IT is speculated that on Monday 12 October, Boris Johnson will announce lockdown restrictions are set to become stricter in the North East of England. THE Prime minister is set to impose tighter lockdown restrictions, after current restrictions fail to control the virus. These new restrictions could include the closure […]
University of Sunderland Vice Chancellor Sir David Bell sought to squash any concerns, following news that an NHS Covid-19 test centre will be opened on city campus. The Vice Chancellor was speaking following the announcement that the university will host a testing centre on the Johnson Street car park to […]
FEEDING Families have handed out over 50,000 meals since the beginning of April. In just 48 hours they have received 1,000 applications to help families this Christmas. But the North East Charity says more needs to be done to help people across the region fighting to keep their heads above […]
FANS around the country have been left baffled as to why the government cannot support a safe return to football matches. The return of football has been a welcome one with games taking place at all levels up and down the country. However, many spectators are angry and confused as […]
NORTHUMBRIA University and Newcastle University are moving all of their classes online due to coronavirus outbreaks. All programmes at Northumbria and Newcastle universities will be delivered online unless face-to-face teaching is an essential part of the course. The temporary changes will come into effect from Thursday (8 October) for a […]
MINISTERS are considering imposing fresh regional restrictions amid a spike in cases in northern England, a Cabinet member has said as he declined to rule out shutting pubs and restaurants. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said on Thursday ministers are “currently considering what steps we should take” as he warned of […]
With people feeling they’re missing out on so many aspects of their lives due to coronavirus restrictions, could ‘fear of missing out’ (FOMO) explain the rise in cases in Sunderland and elsewhere? Or is there simply a lack of respect for rules which many feel are contradictory and illogical? Sam […]
POLICE have arrested an 11th person in connection with the suspected drug deaths of three Tyneside university students. The three – two 18-year-olds from Newcastle University and a 21-year-old Northumbria University student – died over the weekend, along with an 18-year-old male from Washington, with drugs suspected to have contributed […]
A NEW report has revealed that 74% of workers in the arts and cultural sectors across the North East have experienced or witnessed discrimination, harassment or mistreatment. The North East Cultural Worker Discrimination, Harassment and Mistreatment (DHM) Survey Report, is the result of a “strong concern for our cultural […]
By Jane Kirby, Health Editor, and Ian Jones Press Association THE North East is among areas in England where the weekly rate of new Covid-19 cases has jumped, with the addition of nearly 16,000 cases which went unreported because of a technical error with an Excel spreadsheet.The problem has led […]