A Seaham dad has started a petition to raise the festival attendance age after his daughter, 17 year-old Megan Bell, died when attending music festival T in the Park last summer. Chris Bell, 45, who is self-employed, began the petition to raise the age limit for festivals throughout the UK […]
A Mental health group that organises walks for people with mental illness has expanded its support to Newcastle. Founded by journalist and author of ‘Mad Girl’ Bryony Gordon, the voluntary group organises walks once a month in Exhibition park, where people affected by mental illness can come together to walk […]
Ruby Wax’s ‘Frazzled Café’, a mental health drop in, is due to arrive in Newcastle A partnership between comedian Ruby Wax and Marks and Spencer, has launched a new not for profit enterprise called ‘Frazzled Cafe.’ Frazzled Cafes aim to give shoppers a space to talk, share experiences and escape […]
Sunderland’s young people would shy away from asking a new partner about their sexual health history in fear that it would be ‘too awkward’. Although the majority who were interviewed said that they wouldn’t mind if their partner asked them about recent testing and sexual health, the thought of asking […]
Female residents of South Tyneside are taking advantage of free fitness classes at Monkton Stadium and Temple Park as part of the ‘Let’s Do This’ campaign. Diabetes UK, the British Heart Foundation and Tesco are working together to help the nation make healthier choices and reduce the risk of developing […]
According to the NHS, congenital heart disease is one of the most common types of birth defect, affecting up to nine in every 1,000 babies born in the UK. And one little girl from Sunderland was one of those nine affected. Luna Petrucci, now four years old, was diagnosed shortly before her second birthday […]
A North East guru, who leads meditation and Buddhist techniques in Sunderland, says practising meditation teaches people to be calm and peaceful in our busy lifestyles. Kath Jones has been meditating for more than 20 years and believes that it can help people deal with what life throws at them. She leads […]
New figures show that North East A&E departments are performing above the national average, but below targets set by the NHS. NHS England are looking for 95 per cent of A&E patients to be admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival, but the national average currently stands at only […]
A young girl from a Northumberland village has praised her hearing dog ahead of an event in Gateshead this weekend. Kaitlyn Soden, from Ellington, has auditory neuropathy, meaning her inner ear receives sounds normally, but she has difficulty processing sounds. The 12-year-old now has hearing dog, Rowan. “She is my […]
Local charity group, The Children’s Foundation, has launched an online fundraising campaign to expand the Clown Doctors programme into Sunderland Royal Hospital. The Clown Doctors programme is a creative way to provide hospitalised children and young people with access to vital therapeutic play whilst enriching the experience of each child’s […]