Royston Vasey is set to share his secrets at the Stadium of Light next month. The British comic, best known for his outspoken character Roy Chubby Brown, will be telling tales from throughout his notorious career in An Evening With Royston Vasey on Thursday, February 18. Vasey is originally […]
Politics
Newcastle MP Catherine McKinnell quits Labour frontbench
Newcastle MP Catherine McKinnell, who was shadow attorney general for the party, has quit the Labour frontbench. She will remain as MP for Newcastle North and return to backbench. In a letter to Jeremy Corbyn she expressed three factors that had resulted in her resignation. Ms McKinnell said: “I had my third […]
Newcastle and North Tyneside: ‘only two councils not to employ workers on zero contracts’
Tyne and Wear Labour councils still employ over a thousand people on zero-hours contracts, despite pledging to eradicate them at the last election, an SR News investigation has found. However, Newcastle and North Tyneside are reported to be the only two councils not to employ workers on zero-hours contracts. As many […]
Northumbria police commissioner asks public view on 2016/17 police precept
Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner is asking for the views of residents on the amount of money local households are asked to pay for policing in the area. The Government recently announced that Northumbria Police would receive £217.5m, but the only basis on which the police budget will not be […]