A new free Sugar Smart app has been launched to help parents see how much sugar there is in everyday food and drinks. The free app works by scanning the barcode of products and revealing the amount of total sugar it contains in cubes and grams. The app is part […]
North Tyneside
Wallsend home saved thanks to sprinkler system
Two residents from Wallsend are safe and still have a home thanks to their new domestic sprinkler system. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service received a call just before 7pm on January 23, about a fire at a bungalow on Barr Close in Battle Hill. It is believed that the […]
James Bay to headline Mouth of the Tyne Festival
Brit Award winning singer/songwriter and guitarist, James Bay, has been announced to headline the upcoming Mouth of the Tyne Festival in Tynemouth. The artist, who has also been nominated for a ‘Best Artist’ Grammy Award, will perform at the outdoor venue of Tynemouth Priory and Castle on July 9. Norma […]
UPDATE: Girl swept to sea in Cullercoats has been named
The 15-year-old girl swept to sea in Cullercoats has been named. The teenager has been named as Caitlin Marie Ruddy, from Newbiggin Hall, in Newcastle. She died in hospital following the incident in Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside yesterday. Officers were called to the incident at 7.44pm on Saturday night (January 16), […]
Teen dies after being swept to sea in Cullercoats
A 15-year-old girl has died in hospital after being swept into the sea in Cullercoats Bay. The incident occurred at nighttime on Saturday, January 16. Officers were called to the incident at 7.44pm, following concerns about a group of teenagers seen on the north pier at Cullercoats Bay, where the sea […]
North East: the region with the highest number of attacks on NHS staff
The North East is the region with the highest number of attacks on NHS staff in the UK for the fourth time in five years, figures show. It is reported that the region made 8.48 per cent of attacks on NHS staff across the whole country. It was the Northumberland […]
Nexus spends over £2million on gates and validators across Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro: Gates and Validators Create your own infographics Nexus has spent millions of pounds on gates and validators over the last five years, SR News Freedom of Information (FOI) request reveals. Figures released from Nexus, following a SR News FOI, show that a staggering £2,224,562.04 has been […]
FOI request finds how much North East councils earn from car parking penalties
By Jonathan Mackley, Rachel Cotton & Clarissa Jackson-Murphy SR News Freedom of Information request has found that North East councils have earned a total of £441,953 by issuing 19,213 car parking penalty charge notices (PCNs) in 2013 and 2014. As many as 7,264 of these fines were issued in Newcastle, making up […]
Number of public disorder offences halves in Tyne and Wear hospitals
SR News Freedom of Information request has revealed that public disorder offences have more than halved in Tyne and Wear hospitals. Public disorder offences in hospitals include swearing and verbal abuse towards staff, which has considerably decreased since 2011. The figures have shown only 26 reported incidents of public disorder […]
Figures show Wearsiders have the shortest life expectancy and ‘least healthy’ lifestyle
[googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=zBFB5cbJUil8.kbWzngW16mig&w=640&h=480] The North East of England is the ‘least healthy’ place in the UK, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest. The region came last place in a table of English regions, showing an average life expectancy of 77.8 years. Comparing it to the rest of […]