Police are concerned for the welfare of a missing Gateshead woman. Dionne Gallon is 25-years-old and from Gateshead. She has not been seen since March 31. Officers are particularly concerned as she has recently been released from hospital and may not have taken her essential medication. As such, her health […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked and left disfigured in Sunderland. At around 1.50pm on Saturday, April 2, police received a report that a 28-year-old man had been attacked with a knife in Sunderland. Liam Newby had been walking along a path on the Town […]
Police are appealing for information after a man was bitten by a dog in Gateshead. At 4pm on Thursday, March 31, we received a report that a 31-year-old man was bitten in the face by a small Jack Russell type dog while on Cobden Street. The victim told police that […]
More than 8,000 (8,489) homes in the North East could be helped by a new flood insurance scheme. The scheme, called Flood Re, would help at-risk households get more affordable cover. Its aim is to re-energise the home insurance market for households living in flood-prone areas. This could mean that […]
Sunderland City Council has teamed up with a customer service centre and a national charity to promote the importance of health and wellbeing. EDF Energy, based at Doxford International Business Park, hosted a special health assessment event for all employees, which included examinations of participants’ levels of body fat, water […]
Police are appealing for information after a man was seriously injured in a road traffic collision. At 1.53pm on the afternoon of Saturday, April 2, officers were called to Lizard Lane, Whitburn near to the junction with Kitchener Road, where a silver Ford Focus had left the road. The 31-year-old […]
Almost half of residents in the North East have confessed to being so unfit that they would get out of breath running for the bus, a new research finds. As much as 54 per cent of people surveyed consider themselves to be according to the new statistics released as part […]
Generations came together to remember those who lost their lives in the First World War Zeppelin attack on Sunderland. As part of the centenary commemorations of the First World War, a project was developed in partnership with Sunderland Museums and Heritage, Libraries, Infinite Arts and Year 5 children from Grange […]
Generations have come together to remember those who lost their lives in the First World War Zeppelin attack on Sunderland. Today, (Friday, April 1) which is the 100th anniversary of the attack, the Mayor of Sunderland Councillor Barry Curran was joined by guests including community and veteran’s groups for a public unveiling of […]
Denise Robertson’s family have released a statement following her death from cancer. Here is the statement in full: “It is with the deepest possible sorrow that we announce the passing of a very great lady. “Our dearest Denise Robertson lost her short battle with cancer today at the Royal Marsden […]