As many as 11 two libraries/mobile libraries have been closed in Sunderland since 2010, according to the BBC. There are now 75 paid staff members and 53 volunteers, compared to the 19 unpaid volunteers in 2010 . Sunderland City Council’s Head of Education, Attainment and Lifelong Learning, Beverley Scanlon, said: “While these figures might reflect the closure […]
Rail passengers have been promised new trains and faster journeys under a “new look” franchise. Arriva has taken over Northern Rail services, pledging 281 new carriages and free wi-fi within three years, more than 2,000 extra services, new through-journeys across Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield and longer trains. Chris Burchell, […]
Missing Gateshead man Phillip Ramm has been found safe and well by officers this morning. Philip Ramm, 56, from Hillfield Street in Gateshead, had not been seen since he left his home address at 11am on Tuesday, March 29.
Denise Robertson’s co-presenters on ITV’s This Morning have led tributes to the agony aunt from Sunderland, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 83. Phillip Schofield tweeted: I’m heartbroken at the passing of our @itvthismorning icon Denise Robertson. Kind, thoughtful, caring & wonderful 😢 pic.twitter.com/M6RV4NSgvh — Phillip Schofield (@Schofe) April […]
Family business makes a significant contribution to the North East with almost one in 20 of all UK family firms based in the region. There are now more than 120,000 family running firms in the North East, making up one in 20 of all family businesses across the UK. Family […]
Sunderland-born ITV This Morning’s Denise Robertson has died aged 83. The This Morning agony aunt died following her short battle with pancreatic cancer. This Morning confirmed her death on social media this morning. Such sad news- our friend and colleague Denise Robertson has lost her short but determined battle against cancer. […]
Birds that were expected to do well due to climate change have outperformed other species in the past 30 years, a study of wildlife in Europe and the US has found. Scientists said they have shown that common bird populations thousands of miles apart are responding to changing weather in […]
Families of children with Autism are “struggling” because they are not being diagnosed early enough, experts have said. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are being delayed in getting access to specialist care because they are not being diagnosed in a timely fashion, researchers from Newcastle University found. Experts said […]
The average UK house price has topped £200,000 for the first time – but a typical home in the North now costs less than half of one in the South – according to an index. Property values pushed up by 0.8 per cent month-on-month in March across the UK, taking […]
A man from Washington has been charged with murder dating back to an incident in 2013. Joseph Leach was assaulted just days before Christmas, back in December 2013. He suffered “serious injuries” following an incident on Woodland Terrace in Washington. Joseph received hospital treatment at Newcastle’s RVI but later died […]