Gateshead Youth Assembly had a 10k development budget that has now been cut, whilst also reducing youth work from 37 to 4 hours a week. Young people from Gateshead continue to demonstrate why it is important to have their say. Meeting to discuss current issues, they grow in confidence, going […]
The Renowned Opera singer, Graeme Danby raises funds for Age UK for the elderly community in Sunderland. Age UK Director, Alan Patchett said: “Every year this event raises approximately £2,000 which goes towards Sunderland’s charity Age UK.” Danby was joined together with brass band player, Andrew Hedley and musical Director […]
A Muslim woman has been left disgusted and horrified after a man allegedly verbally attacked her on a bus in Newcastle calling her a “terrorist” and shouting obscenities. Meriem Echraibi, 19, from Benwell, Newcastle, was racially abused on the Stagecoach bus on her way to university on November 3, 2016. […]
Ryhope CW have raised just under £400 for the Bradley Lowery’s Fight campaign following a collection at their home Northern League game on Saturday against Consett AFC. Colliery Welfare’s boss Gary Pearson suggested the idea for the club to send Christmas cards to the terminally ill five year-old following a widespread social media campaign, […]
Christmas, a time to eat, drink and be merry but for many young people in the North East, the holidays will be spent consuming dangerous amounts of alcohol. The festive season is often the busiest time for pubs and clubs around the country with Christmas parties, fancy cocktails and excessive […]
The number of newly diagnosed patients with prostate cancer is rising within the North East. Thousands of men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in England and in the North East, this number has increased consecutively for the past five years. In 2010, nearly 1500 men were diagnosed with […]
Sunderland car parks will be free after 3pm between December 12 and December 30. The City Council and City Centre Traders Association have offered free parking in the hope that more of the public will visit the city centre at Christmas time. “Free After 3pm” has taken place every Christmas […]
Words by Katie Baggott and Charlotte Price Mowbray Park in Sunderland has welcomed the first veterans pathway of its kind to the UK. A walkway, made of various granite stones, will be engraved with the names of veterans, past or present whether on Land, at Sea or in the air. […]
Sunderland AFC’s ambitions for a bigger international fan base are being supported by a host of North East pupils. On December 8 more than 70 pupils, aged 13-15, took part in Sunderland’s final of the Premier League Challenge at the Stadium of Light. This year’s challenge saw the groups looking […]
In the light of upcoming Christmas, we are offering you seven things that you must experience in Sunderland this year. If you like festive shopping or like decorating the Christmas tree or spending time with the family watching Christmas movies, we have activities to suit everyone’s interests. Christmas lights switch […]