Police are currently dealing with a man on a roof of Gateshead College. Officers received a report at 1pm that the man was on the roof of the car park of the college. Access to the area is blocked to allow police deal with the incident safely. Police are advising any members […]
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Gateshead family to carry on with #CardsforDom birthday celebrations despite threat of son going blind
A family from Gateshead are to carry on with their son’s 21st birthday celebrations despite the threat of him becoming blind. The Skeen-Dodgson family, who live in Rowlands Gill, were faced with the setback on Tuesday after receiving the news that family member, Dominic Skeen had two bleeds in his […]
Hundreds of families and their dogs turn out for Gateshead dog walk
Hundreds of families and their dogs set foot on Gibside National Trust in Gateshead to raise awareness of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People in the North East. More than 370 people along with 203 dogs walked through the trust’s landscape on Sunday, March 12 to kickstart the Great British Dog […]
EXCLUSIVE: Northumberland girl praises hearing dog Rowan as “bestest friend in the whole wide universe” ahead of Gateshead event
A young girl from a Northumberland village has praised her hearing dog ahead of an event in Gateshead this weekend. Kaitlyn Soden, from Ellington, has auditory neuropathy, meaning her inner ear receives sounds normally, but she has difficulty processing sounds. The 12-year-old now has hearing dog, Rowan. “She is my […]
Angry Gateshead locals: ‘They’re turning our park into an eyesore’
Gateshead residents are blaming council spending cuts for the decline of a popular local park, which they say has gone from ‘decorative’ to ‘dump’. Oliver Henderson Park, in Leam Lane Estate in Gateshead, has undergone a dramatic change in the past few years and has frustrated some of the locals in the area. […]
EXCLUSIVE: North East Pop Up Choir to perform at BBC Free Thinking Festival
A North East pop up choir is set to perform at the BBC Free Thinking Festival at the Sage in Gateshead. A group of 8 singers from around the region will come together to create two bespoke vocal ‘noise pieces’ as a soundscape to spoken word. They will be working […]
Rowlands Gill family receiving #CardsForDom ahead of the 21st birthday they thought he’d never reach
A family from Rowlands Gill, Gateshead have started to receive cards ahead of his 21st birthday. Lisa Skeen, 44 and Bethany Dodgson, 23 are hoping to receive cards from people around the UK and the world, to give Dominic Skeen a birthday he won’t forget on July 10. Dominic, who has a […]
Gateshead family come together to give disabled son a 21st birthday to remember
A Gateshead family has come together to give their much loved son and brother a 21st birthday he won’t forget. Lisa Skeen, 44 and Bethany Dodgson, 23 are hoping to give 20-year-old Dominic Skeen cards from people around the UK and the world. The pair from Rowlands Gill, in Gateshead, would […]
Peace of Mind Celebrates Diversity in the North East
Local Charity Peace of mind held a ‘Celebration of Diversity @ Peace of Mind’ party to celebrate Christmas and the vibrant diversity in the region. The aim of the event was to bring people together from all walks of life, communities, faiths and religions to celebrate diversity and culture in the region, and have […]
Festive elves run their way to a new world record in the Metrocentre’s charity race
The third annual “Elf Run” saw nearly 2,000 of Santa’s little helpers compete in a 1km family run in aid of North East children’s charities.