A sensory garden for autistic children at the Downhill Centre in Sunderland has been destroyed by vandals. This has left voluntary group Include ‘In’ Autism, who organise and run the garden, “devastated:. Paul Stewart, a Sunderland City Council representative for Redhill, said: “There is not a lot to add that […]
By Shannon Murphy Five people have been arrested as part of an investigation into a suspected stabbing in Walker yesterday. At around 10am on Wednesday police received a report that a man had been assaulted outside of an address on Chatsworth Gardens in Walker. A neighbour has told how he heard […]
By Kyra Sims The University of Sunderland has been selected as part of a national pilot to develop highly skilled graduates which will help improve the lives of young children and their families. Sunderland is one of only eight universities in the country – and first in the North East […]
Hope Street Xchange are helping the Sunderland community celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 at 8:30am until 1pm. The centre has celebrated International Women’s Day with the Sunderland community since the building opened in 2013, however, this year they are taking a completely different angle and celebrating charity and […]
Two men have been charged with the murder of Connor Brown, 18, from Sunderland. Connor was found behind The Borough pub in the city centre in the early hours of Sunday morning after an alleged stabbing. He was taken into hospital but later died from his injuries, which police say […]
Tributes have been left in Sunderland City Centre after an 18-year-old man died on a night out. Friends and family have been paying tribute to the young man, named on social media as Connor Brown, who was allegedly murdered in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 18-year-old was a […]
Sunderland City Council are set to contribute £50,000 to the staging of a Spice Girls concert due to take place at the Stadium of Light in June. The figure, which came to light during the council’s budget setting meeting on 25 February, attracted criticism from both Conservative and Liberal Democrat […]
In a recent study, it has been suggested that there are a million more young adults in the UK that are choosing to live with their parents compared to two decades ago. The research stated that in the North East there has only been a 14 per cent rise, compared to […]
The People’s Dispensary for Animals (PDSA) has invited pet owners from the North East to enter their pets into the Pet Fit Club competition to help their overweight pets lose weight. The competition will last six-months as they look to find the main problem for pets becoming overweight or obese. To […]
Newcastle’s Liberal Democrats have demanded to know how the council is spending the £8.5 million made from parking charges and fines in the city. This comes just weeks before the council is expected to implement new spending cuts, which will result in disabled Blue Badge holders being charged to park […]