Police investigating an attack in Sunderland that saw a man suffer (pictured) a serious slash wound on his face have arrested a man. On Saturday, April 2, 28-year-old Liam Newby (pictured) was attacked with a knife in Town End Farm after being approached by three men. He sustained a serious […]
Police are appealing for information after an attempted robbery at a fish shop in Gateshead. Just before midnight on Tuesday, April 5, a man entered Rob’s Fish Bar in Morley Terrace in Felling threatening staff with a knife and demanding they hand over money. The staff refused and the man […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted in Gateshead. Around 5:30pm on Tuesday, April 5, a woman was assaulted by a man inside a silver Ford Focus parked in Ascot Crescent. The woman got out of the car and took her child from the back seat before […]
The Tyne and Wear Metro’s new customer service director has vowed to use his drive and passion to improve customer experiences. Paul Walker joins the team at Metro following almost 13 years in customer-focused roles at RWE npower. The 33-year-old’s experience includes a number of operational, strategic and management roles […]
Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to after an assault at a Metro station. At around 5pm on Wednesday, March 30, a ticket inspector at St James’ Metro station was assaulted after an altercation with an unknown male. Officers attended but the offender […]
A new activity kicks off at the Sandhill Centre Library in Sunderland next week. Sporting Memories is a new group activity funded by Sunderland West Area Committee for all those who love sport. It starts at 10.30am on Thursday April 14 and aims to help combat loneliness and isolation especially […]
Police are appealing for information after an arson to a house in Winlaton. At 10:14pm on Sunday, April 3, someone set fire to the front door of a property in Lime Street in Gateshead. The fire brigade were called and extinguished the fire before it could cause extensive damage. No-one […]
The Metrocentre in Gateshead has appointed a new head and deputy head of fun. Nine-year-old Esther Bennett and Logan Jackson Luke, six, have been appointed as the new head and deputy head of fun at intu Metrocentre in Gateshead. The two North East youngsters sought off competition from across the region to land […]
A new look Virgin Trains first class lounge has been opened at Newcastle Central Station. Newcastle is the first newly refurbished lounge to open on the route, and the other seven will follow in the next few weeks. The station now has room to comfortably host 68 customers – more than […]
Sunderland goalkeeper Rachael Laws has been called up as a replacement for Siobhan Chamberlain for England’s Euro 2017 qualifying double header. Ms Chamberlain has withdrawn from the England Women’s squad due to a knee injury. She said on Twitter: Good luck @RachLaws1! 👊🏼⚽️ Thanks for the tweets, nothing serious. ☺️👍🏼 https://t.co/ClvMTp7uDl […]