A survey has revealed that individuals in the North East don’t think they are a “morning person.” The survey, conducted by a team at Hillary’s, has shown that the North East is the region with the least number of ‘morning people’. And no one surveyed from the North East considered themselves to be a morning person. […]
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ITV This Morning co-presenters lead tributes for Sunderland Denise Robertson
Denise Robertson’s co-presenters on ITV’s This Morning have led tributes to the agony aunt from Sunderland, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 83. Phillip Schofield tweeted: I’m heartbroken at the passing of our @itvthismorning icon Denise Robertson. Kind, thoughtful, caring & wonderful 😢 pic.twitter.com/M6RV4NSgvh — Phillip Schofield (@Schofe) April […]
Missing Newcastle girl found safe
Missing Newcastle girl Tamdy Kayemba has been found safe and well. Tamdy Kayemba, from Riddell Avenue in Newcastle, had not been seen since Good Friday on March 25 at her home address and the police appealed for help in finding her.
Family businesses make ‘significant contribution’ to North East economy
Family business makes a significant contribution to the North East with almost one in 20 of all UK family firms based in the region. There are now more than 120,000 family running firms in the North East, making up one in 20 of all family businesses across the UK. Family […]
BREAKING: Sunderland-born agony aunt Denise Robertson has died
Sunderland-born ITV This Morning’s Denise Robertson has died aged 83. The This Morning agony aunt died following her short battle with pancreatic cancer. This Morning confirmed her death on social media this morning. Such sad news- our friend and colleague Denise Robertson has lost her short but determined battle against cancer. […]
Birds expected to adapt well to climate change show ‘substantial’ advantage
Birds that were expected to do well due to climate change have outperformed other species in the past 30 years, a study of wildlife in Europe and the US has found. Scientists said they have shown that common bird populations thousands of miles apart are responding to changing weather in […]
‘Earlier diagnosis needed’ to help families of children on Autism spectrum
Families of children with Autism are “struggling” because they are not being diagnosed early enough, experts have said. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are being delayed in getting access to specialist care because they are not being diagnosed in a timely fashion, researchers from Newcastle University found. Experts said […]
House prices in South are double those in North
The average UK house price has topped £200,000 for the first time – but a typical home in the North now costs less than half of one in the South – according to an index. Property values pushed up by 0.8 per cent month-on-month in March across the UK, taking […]
Washington man charged with murder
A man from Washington has been charged with murder dating back to an incident in 2013. Joseph Leach was assaulted just days before Christmas, back in December 2013. He suffered “serious injuries” following an incident on Woodland Terrace in Washington. Joseph received hospital treatment at Newcastle’s RVI but later died […]
Police could introduce cats to the force after five-year-old suggests cats and dogs should team up
Durham Police could be the first force to introduce cats alongside its dogs after a five-year-old wrote to the Chief Constable, suggesting they should team up. Eliza Adamson-Hopper received a reply from Durham Police chief Mike Barton, thanking her for the suggestion and saying he would pass the idea on to […]