POLICE have launched an investigation after a woman was seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision in Sunderland. It happened at about 7.10pm on Sunday, when a blue Ford Focus car collided with the 53-year-old in Hall Farm Road, as she was getting into her car. The Focus had previously […]
MEET our very own Pc April Casey – officially the UK’s strongest police woman. The 31-year-old, from Wearside, had to lift more than just a trophy after competing at the 2020 Britain’s Strongest Police Officer competition last weekend. Fearless April dragged a 110-kilo yoke over concrete for 15 metres, […]
An inspirational BAME woman leader has been selected for a unique UK mentoring programme to help change the lives of other women. Colina Wright is not only the CEO of the University of Sunderland’s Students’ Union, she is an activist, campaigner, and an advocate for change. Now, she has been selected […]
WITH local communities still struggling after being hit hard by the pandemic, a group of Sunderland’s most popular musicians are hosting a virtual gig to raise money for Sunderland Foodbank. A NUMBER of local musicians and bands, including bigfatbig, noyou, Lottie Willis, Vandebilt and The Lake Poets are taking […]
SUNDERLAND residents have slammed Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner for calling a Tory MP ‘scum’ during last week’s free school meals debate in Parliament. Rayner’s comment has sparked strong criticism on Wearside, with locals condemning Rayner’s conduct. Her comment was directed at Conservative MP Chris Clarkson, after he had […]
THIS month has seen North East local authorities drop down the list of those with the highest Covid rates – but largely only because rates elsewhere have soared. At the start of October, all our local council areas, from Northumberland down to Teesside, were in the top 41 worst-affected […]
Premier League star Marcus Rashford’s demand for more free school meals for children in struggling families is threatening to turn into a serious own-goal for MPs who voted against it. The reaction to the Manchester United striker’s stance on behalf of youngsters in poverty – such as he himself experienced […]
CARDS for Good Causes, the UK’s largest multi-charity Christmas card organisation, has opened its doors in Sunderland as Christmas card sales have already seen a significant rise this year. Sam Boal went along to discover more. THE pop-up shop, which is run by volunteers, opened in Sunderland’s Bridges shopping […]
A NEW report from a leading UK think tank and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called for an urgent ‘family stimulus’ package alongside Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s new job support scheme. Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) executive director Carys Roberts said today that without a significant cash injection, […]
Growing up in the early to mid 2000s was nothing short of blissful. Beanie Babies were collected, S Club 7 dominated the music charts, and McDonalds’ birthday parties were somehow the epitome of cool. But for us local lot, the North East held some fundamental gems that further fuelled the […]