A mental health campaigner has spoken out about his experience of antidepressants, following the release of a new study by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The study found that the number of children in the UK being prescribed antidepressants has increased by more than 50 per between 2005 and 2012. Danny Bowman, a […]
Sunderland City Council have asked for Wearsiders’ help to name the new Wear Crossing bridge. The bridge will be an important new landmark for the city. There are two stages to the public consultation. Councillor Paul Watson, leader of Sunderland City Council said: “Phase one will determine the theme for the […]
The North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC) has lobbied for better business support and clarity on the Northern Powerhouse initiative ahead of the Budget announcement. It has urged the Chancellor to tackle key issues affecting the region, ahead of his Budget announcement. The NECC’s head of policy and campaigns, Jonathan Walker, […]
The Nissan plant in Sunderland has surpassed a manufacturing record for the highest single-name manufacturing total. Production of the Nissan Qashqui, at the Sunderland factory, has reached 2,368,705 units. The previous record was held by the Nissan Micra supermini, where the total stood at 2,368,704 units. Nissan’s Sunderland plant continues to […]
The Mayor of Sunderland, councillor Barry Curran, will raise the flag for Sunderland on Commonwealth Day next week. On Monday, March 14, the ceremony will take place outside the Council Chamber, where the flag will be raised promptly at 10am. More than 850 Commonwealth flags will be raised in locations throughout […]
The Chief Executive of Sunderland AFC has acknowledged a “serious error of judgement” in relation to Adam Johnson. The Board of Sunderland AFC accepted the resignation of CEO Margaret Byrne yesterday (Tuesday, March 8). In her role as CEO, she was responsible for the running of the club but was also accountable for […]
Beamish Museum in County Durham celebrated International Women’s Day (March 8) by hosting a suffragette rally to commemorate the stands that took place in the early 1900’s. The rally took place in the 1900s town centre, which demonstrated townswomen fight for the right to vote. Beamish Museum workers, in full […]
Tesco and FareShare are calling out to charities and community groups across the north east to register for an exciting new service which will see unsold food become meals for vulnerable people across the city. As part of its ongoing pledge to cut food waste, Tesco’s Community Food Connection programme […]
The UK’s favourite singing show, The X Factor, is back and on the lookout for the next big breakout music stars as they travel the length and breadth of the country on the 2016 audition tour. The tour will be visiting Sunderland on Saturday 12th March 2016 with auditions at […]
Following the 2015 General Election, statistics show a considerable imbalance in the number of female MPs in parliament in comparison to their male counterparts. Despite making up roughly half of the UK’s population, only about 29 per cent of current MPs in the House of Commons are women. MEP […]