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Sheepfolds Stables is preparing for a busy weekend as Oktoberfest hits Sunderland. The celebration looks to replicate the iconic Munich beer festival which attracted 6.7 million visitors in 2024. The event starts at 6pm tonight (Frida, October 3) and ends after Saturday night. Sam Hufton, General Manager of Operations at Sheepfolds Stables, said: “Tomorrow’s probably […]
Storm Amy is set to hit Tyne and Wear this weekend forcing multiple events to be postponed with wind speeds predicted to reach 60mph. The storm, which formed as a distinct feature in the jet stream partly due to the interaction of Hurricane Imelda and Humberto in the Atlantic, will bring disruptive wind and heavy […]
Passengers faced delays on the Metro this week due to ongoing issues with the overhead lines on the tracks in the South Gosforth area. University students from Newcastle and Sunderland found it very difficult on their commute to classes on Tuesday. Newcastle University student Carter Davidson said: “My journey to university on Tuesday was made […]
On Friday 10th October, TV star, journalist and businesswoman Mary Portas OBE is presenting an event at the Durham Book Festival from 6-7pm in support of the charity Smart Works Newcastle. Mary Portas, nicknamed the “Queen of shops” after her 2007 BBC documentary ‘Mary Queen of shops’, is hosting an event in discussion with the […]
North East Swifties – it’s time to head to your local cinema and secure tickets for a night of Taylor Swift on the big screen. She returns with an 89-minute release party event to celebrate her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, arriving on Friday 3 October. The film will include the exclusive […]
Fireworks were set off at Silksworth Ski Slope by a group of children, with the council warning of tenancy risks to the children’s parents. The teenagers were holding rocket fireworks and firing them at people on the ski slope – luckily, no one was harmed. Some Silksworth residents have made their feelings known on Facebook under […]
A pioneering scheme to help young people find guaranteed work – already being piloted in the North East – is to be rolled out nationwide. Chancellor Rachel Reeves made the announcement at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool this week, warning that any young unemployed person refusing to take part in the Youth Guarantee scheme […]
Transgender rights activists in the North East are voicing fears that digital ID cards could harm trans and non-binary people. At a conference of world leaders last Friday (September 26), prime minister Keir Starmer revealed plans for a digital ID card scheme which will be “mandatory for the right to work” in the UK, as […]
A Tyneside school secretary who joined last weekend’s protests in Newcastle has spoken of her pride in the region for standing up to the Far Right. Helen Barnes said: “I was really proud of Newcastle that day because we showed them (anti-immigration protesters) that we won’t tolerate racism.” Miss Barnes, 57, from Newcastle, estimated there […]
Northumbria Police and Team Sunderland are coming together once more to raise money in memory of former University of Sunderland student and Northumbria Police detective, Cameron Scarratt. On Monday 20th October, the charity football matches will be played at the Ford Quarry Football Hub. At 7:30pm, the University of Sunderland’s men’s football team kick off […]
