The University of Sunderland is investing £5.5million in a ‘living lab’ which could bring health benefits for thousands of people in the region. The lab, developed in partnership with City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Trust and Sunderland’s Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), will be used to deliver integrated working between university researchers, […]
Sunderland residents are set to descend upon London for the Stop Trident national demonstration, as the Government is planning on spending £120bn on renewing its nuclear defence system. Mark Tyers, 31, a NHS health care assistant from Sunderland and organiser of the coach to London, said: “Trident is massively dangerous, we’re […]
Today (February 17) is the last opportunity that Wearsiders have to say their views on the proposal of devolution in the North East. In short, devolution is the process of power being delegated to a lower tier of government, which in this case, is the combined authority of North East […]
Police investigating a sexual offence in Sunderland are appealing for information. It follows an incident which happened at 10.55pm on Monday, February 8, at the junction of Pine Street and Well Street in Pallion. A man approached a woman and made inappropriate comments before trying to touch her. He is described […]
Teenage girl has described how Sunderland ex Adam Johnson knew how old she was, what school year she was in and where she sat at Sunderland matches. She also said Johnson also knew her date of birth. She said to the court: “He asked me when I was 16.” She explained […]
A teenage girl has described how she met up with footballer Adam Johnson for a “thank you kiss and more” after he signed football shirts for her. A video recording of the police interview with the girl was played at the former Sunderland winger’s trial at Bradford Crown Court. Johnson, 28, […]
The trial of England footballer Adam Johnson will continue today, after he was charged with two counts of sexual activity with a child. The former Sunderland winger is accused of abusing “his revered position in society” when he had sexual contact with the teenager “in a way that he knew was both […]
The trial of former Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson started on Friday (12th February) as the 28 year old denies child sex offences. The winger pleaded guilty to grooming and sexual activity with a 15-year-old on Wednesday. The footballer, from Castle Eden in County Durham, has denied two further counts of […]
Following scheduled walkouts across the county on Wednesday, and a protest outside Westminster on Thursday, the government continues to push for controversial changes to junior doctor’s contracts. Junior doctors say Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s proposal for a seven-day NHS will put the safety of patients at risk while the government […]
Young people with Type 1 diabetes in the North East have shown their support for new diabetes findings. A team of researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School, the University of Oslo and the network of Pancreatic Organ Donors (nPOD) found the progression of the disease is radically different in those diagnosed as teenagers […]