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CCTV appeal after theft from Fat Face in Newcastle
Police have released CCTV images following a theft from the Fat Face clothing store in Newcastle. On Thursday, December 17, around £200 worth of clothing was stolen from the Fat Face store in Blackett Street. Enquiries are ongoing into the incident and police are releasing CCTV images of a man […]
UPDATE: Girl swept to sea in Cullercoats has been named
The 15-year-old girl swept to sea in Cullercoats has been named. The teenager has been named as Caitlin Marie Ruddy, from Newbiggin Hall, in Newcastle. She died in hospital following the incident in Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside yesterday. Officers were called to the incident at 7.44pm on Saturday night (January 16), […]
‘Last goodbye’ for Czech goalkeeper Srnicek in Newcastle
More than a hundred of mourners attended the memorial service for Pavel Srnicek, the former Newcastle United goalkeeper. Supporters and friends of Srnicek went to the parish church of St Andrew, in Newcastle, to say last goodbye to Srnicek yesterday. The 47-year-old goalkeeper suffered a heart collapse on December 20, […]
Shoplifting cases during festive season in North East are on the rise
Figures have shown that during the months of November and December, the shoplifting rates in Sunderland and Newcastle spike drastically. The statistics which come from the police.uk website, where people are also able to type in their area and see the amount of crimes that happen there, list the type […]
Bottle of Drummond puddle water raises over £60,000 for flood victims in Cumbria
A bottle full of water from the Drummond puddle has raised £65,900 for charity on Ebay. The bids for the item ended on Saturday, January 9, and the money raised is set to go to a charity within Cumbria. The item comes after #DrummondPuddleWatch went viral last Wednesday (January 6), when about […]
Newcastle MP Catherine McKinnell quits Labour frontbench
Newcastle MP Catherine McKinnell, who was shadow attorney general for the party, has quit the Labour frontbench. She will remain as MP for Newcastle North and return to backbench. In a letter to Jeremy Corbyn she expressed three factors that had resulted in her resignation. Ms McKinnell said: “I had my third […]
#DrummondPuddleWatch: Our top 5 reactions to Newcastle’s famous puddle
The puddle live stream everyone is talking about has finally ended with about 19,000 views and an explosion of more than 50k tweets.
Puddle in Newcastle goes viral after live stream set up
Drummond Central, Newcastle, has topped the trends on Twitter after they set up a live stream video via Periscope to capture the public attempting to cross a giant puddle. The live stream, which was viewed by about 20,000 people, using #DrummondPuddleWatch, showed members of the public jumping and climbing over […]
Police appeal after assault in Newcastle: Have you seen this man?
Police are appealing for help to trace a man following an assault in Newcastle city centre. It happened at 4pm on Friday, November 27, outside of the Junction bar, in Haymarket, the man was approached by another man and hit over the head with a pint glass suffering injuries. Police […]