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...
The new NEBRC board is made up of four current and retired law enforcement professionals and exists to officially govern the company. Following her retirement from the police last August, Rebecca Chapman has been appointed as civilian CEO, with three current policing professionals joining in chair and director roles to retain the police lead as the centre continues to grow. Deputy Chief Constable for Humberside Police, David Marshall, has joined as the new Chair and Andrea Mennell Chief...
The launch comes after Pyongyang test-fired a cruise missile to test a large warhead on Friday.
The independent candidate was snubbed by Labour in a combined authority he helped create - will the decision come back to haunt them?
East Lothian police say they have identified a number of youths who were present at the time a community shelter was ‘damaged beyond repair’. It is understood that a deliberate fire was set on the evening of Saturday, March 30 at Lodge Grounds. The fire resulted in a wooden shelter being ‘damaged beyond repair’. Police say the young people in question ‘have been spoken to’ with their parents present. The shelter was purchased and maintained by North Berwick Youth Project (NBYP) for use by the...
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...
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
The North Bondi unit block where Yolonda Mumbulla, 19, was found shortly after 9am on Tuesday sits sadly empty of flowers or tributes, despite the tragic circumstances around her death.
The morning routine of the residents of the quiet north-east London neighbourhood of Hainault was suddenly shattered by the sound of a speeding van hitting a house
Investigator Sam Poloche and Investigator Alden Elliot of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Police Officer Joshua Eyer of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, and a Deputy United States Marshal were shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant in the 5500 block of Galway Drive in east Charlotte.
Investigator Alden Elliot and Investigator Sam Poloche of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Police Officer Joshua Eyer of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, and a Deputy United States Marshal were shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant in the 5500 block of Galway Drive in east Charlotte.