Sunderland AFC’s Branch Liaison Council, the body that works with all the supporters’ clubs and which set up the club’s ‘Matchday Mental Health Hub’ in 2019, has been continuing to make a difference despite the Covid pandemic. After hosting hubs on nearly every home matchday since setting up at the […]
SHOCKING footage (see above) has been released showing how the lives of cyclists have been put at risk by dangerous drivers across the region. Northumbria Police have published the head-cam videos in a bid to encourage vulnerable road users to submit footage of cars passing by them too closely. […]
JOHN Hays, the founder of Hays Travel, has died. JOHN Hays, who started the travel firm in 1980, collapsed and died today while working at its head office in Sunderland. His wife, Irene Hays, co-owned the business. The pair were praised in October 2019 when they saved the jobs of […]
THE North East is known for its friendly nature, but sometimes the language in the region can be, well… interesting. We asked our readers which words they find the most annoying – and got some interesting responses. I find it so weird that people call sweets ‘ket’ — Sam […]
THIS year has been crazy; a worldwide pandemic has been unspeakably difficult for billions of people across the globe – not least for students living away from home. If you’re finding this a scary and upsetting time, we’ve put together what we hope is a page of helpful advice and […]
A NUMBER of right-wing voters claim they are vilified and feel their views are invalidated by left-leaning voters. The 2020 US election highlighted immense political polarization, and more notably, it also demonstrated that Donald Trump’s 2016 victory was more than a political fluke. However, it is not simply the US […]
TYNE and Wear residents are determined to get outdoors and enjoy walks during the second lockdown. Even with shorter days and harsher weather, locals are keen to explore further afield. Franco Cantonais, one local resident of Jesmond, Newcastle said: “I could probably draw every inch of it [Jesmond Dene] from […]
MEET our very own Pc April Casey – officially the UK’s strongest police woman. The 31-year-old, from Wearside, had to lift more than just a trophy after competing at the 2020 Britain’s Strongest Police Officer competition last weekend. Fearless April dragged a 110-kilo yoke over concrete for 15 metres, […]
HERE’S a round-up of today’s latest news on the coronavirus pandemic from around the UK. Tier 3? Political leaders in the North East are scheduled to meet on Thursday afternoon to discuss whether the region should be placed in Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions. They have previously stated their opposition […]
THIS month has seen North East local authorities drop down the list of those with the highest Covid rates – but largely only because rates elsewhere have soared. At the start of October, all our local council areas, from Northumberland down to Teesside, were in the top 41 worst-affected […]