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The North East saw its latest round of closures and strike activity on Tuesday May 2 with many different schools facing different levels of teaching available. The continuing disagreements between the National Education Union and the government regarding payments to teachers has led to action being taken in the form of striking, in the North […]
I recently had the oportunity to interview Vivien Watts the chief executive of Hope4Kidz charity. She speaks about what the charity raises awarness for and what donations the charity accepts. Hope4Kidz is a local sunderland charity ‘supporting children with learning difficulties, trauma and poverty’. Hope4Kidz organises free events which brings familes and comunities together. Their […]
Durham’s Ramside Hall will be the venue for this year’s Team Sunderland Annual Sports Ball. The end-of-year event celebrates the achievements of all their sporting clubs and teams and can reflect on the BUCS seasons for all. It is also a time to celebrate individuals who have represented the university at a national level. This […]
Sunderland FC begin their Championship play-off campaign on Saturday, at home to Luton Town after an enthralling final day of the regular season, which included play-off rivals Millwall dropping a two-goal lead to Tony Mowbray’s former side, Blackburn. But can the youngest squad in the Championship achieve back-to-back promotions? Kieran Kelso looks at their prospects. […]
New data from four regions in the North East has revealed that over two thousand properties have remained vacant over the past three years. These areas are Gateshead, Sunderland, South Tyneside, and North Tyneside. A freedom of information investigation by Spark can reveal that from each of the councils, Gateshead had the highest number of […]
A woman from South Shields has started to unite women who are struggling with mental health. According to the NHS, one in every four adults has at least one diagnosable mental health problem at any given year. Angela Reay, the creator of the group, said: “I thought I was fine. “All of a sudden I […]
Over the last few years, first-time house buyers have been clearly affected by the rising prices of houses in the North East. One of the main problems that people are facing these days is an inability to successfully raise enough money to put down as a deposit. We spoke to former estate agent Andrew Jacques […]
A Newcastle supporter has said there’s “room for improvement” in regards to ticket sales at Newcastle United. Ticketing demand for club matches has grown substantially since the takeover of the club in 2021. It’s well known that St James’ Park seats around 52’000 supporters and the idea of expanding the stadium has been discussed by […]
The Covid pandemic had a huge impact on the travel and holiday industry as according to the Office For National Statistics there was only 23,827 visits abroad by UK residents in the Covid heavy year of 2020 compared to a much larger 53,816 across only three quarters of 2022. However the Travel industry was still […]
Sunderland RCA have released an update on their bid to secure new grassroots pitches with Covid, anti-social behaviour and local elections now hindering their progress. The Northern League football side have a youth section that homes hundreds of children from Under 7s up – All of which proudly represent the RCA badge. Sunderland RCA’s ever […]
