A recent report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed that 47 towns within the UK have or will exceed air pollution limits set by the WHO. The report measured towns and cities by the fine particle air pollution levels for every cubic metre. Towns and cities on 10 micrograms […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lady Elsie Robson and her son Mark welcomed guests and hard-working fundraisers to the Copthorne Hotel in Newcastle on Sunday, including World Cup hero Jack Carlton, actor Stephen Thompkinson and Lindisfarne legend Ray Laidlaw. Incredibly, the foundation Sir Bobby launched in 2008 to raise £500,000 has gone on to […]
One half of television’s most famous duo will find himself in an unusual position next Saturday – by himself. Declan Donnelly will present Saturday Night Takeaway on his own for the rest of this series, ITV has confirmed. This Saturday’s show was cancelled after the other half of the duo, Ant McPartlin, was arrested and […]
Epilepsy is a neurological condition and affects over 600,000 people in the UK and 25,000 people from the North East. The condition is variable; people with epilepsy will often have very different experiences. It affects the brain and causes over 40 different types of seizures. Epilepsy is still a misunderstood […]
A North-East body-piercer has branded a new law regulating piercing as ‘silly’. Today, Wales became the first country in the UK to introduce a nationwide ban on intimate piercings such as nipple piercings and tongue piercings for under 18s. The ban came into force amid concerns that these types of […]
New numbers from the Office of National Statistics has shown that the amount of stillbirths have decreased in the past five years across the UK and substantially in the North East. Statistics show that 2012 was the worst year for stillbirths in the North East with 178 of all births […]
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 […]
Councillors in both Sunderland and South Tyneside have voted that the proposals to change hospital services for residents in South Tyneside should be referred to the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt. The original plans, which were to align the South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust with the City Hospitals […]