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This weekend’s North East derby between Sunderland AFC Women and Newcastle United Women is expected to break the attendance record for a Women’s Championship match. Sunderland revealed that 12,000 tickets were sold for the fixture at the Stadium of Light on October 13 – and the club is now aiming to sell 20,000. 12,000 […]
Much of the North East was hit with heavy downpours overnight, leaving many commuters stuck on flooded roads today (October 9). Roads were submerged across the region, delaying motorists for more than an hour, after the Met Office announced a severe weather warning for rain across most of the UK. Earlier today drivers faced delays […]
Black Cats boss Regis Le Bris plans to use this week’s international break as a ‘pause for thought’ to tune his players more closely into his game strategies. A break in the weekly league action can be a problem for high-flying teams like Sunderland, because it can disrupt their flow – as fans saw […]
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 […]
A pensioner who stabbed a father-of-three to death in a row after a long dispute over parking has been jailed for murder, for at least 18 years. On Monday, a judge at Newcastle Crown Court sentenced 68-year-old Alder Willis to life imprisonment with a minimum period, for the murder of 35-year-old North Tyneside man […]
Wearside MMA fighter Mick Parkin is starting to make a name in the world’s biggest promotion, Ultimate Fighting Championship. Sunderland fighter Mick Parkin is on the cusp of breaking into the top 15 heavyweights in the world’s biggest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The North East has had lots of success […]
North East Labour MP Andy McDonald is urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves to use her Budget at the end of this month to reverse planned cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance (WFA). “The cuts to Winter Fuel Allowance continue to conflict starkly with the commitment to reject austerity and will leave poor pensioners in cold homes […]
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 […]
