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Commuters between Newcastle and Sunderland are set for major disruptions this Halloween half-term, as the metro is set for renewal works. Between October 28th and November 1st, trains will not be running from Gateshead Stadium to either South Hylton or South Shields. Instead, replacement bus services will be running from Gateshead interchange. The 900 will […]
The Southeast Asian country of Myanmar is in the middle of an ongoing Civil War, against their own military junta. In Sunderland, a community of international students from Myanmar is affected by the ongoing civil war. Most of them were afraid to come forward, because they knew that the opposition was their own military. Spark […]
“I want to be the lighthouse / Bring all of you together”: Stevie Nicks, the transcendent songstress of Fleetwood Mac legend, has released her first single in two years, raising her own flag for women’s rights in the teeth of America’s anti-abortion court ruling. The Lighthouse is Nicks’ protest against the American Supreme Court’s decision, […]
Women from ethnic minorities are more likely to be victims of certain types of racism than men belonging to ethnic minorities in our region, says a new study which suggests that racism against women is influenced by sexism. Sunderland University (SU) researchers investigated the extent of nationality-based discrimination and the link between racism and misogyny, […]
After 16 years, The Cure are back with their new single ‘Alone’. The legendary post-punk outfit premiered the first song off of their upcoming album Songs of a Lost World exclusively on BBC Radio 6. The track opens in classic The Cure fashion, with a lengthy instrumental intro. As the first song on the album, […]
THE North East’s 10,000 farmers need financial help to achieve the government’s net zero target, says their trade union. The last government set the goal of farming achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 – 10 years ahead of the legally binding net zero goal for climate change of 2050, set out in the […]
Parents in the North East are among parents across the country to be outraged by what they claim are “draconian” school uniform punishments. One mother, whose daughter attends Grace College in Low Fell, Gateshead, told the BBC that her 11-year old was placed in isolation for breaking uniform codes. She said her daughter, along with “dozens […]
A major section of Chillingham Road has been closed off following a collision in the early hours of the morning. The section of the road from the Chillingham Road pub to the Shields Road roundabout has been closed off. Emergency services are still on the scene, and traffic is being diverted. The road is still […]
