The Mayor of North Tyneside is feeling optimistic for the future of the area as the £36 million Seafront Master Plan comes to fruition. Mayor Norma Redfearn said: “Everywhere you look there is real change and people are rightly feeling optimistic about the future thanks to our various regeneration schemes. […]
Parents of anti-social young people are receiving early morning visits as part of a new initiative in North Tyneside. Operation Harmony is a new joint process by North Tyneside Council and Northumbria Police designed to tackle youth disorder. As part of the operation, a number of households in the New […]
The number of people aged 18 or under that have been arrested for being racist in the North East has almost doubled in one year. Figures taken from Cleveland Police show that 56 people under the age of 18 were arrested for being racist in the year 2015/16. One year […]
Sunderland Trades Council and NHS campaign group ‘Keep Our NHS Public’ are to hold a meeting on Friday 23 March to discuss NHS issues. This meeting comes as a response to the Newcastle march and rally on 10 March, organised by Durham campaigners of ‘Keep Our NHS Public campaigners’ (KONP), in […]
Various Freedom of Information requests have revealed where the most dangerous areas for potholes are in the North East. Some of the worst areas include Newcastle, Durham and Northumberland. In the last three years, Newcastle City Council has filled a staggering 43,922 potholes at a cost of just under £12 […]
The region’s two main football clubs often attract criticism, both on and off the pitch, but in the last two weeks both Newcastle United and Sunderland AFC have hosted events to help homeless people in the region. Last weekend Sunderland AFC opened their doors to homeless people during the snow […]
The amount of plastic litter streamed across our scenic coastlines and invading the sea is increasing at an alarming rate. With recent reports predicting that there will be more plastic than fish in our sea by 2050, the attempt to prevent this has never been so vital. While many different […]
The UK’s estimated cat population is 8 million, with the North East accounting for 13% of that figure. The organisation Cats Protection have reported that over 150,000 stray and abandoned cats enter a shelter each year and they help over 500 cats in one day alone. Jane Wilson, Co-ordinator at […]
A large group of volunteers have assembled to help remove the litter from Hawthorn Hythe beach as part of the #LitterHeroes campaign hosted by Keep Britain Tidy. The arranged date for the beach to be cleared was set for Friday, March 2, however due to snow it has had to […]
Beamish is a living open-air museum located in the Durham countryside. The museum celebrated International Women’s Day on the 8th and 10th of March. On these dates, everyone had the chance to join in with Beamish Museum’s Suffragette rallies at the 1900s town. They could also learn about the role […]