EDITORIAL: Our Society is Failing Our Young People, Drastic Action is Needed
The murder of the 18 year old Jack Woodley in Houghton Le Spring is a harrowing tragedy. A young man who only reached adulthood has found his life taken away…
Sunderland’s First Horror Story: The Curse of Thorney Close
Kelly’s life was not going according to plan. Didn’t stick in at school and kicked out of home after falling out with her parents, what should have been life ahead…
The Legend of the Berwick Vampire, the North East’s Answer to Dracula
Halloween is on its way soon! It’s a spooky time where people revile in the stories of ghosts, monsters and other scary phenomena. But what about that here in the…
Fake Fivers Are Circulating, Have you Received One? Here’s How to Spot them
Reports are emerging that some people have received counterfeit Five Pound notes from Sunderland shops and takeaways, frequently coming in the form of change from transactions. Whether it is intentional…
The Sorry Story of Sunderland Station: Does A Brighter Future Await?
The news recently broke that Sunderland station’s upward exterior will completely rebuilt. Starting from December, the Southern end of the station will be closed and demolished, which will then be…
When Devastation Struck the Tyne, Wear and Tees: The Great Flood of 1771
The geography of the North East of England is fairly uniform. Its westward flank is fortified by the rising spine of the Pennine Mountains, of which is embedded the origin…