The man who died in a collision in Hebburn over the weekend has now been named by police. 56-year-old Gavin Bolam, from Hartleyburn Avenue in Hebburn, died after being hit by a car, which is believed to be a Silver Mercedes C-Class, in the early hours of Saturday morning. The […]
A paedophile, who kidnapped and raped an 11-year-old girl after grabbing her off the street as she walked home, was branded the “living embodiment of every parent’s worst nightmare,” as he was jailed. Paul Ripley, 53, abducted the terrified youngster in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire on a winter’s night last year, […]
The number of households in the North East where no one works has decreased by 50 thousand since 2010 and is now at its lowest level in more than 10 years. Across the UK, according to new independent figures released today, there are now 764,000 fewer workless households in this […]
Sunderland is to get £184,000 to fix potholes in the city the Government has announced today (Thursday, April 7). The money will enable the council to fill 3,472 potholes. Motorists and cyclists are set to benefit after the Government announced how £50 million of funding will repair nearly 1 million […]
Business start-up Full Circle North East has provided business support to entrepreneur fishmonger Joel Dodds in his quest to open up a fishmonger shop in County Durham. The company, which was launched earlier this year by cousins Leanne Knight and Kirsty Campbell, has helped J Dodds Fresh Fish & Seafood […]
Claims for thefts of Land Rover Defenders have risen in the North East. NFU Mutual revealed that claims costs for Land Rover Defenders rose by 69 per cent, up to £760,000 from 2014 to 2015 in the region. The North East has the highest cost of Land Rover Defender theft claims in 2015, […]
North East dog owners could be fined for failing to microchip their dogs. It comes as a new law, which comes into today, (April 6) makes it compulsory for dogs to be microchipped. From today (April 6), dog owners must make sure their pet is fitted with a microchip by […]
The competition to host the Great Exhibition of the North in 2018 has opened. The culture minister Ed Vaizey announced the competition on April 4. Towns and cities across the North East, North West and Yorkshire are invited to bid to put on the two-month exhibition, which will celebrate the best of art, […]
Police are concerned for the welfare of a missing Gateshead woman. Dionne Gallon is 25-years-old and from Gateshead. She has not been seen since March 31. Officers are particularly concerned as she has recently been released from hospital and may not have taken her essential medication. As such, her health […]
More than 8,000 (8,489) homes in the North East could be helped by a new flood insurance scheme. The scheme, called Flood Re, would help at-risk households get more affordable cover. Its aim is to re-energise the home insurance market for households living in flood-prone areas. This could mean that […]