IT is speculated that on Monday 12 October, Boris Johnson will announce lockdown restrictions are set to become stricter in the North East of England. THE Prime minister is set to impose tighter lockdown restrictions, after current restrictions fail to control the virus. These new restrictions could include the closure […]
SUNDERLAND bars and restaurants are calling for greater financial support, following the tightening of regional coronavirus restrictions. The local rules ban people from socialising outside their own household, and say groups of no more than six can meet up. People have also been told to avoid meeting with other […]
NEWCASTLE has now exceeded 250 cases per 100,000 in the latest Covid-19 case figures. Every council in the North East is now in the top 41 of worst hit areas, with Sunderland and South Tyneside exceeding 150 cases per 100,000. The latest figures have made the North East one of […]
IT’S a tough time for everybody at the moment, and there’s no denying that the lockdown blues are hitting people hard. With the North East getting even tighter restrictions, which come into force at midnight tonight (October 30), it is more important than ever to look after our own […]
A MAJOR chunk of Sunderland’s city nightlife was shut down “until further notice” today, with the blame pointed squarely at the government’s mis-firing Covid-19 communications strategy. The news came on the day a junior government minister admitted to not knowing the rules now restricting licensed venues in the […]
THE University of Sunderland has confirmed that a number of students and staff have tested positive for Covid-19. As of Monday 28 September, 40 students and four members of staff have tested positive for the virus. A message from vice-chancellor David Bell, released on Monday (28 September), said: “A […]
A GOVERNMENT minister was unable to clarify whether new restrictions banning households across the North East from meeting indoors applies to pub and restaurant gardens. Labour said ministers “don’t know what’s going on” after Gillian Keegan said she did not fully understand the new rules, some 15 hours before they […]
THE National Glass Centre re-opened today (Monday 28th September) for visitors, after a six-month coronavirus shutdown. A number of safety measurements have been put in place to ensure the building is safe for the public, including numerous viral signs which can be seen when walking around, lots of hand sanitising […]
THE government officially announced yesterday that the North East was to enter a period of restrictions aimed at cutting Covid-19 transfer because of a rising number of cases. Sunderland, Newcastle, Northumberland, Durham, North Tyneside and South Tyneside are all affected. From Friday 18 September regulations came in to ban households […]
THE North East is entering a period of restrictions due to an increase in Covid-19 cases in the area. Sunderland, Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead, County Durham and Northumberland councils – which between them serve a population of over two million people – had asked the government to bring […]