Author: Eleanor Tait

“Four thousand pounds a week?” I’m shocked. It’s a huge figure, but this is what Maggie Walker, Chair of Trustees at The Bay Foodbank, says her organisation is spending every seven days to fill the bellies of those going hungry right on our own doorsteps. Since 2022, Maggie goes on to tell us, the number […]

Women in the North East are the most likely to suffer domestic violence, data has revealed. Across police force areas of Northumbria, Durham, and Cleveland, 87,566 domestic abuse related incidents and crimes were recorded in the year ending March 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Northumbria, Durham, and Cleveland comprise three of […]

Breaking into the music industry is a tough business, but for one young artist the hard work is beginning to pay off. At only 23 years old, North Shields-based DJ and music producer, Jøsh, has forged his own path into the realms of techno, house, and EDM, recently releasing his debut EP ‘Breathe’ this December. […]

More than 40 years ago, the New Hollywood cinema movement was surging forward, churning out classics of such magnitude as Apocalypse Now and Dirty Harry hitting the silver screen. Behind some of the most famous lines and sequences of these films was screenwriter and director, John Milius. Whilst the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, Stephen […]

Northumbria Police have introduced new facial recognition technology to help identify those involved in criminal activities. Over three days last week, 19 people involved in the violent disorder across Sunderland in August 2024 were arrested with the help of innovative new software which is designed to help police track down those responsible. The force have […]

A Newcastle care home remains in ‘special measures’ after inspectors continued to find fault with the safety of its services. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced it is taking steps to protect residents at Bowland Lodge, located in the Benwell area of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, after they rated the care home as overall ‘inadequate’ for a […]

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced that university students in England will pay higher tuition fees while also receiving a boost to maintenance loans starting next year. For the first time in eight years, tuition fees for undergraduate students will increase, with an additional charge of £285 set for courses in the 2025/2026 academic year. […]

A 37-year-old man has been arrested by Northumbria Police following the emergency evacuation of a Whitley Bay street today (October 20th, 2024). Residents and businesses were asked to evacuate their properties this morning, after emergency services were seen to attend an incident on Station Road near Whitley Bay Metro Station. ChronicleLive reported the street being […]


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