’s Nadiya Hussain has revealed she is baking the Queen’s 90th birthday cake. The winner of the popular BBC show will be serving up an orange drizzle cake with orange curd and orange butter cream. She revealed the news on ITV’s Loose Women saying the cake would […]
Britain has been basking in warm temperatures and sunshine – but the summer-like weather is not here to stay. Cold, frosty conditions are forecast across the country, with heavy rain, thunderstorms and snow predicted in parts. People flocked outside to enjoy the sunny weather on Wednesday as England experienced the […]
by Veronica Harding and Masuma Begum The Government has branded the new Wear Crossing bridge, which will be built over the River Wear, as a ‘national priority’. The bridge, which is one of the many building priorities that will receive a share of £100bn invested by the Government, will be […]