cost of living crisis
A soon-to-be bride in Sunderland is keeping her love on a budget as she prepares for her big day. With the high cost of living, Endurance Idowu has been creative in finding ways to save money. Despite the challenges, she said: “I am optimistic, determined, and focused on a brighter future.’’
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 […]
Polling statistics from The Sutton Trust suggest that 63% of students surveyed reported having spent less on food and essentials, with 28% saying they had skipped meals to save on food cost With the ever-increasing cost of living crisis clouding over deprived areas in the North East, students are some of the most struggling individuals […]
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 […]
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 cost of living crisis is affecting millions of people up and down the land, with households across the nation grappling with astronomically high energy bills, and their hard-earned money stretching ever-thinner. But there’s one aspect of our communities that is quietly being squeezed to the point of literal extinction in certain areas, and that […]
Will the cost of living crisis take away the simpler things we enjoy in life from getting our hair to our nails done. With the cost of living crisis affecting the whole nation, we look into how it is affecting local beauty businesses and how own business owners have been coping. Spark spoke to two […]
A Gateshead support group has welcomed proposed reforms to protect young people from the dangers of online gambling.
