With bonfire night approaching we often forget about our four legged friends. Firework displays will take place all this weekend and with many of us leaving our pets at home we forget about how they can be affected. The loud bangs and sudden flashes of light can be frightening for […]
Players in the November 11 World Cup qualifier will wear black poppy armbands in defiance of FIFA’s insistence that no exceptions will be made by the world governing body. An excerpt from FIFA’s Laws of the Game state that: “The basic compulsory equipment must not have any political, religious or personal slogans, […]
A Motorbike mad father from Sunderland has ridden up to the French Alps as part of the Euro Bike Rally 2016 in Les Saisies, France. Every year, a motorbike rally is held and this year, Ray Inskipp, from Ryhope in Sunderland, organised an Annual CBX Euro Rally to the Alps. Inskipp’s […]
Labour MP Catherine McKinnell has called for the government to rectify the “shambles” of tax credit claimants who had their payments stopped without fair notice. Concentrix, a firm hired by HMRC has been accused of incorrectly withdrawing tax credits from claimants. The US firm was employed by the government to […]
Nissan is being pointed at by a PM for not revealing full details of its deal with the Government. Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer will seek to raise the issue in the House of Commons today, as he believes the government still need to disclose the full terms of […]
Instagram is continuing to expand in popularity with amateur photographers, models and average social media users utilizing it as a platform for their careers. Users share pictures of exotic locations: Thailand beaches, the New York skyline or rural Turkish villages. However, living in the North East, you don’t need to […]
At Halloween, you might want to get in the spirit and check out the most haunted places the North East has to offer. This map will show you the 13 spookiest locations and explain why they are haunted. From the bloodiest battle in English history at Flodden Field, down to the […]
Ken Loach’s ‘I, Daniel Blake’ was released in cinemas on Friday October 21 and has touched the hearts of the nation. The film’s ambition is to make those seemingly hidden from society, visible and to provide them with a voice, that challenges the government’s unfair benefit sanctions and the […]
Youth homelessness charity Centrepoint are set to hold a sponsored sleep out at the Stadium of light on Thursday November 10. The event was created to help raise awareness about youth homelessness and the problems that young people face as well as raise at least £2000 in order to help young […]
The recent investment in the Sunderland Nissan plant has caused a lot of notable people to comment on what this means for the North East, and also to question whether or not the deal benefits the area. Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Upon Tyne central, welcomed the news as a […]