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Homeowners across the North East are being advised to seek out funding and reduce energy use to help tackle the rising cost of bills, after regulators raised the limit on energy prices. North East advisors, The Green Doctor, are helping homeowners who are struggling to meet demand for payment, and offering advice on managing bills. […]
Shadow Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting has criticised the government for its mismanagement of the NHS during a visit to Sunderland. Currently over 40,000 residents in Sunderland and South Tyneside are on NHS waiting lists, with more than 18% waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment. Streeting said: “The Conservatives promised to ‘level […]
A Ukrainian living in the North East has described how he and his wife woke up in tears this morning after receiving emotional messages from relatives in their homeland confirming Russia’s invasion. While Roman Slavinskiy expects a huge exodus of women and children from Ukraine as Russian forces continue to advance, he says the men […]
Sir Keir Starmer criticised Prime Minister Boris Johnson for breaking his contract with the British people during a visit to Sunderland.
Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer criticised Boris Johnson’s record on crime in a visit to Sunderland
Only 2.71% of UK police vehicles are electric, according to exclusive new figures.
Chrissy Cameron, a student at the University of Sunderland, brings great success after winning gold for the Best Newcomer category at the Student Radio awards 2021. Spark’s radio team received nine nominations at this year’s awards: including Best Student Radio Station for Spark and seven individual awards for three current Sparkies, as well as one […]
The strange spaceship “crash” spectacle seen in Newcastle city centre has been revealed as a marketing tactic from retailer John Lewis who are promoting their latest Christmas advert. Over the past week, John Lewis has been dropping hints about its latest Christmas advert, even staging a spaceship “crash” in Newcastle city centre. The crash was […]
