A Sunderland woman with a 100-year-old kidney she received from her mother in the 1970s is thought to have the world’s oldest successfully transplanted kidney. Sue Westhead, from Houghton-le-Spring, received the swap in 1973 when her mother Ann Metcalfe was 57. Now, 43 years on, the kidney is still going strong, despite doctors […]
North East graduates are the most likely to say they regret going to university because of the amount of their student debt, according to two surveys by Aviva. The two surveys also found that 18 to 35-year-olds in the region are also most likely to believe they could have achieved what they have without going […]
Sunderland Royal Hospital and its accident and emergency (A&E) Department have been praised by an American doctor after she witnessed the service firsthand. Dr Jennifer Gunter took her cousin Helen, who lives in the UK, to the city’s hospital after she twisted her ankle walking on cobblestones in high heels. Four hours after treatment, Dr […]
A think tank has said construction of the HS3 rail line between northern cities should take priority over the HS2 high-speed link from London to the Midlands as part of a North First strategy for transport spending. HS3 will provide a high-speed link between Manchester and Leeds, with a projected […]
A total of seven people were arrested in the policing operation around the Sunderland v Middlesbrough football match on Sunday, August 21. All of those arrested were men. There were four arrests for conspiracy to cause violent disorder, two for disorderly conduct, and one for breach of the peace. Superintendent […]
A North East comedian who is unable to talk is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe festival throughout August. Lee Ridley, also known as Lost Voice Guy on stage, is taking his communication aid with him to share his new show Disability for Dunces Volume Two. His show is described on […]
North East musicians are among a group of people who have recorded an unofficial anthem for Team Refugee who are at the Rio Olympics. Bethany Elen Coyle, from Newcastle, and Sinéad Livingston, from Rookhope, travelled to the All Hallows’ Church in Leeds to join more than 200 people from across the […]
Students from Sunderland College have been successful as they pick up their A Level results today (Thursday, August 18). The pupils have joined hundreds of thousands of people from across the country who have gained a place at their chosen university. Sunderland College, which has four campuses across the city, has continued with their 99 […]
A concert of acid house hits played by a full orchestra – with a DJ mix thrown in – is making its way to Sunderland. On August 19, the city’s Herrington Country Park will play host to Hacienda Classical – a one night only tribute to dance music classics from the heyday of […]
The latest Labour Market Statistics (LMS) released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has found the North East employment rate is at a record high. In the quarter April to June, 1,211,00 people employed in the region increased by 16,000 people compared to the latest period. On year, there was […]