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Keane on Man City scandal: ‘I’d be sticking those medals in the bin’
Ex-Sunderland manager and Manchester United captain Roy Keane has blasted his Manchester rivals for “cheating”, after City were found guilty of well over 1oo charges of breaking Premier League financial rules. Only yesterday (Tuesday September 29), City were accused by the PL’s independent investigating commission of creating ‘sham’ contracts with their commercial partners – […]
Body found in search for Northumberland man
A body has been found in Ponteland after a search for a missing 66-year-old. The missing man, named by police only as Stuart, was seen leaving his home in the village between 1.45pm and 2pm on Tuesday (September 29) and reported missing shortly after. The police launched extensive inquiries to find him, and a […]
Investigations ongoing after Sunderland teenage car-plunge tragedy
An investigation is ongoing after three teenagers were killed when a car plunged into the River Wear yesterday. Two boys and a girl were trapped in the Audi R3 after eyewitnesses said it accelerated into the river at Panns Bank, at around 1:20pm yesterday (Tuesday, September 29). A 17-year-old boy managed to escape and […]
Resignation call for North Tyneside Council chair accused of political bias
North Tyneside Conservatives are demanding the resignation of the borough’s council chair – accusing her of being politically biased in a supposedly ‘non-political’ role. Eight councillors have written to the chief executive calling for a no-confidence vote in Coun Wendy Lott, describing her conduct as unfair. The move follows Labour councillor Lott telling campaigners […]
Emergency services respond to reports of car entering river Wear
Emergency services responded to reports of a car entering the River Wear near Wearmouth Bridge in Sunderland on Tuesday 29th September. At least 20 emergency vehicles including police, ambulance, fire engines and lifeboats were seen in the area as responders assessed the situation. A rescue helicopter later landed on the river bank, where crew members […]
