Unemployment is on the rise in the North East and the region has the lowest levels of employment in the country, according to the latest figures. A recent survey from the Office of National Statistics showed that the North East has the highest rate of unemployment in England, with 5.4% of […]
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Councillor “angry” at vandalism of sensory garden for children with autism in Sunderland
A sensory garden for autistic children at the Downhill Centre in Sunderland has been destroyed by vandals. This has left voluntary group Include ‘In’ Autism, who organise and run the garden, “devastated:. Paul Stewart, a Sunderland City Council representative for Redhill, said: “There is not a lot to add that […]
Sunderland Council to pay £50,000 towards Spice Girls concert
Sunderland City Council are set to contribute £50,000 to the staging of a Spice Girls concert due to take place at the Stadium of Light in June. The figure, which came to light during the council’s budget setting meeting on 25 February, attracted criticism from both Conservative and Liberal Democrat […]
Fourteen per cent rise in young adults living at home in the North East
In a recent study, it has been suggested that there are a million more young adults in the UK that are choosing to live with their parents compared to two decades ago. The research stated that in the North East there has only been a 14 per cent rise, compared to […]
Newcastle City Council to charge disabled drivers to park despite making £8.5 million profit from parking fees
Newcastle’s Liberal Democrats have demanded to know how the council is spending the £8.5 million made from parking charges and fines in the city. This comes just weeks before the council is expected to implement new spending cuts, which will result in disabled Blue Badge holders being charged to park […]
North East businesses “stalling investment” amid Brexit uncertainty, says North East Chamber of Commerce
The North East Chamber of Commerce warns businesses in the North East are “stalling investment” due to uncertainty around Brexit and this is “suffocating regional growth”. The BBC found that nationally, one third of businesses are considering moving some operations abroad as a result of our exit from the European […]
Revealed: Cost of graffiti vandalism to Tyne and Wear metro system
Our freedom of information request discovered there have been 2,366 incidents of graffiti over the last 18 months; the approximate cost to remove the graffiti is £70,000 per annum. Nexus, the executive body of the North East Combined Authority, provides public transport across the North East of England by creating […]
Alcohol awareness campaign warns region exceeding the ‘low risk’ intake raises the risk of cancer
Balance, a North East alcohol awareness charity, is relaunching its “Can’t See It” campaign to highlight that drinking increases the risks of several different types of cancer. The first two phases of the “Can’t See It” campaign resulted in nearly 30 per cent of adults saying they felt they should […]
Police appeal for witnesses after Wallsend shopping centre theft
Northumbria Police are appealing for people with information about a theft that took place in the early hours of the morning of Tuesday January 29 at Forum Shopping Centre in Wallsend. CCTV footage has picked up thieves smashing through the shopping centre doors with a car, and a large quantity […]
Go North East campaign get passengers chatting to tackle UK’s loneliness epidemic
Over 250 people took advantage of an initiative to combat loneliness as bus provider Go North East had a ten-strong team of ‘chatty champions’ who boarded over 30 buses across the region with the aim of getting people to talk. The one-day mission took place on the January 29, 2019 […]