Labour leadership contender Owen Smith has given a speech in Newcastle today (August 8). Mr Smith spoke at The Auditorium, Bunker Coffee & Kitchen, next to Campus North between 11.30am and 1.30pm. The Pontypridd MP has branded Jeremy Corbyn “useless” and said he would be tempted to hold a snap election if he […]
Plans have been unveiled for Sunderland to host a new regional event focussing on transport heritage. The inaugural event is being planned to bring the North East’s transport heritage to life, with vintage buses, traction engines, commercial vehicles and cars expected to be brought together during the weekend of 29-30 July […]
Newcastle is the third most affordable city to study in according to the Royal Bank of Scotland’s student living index. The survey of 2,500 students across the UK took into account a range of factors, including living and accommodation costs and average incomes for students. It also looked at how much […]
The boss of Nissan has said future decisions about the car giant’s Sunderland plant will depend on the outcome of Brexit negotiations. The Japanese manufacturer employs 6,700 people at its Wearside plant, with another 30,000 in the supply chain employed elsewhere in the North East. Mr Ghosn told the BBC: […]
Mothers from across the region gathered in Sunderland on August 5 to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week. Mums from the Sunderland ‘Bosom Buddies’ group invited other mums from the North East who breast-feed to join them in Keel Square at 10.30am to take part in the ‘World’s Big Latch On.’ The […]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was among hundreds of mourners at the funeral of the secretary of the Durham Miner’s Association this morning (Friday, July 29). Davey Hopper had shared the platform with Mr Corbyn at the Durham Miners’ Gala just a week before his death. The 73-year-old died at his […]
Administrators have confirmed the remaining BHS stores in the North East will be shutting their doors in August. Shops in Sunderland, Newcastle, Durham, Middlesbrough and the Intu Metrocentre in Gateshead are set to go by August 20, following the closure of the company’s South Shields and Hartlepool branches over the weekend. […]
The North East Combined Authority have given the green light to the ambitious plans to expand the Tyne and Wear metro services. The Metro and Local Rail Strategy identifies a network of disused or under-used rail routes across North East England which could benefit from new or better services, putting […]
Nigel Farage has resigned from his position as leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) stating “I want my life back.” Mr Farage’s resignation comes following last month’s vote to leave the European Union (EU), which he declared the United Kingdom’s Independence Day. In a speech in London he said: “During […]
