A MAN has been charged with murder following a fatal fire in Easington Lane two years ago. On November 3, 2018, emergency services were called to the Manor House premises, on High Street, following a report of a fire which sadly claimed the life of Patryk Mortimer, 39. Patryk, who […]
MINISTERS are considering imposing fresh regional restrictions amid a spike in cases in northern England, a Cabinet member has said as he declined to rule out shutting pubs and restaurants. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said on Thursday ministers are “currently considering what steps we should take” as he warned of […]
UNIVERSITY of Sunderland’s city centre campus will open its Covid-19 test centre later this week, amid the continued rise of cases in the North East. On Tuesday, the government announced 14,542 confirmed new cases nationwide – an increase of about 2,000 on Monday’s figure. Now, as the region continues […]
RECENT data has shown that Durham is the most affordable city in the UK for renters. To maintain an adequate standard of living, experts advise that tenants shouldn’t spend more than 30% of their gross income salary on rent. Using average income salary and rental price data for cities, it can reveal […]
UNIVERSITY of Sunderland (UoS) student Charlotte Riley is on a mission to make sure her centre of learning is doing its bit to protect the local hedgehog population from extinction. She has linked the UoS with a national scheme aiming to make university campuses a better place for the […]
DATA just released by the government has shown that officials expect only only 25% of student loan fees to be repaid. Roughly £17billion is loaned to about 1.3million students in England each year, and total student debt is predicted to hit reach nearly £500billion by the middle of this […]
A HIGH COURT judge is set to oversee the latest leg of a lengthy legal fight between ex-England footballer Alan Shearer and a former financial adviser. More than three years ago, the former Southampton, Blackburn and Newcastle striker agreed a settlement with Kevin Neal after claiming that he was given […]
A TEENAGE student who was one of four young people to die in suspected drug incidents over the weekend had been a “model pupil”, her former school said. Jeni Larmour was one of two 18-year-old women who died in Newcastle University student accommodation after they were thought to have taken […]
SUNDERLAND fan George Foster received a surprising phone call yesterday from Sunderland manager Phil Parkinson. The 93-year-old super-fan has followed Sunderland his whole life and is currently chairman of the Supporters’ Association. Over recent months George had felt detached from the club due to the impact of Covid, but […]
DO you drive a ‘Freddy Fiat’, ‘Martha Mercedes’, ‘Naomi Nissan’ … or perhaps you’re lucky enough to be behind the wheel of ‘Peter Porsche’? Yes, today (October 2) is National Name Your Car Day – so we asked our readers to share their car names with us. From quirky […]