WONDERING how to celebrate Halloween this year, within Covid guidelines? Here’s a list of nine ‘fang-tastic’ Halloween events in the North East to attend safely this year: from parties to pumpkin picking, spooky cooking, ghost tours and arts and crafts, there’s something for everyone!
A NEW report from a leading UK think tank and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called for an urgent ‘family stimulus’ package alongside Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s new job support scheme. Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) executive director Carys Roberts said today that without a significant cash injection, […]
Ministers ponder exit strategies – and whole new level of restrictions HUNDREDS of thousands more people are expected to be placed under the toughest coronavirus restrictions this week, as ministers opened up on how areas could exit their lockdown measures. Parts of Nottinghamshire look set to be the next to […]
THE impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the human race is at the centre of a new ‘thought-leading’ publication involving 100 of the world’s top experts, created by a University of Sunderland professor. The idea is to bring together and publish the most well-informed debate around the hopes and […]
Tougher coronavirus measure for millions more today MILLIONS more people will be under tougher coronavirus restrictions over the next 24 hours, as the Government increased financial support for businesses and employees affected by the measures. Greater Manchester moved into the highest alert level, Tier 3, this morning, and Wales will […]
A SCHEME which nurtures, develops and supports estranged students through their university life has won a major award. The University of Sunderland’s ‘We Care’ initiative is a lifeline to scores of students who do not have a traditional family network to fall back on in times of need. For the […]
POLICE have fined 12 members of a football team who broke the Covid safety rules – after they visited a pub for a beer together, and lied about being from the same household. The team were out in South Tyneside on Sunday night when a concerned staff member challenged […]
COUNCIL leaders from Sunderland, Newcastle, Northumberland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Durham have released a statement thanking residents for their efforts in slowing down the rate of Covid infections. The government placed the North East in tier two last week, but there had been serious concerns that the […]
NORTHUMBRIA Police are appealing for witnesses after a driver in his 70s was left in a life-threatening condition as the result of a collision in Sunderland. At about 3.30pm yesterday (Tuesday 19 October) a Renault Megane collided with street furniture in the Leechmere Road area of Sunderland. The car was […]
HERE’S a round-up of today’s latest news on the coronavirus pandemic from around the UK. Greater Manchester Tier 3 deadline passes – but no announcement BORIS Johnson’s deadline for agreeing a deal with Greater Manchester leaders on tougher coronavirus controls has passed without an official announcement. The Government threatened […]