As Paws For 5 celebrate their one-year anniversary owner, Anne Seymour, tells us what is really is like to own a ‘dog-friendly café’. Canine owners who have to get their coffees ‘to go’ or drink them outdoors, whether it be rain or shine, will most definitely appreciate the Paws For […]
George Forster was this month named Championship fan of the year after being nominated by Sunderland AFC. The life long Sunderland fan was recognised for his commitment to the club. At 91, he devotes five days a week to the Sunderland AFC Supporters Association as chairman. George said: “I didn’t […]
Michelle Tate from Groundwork North East and Cumbria spoke about recycling and waste in the region following recent council recycling project. Groundwork is a national organisation that established a trust in the North East in 1985 to help meet the needs of communities suffering following the pit closures. They have […]
Around 141,000 tonnes of municipal waste per year is produced within Newcastle – which costs the Council £18.5m per year to collect, treat and dispose. The waste is entering habitats and destroying them, with the sudden rise in plastic straws being the leading cause of waste within the North East […]
Easington Lane saw a rise in crime in the first two months of 2018 compared to the first two months of 2017. The opening two months of 2018 saw 104 reported crimes in Easington Lane, compared to 99 reported crimes in January and February of 2017. Twenty-eight of the crimes […]
Women across Sunderland celebrated International Women’s Day and the campaign theme for this year is ‘Press for Progress.’ International Women’s Day falls on March 8 and every year women across the world come together to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Gentoo housing group organised the […]
On Sunday 25 March, over 80 dog walkers took to Leazes Park in Newcastle to take part in a charity event to raise money for a local cancer charity. FACT – or Fighting All Cancers Together – which was set up by Joanne Smith from the Newcastle area, is now […]
A 38-year-old metro ticket with a love note on the back has been found at the Monument metro station in Newcastle. Vikki Scott, the ticket finder, stumbled upon it on Thursday afternoon while passing through the station. She told The Sun: “I got off the metro at Monument and as […]
One of South Tyneside’s oldest parks is set to have work done to preserve and regenerate the area in a £3.2 million development. The North Marine Park is set to be restored to its classic Victorian era look after South Tyneside council were successful in gaining £2.4million from the Heritage […]
Exciting news for fashion lovers and shoppers in Sunderland, as the month of April will be rounded up with a ‘Fashion Weekend’ organised by The Bridges. The city of Sunderland should look forward to an interesting end of April as the fashion weekend will be making its return for a […]