Travel body ABTA say Ryanair’s new flights from Newcastle Airport will have the added benefit of bringing more tourists into the North East. Ryanair’s new winter schedule this week will provide additional routes to Tenerife, Malaga and Lanzarote as well as extra flights to Alicante and Dublin, delivering 330,000 passengers […]
The North East has been warned to brace itself for dangerously strong winds as Storm Jake sweeps through the UK. The Met Office has warned coastal communities of 70mph-plus gales, snow, ice and wintry showers that “have the potential to cause travel disruption”. The Met Office said: “It’s going to […]
Former Sunderland footballer, Adam Johnson, has been found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a 15-year-old and cleared of another. The 28-year-old admitted grooming a 15-year-old girl and sexual activity with the teenager, relating to kissing her in his Range Rover, but denied the two more serious charges […]
Simon Bartram, author of Bob Man on the Moon has been visiting schools across Sunderland as part of the Council’s celebrations for World Book Day. World Book Day is held annually in the United Kingdom and Ireland on the first Thursday in March. The day promotes reading and is a charity […]
Reality TV star Charlotte Crosby has been charged with drink-driving. The 25-year-old Celebrity Big Brother winner and Geordie Shore cast member, from Shiney Row near Sunderland, was arrested in Newcastle. Northumbria Police said Crosby, who has 2.7 million Twitter followers, was charged with driving a vehicle while above the legal […]
The tourist attraction at Jarrow announced their closure last month on their website stating: “It is with great regret that the Trustee Board took the decision for Bede’s World to cease operation from Friday 12 February 2016 due to a lack of funds.” The museum was run by the Bede’s […]
Sunderland City Council has agreed its budget for 2016 to 2017. It was agreed today (Wednesday March 2) at a budget council meeting. The council agreed to reduce its spending by £46 million and to raise the city’s Council Tax by four per cent. The increase in council tax is […]
Former Sunderland footballer, Adam Johnson, has been found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a 15-year-old and cleared of another. Johnson has been told there is a “very high probability” he will be jailed for a “significant” length of time after being convicted of one count of sexual […]
Students in Sunderland who are interested in the software industry are being given an insight into their future prospects at an event today, March 2. More than 200 students from year nine to 11 attended a Software Sector Day to find out about careers in the industry. The insight day, […]
A new poll has found that people in the North East eat four frozen meals per week. The poll by Jinn, a UK 24 hour delivery service, has revealed that people in North East enjoy eating frozen meat pies. Its aim was to investigate how much Britons rely on frozen […]