Now we’re into November, it’s time to take action in tackling men’s health on a global scale by joining the ‘Movember’ movement! The Movember Foundation aims to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, depression and suicide prevention, in a firm attempt to ultimately reduce […]
A charity for housing and homelessness has launched an urgent appeal after finding that 120 children in the North East face spending Christmas homeless. This research has also revealed that the number of families living in emergency bed and breakfasts (B&B’s) has risen by 18 per cent since last year from […]
Sunderland bus driver Ian Thompson has raised over £1,000 for Bradley Lowery, the five year old from Blackhall who is fighting neuroblastoma. Ian Thompson, 35, set up a raffle among the bus drivers in Sunderland and Hartlepool bus depots to raise money to help fund Bradley’s treatment. The winners from […]
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 […]
A Motorbike mad father from Sunderland has ridden up to the French Alps as part of the Euro Bike Rally 2016 in Les Saisies, France. Every year, a motorbike rally is held and this year, Ray Inskipp, from Ryhope in Sunderland, organised an Annual CBX Euro Rally to the Alps. Inskipp’s […]
Nissan is being pointed at by a PM for not revealing full details of its deal with the Government. Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer will seek to raise the issue in the House of Commons today, as he believes the government still need to disclose the full terms of […]
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 […]
Youth homelessness charity Centrepoint are set to hold a sponsored sleep out at the Stadium of light on Thursday November 10. The event was created to help raise awareness about youth homelessness and the problems that young people face as well as raise at least £2000 in order to help young […]
Three Sunderland MPs have welcomed Nissan’s decision to make new Qashqai and X-Trail models in the city. Bridget Phillipson, Julie Elliot and Sharon Hodgson all welcomed today’s (October 27) announcement by the car manufacturer that it will produce the next Qashqai and will add production of the next X-Trail model at its Sunderland, UK […]
Nissan has announced today, October 27, that they will produce the next Qashqai model at its Sunderland Plant securing jobs hanging in the balance post-brexit. Nissan’s plant in Washington celebrated 30 years of building cars on Wearside this year but the future of 7,000 workforce wasn’t secure due to the […]