The Salvation Army’s North-East regional manager, Tony Thornton, says he hopes Sunderland City Council’s new draft homelessness strategy resolves many of the issues facing vulnerable people in the city. The council are running an online consultation on the draft of their new strategy, which they say covers all types of […]
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Is the Starbucks 5p tax coming to the North East?
Starbucks has been the first UK coffee chain to trial the ‘latte levy’ – a 5p charge on non-recyclable takeaway coffee cups. The aim is to reduce the overuse and waste of 2.5billion disposable cups every year. During the three-month trial, in 35 selected London branches, customers buying hot drinks […]
England’s First Air-Purifying ‘Moss Tree’ Installed In Newcastle
England’s first air-purifying ‘moss tree’ has been installed in Newcastle city centre where it will create new opportunities for research into the benefits of the plant’s natural filtering abilities. Northumbrian Water Group has been working with a range of partners on the plans since July 2017, to identify the ways […]
Sunderland Sail Training Ambassadors meet the Mayor
The Sunderland Sail Training Ambassadors visited the Mayoral suite on March 9 to learn more of the history of Wearside in the run up to the 2018 Tall Ships Race. The young ambassadors had tea with the Mayor, following a brief history of Sunderland in the council’s chambers at the […]
Sunderland Green Party concerned over plans for new housing development
The Sunderland Green Party have raised concerns over plans for a new housing development in the south of the city. The Burdon Lane development will consist of 1,000 executive homes. The land the homes will be built on is currently set aside to ensure that Doxford Park, Ryhope and Tunstall do […]