A young couple from South Shields have been confirmed dead following the Manchester Arena attack on Monday night. The families of Chloe Rutherford, 17, and Liam Curry, 19, announced the pair “wanted to be together forever and now they are.” The sweethearts were said to be “inseparable” and “beautiful inside […]
A yoga teacher from Cleadon says that schools should adopt meditation and yoga techniques to increase children’s emotional well-being. Nadia McSheffrey, Founder of The Tranquil Treehouse works with school children and staff to develop and nurture pupils emotionally, mentally and physically. She said: “It has been a huge revelation for […]
South Shields FC chairman Geoff Thompson hopes fellow Northern League side West Allotment Celtic can fix their financial problems having seen their ground rental increase. Allotment, who played at Whitley Park in Benton, have been asked to pay a 67 per cent increase of £3000 by the Northumberland FA (NFA), […]
Pop rockers Busted are set to come to the North East as one of the main acts announced for the South Tyneside Festival in the summer. The three piece band: Charlie Simpson, Matt Willis and James Bourne had a string of hits in the early 2000s including What I Go […]
A group of North East solidarity seekers and aid workers will be sleeping out in South Shields to raise funds for a volunteer’s forthcoming aid mission to support refugees in Northern Greece and Serbia. The group are supporting Ruhi Loren Akhtar’s mission, to the European countries, which will take place on […]
Breast cancer affects 160 out of 100,000 people in South Tyneside. In the area, more than 40 people out of the 100,000 lose their life to the disease. One man, Colin Burgin-Plews, also known as the Big Pink Dress, has watched his wife’s friend survive, but watched another friend die from the […]
Charity star, the Big Pink Dress, is hoping to run to every UK Premier League football ground in 2018. The man underneath the dress, Colin Burgin-Plews wants to run to every football ground in memory of his friend Marilyn Jones, who died in 2015. Mr Burgin-Plews said: “It’s for Marilyn’s […]
Hebburn Town Football Club are appealing to local business owners and residents of Hebburn to help raise funds to keep the club from going bust. Hebburn, who were formed in 1912, currently play in division 2 of the Northern League and have found themselves in serious financial difficulty. Low crowd […]
The annual South Tyneside International Magic Festival will make a mind blowing return to South Shields this March. The 14th annual event is set to be the biggest and best magic show the North East has ever seen. The three day event will take place as the Customs House, South […]
Storm Doris battered the region today with strong winds and heavy rain causing chaos to travellers going from and coming to the North East. Here is a rundown of what issues the storm caused in the North East today: Flights across the UK have been affected due to bad weather […]