Gary Bennett, the ex Sunderland striker, will be watching in anticipation on Wednesday evening as his daughter is up for Best British Single at the Brit Awards. Janée Bennett, known in the industry as Jin Jin, is the song writer behind Jess Glynne’s hit single Hold My Hand. Mr Bennett told […]
Virgin Trains are going digital with new m-tickets in a bid to end the orange paper train ticket. The train operator will make m-tickets available to Virgin customers travelling on all routes along the east and west coast mainlines. The bar-coded m-tickets, which customers download to their smartphones or other mobile […]
Bands from across the North East have been paying tribute to Viola Beach this week, as well as discussing the risks musicians face when touring. All four members of indie-pop band Viola Beach were killed after a horrific car accident in Stockholm last week. Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe, […]
Tackling alcoholism was the big discussion at a conference in Durham, where senior police figures and 100 delegates met to express their concerns. The event heard from a line-up of speakers, including Northumbria PCC Vera Baird and Durham PCC Ron Hogg, call on the Government to push through legislation meant […]
New alternative destination for the winter holidays has been added to Newcastle International Airport. With winter and New Year’s Eve packages, New York has become a popular destination for UK travellers. Due to huge demand from previous years, this year the company is adding an extra trips and hotels to […]
The North East is the only region in the UK not to see an increase in life expectancy according to newly released figures. On average, the life expectancy of males and females aged 65 increased between 2013 and 2014, statistics show. The average length of time pensioners can expect to […]
Felling Magpies have secured a 35-year lease on Wardley Welfare after an on-going battle at their previous home Albion Street playing fields. A frequent war with dog walkers who refused to pick up their mess on the pitch often meant that coaches would have to walk the pitch before kick-off. […]
The SAFC Museum, run by 45-year-old Michael Ganley, has been nominated for North East Museum of the Year in The Journal Culture Awards 2016. The transportable museum started out on social media in 2014 and offers free displays at various events, with the nomination coming as quite a shock to […]
Shows from Rihanna’s upcoming Anti World Tour due to take place at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland have been cancelled. The shows will no longer take place because of “logistical reasons”. Other dates have also been cancelled. It is suspected that potential damage to her vocal chords is the […]
The North East region has seen an increase in employment for the second month running. From October to December 2015, 70.4 per cent of people in the North East were employed, which is a total of 1,214,000 people in employment in the region. This is an increase of 47,000 over the […]