Durham Police could be the first force to introduce cats alongside its dogs after a five-year-old wrote to the Chief Constable, suggesting they should team up. Eliza Adamson-Hopper received a reply from Durham Police chief Mike Barton, thanking her for the suggestion and saying he would pass the idea on to […]
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Bermuda teen road fatalities decrease
The number of bike fatalities involving Bermuda’s teens has significantly decreased in the past five years since the Project Ride programme was made compulsory. An investigation into the programme by SR News has revealed statistics that prove that the teenage learning scheme has ultimately been successful as of 2010. A […]
Wearside’s water bills to increase
By Alisha Blunt Water bills on Wearside are to rise by 1.8 per cent from April, it has been found. Compared to last year’s 13p a week charge for Northumbrian water and sewerage services, it has now increased to an average of £1 per day. Water charges vary from household to […]
Sunderland households to face biggest council tax rise this decade
Households in Sunderland and across England are set to face the biggest council tax rises this decade from Friday (April 1). Sunderland City Council agreed to raise the city’s council tax by four per cent earlier this month, on Wednesday March 2. The council tax increase is 61p a week […]
MISSING: 56-year-old man from Gateshead
Police are appealing for help to locate a missing Gateshead man. Philip Ramm, 56, from Hillfield Street in Gateshead, has not been seen since he left his home address at 11am on Tuesday, March 29. Police are concerned for Mr Ramm’s welfare he left wearing only grey shorts, a white […]
Adam Johnson begins appeal against his conviction
Footballer Adam Johnson has begun an appeal against his conviction for sexual activity with a child, a court official has said. The sacked Sunderland and ex-England man was jailed for six years after grooming and engaging in sexual activity with a besotted 15-year-old fan. He was jailed last week at […]
Appeal after distraction burglary in North Tyneside
Police are appealing for information after an elderly resident fell victim to a distraction burglary in North Tyneside. It happened between 11am and 11.15am on Tuesday, March 29, when a man forced his way into the back garden of an address in St David’s Close, Whitley Bay. He then knocked […]
Have you seen this girl from Newcastle?
Police are appealing for help in tracing a missing 17-year-old Newcastle girl. Tamdy Kayemba from Riddell Avenue in Newcastle has not been seen since Good Friday on March 25 at her home address. She is 5 ft 6″ tall, of stocky build and with long black tinted hair. She was […]
WATCH: Sunderland pub have their say on ONS alcohol figures
A Wearside pub have shared their opinion on the recent statistics released by the Office for National Statistics that say 2.5million drinkers consume more than the new weekly recommended alcohol limit in a single day. The new limit stands at 14 units of alcohol a week, which is the equivalent […]
Police appeal after man assaulted in As You Like It Jesmond bar
Police are appealing for information after a man was hit with a glass in Jesmond. Between midnight and 12:20am on Sunday, March 27, a 30-year-old man was assaulted in the As You Like It bar, in Archbold Terrace. He was struck over the head with a glass near to the […]