The North East’s largest metropolitan music event returns to Newcastle for its second year as more than 160 artists prepare to play across nine venues around the city. Festival goers will be treated to the likes of dance duo Jungle, Sheffield grunge brothers Drenge and indie rockers Circa Waves for […]
Businesses across the North East are gearing up to pitch to major Heathrow Airport suppliers ahead of the construction of its third runway. The expansion, which is set to cost £14.4bn, is to feature a third runway and expanded terminals in order to accommodate an extra 16.5 million passengers. Local-to-medium-sized […]
Councillor Philip Tye has started a campaign to bring the pulley wheel from Albany, Washington back to Silksworth Colliery, Sunderland. Local groups including the Silksworth Resident’s Association Silksworth Heritage Group, Silksworth Banner Group and local councillors have been trying to find the location of the pulley wheel so that the […]
A new individual functional fitness competition held its inaugural contest this month in Sunderland, donating 10 per cent of all qualifier sign-ups to help good causes. The competition, First Means Everything, took place on April 14 and was designed to be accessible for all ages, from teens to veterans. The […]
Today (3 May) voters will head to the polls for council and mayoral elections. Elections are being held in 150 local authorities across the UK and polls have been open since 7 am. During the week, both the Labour and Conservatives party have been competing to gain votes for local constituencies. […]
A flat in Teeside which has been searched by police several times recently has now been boarded up, as the 25-year investigation to solve the murder of Sunderland school Nikki Allan continues. Earlier this month, a man was also arrested at a nearby address in Stockton in connection with the […]
Northumbria Police have released an image of a man they wish to speak to after a robbery in Newcastle. The incident happened on March 17 when the man approached a female student near to the Claude Gibb Hall student accommodation. He asked to use her phone but after she refused, […]
There has been a significant spike in homophobic attacks and incidents in the North East. Since 2016 there has been an 80% increase, a sharp rise from 16% in 2013. From 2012 to 2014, Durham Police recorded statistics of homophobic attacks and reported a drop of reported incidents in 2013 […]
Venues including the Stadium of Light, the Metro Radio Arena and the O2 Academy have all hosted global artists. Stars such as Little Mix, Beyonce and Ed Sheeran have all taken to the stage right on our doorstep but that doesn’t mean it comes cheap! We’ve had a look at […]