More than 300,000 of the UK’s over 65s are thought to be “chronically lonely”, a new research shows. The findings suggest that loneliness is a silent killer which affects the country’s elderly. According to Age UK, more than 2 million over 75s live alone, with more than a million saying […]
By Yolanda Branch and Beth King The Washington Wetland Centre has welcomed new-born quadruplet Asian short-clawed otter cubs. The new arrivals were born on March 3 to Mimi and Musa, the Wetlands most popular otter pair. The new-borns join their sister of 10 months, Squeak, who was born last May. […]
Students across the North East appear to have opposing opinions on Government plans to make it a criminal offence to not pay back student loans. Almost 2,000 people from across the North East have signed an online petition backing calls to stop these plans. Tsvetelina Dobreva, vice president for education at […]
The Tyne and Wear Public Transport Users Group has welcomed the proposal by Nexus to take direct control of the Metro. The current contract with DB Regio comes to an end next year, which would end the split between a private company operating the trains and the public body, Nexus. […]
Sunderland’s re-enactment group, Historia Normannis, is currently training for a medieval charity triathlon on April 17. It is straight in at the deep end, starting off with a round of Clash of Knights, which is a combination of tag rugby and medieval combat. Then, the brave members of the 12th […]
It has been announced that the NHS will be putting an extra £1billion a year into mental health services by 2020. The pledge came after Jeremy Hunt explained that the government need to provide extra money in order for the NHS to cope with demands on services such as mental […]
Residents and businesses in Sunderland’s Seaburn have been viewing plans to put the area back on the seaside tourist map, and create new jobs, leisure facilities and homes. The consultation event at the Seaburn Leisure Centre on March 11 and 12, which showcased the new proposals, was well-attended by more […]
The number of people employed within the North East is at a record high. Between November 2015 to January 2016, 70.6 per cent of people over the age of 16 were employed. And now there are 33,000 more people in work than from the last period, with 23,000 more people […]
A Think Tank has claimed that Government backing to develop the HS3 high-speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds will be “no substitute” for construction work actually beginning. IPPR North warned that the region will expect significant investment in the project. The organisation’s director Ed Cox welcomed George Osborne’s expected […]
