Wallsend Parks will be more vibrant than ever this summer thanks to the work of green-fingered volunteers. As many as 17 new trees have been planted as part of North Tyneside Council’s plans to improve the diversity of species in their parks. The new trees include a variety named after a North East botanist. […]
Sunderland came out to say goodbye to one of the North East’s best loved television icons – Denise Robertson. It is thought that about 500 mourners gathered at Sunderland Minster to pay tribute to Denise Robertson. The 83-year-old, who was born in East Boldon and lived most of her life […]
The funeral of much-loved TV agony aunt Denise Robertson will take place in Sunderland today (Wednesday, April 13). The service will be held in Sunderland Minster at 1pm and will be conducted by The Rev Canon Provost Sheila Bamber, followed by a private burial. This Morning stars Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, […]
The Government has outlined plans to give more powers to northern city regions to create a Northern Powerhouse. Discover what is proposed for the North East’s future, and put your questions to James Wharton MP, Northern Powerhouse Minister, and Conservative MP for Stockton South, when he gives a free public […]
Extra officers are on patrol in Sunderland after a woman has been allegedly raped. Police received a report that a woman, said to be in her 20s, had been raped in the early hours of Sunday morning. The woman had got into a vehicle which she believed was a taxi […]
The list of candidates standing for election to Sunderland City Council has now been published. The deadline for nominations closed on Thursday, April 7 at 4pm. Polling Day is Thursday 5 May and more than 204,000 people are on the city’s electoral register, with more than 89,000 people opting to vote by […]
Residents in Houghton are being urged to be on their guard to burglars and report any suspicious behaviour to police. In the past two weeks, there have been two burglaries in neighbouring streets. The first happened on Monday, March 28, in Outram Street, where a burglar smashed the back door […]
World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for global action to halt rise in and improve care for people with diabetes after new figures show the number of people living with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million adults, with most living in developing countries. Factors driving this dramatic rise […]
Two teenage girls who murdered a 39-year-old woman by battering her to death with household objects in a five-hour ordeal have been given life sentences with a minimum of 15 years. The pair, who cannot be named for legal reasons, showed no reaction when they were sentenced at Leeds Crown […]
The number of households in the North East where no one works has decreased by 50 thousand since 2010 and is now at its lowest level in more than 10 years. Across the UK, according to new independent figures released today, there are now 764,000 fewer workless households in this […]