THE shock resignation of the leader of South Tyneside Council was announced today, as police confirmed an ongoing investigation into “financial concerns” raised by the authority. Neither police nor council would comment on whether the two revelations were connected. Police said their inquiries were triggered by the authority itself. A […]
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NE areas drop down the list of national Covid blackspots as rates soar
THIS month has seen North East local authorities drop down the list of those with the highest Covid rates – but largely only because rates elsewhere have soared. At the start of October, all our local council areas, from Northumberland down to Teesside, were in the top 41 worst-affected […]
Heroic paramedics’ emergency chest surgery saves stab victim
HEROIC paramedics have been praised by police after saving the life of a stab victim who was minutes from death. Police were called to a flat in South Shields just two days before Christmas last year, after a man had been savagely beaten and stabbed. Incensed thug Michael Wilson […]
Food charity condemns MPs’ rejection of free school meals support
THE government’s decision to not back free school meals for children until Easter will have a huge impact on the local community, according to charity Hebburn Helps. Conservative MPs overwhelmingly voted against the proposal, which was defeated 322-261 in Parliament. The motion was put forward by the Labour party, […]
Footballers landed with £2,400 pub bill for Covid rules breach
POLICE have fined 12 members of a football team who broke the Covid safety rules – after they visited a pub for a beer together, and lied about being from the same household. The team were out in South Tyneside on Sunday night when a concerned staff member challenged […]
Shock NE child poverty figures highlight case for free school meals
ONE-in-three children in the Sunderland city area are now living in poverty, according to figures published by the North East Poverty Commission (NEPC) – yet the city has the lowest child poverty rate in the North East. The news came as the Government refused to provide more free school […]
UoS city campus test centre opens as Covid-19 cases continue to rise
UNIVERSITY of Sunderland’s city centre campus will open its Covid-19 test centre later this week, amid the continued rise of cases in the North East. On Tuesday, the government announced 14,542 confirmed new cases nationwide – an increase of about 2,000 on Monday’s figure. Now, as the region continues […]
Covid-19: All you need to know about the new restrictions in the North East
THE government officially announced yesterday that the North East was to enter a period of restrictions aimed at cutting Covid-19 transfer because of a rising number of cases. Sunderland, Newcastle, Northumberland, Durham, North Tyneside and South Tyneside are all affected. From Friday 18 September regulations came in to ban households […]
The numbers behind the North East’s new Covid-19 restrictions
THE North East is entering a period of restrictions due to an increase in Covid-19 cases in the area. Sunderland, Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead, County Durham and Northumberland councils – which between them serve a population of over two million people – had asked the government to bring […]
Mixed reaction greets Sunderland’s new Covid-19 clampdown
AS the public heard of the new Covid-19 social restrictions coming into force across the North East, residents in and around Sunderland reacted to the news with a mixture of acceptance and scepticism. Almost two million people in the region will have to live with more restrictions due to a […]