Battling Bradley Lowery has retuned to school after his latest bout of chemotherapy. The five-year-old spent the afternoon at Blackhall Colliery Primary School with the rest of his Year 1 classmates. Bradley, from Blackhall, has not been to school since the start of the new school year as he has been […]
Police in Sunderland are re-issuing safety messages to new students who will soon be partying in the city. A host of freshers will embark on Sunderland during the next few weeks and in line with tradition will be out enjoying the many pubs and clubs on offer in the city centre. […]
Police are investigating the unexplained death of a 17-year-old girl in North Tyneside. At 1:49am on Saturday, September 3, officers received a report from the ambulance service expressing concern for a girl that had been found unconscious in a rear lane in George Road in Wallsend. The girl was taken […]
Sunderland City Council has launched a seven week consultation on the future shape of library services in the city. It comes after the announcement that the council is looking to relocate the City Library to Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens by the end of the year. The consultation is looking to seek the […]
A man has been taken to hospital after going into the river Wear. At 5:29pm on Wednesday, August 31, police received a report that a man was in the river Wear near to Lion Place in Sunderland. Officers attended and the man was brought out of the river and has […]
A Sunderland uniform recycling initiative is giving a helping hand to families facing the cost of buying primary school uniforms for the new term. ‘One For The Wardrobe’ is offering second hand uniforms free of charge to families in the city. The often almost new uniforms have been donated by parents in Wearside whose […]
The 17-year-old boy who was rescued by the RNLI at Roker Beach yesterday (August 30) has died of his injuries. He was taken to the RVI hospital with serious injuries. At 3.22pm on August 30, two 17-year-old males were seen in the water at the mouth of the Wear, near […]
Emergency services are carrying out a search and rescue operation to find a missing 17-year-old in the River Wear. At 3.22pm today (Tuesday, August 30) two 17-year-old males were seen in the water at the mouth of the Wear, near to the Old Pier at Sunderland Yacht Club. It is […]
A body has been found in the River Tyne and has been identified as missing man Aidan Dickinson. At 6.47pm on Monday, August 29, police received a report that the body of a man had been found in the river near to Collingwood Terrace in Dunston, Gateshead. Police and fire […]
A Sunderland mum has made an emotional plea for her son to come home one year after his disappearance. Callum Young, who will now be 23, was last seen on August 27 last year at his home in Hylton Road. Mr Young was reported missing three days later on August […]