Words by Sophie Dishman and Mariam Khattab. Tributes from across the nation have been paid to brave Bradley Lowery after loosing his fight against neuroblastoma. The six-year-old Black Cats fan passed away today (July 7), following a long battle with the disease. A post on the Bradley’s Fight Against Neuroblastoma Facebook page said: “My […]
Brave Bradley Lowery has sadly lost his battle with neuroblastoma – following a long fight against the disease. The 6-year-old from County Durham captured hearts across the region, the country and the world with his determination to overcome cancer, pride for Sunderland AFC and his infectious smile. The youngster, from […]
A local MP has spoken out regarding the changes to state pension age for women, calling it “a disgrace” in the case of one of her constituents. Mary Glindon, MP for North Tyneside, spoke in a Parliament debate regarding the changes for state pension for women, which affects 5,000 of her constituents. […]
A Local MP has called for more family doctors for the Sunderland area. Labour MP, Bridget Phillipson, raised concerns over the decline of family doctors in Sunderland after numbers had “plummeted” over recent years. Phillipson claimed that Sunderland has the “greatest need to recruit and retain general practitioners.” During a […]
Labour’s Chief Whip called on the government to set out a clear plan to increase safety in high-rise tower blocks in Newcastle. The Grenfell Tower Disaster claimed the lives of 80 people with another 70 injured; a lack of sprinklers, safety regulations and highly flammable plastic cladding helped the fire spread. Speaking […]
Dizzy Peverley (centre) with 1st Usworth Guides/photo by Tabitha Peverley. A Sunderland explorer scout is preparing to jet off for an adventure in Peru this summer. Dizzy Peverley, 18, from Washington, will join a group of her fellow scouts to help raise money for solar panels. The funds will go towards […]
Superstar Ed Sheeran has announced a gig at the home of Newcastle United – St James’ Park. The singer-songwriter took to social media today (Wednesday, June 28) to reveal that he would be playing at the home of the Magpies for one night on June 8 next year. Tickets range from […]
Sunderland MP Julie Elliott has called for more Government money in order to remove dangerous cladding from the tower blocks. Mrs Elliott discovered that five tower blocks in her constituency were found to have dangerous cladding and they were all removed in less than 24 hours. “I praise the housing authority, the local authority […]
An inclusive performing arts group from County Durham have opened an arts festival in Germany. MiXiT, who are based in Stanley, were invited to opening the Kultur Vom Rande festival in Reutlingen. As well as this, the group, which is run by and for people with learning disabilities, were asked to stay […]
Heaton Park Festival, one of the area’s most popular community events, will return later this month bigger and better than ever. The much loved community event, now in it’s fourth biannual year, will be open to the public once again on Saturday, June 24. The festival was set up by […]