The North East is the only English region where property values are yet to surpass their pre-economic downturn peak. This means the houses have not surpassed the money they were worth before the recession. The average property price in the North East is £158,000. House prices increased by 0.4 per cent […]
Sunderland goalkeeper Rachael Laws has been called up as a replacement for Siobhan Chamberlain for England’s Euro 2017 qualifying double header. Ms Chamberlain has withdrawn from the England Women’s squad due to a knee injury. She said on Twitter: Good luck @RachLaws1! 👊🏼⚽️ Thanks for the tweets, nothing serious. ☺️👍🏼 https://t.co/ClvMTp7uDl […]
The Football Association (FA) has confirmed that tickets for England’s UEFA Euro 2016 warm-up game at the Stadium of Light will go on general public sale this week. The Three Lions take on Australia at the home of Sunderland AFC on Friday, May 27. The game will kick-off at […]
The North-East of England is renown for its beauty and Northumberlandia just adds to the list of unique places. The project has been privately funded by the Banks Group and the Blagdon Estate and it is part of the restoration of the Shotton surface mine. Also known as The Lady […]
Following the 2015 General Election, statistics show a considerable imbalance in the number of female MPs in parliament in comparison to their male counterparts. Despite making up roughly half of the UK’s population, only about 29 per cent of current MPs in the House of Commons are women. MEP […]
Calls to ban tackling in junior rugby have been kicked into touch by North East fans. In an open letter to ministers earlier this week, more than 70 doctors and healthcare academics said that injuries picked up in the sport can have lifelong consequences for children. A letter written by the […]
Fears of a record high in migration for the UK have proved to be unfounded after new figures were published today. The Daily Mail reported that net migration – the difference between the higher number of immigrants versus emigrants leaving the country – could smash the record of 336,000 set […]
Former Sunderland AFC footballer Adam Johnson has told a jury he did not have oral sex with a 15-year-old girl. The ex-Black Cats winger began giving evidence in his trial at Bradford Crown Court, accused of sexual activity with a child. Johnson, 28, has admitted grooming and kissing the teenager. Orlando Pownall QC, […]
Teenage girl has described how Sunderland ex Adam Johnson knew how old she was, what school year she was in and where she sat at Sunderland matches. She also said Johnson also knew her date of birth. She said to the court: “He asked me when I was 16.” She explained […]
A teenage girl has described how she met up with footballer Adam Johnson for a “thank you kiss and more” after he signed football shirts for her. A video recording of the police interview with the girl was played at the former Sunderland winger’s trial at Bradford Crown Court. Johnson, 28, […]