SUNDERLAND residents are calling for more CCTV and lighting. This comes after a UN study found 97 per cent of UK women aged 18-24 have experienced sexual harassment, raising concerns regarding women’s safety. Residents highlighted green spaces as areas needing more CCTV and lighting. The council says it’s dedicated to […]
SUNDERLAND’S Director of Public Health is clamping down on false rumours about the vaccines. OVER 24 million people have had their first dose of the vaccine. However, some minorities have refused or are against the vaccine, and they call themselves anti-vaxxers. While vaccines were beginning to roll out, rumours circulated […]
PEOPLE in the North East of England must step up to protect the region’s jobs, businesses and health and stop it from being put in Tier 3 of coronavirus restrictions, the North of Tyne Mayor has said. The seven local authorities of Northumberland, Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead, Sunderland […]
Following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that from Wednesday: “you can play sports, but only with members of your own households,” Sunderland residents heading to local parks may be surprised to find sports some facilities remain locked up. Sunderland council have said facilities such as tennis courts, football pitches, and […]
Sunderland City Council and Durham Constabulary are preparing elderly citizens for cold conditions, as 2018 welcomes another intervention from their Snow Angels scheme. The scheme was introduced in 2010 when heavy snowfall hit the North East and left many elderly people unable to access public footpaths, or sometimes even leave […]
Around 141,000 tonnes of municipal waste per year is produced within Newcastle – which costs the Council £18.5m per year to collect, treat and dispose. The waste is entering habitats and destroying them, with the sudden rise in plastic straws being the leading cause of waste within the North East […]
The amount of plastic litter streamed across our scenic coastlines and invading the sea is increasing at an alarming rate. With recent reports predicting that there will be more plastic than fish in our sea by 2050, the attempt to prevent this has never been so vital. While many different […]
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 City Council’s Safeguarding Children Board (SSCB) Independent chair,Jane Held, has said she does not think “anyone in the city is doing enough” to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE) and child sexual abuse (CSA). It came as Ms Held opened the NSPCC’s Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Conference on November 22 at Sunderland College’s Bede Campus. Ms […]
Newcastle City Council has proposed to end premium rates of pay which would affect a third of its workforce in an attempt to reach its £30m budget gap. The proposed changes would affect weekend and night staff who would see a reduction of two hours to their premium rate. The […]