Adam Johnson has begun an appeal against his six-year sentence for grooming and engaging in sexual activity with a teenage fan, court officials have said. The sacked Sunderland and ex-England winger was jailed last month after he was convicted of sexual activity with a 15-year-old following a trial at Bradford […]
The man who died in a collision in Hebburn over the weekend has now been named by police. 56-year-old Gavin Bolam, from Hartleyburn Avenue in Hebburn, died after being hit by a car, which is believed to be a Silver Mercedes C-Class, in the early hours of Saturday morning. The […]
The North East is once again going all-Japanese this year with the return of SunnyCon in June. After hosting last year’s SunnyCon at the Seaburn Centre in Sunderland, this year it is to be held at St James’ Park in Newcastle. Former chairman and ambassador Michael Tuckwell said: “We had come […]
Extra officers are on patrol in Sunderland after a woman has been allegedly raped. Police received a report that a woman, said to be in her 20s, had been raped in the early hours of Sunday morning. The woman had got into a vehicle which she believed was a taxi […]
An activist who scaled the Tyne Bridge, spending 12 days on top of it in what he described as a five star stay, has appeared in court. Simon Anderton, from Real Fathers for Justice, is accused of causing a public nuisance after the protest on Father’s Day last June. The […]
A paedophile, who kidnapped and raped an 11-year-old girl after grabbing her off the street as she walked home, was branded the “living embodiment of every parent’s worst nightmare,” as he was jailed. Paul Ripley, 53, abducted the terrified youngster in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire on a winter’s night last year, […]
The list of candidates standing for election to Sunderland City Council has now been published. The deadline for nominations closed on Thursday, April 7 at 4pm. Polling Day is Thursday 5 May and more than 204,000 people are on the city’s electoral register, with more than 89,000 people opting to vote by […]
The University of Sunderland has been shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Award (THELMA) 2016, in the Outstanding Human Resources (HR) Team category. In its submission the University detailed the work of its HR team to ensure the workforce is in good physical and mental health, enabling […]
The list of candidates standing for election as the next Northumbria Area Police and Crime Commissioner has now been published. The deadline for nominations closed on Thursday, April 7 at 4pm. This years candidates are: Vera Baird, Labour Party. Stewart Thomas Hay, Conservative Party. Melanie Hurst, UK Independence Party (UKIP). Jonathan […]
A19 Northbound, 6 Vehicle RTC prior to A1290 Nissan, road remains closed for approx 1 – 2 hours for recovery ops pic.twitter.com/54fZ3Yp68C — NE Traffic News (@NECATraffic) April 8, 2016 Two people have been taken to hospital after six-car collision on the A19. Six vehicles have been involved with a […]