Areas in West Denton have yet again been covered in graffiti detailing outlandish statements about celebrities. The bizarre incidents are in relation to an active North East exclusive graffiti group, the ‘Mellow Birds’. The Instagram group ‘themellowbirds,’ claiming to be behind the grafiti have spoken to Spark Sunderland, taking full responsibility for the graffiti and […]
Organisers of next summer’s first-ever Gateshead International Film Festival (GIFF) say North East creators and regional productions can submit their work free of charge. The inaugural GIFF is spearheaded by North Eastern filmmakers Steve Wraith and Neil Jackson, who are co-directors of the event alongside Portuguese writer and director Catarina De Cèzanne (pictured below). […]
Football is without doubt the sport which reigns supreme in the North East of England. So why is American football – certainly the lesser-known ‘football’ in the region – attracting international students here, to both play and study? Freddie Cowey reports. For Canada-born Sunderland University (SU) students Mohamed Ghanem and Kevin Hanna, the chance […]
Council officials are investigating a former guest house in Whitley Bay which has been operating illegally as a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) for more than two years. The eight-bedroom property in South Parade, Whitley Bay, was converted from guest house to HMO at the start of 2024, but the owners didn’t apply for […]
A North East council is looking to use compulsory purchase powers to rid an area of an ‘eyesore’ property. North Tyneside Council is exploring to use the powers to acquire a former care home in Seaton Court, Whitley Bay. The property has sat empty for more than three years and fallen into disrepair. The council […]
