Category Archives: Crime

Young ex-offenders brighten up Sandyford’s Benton House

The appearance of a local building that is home to community mental health services has enjoyed a trim and tidy up, thanks to a team from the Skill Mill, a social enterprise that provides employment for young ex–offenders in watercourse and horticulture services.

Police make arrest following Waitrose armed robbery

A man entered the supermarket on Osborne Road last Friday at 7.10am, with his face covered and brandishing a suspected firearm. Northumbria Police say he threatened staff before stealing around 120 packets of cigarettes, then  escaping in the direction of Acorn Road.