By Elizabeth Kazibure, Divvya Bhaarkhavy Jayakumar & Veronica Harding Sunderland City Council is proposing to raise council tax by four per cent from April 2016. The graph below shows the the number of people in each Bands and the weekly increase. Council tax Create your own infographics It will be […]
Junior doctors and supporters at Sunderland Royal Hospital went on strike yesterday in opposition to proposed Government contracts. The action followed a nationwide strike for junior doctors in an effort to protest against a contract the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, wants to impose. John Moore, junior doctor at the Newcastle […]
Sharon Hodgson MP has welcomed a national voter registration drive after an elector drop off in Washington and Sunderland West. The MP for Washington and Sunderland West, has welcomed a cross-party, multi-organisation campaign led by Bite The Ballot. The campaigns aim will be to increase voter registration, in the same week […]
The Sunderland Green Party have raised concerns over plans for a new housing development in the south of the city. The Burdon Lane development will consist of 1,000 executive homes. The land the homes will be built on is currently set aside to ensure that Doxford Park, Ryhope and Tunstall do […]
Northumbria Police have launched their own Association of Women in policing. The force is looking to inspire their future leaders in the force, as women are still under represented in senior ranks. Assistant Chief Constable Jo Farrell is determined to take action and create an environment where officers and staff […]
People from Sunderland have reacted to the Ofsted chief inspector’s full veil statement. Ofsted’s Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw gave his full support to school and college leaders who decide to take a stand against the inappropriate wearing of the veil. The full face veil is also known as the niqab. It is a veil for […]
The North East has the highest rate of alcohol-related deaths in England for 20 years, new figures show. Figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that alcohol-related deaths among women in the North East stand at 15.1 deaths per 100,000, compared to an England average of […]
Natalie Bennett launched the first political university society, Sunderland Young Greens, at the University of Sunderland on Friday (January 29). Ms Bennett attended the launch event to support the group in their campaign for a “fairer, greener world”. The group has also been set up to help elect Green Party supporters of […]
As much as 80 per cent of people in the North East back the measure to lower the legal drink-drive limit, a recent survey has found out. The findings by Balance, the North East Alcohol Office, have been released today as the House of Lords debated a Private Members Bill […]
A new report has highlighted the impact of gender stereotypes on teenagers, as young people are found to be ‘restricted by gender stereotypes’. The Gender Report was published by leading anti-bullying national charity Ditch the Label. And it explores how young people use gender stereotypes as part of their identity and how […]