A Millwright contractor is to be appointed to oversee the first phase of work in the restoration of Fulwell Windmill. The windmill was damaged back in 2012 when it was hit with strong winds causing large amounts of damage to it. Severe damage was caused to both the cap and […]
The North East is the only region in the UK not to see an increase in life expectancy according to newly released figures. On average, the life expectancy of males and females aged 65 increased between 2013 and 2014, statistics show. The average length of time pensioners can expect to […]
A Sunderland sports woman has hit back at sexist remarks made by Twitter trolls against a female football TV presenter. BT Sport’s Lynsey Hipgrave was the target of sexist abuse via social media after commenting on Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez’s controversial penalty for Barcelona. Newcastle-born Hipgrave accused the Argentinian […]
Two major meningitis awareness groups have expressed their sadness for the passing of Faye Burdett. Meningitis Now and the Meningitis Research Foundation are backing a Parliamentary petition calling for older children to have a vaccine, following last year’s campaign to vaccinate all new-borns and babies under one year old. Two-year-old […]
A Sunderland health expert has supported demands for a meningitis vaccine for older children. Professor Jim Smith, secretary for the Sunderland Local Pharmaceutical Committee, says cost is one of the reasons why there is a lack of a widespread meningitis vaccine. A public outcry has been sparked after two-year-old Faye […]
Sunderland people have hit out against boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s extreme homophobic views. Professional boxer Pacquiao, who is gearing up for his final bout in April, sparked a storm of controversy on Tuesday after suggesting in a television interview that same-sex couples are “worse than animals”. The 37-year-old, who has […]
North-East commuters have backed a consumer survey which found that Grand Central Rail is the best train operator in England. Grand Central, which runs five trains a day between Sunderland and London, achieved a customer satisfaction score of 79 per cent in a survey conducted by Which? magazine. The announcement […]
The MP for Washington and Sunderland West has backed the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children’s (NSPCC) It’s Time campaign. The national campaign is calling for increased funding for services supporting children who have suffered abuse and want more research into the scale of the problem, as well […]
Ex-Sunderland footballer, Adam Johnson, was described as a “bit of a paedophile” for pursuing a 15-year-old girl, a court heard today. A teenager told the jury she did not believe her friend’s claims that she’d had a sexual encounter with the former Sunderland player at first. Johnson has admitted sexual […]
The father of a baby killed by the family dog has denied a charge of cruelty. Three-week old Reggie Richardson died in June last year, after he was attacked by a family pet in his home in Sunderland. The lakeland terrier attacked the baby, who later died in hospital on […]