Sunderland City Council has suspended car parking charges until further notice for essential workers. The free parking, which applies to all council-run multi-storeys and bay parking across Sunderland, is designed to make it easier for essential workers to access their workplace and for vulnerable residents to pick up food and […]
A new cohort of police recruits were sworn-in as officers on Monday – and told their communities “need them now more than ever”. The 79 recruits joined the Northumbria Police force as part of its ongoing recruitment campaign to increase officer numbers. They will now take part in an intensive […]
Landmarks across Sunderland are being lit blue in a symbolic show of support for NHS and social care workers. From dusk yesterday, The National Trust owned Penshaw Monument, and Sunderland City Council’s Northern Spire bridge, Fulwell Mill, the White lighthouse at Seaburn, Keel Square and High Street West, are being […]
#The CoronaDiaries THE Prime Minister announced that non-essential businesses and venues were not allowed to open for trade from March 23 2020, due to the outbreak of Covid-19. This included eating and drinking establishments, assembly and leisure, retail, hotel and non-residential institutions, unless there is a notable exception. […]
Fast food giants McDonalds announced that they will be shutting all of their UK branches by 7pm on Monday 23rd March with aims to do their part in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. In a press release on Sunday evening entitled “See you soon,” the franchise who employ over […]
Two barbers in Newcastle have expressed alternative views about how the coronavirus crisis, though they have agreed it will affect them substantially in the near future. Businesses such as barber shops have been advised through Government guidelines to “frequently clean and disinfect objects and surfaces that are touched regularly”. However, […]
Public Transport in Tyne and Wear is set for a major shakeup in light of the social distancing measures brought in to fight the Coronavirus. Go North East, one of Tyne and Wear’s Biggest bus companies has announced that there services are to be scaled back to cope with the […]
(A notice on display at KFC, Thomsen Retail Park in Sunderland) Fast food chains across the North East have announced that they will be operating on a take away-only basis as of this week, playing their part in slowing down the Coronavirus pandemic. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivered a […]
Universities have been closing up and down the country as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, as per government guidelines. The University of Sunderland and Newcastle University issued the following statements: All face-to-face classroom teaching and assessment across our three UK campuses is suspended from Tuesday 17 March. Our libraries […]
Coronavirus Live Blog – Friday March 20 Hello and welcome to today’s Coronavirus live blog for Friday March 20. I’m Ewan Gleadow and I’ll be providing you with the latest updates on COVID-19. All schools and colleges are to close today, and we’ll also be expecting updates on key worker […]