‘I lost £100k to gambling and left homeless – now I want to save others from harrowing fate’
Samuel Badcock has lost thousands gambling over more than a decade.Gambling addict Samuel Badcock outside of a Betfred(Image:…
Tributes paid to architect behind Gateshead Civic Centre and International Stadium
Labour and Lib Dems councillors have paid their respects to man responsible for some of Gateshead’s most famous…
NHS plan ‘doesn’t go far enough’ and is ‘missed opportunity’ to curb alcohol harm says Tyneside health chief
Health chief Alice Wiseman and recovering alcohol addict Karen Slater agree that the NHS 10-year-plan doesn’t go far…
Former home of Newcastle Brown Ale could be transformed into £40m golf complex
Plans have been lodged to redevelop the former brewery site of Newcastle Brown Ale in DunstonAn aerial view…
Concern grows for missing 70-year-old believed to have left Gateshead home in black Toyota Yaris
Margaret Steel was last seen outside her home address in Winlaton just before 12.30pm today 21:05, 27 Jun…
Region’s NHS mental health services ‘must improve’ as inspectors say some care plans don’t even exist
Community mental health services across the North East have been rapped by the Care Quality CommissionSt Nicholas Hospital…
Lloyds, Santander, NatWest and TSB closing banks in June – full list including North East sites
A number of bank branches in the North East are due to close this month in areas including…
North East NHS job losses warning due to looming management level cuts
The changes are being brought in to spend more money on frontline servicesThe savings will help fund increased…
Rise in local areas in England with at least a third of adults obese – The Irish News
A growing number of local areas in England are estimated to have at least a third of adults…
Proportion of adults living with obesity in England, by local area
West Lindsey (E Midlands): 38.8% (2022/23 26.3%, 2018/19 25.6%)Hartlepool (NE England): 37.9% (33.8%, 35.6%)Bolsover (E Midlands): 37.9% (35.0%,…