Two Sunderland MPs debated on the impact of local government funding cuts on the North East region in the House of Commons. Both Sharon Hodgson, MP for Washington and Sunderland West and Julie Elliot, MP for Sunderland Central attended the debate in Parliament. Labour MPs have called for the National […]
Margaret Byrne, CEO of Sunderland AFC, has resigned today (Tuesday, March 8). The Board of Sunderland AFC confirmed the resignation in a club statement. The statement, said: “The Board of Sunderland AFC has today accepted the resignation of Margaret Byrne. Margaret, in her role as CEO, was responsible for the […]
Today (Sunday, March 8) sees mothers and other female loved ones from across the world being celebrated. In the North East, mothers have their sayings and we want to celebrate them. Here are the top ten sayings from mothers in the North East. 10. “What do you want for tea?” We don’t […]
Virgin Trains has celebrated its first anniversary on the East Coast. The train operator began operating services on the East Coast Main Line on March 1, 2015, serving key UK cities including London, Leeds, York, Newcastle and some of the main Scottish cities. Existing train stock has been given a […]
Sunderland City Council has agreed its budget for 2016 to 2017. It was agreed today (Wednesday March 2) at a budget council meeting. The council agreed to reduce its spending by £46 million and to raise the city’s Council Tax by four per cent. The increase in council tax is […]
Students in Sunderland who are interested in the software industry are being given an insight into their future prospects at an event today, March 2. More than 200 students from year nine to 11 attended a Software Sector Day to find out about careers in the industry. The insight day, […]
A new poll has found that people in the North East eat four frozen meals per week. The poll by Jinn, a UK 24 hour delivery service, has revealed that people in North East enjoy eating frozen meat pies. Its aim was to investigate how much Britons rely on frozen […]
Police are appealing for information after a report that a 15-year-old girl was raped in Sunderland. The incident happened at around 10pm on Saturday, February 27, on a grassed area in St Mary’s Way, near to the car park. The offender is described as a white male in his 30s, […]
North East campaigners have travelled to London to march with politicians against the renewal of Britian’s nuclear weapons system Trident. They made the 600 mile round-trip to join Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour Party leader and Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) on Saturday, February […]
A pilot of a new mental health scheme called the Live and Learn project has been launched in Sunderland to support and improve people’s mental wellbeing. The scheme is encouraging people to come forward for help and support. It provides people with the opportunity to get involved with a range of […]