Adam Johnson has had his sentence date confirmed. The former England footballer will be sentenced on March 24 for sexual activity with a 15-year-old fan and grooming the teenager. The 28-year-old former Sunderland winger admitted kissing the girl in his car and grooming her with hundreds of social media messages. After […]
A crackdown on legal highs in Newcastle does not need to be rolled out across Wearside, said police. Northumbria Police announced today that a task force set up in Newcastle to tackle legal highs has cut the number of incidents. Compared to figures in January, and following the task force’s […]
The British Universities Karting Championship (BUKC) has been taking place at Warden Law in Sunderland over the last few days. Rookie and intermediate teams from 52 universities have been battling it out on the track in solo sprints and team endurance races. The BUKC is available to all full-time students […]
More than 200 people have signed up to be community connectors in the East Sunderland area. The scheme, started a year ago by the Sunderland City Council’s East Area Committee, allows people in the Doxford, Hendon, Millfield, Ryhope and St Michael’s wards to get involved. Community connectors can help people living in […]
Julie Elliot MP for Sunderland Central has questioned the Prime Minister on the importance of making a positive case to remain in the EU. The MP asked David Cameron a question on Wednesday, March 9, as part of the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQ’s). Ms Elliot said on Twitter: At […]
Sunderland City Council have asked for Wearsiders’ help to name the new Wear Crossing bridge. The bridge will be an important new landmark for the city. There are two stages to the public consultation. Councillor Paul Watson, leader of Sunderland City Council said: “Phase one will determine the theme for the […]
The Nissan plant in Sunderland has surpassed a manufacturing record for the highest single-name manufacturing total. Production of the Nissan Qashqui, at the Sunderland factory, has reached 2,368,705 units. The previous record was held by the Nissan Micra supermini, where the total stood at 2,368,704 units. Nissan’s Sunderland plant continues to […]
The Mayor of Sunderland, councillor Barry Curran, will raise the flag for Sunderland on Commonwealth Day next week. On Monday, March 14, the ceremony will take place outside the Council Chamber, where the flag will be raised promptly at 10am. More than 850 Commonwealth flags will be raised in locations throughout […]
The Chief Executive of Sunderland AFC has acknowledged a “serious error of judgement” in relation to Adam Johnson. The Board of Sunderland AFC accepted the resignation of CEO Margaret Byrne yesterday (Tuesday, March 8). In her role as CEO, she was responsible for the running of the club but was also accountable for […]
Two Sunderland MPs debated on the impact of local government funding cuts on the North East region in the House of Commons. Both Sharon Hodgson, MP for Washington and Sunderland West and Julie Elliot, MP for Sunderland Central attended the debate in Parliament. Labour MPs have called for the National […]