With the number of hedgehogs diminishing from 35 million in the 1950s to now just one million in the UK, there is every chance that the UK’s favourite mammal could become no more. However, there is still hope as a petition has been created by Queen guitarist and animal rights […]
A new NSPCC training initiative has been launched to help local businesses spot children who are at risk of abuse and neglect. The ‘It’s Your Call’ training is designed to give local businesses and sole traders whose job involves visiting customer’s homes, the knowledge and confidence to recognise possible signs […]
A new NSPCC training initiative has been launched to help Tyne & Wear businesses spot children who are at risk of abuse and neglect. The ‘It’s Your Call’ training is designed to give companies and sole traders whose job involves visiting customer homes, the knowledge and confidence to recognise possible […]
THE North East Art Collective (NEAC) is to hold a postcard auction between March 26 and April 19 to raise money for Newcastle West End Food Bank – the largest food bank in the UK, which featured in the film I, Daniel Blake. NEAC has asked a range of North […]
NORTH East Sainsbury’s staff are voicing fears that a store management redeployment exercise may lead to job losses. The new structure will see team leader and manager posts being reduced and staff retrained for new roles. But a team leader at a North East branch, who did not want to […]
The Ambulance Service which employs more than 2,500 people, including an estimated 250 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees has been rated as best health and social care provider in the UK. The list is compiled from submissions to the Workplace Equality Index for an annual audit of the workplace […]
Thousands of patients will be affected by the closure of Earsdon Park Medical Practice according to the chairman of Healthwatch North Tyneside. The NHS GP Surgery, which operates across two centres in Shiremoor and Longbenton, is scheduled to close once the current contract runs out on March 31, 2018. Peter Kendrick, […]
Healthcare leaders have been criticised for suspending deliveries of babies at South Tyneside District Hospital. This follows the temporary suspension of the Special Care Baby Unit due to extreme staffing pressures. This has led to the baby unit being unable to accommodate high-risk births since November 30, 2017. Peter Hamilton, […]
Fatal road collision rates are declining in the North East, a freedom of information request submitted by SR News – to the region’s police forces – has revealed. The request separated overall deadly road accident rates by command areas: Northumbria, Durham, Darlington, Cleveland and North Yorkshire. From April 2014 to […]
World AIDS Day has been marked on December 1 every year since 1988 and is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. The World AIDS Day 2017 campaign aims to “End isolation, end stigma and end HIV transmission” with the goal of […]