Northumbria Police is warning internet users to be on their guard against ‘sextortion’. In recent months, there have been a number of incidents reported to police where adults have been lured into performing intimate acts in front of a webcam or sharing videos or images with people they have met […]
Sunderland is to get £184,000 to fix potholes in the city the Government has announced today (Thursday, April 7). The money will enable the council to fill 3,472 potholes. Motorists and cyclists are set to benefit after the Government announced how £50 million of funding will repair nearly 1 million […]
North East Ambulance Service are among high spenders on taxis for patients, with £722,000 spent on taxis as part of its service to NHS hospitals, new figures show. The cost is for transferring patients by private taxi when they are too ill, frail or unable to travel to and from […]
Police investigating an attack in Sunderland that saw a man suffer (pictured) a serious slash wound on his face have arrested a man. On Saturday, April 2, 28-year-old Liam Newby (pictured) was attacked with a knife in Town End Farm after being approached by three men. He sustained a serious […]
The Tyne and Wear Metro’s new customer service director has vowed to use his drive and passion to improve customer experiences. Paul Walker joins the team at Metro following almost 13 years in customer-focused roles at RWE npower. The 33-year-old’s experience includes a number of operational, strategic and management roles […]
Police are appealing for information after an arson to a house in Winlaton. At 10:14pm on Sunday, April 3, someone set fire to the front door of a property in Lime Street in Gateshead. The fire brigade were called and extinguished the fire before it could cause extensive damage. No-one […]
A new look Virgin Trains first class lounge has been opened at Newcastle Central Station. Newcastle is the first newly refurbished lounge to open on the route, and the other seven will follow in the next few weeks. The station now has room to comfortably host 68 customers – more than […]
Claims for thefts of Land Rover Defenders have risen in the North East. NFU Mutual revealed that claims costs for Land Rover Defenders rose by 69 per cent, up to £760,000 from 2014 to 2015 in the region. The North East has the highest cost of Land Rover Defender theft claims in 2015, […]
Delayed Virgin Train passengers will be offered compensation in the form of a cheque as the default option rather than travel vouchers. The policy, which will apply on the east and west coast routes, is the latest attempt by the company to improve its response to disrupted journeys. In October the firm […]
North East dog owners could be fined for failing to microchip their dogs. It comes as a new law, which comes into today, (April 6) makes it compulsory for dogs to be microchipped. From today (April 6), dog owners must make sure their pet is fitted with a microchip by […]