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The Sunderland Food Bank has seen a 150% increase in people accessing the food bank compared to the same period last year. This comes after rising living costs forced people to rely on food banks to get by. The charity, which has eight locations across Wearside, has called for more volunteers and donations this Christmas […]
At the age of 16, Nick Pope felt his football dream was over after Ipswich Town – his boyhood club – released him. Pope was a season ticket holder for the Tractor Boys, and it was his dream to represent the team he supported since he was a young boy. After his release, Pope studied […]
Food Banks in the North East have appealed for assistance and support from the public in the run-up to Christmas. This comes as the cost-of-living crisis causes donations to fall and demand to rise. The food banks revealed that partnerships and donations are down while the demand for assistance is up as energy prices and […]
With the year behind us, ’tis the season to get yourself down to your local theatres and enjoy the pantomime. Every Christmas we look forward to theatres coming alive with dames, villains and laughter. Local panto star, Andy Power-Tate, starring in the Consett Empire Theatre production of Aladdin, said: “It brings families together and is […]
The Met Office has revealed their Christmas forecast for this year and the question on everyone’s minds is – will we finally get a white Christmas? So what actually classes as a “white Christmas”? According the Met Office a white Christmas calls for “one snowflake to be observed falling in the 24 hours of 25 December […]
Listen to the full article here The cost-of-living crisis is a large struggle for everyone and is currently causing child poverty rates to skyrocket in local areas. Child poverty has been an ever-growing problem in the North East, and England in general, for many years. The cost-of-living crisis is worsening child poverty rates around the […]
Libraries around the UK are dropping fines for overdue books – and Sunderland may yet adopt a similar policy. Following a national trend commenced in 2018, which has seen around 60 UK authorities scrapping fines for overdue books, Sunderland City Council has confirmed it is monitoring the situation. A council spokesman told Spark: “We are […]
The Bank of England had raised rates even further from 2.25% to 3%, bringing it to the highest level since November 2008 marking also the highest single increase since 1989. These high interest rates could have a great impact on the cost of living, affecting those with mortgages, credit card debt and loans, drastically changing […]
40% of the North East say they have no religion, new census data shows. New data from the 2021 Census reveals that whilst 40% of the North East is not religious, an average of 50.6% of the region identifies as Christian, and 2.9% as Muslim. Whilst demographics do seem to be changing, a large amount […]
Falling leaves and ageing trains are being blamed for delays to Metro services but solutions are on the way, says service operator Nexus. “Low rail adhesion” due to the change in seasons and a 43 year-old train fleet have been identified as reasons for a rise in delays on Metro services. But despite the on-going […]
