On Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, Sunderland City Council has highlighted the help available to those unable to warm their houses during winter months. A spokesperson for the Sunderland City Council said: “Increasing financial pressures on all families, especially those with children, is a national issue which we work hard with […]
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Sharon Hodgson MP: “Sunderland named country’s unprotected sex capital is incredibly concerning”
MP Sharon Hodgson has voiced concerns after the city was labelled “the country’s unprotected sex capital.” The Washington & Sunderland MP, who campaigns on compulsory sex and relationship education in schools, believes more still needs to be done and branded the issue ‘concerning’. She told SR News: “The Government’s cuts to public […]
Word On Wearside in 60: One Minute Round Up
Watch our WoW round up of today’s regional news, gathered by our mobile journalists reporting across Sunderland and the North East. The top stories today include the Royal visit in Sunderland by Prince William and Princess Kate, a protest against NHS cuts at the South Tyneside hospital and unemployment rates announced […]
Campaigners Angry As South Tyneside Hospital Services Slashed
A number of services at South Tyneside Hospital are being removed from the region or reduced, following a meeting of health bosses in Hebburn today. Stroke services, 24-hour children’s A&E and some maternity services are moving to Sunderland. South Tyneside Hospital will continue to operate children’s A&E units between 8am […]
Sunderland welcomes Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Fans of the royal family welcomed the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today (February 21) as they arrived in Sunderland. The royal visit to the city was to get a “flavour” of Sunderland’s art and engineering heritage. During the visit, the royal couple officially opened part of the city’s new […]
Vintage Record Sale Comes To The North East
A North East University is set to host an annual Record Fair this weekend. Northumbria University in Newcastle is the location for the event which it has hosted since 2016, and is set to see over 50 tables of Vinyl, CDs, DVDs and other music related content up for […]
Anger Among University Students As Lecturers From Two Local Universities Go On Strike
Newcastle and Durham Universities’ lecturers plan to go on strike for 14 days, starting February 22, among 61 other national universities. The strikes, supported by the University and College Union (UCU) and the National Union of Students (NUS), have sparked frustration among students who feel such strikes could be unfair […]
The invisible illness: What is being done to treat mental health problems?
A study by NHS Digital has shown that mental health problems are becoming a major issue for people living in England with one in six people suffering from some form of the illness, and young people being particularly vulnerable. In the last decade, there has been a steady increase in […]
Condemnation to celebration: The Angel of the North in 20 years
“Nazi” and “monstrosity” were just some of the words used to describe the Angel of the North when it landed on a Gateshead hilltop by the A1 in 1998. In 1989, Gateshead Council reclaimed the site of the former pithead colliery baths and decided to earmark it for a future […]
Some North-East fashion stores close in hope to encourage online sales
Concerns about the future of city centre shopping comes after a North-East fashion store announced it is closing down. Andersons, a country clothing store on Saddler Street, Durham ,will close but its footwear store in the indoor market will remain open. It’s a further blow to the retail sector in […]