Well known South Shields writer Tom Kelly has talked about how encouraging the National centre for the written word is for the area. The national centre for the written word opened to the public at South Shields on Saturday October 20. Part of a £100million investment on South Shields town […]
A mum from South Tyneside wants the public sale of fireworks to be banned after her 12-year-old son was attacked. Twelve-year-old Leo Stephenson was walking home from Asda in Boldon at approximately 6.30pm with his friend, when two people wearing clown masks in a black car threw a firework at […]
With bonfire night approaching we often forget about our four legged friends. Firework displays will take place all this weekend and with many of us leaving our pets at home we forget about how they can be affected. The loud bangs and sudden flashes of light can be frightening for […]
Instagram is continuing to expand in popularity with amateur photographers, models and average social media users utilizing it as a platform for their careers. Users share pictures of exotic locations: Thailand beaches, the New York skyline or rural Turkish villages. However, living in the North East, you don’t need to […]
Investigations are underway following the death of a Ukrainian seaman onboard one of the three ‘ghostships’ anchored more than a mile off Tynemouth. The RNLI, along with a helicopter, were called after a man fell while on the Brasschaat vessel. North East Ambulance Service Paramedics were taken out of the […]
A major public protest is planned over the relocation of a life-saving medical facility on South Tyneside. The removal of the Stroke Unit has already put lives at risk, with more emergency medical services expected to move from South Shields to Sunderland. Gemma Taylor, Area Organiser for Unison, said: “We […]
Lance-Corporal Trimaan Dhillon, also known as Harry Dhillon, 25, has been charged on suspicion of the murder of Alice Ruggles. Police found the body of the 24-year-old on Wednesday 12 in Rawlings Road, Gateshead. L Cpl Dhillon, of the royal regiment of Scotland, appeared before Newcastle Magistrates Court on Saturday. He […]
The murder of South Shields’ takeaway owner Tipu Sultan will be featured on BBC’s Crimewatch tonight (September, 5th). Millions of viewers across the country will learn how the murder case of the 32-year-old man was solved by Northumbria Police detectives. Mr Sultan was shot and killed at the rear […]
The Swim Safe programme of outdoor swimming and water safety sessions has returned to Sandhaven beach. The programme, aimed at 7 to 14-year-old’s, runs Wednesday to Saturday until August 20 and is delivered in partnership between the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). It is the third […]
Pokémon Go fans are being urged to be precautious while searching for the characters in Sunderland and South Tyneside. The phenomenon of Pokémon Go has swept the nation turning even the North East into a Pokémon zoo. The app sends the messages with all possible locations dragging the fans out, […]