The MP for Washington and Sunderland West has backed the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children’s (NSPCC) It’s Time campaign. The national campaign is calling for increased funding for services supporting children who have suffered abuse and want more research into the scale of the problem, as well […]
Ex-Sunderland footballer, Adam Johnson, was described as a “bit of a paedophile” for pursuing a 15-year-old girl, a court heard today. A teenager told the jury she did not believe her friend’s claims that she’d had a sexual encounter with the former Sunderland player at first. Johnson has admitted sexual […]
The University of Sunderland is investing £5.5million in a ‘living lab’ which could bring health benefits for thousands of people in the region. The lab, developed in partnership with City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Trust and Sunderland’s Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), will be used to deliver integrated working between university researchers, […]
Sunderland residents are set to descend upon London for the Stop Trident national demonstration, as the Government is planning on spending £120bn on renewing its nuclear defence system. Mark Tyers, 31, a NHS health care assistant from Sunderland and organiser of the coach to London, said: “Trident is massively dangerous, we’re […]
Today (February 17) is the last opportunity that Wearsiders have to say their views on the proposal of devolution in the North East. In short, devolution is the process of power being delegated to a lower tier of government, which in this case, is the combined authority of North East […]
Police investigating a sexual offence in Sunderland are appealing for information. It follows an incident which happened at 10.55pm on Monday, February 8, at the junction of Pine Street and Well Street in Pallion. A man approached a woman and made inappropriate comments before trying to touch her. He is described […]
Teenage girl has described how Sunderland ex Adam Johnson knew how old she was, what school year she was in and where she sat at Sunderland matches. She also said Johnson also knew her date of birth. She said to the court: “He asked me when I was 16.” She explained […]
By Jonny Whitfield Sunderland Football Club have today released a statement on reduced ticket prices for fans, announcing that they are freezing ticket prices for fans of all ages. The new ticket prices will be put in place from next season. Ticket prices in all categories have been reduced, meaning […]
Wearsiders witnessed a rare view of The International Space Station (ISS) orbiting the Earth across the sky last night. The public were amazed at the spectacular sight. One member of the public, Adam Woodward, managed to capture the striking image from his back garden in Cleadon, Sunderland. He said: “I was quite lucky to […]
A teenage girl has described how she met up with footballer Adam Johnson for a “thank you kiss and more” after he signed football shirts for her. A video recording of the police interview with the girl was played at the former Sunderland winger’s trial at Bradford Crown Court. Johnson, 28, […]