Getting a joint mortgage is viewed as the biggest commitment for people in the North East, beating the commitment of having children and getting married. The team at Online Mortgage Advisor undertook the study as part of ongoing research into British attitudes towards the importance of mortgages and how this […]
A teenage boy with a “vibrant soul” has died suddenly after contracting meningitis. Tyler Garwood, from Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, fell ill with a strand of the deadly infection and died in the early hours of Monday, April 25 his school confirmed. Sarah Holmes-Carne, principal of Kenton School where […]
Northumbria Police has joined emergency service providers from across the North East to improve mental health support for police officers, staff and volunteers. People working within the emergency services are more likely to experience problems due to the very nature of their job and the difficult incidents they are faced […]
More than five in 100 families are receiving grants from Buttle UK. The grant-giving charity, which provides support to vulnerable children and their families who are facing poverty and other adverse family circumstances, had a decade of their applications analysed by Mayhew Harper Associates. It revealed that 44 per cent of […]
Google has announced the opening of a pop-up Digital Garage at the City Library in Newcastle where it will deliver free digital skills training. The pop-up, which opens today (April 22), will employ experts to provide one-to-one mentoring and digital masterclasses five days a week. The Digital Garage in Newcastle is being […]
This week is Depression Awareness Week. From April 18 to April 24, people around the UK try to combat the stigma that surrounds this particular mental health problem. I spoke to one 18-year-old student from Durham who is currently a volunteer in Sunderland. Depression runs in this student’s family as both of […]
Being lonely and socially isolated can increase a person’s risk of heart disease or stroke, new research suggests. Experts found loneliness can have a similar effect on the heart that is seen in people who suffer anxiety or have stressful jobs. Researchers from the University of York, the University of Liverpool […]
A Sunderland graduate is hoping to challenge public perceptions of breastfeeding with an exhibition. Artist Leanne Pearce’s exhibition has been created to celebrate and normalise breastfeeding with a series of powerful portraits, which attempt to capture the loving, tender relationships and growing bond between a mother and child. Taking place […]
A beacon is being lit in Seaburn, Sunderland, as part of the national celebrations for Her Majesty (HM) The Queen’s 90th Birthday. Today (Thursday, April 21) the Cliffe Park beacon, which is near the white lighthouse, will be lit at 8.30pm. It was last lit a year ago to mark the […]
The state-of-the-nation report card has found that GCSE results in the North East are improving. However, despite this, the report, which is published by the Fair Education Alliance (FEA), has found that good schooling in England is still “patchy”. The group of education organisation also concluded more must be done to […]