Work experience student, Jessica Graham reports on a survivor’s appeal to other victims of domestic abuse to “not suffer in silence.” A cancer survivor who was brutally attacked, beaten and raped by her boyfriend has urged other victims of domestic abuse “not to suffer in silence”. The 51-year-old thought she […]
The University of Sunderland’s nursing apprenticeship programme were presented with the Chief Executive Award at the annual Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Excellence Awards. Developed in partnership with NHS trusts across North East, the university’s Registered Nurses Degree Apprenticeship scheme aims to tackle ward shortages in the region by training […]
250 jobs are at risk as Nissan stops the production the Infiniti brand at its Sunderland plant. The Japanese car manufacturer will cancel the premium car model later this year and said the closure was initiated by plans to remove the company from the premium car market in western Europe. The […]
A workers’ union is petitioning to increase the national minimum wage for everyone aged 18 or over from £7.38 to £10.00 an hour. The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) hope these changes will help ordinary working people and promote the equal pay for all initiative. As well […]
The Green Party have announced that they will not be putting forward a candidate for the North of Tyne Mayoral elections, citing costs and the democratic merit of the election as reasons. Of the other parties, Jamie Driscoll defeated Nick Forbes, leader of Newcastle City Council, to become the Labour […]
UCAS, the UK’s biggest service for applications to higher education, will be holding an exhibition at Newcastle Utilita Arena on April 30. The convention starts from 9.30am on Tuesday and runs until 5pm. The event will give the students greater insight of what’s like to study a certain subject or […]
Sharon Hodgson, Member of Parliament for Washington and Sunderland West and Shadow Minister for Public Health sent a letter to Chris Grayling , Secretary of State for Transport today calling for the Tyne and Wear Metro to be extended to Washington. The letter detailed several reasons for an extension of the Metro […]
According to Cancer Research UK, one in eight men will be diagnosed with Prostate Cancer at some point in their lives. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK and there is some evidence that being active might help to lower your risk of developing the […]
Sunderland could be the first university in the North East to get an eco-focused internet search engine on campus. University staff member, Matty McKenna, is campaigning to get Ecosia as the default browser on all campus computers, following the lead of universities in Sussex and Exeter. The free browser uses […]
By Neave Heaton With the final ‘meaningful vote’ set to take place in parliament this evening (March 12) on Theresa May’s deal, which she has spent two years negotiating with the European Union, the public are left to wonder where the full day of debates will go. The North East […]