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A Newcastle care home remains in ‘special measures’ after inspectors continued to find fault with the safety of its services. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced it is taking steps to protect residents at Bowland Lodge, located in the Benwell area of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, after they rated the care home as overall ‘inadequate’ for a […]
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced that university students in England will pay higher tuition fees while also receiving a boost to maintenance loans starting next year. For the first time in eight years, tuition fees for undergraduate students will increase, with an additional charge of £285 set for courses in the 2025/2026 academic year. […]
A 37-year-old man has been arrested by Northumbria Police following the emergency evacuation of a Whitley Bay street today (October 20th, 2024). Residents and businesses were asked to evacuate their properties this morning, after emergency services were seen to attend an incident on Station Road near Whitley Bay Metro Station. ChronicleLive reported the street being […]
The University and College Union (UCU) has revealed that 76 members of Sunderland University staff could be made redundant in the coming months. In an announcement on 30 September 2024, the UCU claimed that more than 1 in 10 academic staff at the University could face redundancies as early as Friday 1 November this year […]
Festive cheer is set to be sprinkled across Newcastle as dates are announced for the opening of this year’s Christmas Village. From November, visitors to Newcastle city centre’s Old Eldon Square will be treated to a winter wonderland of market stalls, bars, and children’s activities in the run-up to the big day. Celebrations of the […]
The University of Sunderland has announced that it will be removing its current on-site childcare provisions from next summer. St Mary’s Childcare Centre, which provides creche services for the children of parents and carers who work and study at the university, is set to close from 23 July 2025. The creche, located on the university’s […]
Fifteen hundred pounds was raised in a charity art auction last weekend, in aid of a Tyneside food bank. For the second year in a row, indie arts business For The Love Of The North (FTLOTN) hosted their ‘Secret Art Sale’ at the Spanish City, Whitley Bay. The charity sale saw North East artists donate […]
