Regional News
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Since the lockdown struck in March 2020, perhaps no industry has been hit as hard as the hospitality industry throughout the North East. Before the pandemic, 7.1% of total UK employment was in the hospitality industry while in the two years following the lockdown around £115 billion in expected sales was lost. Local businesses like […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sunderland dog walkers could face on-the-spot fines of £100 if they are caught walking their dogs on prohibited sections of Roker and Seaburn beaches, after annual bans came into force earlier in the month. The bans, which see dogs prohibited from parts of the two beaches, will run until the end of September and are […]
Spark Sunderland has asked a NHS professional what they think of the cost-of-living crisis and the rates of depression in the UK. The cost-of-living crisis has affected many people living in the UK today, and a study released by the Office for National Statistics has suggested that 24% of those who reported difficulty paying their […]
The International Community Organisation of Sunderland is one of the largest charities in the North East that strives to better the lives of Black and Minority Ethnic individuals. The ICOS have launched many successful projects, such as Back in Control and the Eastern European Women’s group, that have seen resounding benefits. The charity’s Back in […]
ONLY 1% of fly-tippers in the North East received fines from 2019 to 2022, as reports of the crime surged above pre-pandemic levels, Spark Sunderland can reveal. Data obtained from Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and the government website, gov.uk, show that fly-tipping across the region is now higher than it was in 2019, with […]
