Chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of today’s budget announcement. TEESSIDE is set to become the UK’s largest freeport, in a move which has drawn criticism from other parts of the North East. Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled fresh investment for Tees Valley in today’s Budget, as Teesside and Hartlepool became one […]
THE CRISIS of Covid-19 has affected almost every part of daily life. With unemployment on the rise in the North East, period poverty is worsening during the pandemic. According to the Royal College of Nursing, period poverty is defined as: “The lack of access to sanitary products due to financial […]
THE National Trust (NT) and partners are planning to plant blossom tree circles in cities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland – including the North East. Designs are being drawn up for groves in Nottingham, Newcastle and Plymouth, with other sites to follow. The Trust says its ambition is […]
ONE South Shields travel agent has claimed that the impending return of overseas holiday’s has created a ‘feel good’ factor for the industry. LAST week the Prime Minister announced plans to ease England’s lockdown restrictions. This included the news that international travel would be allowed to resume from the 17th […]
E-SCOOTERS will now only be available between 5 am-11 pm after Newcastle City Council received reports of mis-use and joyriding. A spokesperson for Neuron Mobility said: “We have already put in place a citywide curfew that will immobilise all of our e-scooters between 11 pm and 5 am throughout […]
THE North East is relieved that lockdown restrictions are coming to an end, giving hope for holiday makers booking their summer holidays and leaving local businesses preparing to see the return of customers. However, “Safety should be a number one priority when businesses re-open,” according to a trade union. BUSINESS […]
AN INTRIGUING audio programme that seeks to make local history accessible and engaging to all children and their families is being launched by South Shields Museum and Art Gallery. You can help by sending in any stories you have about smuggling activity in South Tyneside or about J. Simpson Kirkpatrick […]
BORIS Johnson’s decision to reopen all schools in England on the 8th of March has left unions in the North East “bewildered.” PRIME Minister Boris Johnson announced in the House of Commons that all schools and colleges in England will return on the 8th March. The return to school will […]
SUNDERLAND fitness trainers feel confident about people coming back to the gym after lockdown. GYMS were forced once again to close their doors for the third time in the last 12 months, but some trainers have managed to keep their customers engaged during online classes and remained optimistic. The pandemic […]
THE government’s plans to re-open schools on March 8 has been met with mixed reactions in the North East. PRIME Minister Boris Johnson is due to make an announcement on February 22, with the possibility of restrictions being eased. This includes the re-opening of schools across the country, as the […]