UK homeowners saw the value of their homes rise for the third month in a row, by 0.4% or £1,000 from January to February according to analysis by online estate agent Purplebricks.
In Sunderland, as well as voting for local councillors and a new Police and Crime Commissioner, this will be the first election of the new North East Mayor, a role introduced as part of a new devolution deal agreed in January 2023. As it was a Labour Government that first championed devolution, I am pleased to see the North East finally getting the voice and control that we deserve. As our community is so often disregarded by central government, it is vital that we elect representatives who...
North East property prices are rising faster than anywhere else in the UK. The latest Land Registry statistics show house prices across the region rose to an average £160,406 in February, a monthly jump of 3.2%, and 2.9% year-on-year. Across England as a whole, prices rose by 0.6 % in February but were down by 1.1% over the previous 12 months. Scotland saw prices fall by an average of 0.6% during February, but that still represented a year-on-year rise of 5.6%. The picture was reversed in...
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More than a quarter of potential workers in the North East are now classed as ‘economically inactive’ - and the problem is getting worse. The region has the UK’s highest rate of working age people not looking for a job or unable to start work, new Office for National Statistics figures reveal Data released today, Tuesday, April 16, show the economic inactivity rate for people aged 16-64 in the North East is 26.9%, 4.7% higher than the national average and a rise of 2% compared to December...
The launch comes after Pyongyang test-fired a cruise missile to test a large warhead on Friday.
NE Amputee has been set up to provide specialist support and advice to those who have lost limbs and their families. It has been inspired by Dr Alison Broadbent, a former astrophysicist who had her right leg amputated above the knee after she was knocked down by a van in Acacia Road, Bishop Auckland. During her recovery Alison, aged 58, found there was a lack of peer support for amputees in the North East. Alongside expert serious injury lawyers at Irwin Mitchell, who secured her an...
Ithaca Energy doesn't seem to think the North Sea is being taxed to a slow death based on the blockbuster £756m deal it made this week.
Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes has emerged as a target for a number of clubs. However, the Brazilian has hinted he might stay after purchasing a new house. IAN LADYMAN and CHRIS SUTTON have their say on the Premier League's Player of the Year - Listen to the
Saudi Arabia will host the WTA Tour Finals for the next three years in a new deal. Martina Navratilova compared the move to staging the finals in North Korea. She and former rival Chris Evert urged players to think twice before agreeing