Millions of workers over the age of 25 have received a pay rise as of Friday, April 1 as the new national living wage has come into force. Unions welcomed the £7.20 hourly rate for adults, increasing by 50p from £6.70. Despite this, they said it was not fair that younger workers […]
Generations have come together to remember those who lost their lives in the First World War Zeppelin attack on Sunderland. Today, (Friday, April 1) which is the 100th anniversary of the attack, the Mayor of Sunderland Councillor Barry Curran was joined by guests including community and veteran’s groups for a public unveiling of […]
Denise Robertson’s family have released a statement following her death from cancer. Here is the statement in full: “It is with the deepest possible sorrow that we announce the passing of a very great lady. “Our dearest Denise Robertson lost her short battle with cancer today at the Royal Marsden […]
Police are appealing for information after a burglary in North Tyneside. It happened between 7.30am and 8.30am on Wednesday, March 30, when a burglar entered the kitchen of a house in Fern Avenue, North Shields, via an insecure back door. A handbag containing car keys and a Mulberry Purse were […]
Sunderland-born Denise Robertson spent more than 30 years helping the British public with their problems but was no stranger to sadness and difficulties in her own life. Ms Robertson was widowed twice – losing first husband Alex to cancer in 1972 and then Jack to a stroke in 1995. She […]
As many as 11 two libraries/mobile libraries have been closed in Sunderland since 2010, according to the BBC. There are now 75 paid staff members and 53 volunteers, compared to the 19 unpaid volunteers in 2010 . Sunderland City Council’s Head of Education, Attainment and Lifelong Learning, Beverley Scanlon, said: “While these figures might reflect the closure […]
Police have charged a woman with a firearms offence following an incident in Byker on Wednesday, March 30. Alliyah Jackson, who is 18 and from Linnetsfield in Walker, has this morning been charged with possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear and violence. She has been bailed to […]
Missing Gateshead man Phillip Ramm has been found safe and well by officers this morning. Philip Ramm, 56, from Hillfield Street in Gateshead, had not been seen since he left his home address at 11am on Tuesday, March 29.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was robbed in a Sunderland street. It happened in the back lane of Keats Avenue in Marley Pots at 7.45am on Friday, April 1. A 59-year-old woman had just taken out money from the TSB cashpoint on The Green and was walking […]
A survey has revealed that individuals in the North East don’t think they are a “morning person.” The survey, conducted by a team at Hillary’s, has shown that the North East is the region with the least number of ‘morning people’. And no one surveyed from the North East considered themselves to be a morning person. […]