A new skyscraper in Newcastle is set to be built on Rutherford Street, and expected to result in a £40.5m boost to local economy. The housing scheme was given the green light by Newcastle City Council on Thursday 2 February with plans to reconstruct the old vacant warehouse – destroyed […]
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Touts Too Big For Their Boots in Stormzy Ticket Resales
Following ticket touts charging thousands of pounds for second hand Ed Sheeran tickets, Stormzy fans are the latest targets of extortionate reselling. Whilst the prices are yet to reach the extremities of Ed Sheeran’s Metro Radio Arena tour-stop, second-hand sales of Stormzy’s ‘Gang Signs & Prayers’ album tour are going […]
More Tall Ships bound for Sunderland
Two more sailing ships have been confirmed for the 2018 Tall Ships Races in Sunderland. The event will be taking place around the Port of Sunderland between 11 July 2018 and 14 July 2018. The ships are the TS Maybe, and the STS Lord Nelson. Coun. John Kelly Sunderland City Council’s […]
Foundation of Light launch Girls Football Scholarship
Hopeful female footballers are being offered a unique opportunity to represent Sunderland AFC alongside nationally recognised qualifications. This comes after a partnership between South Tyneside College and Monkwearmouth Sixth Form Academy offering a new football scholarship aimed at helping girls aged 16-18. The scholarship will develop their skills in football […]
Man dies in Bishopwearmouth Cemetery after being found with injuries
An unidentified man was found in the Bishopwearmouth Cemetery at 6.31am this morning. Paramedics were unable to save him and he died from his injuries. His identity is currently unknown and Northumbria Police are trying to identify him. A section of the cemetery has been cordoned off for the Police to conduct […]
Islamophobic graffiti scrawled across Sunderland mosque
Sunderland’s Jami-Masjid mosque on Chester Road has been graffitied with the words “Muslims out” sparking outrage from the local community. The graffiti was applied on the evening and night of the January 27. The mosque has been targeted by vandals before. Imam Syed Shuheb said: “This is an unacceptable expression of […]
Sunderland Imam blasts report finding a quarter of Muslims are denying extremism
Sunderland Central Mosque Imam Syed Shuheb has blasted a recent Policy Exchange report stating that 26 per cent of British Muslims do not believe in extremism and that 48 per cent would not seek Police help if they knew someone was involved in terrorist activity. Imam Syed said: “I seriously […]
Devastated family learn that little Bradley Lowery may lose his fight
The young cancer patient Bradley Lowery’s recent scans have shown his cancer has now grown. This has left his mother and father with a few short months together with five-year-old Bradley. Gemma Lowery, Bradley’s mother, said: “I honestly have no words to how heart-broken I am right now. “I really […]
Record levels of employment in the North East
Employment in the North East is at 1,215,000 or 71.1% – an increase of 3,000 over the quarter and 51,000 over the year. The unemployment rate in the North East is the lowest in 11 years standing at 4.8 per cent. Minister of State for Employment David Hinds said: “Yet again […]
Close to half a million youths struggle to pay mobile phone bills
National Debtline research shows nearly half a million youths are struggling to cover their mobile phone bills. Recent research from the Money Advice Trust shows that one in 12 18-to-24 year olds often struggle to pay their bills or top up their pre-paid credits. This equates to nearly 485,000 youths. Eight […]