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Two men are walking the Great North Run route to raise money for families in need. Clive Carr, 68 from Gateshead, and Steve Payne, 56 from Wallsend, will walk the iconic Tyneside route in the hope of raising more than £500 for Gateshead Foodbank. What they are calling “Steve & Clive’s Pac-a-Mac Walk” will take […]
A campaign has been launched to raise £55,000 for a life-size sculpture to commemorate the role of women in the fishing industry. The Herring Girls worked tirelessly to gut, salt, and pack all of the fish caught by local fishermen in North Shields despite difficult working conditions. A non-profit organisation, North Shields Fishermen’s Heritage Project, […]
The strange spaceship “crash” spectacle seen in Newcastle city centre has been revealed as a marketing tactic from retailer John Lewis who are promoting their latest Christmas advert. Over the past week, John Lewis has been dropping hints about its latest Christmas advert, even staging a spaceship “crash” in Newcastle city centre. The crash was […]
We asked ME/CFS patients how they feel about graded exercise therapy being scrapped as a recommended treatment for the condition.
Check out our 10 picks for World Vegan Day food, and the venues offering environmentally protective dishes.
We asked Sunderland residents how the Covid-19 pandemic affected their drinking habits.
Residents in the North East were asked what they thought of Christmas shortages and what the impact will be on their holiday plans.
Megan Hayward and Scott McGerty take home the gold for Spark Sunderland at the Community Radio Awards this year.
Ahead of slashed travel restrictions in England, here are eight of the cheapest half-term flights from Newcastle Airport.
