Male learner drivers in Tyne and Wear are more likely to pass their driving test than women, something which has remained unchanged since records began. SRNews seeks to discover why. Government data from Elswick, Gateshead, Gosforth, South Shields and Sunderland test centres, show monthly pass rates for male and female […]
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Mother-Of-Three Finds Work As Self-Employment Opportunities Rise
Self-employment is beginning to rise again in the UK according to recent data provided by the Office for National Statistics. Over the past five years the employment rate in the North East has gone from 65.6% to 69.1%. Lindsay Wood, from Gateshead, is a self-employed worker under the umbrella of […]
Migration total fails to hit record high
Fears of a record high in migration for the UK have proved to be unfounded after new figures were published today. The Daily Mail reported that net migration – the difference between the higher number of immigrants versus emigrants leaving the country – could smash the record of 336,000 set […]