The trial of England footballer Adam Johnson will continue today, after he was charged with two counts of sexual activity with a child. The former Sunderland winger is accused of abusing “his revered position in society” when he had sexual contact with the teenager “in a way that he knew was both […]
The trial of former Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson started on Friday (12th February) as the 28 year old denies child sex offences. The winger pleaded guilty to grooming and sexual activity with a 15-year-old on Wednesday. The footballer, from Castle Eden in County Durham, has denied two further counts of […]
Following scheduled walkouts across the county on Wednesday, and a protest outside Westminster on Thursday, the government continues to push for controversial changes to junior doctor’s contracts. Junior doctors say Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s proposal for a seven-day NHS will put the safety of patients at risk while the government […]
Young people with Type 1 diabetes in the North East have shown their support for new diabetes findings. A team of researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School, the University of Oslo and the network of Pancreatic Organ Donors (nPOD) found the progression of the disease is radically different in those diagnosed as teenagers […]
Students at the University of Sunderland have mixed reactions to proposed student accommodation plans. Plans, if approved, would see the former J Speedings and Co Sailworks site, in Whickham Street, Sunderland turned into a five-storey student accommodation centre, with as many as 53 new flats, housing more than 70 students. […]
By Ema Brewer The Environment Agency has revealed that a record number of coarse fish were released into England’s rivers last year. In 2015, more than 452,220 fish and 1.3 million fish larvae were released into rivers up and down the country. They were all bred in the Environment Agency’s […]
By Ema Brewer Not to worry, here’s 10 ways for you to enjoy the festivities but not break the bank at the same time. 10. WHY GO OUT? Going out on V-day can sometimes be a nightmare. Expensive fancy restaurants with queues flooding out the door, everything suddenly double the […]
The North East public is backing a call for ban on junk food advertising before watershed. A new survey, published by Cancer Research UK, has found 81 per cent of the public in the North East are in favour of the ban before the 9pm watershed. “We want the government […]
Matchday tickets “cost too much” and football fans: “…need to show [their] teeth” on pricing, said Paul Dobson, assistant editor of fanzine A Love Supreme. The debate has been highlighted by the recent row at Liverpool FC when the club wanted to raise ticket prices to £77. About 10,000 […]
Potential witnesses are sought as today marks the seventh anniversary of fatal collision in Sunderland. In 2009, on Thursday, February 12, 15-year-old Kane Howey Scales was hit by a Volkswagen Passat on the northbound carriageway of the A1018 Newcastle Road in Sunderland. Kane, from the Roker area of Sunderland, suffered […]