BORIS Johnson may have raised hopes that shipbuilding could make a surprise return to the North East, with his pledge today to “restore Britain’s position as the foremost naval power in Europe”. The Prime Minister told MPs he intends to raise defence spending by £24.1billion pounds over the next […]
SUNDERLAND residents have slammed Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner for calling a Tory MP ‘scum’ during last week’s free school meals debate in Parliament. Rayner’s comment has sparked strong criticism on Wearside, with locals condemning Rayner’s conduct. Her comment was directed at Conservative MP Chris Clarkson, after he had […]
Headway is a UK charity that helps to improve the lives of those who suffer with brain injuries, providing support and information to the people affected, their families and their carers. The 10-year anniversary and fundraiser event is being held at the Stadium of Light for those affected in the […]
Sunderland will host three sporting events when the World Transplant Games heads to the North East this summer. From 17-24 August, NewcastleGateshead will host the world’s largest organ donation event. The North East will welcome over 3,000 participants from 70 different countries to compete in a range of different […]
The Salvation Army’s North-East regional manager, Tony Thornton, says he hopes Sunderland City Council’s new draft homelessness strategy resolves many of the issues facing vulnerable people in the city. The council are running an online consultation on the draft of their new strategy, which they say covers all types of […]
Northumbria police commended the quick-thinking of a Wearside resident after an attempted burglary was caught on camera. Gary Daglish, the would-be burglar, was seen loitering around the Rainton Meadows estate near Houghton-le-spring in the early hours of July 10, 2018. He had attempted to break into someone’s house armed with […]
A recent report has ranked Sunderland number five in the UK’s top 10 most unhealthy high streets. The report, published by The Royal Society for Public Health, takes a number of factors into account including the number of leisure centres, betting shops and museums that the high street has to […]
BBC Look North presenter Jeff Brown has written a play about ex-Sunderland AFC player David Corner, which will be performed by a Wearside theatre company. The sports journalist, from Sunderland, wrote the play called Cornered, which is based around the former defender and the 1985 Milk Cup final at Wembley against Norwich City. […]
Tune in at 4pm for our live TV programme News on Wearside where we’ll be taking a look at the top stories affecting Wearside in 2017. The NOW show is a retrospective look at the region’s most talked about issues in the first quarter of the year.