A new six-month trial scheme will see North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) and the four Fire and Rescue Services based in the North East work together to save more lives. The trail means that Emergency Medical Response Units, known as EMRs, will deliver emergency medical services. The service will be […]
UNISON Northern Region are organising a rally at Grey’s Monument, Newcastle on Saturday (January 9) to support the NHS Bursary ahead of a Parliamentary debate on the issue on January 11. The Government plans, announced as part of the Chancellor’s Autumn Spending Review, is believed to force nurses into debt […]
By Sam Johnson An 89-year-old Sunderland fan may have to cancel his season ticket because his wheelchair will no longer be stored during a match. Raymond Reed has supported Sunderland AFC since he was eight years old and has attended games ever since. However, a recent decision made by […]
Students returning to Sunderland after the Christmas break are reminded not to let burglars ruin their studies. The reminder comes as Northumbria Police continues to take action against burglars, after a number of students’ homes were targeted in the city. More and more students are investing in technology to help […]
The puddle live stream everyone is talking about has finally ended with about 19,000 views and an explosion of more than 50k tweets.
Drummond Central, Newcastle, has topped the trends on Twitter after they set up a live stream video via Periscope to capture the public attempting to cross a giant puddle. The live stream, which was viewed by about 20,000 people, using #DrummondPuddleWatch, showed members of the public jumping and climbing over […]
Pumps were sent to at-risk areas around Newcastle today, as the Met Office issued a severe weather warning and river levels rose as a result of constant heavy rain. Newcastle Council teams worked through the night, manning pumps at key points – most especially on the Ouseburn – to stop […]
Big waves at Roker this morning. A video posted by SRNews (@srnews) on Jan 6, 2016 at 12:42am PST Source: Sunderland City Council Find out if your property is at risk from flooding: The Environment Agency provides a 24-hour Floodline service, which allows you to check if your property is […]
Police are increasingly concerned for the safety of a Birmingham woman, who has been missing since yesterday (Tues 5 Jan), after her car was found abandoned in Mere Green. Lorna Ganley, aged 42, was last seen at 6.30am when she left her parent’s address in Sheldon to go to a […]
Northumberland County Council “are currently looking into what can be done to rehome the horses” in Embleton, which were threatened to be “humanely destroyed” in a note. The note (pictured) which originally appeared to have been left by the Northumberland County Council, threatening to “humanely destroy” “abandoned” horses (pictured), has […]