Jason Murugesu

London

News Reporter at BBC

reporter @BBCNEandCumbria email: [email protected]// [email protected]

Articles

Rain and mud fail to dampen spirits

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Jason Murugesu

Rain fails to dampen spirits at Appleby Horse FairJason Arunn MurugesuBBC News, North East and CumbriaDebbie ToddThis year's fair was a bit quieter due to the rain, said photographer Debbie ToddThousands of people braved wet and muddy conditions to attend the Appleby Horse Fair. About 10,000 people from the Gypsy and traveller community were expected to attend the annual gathering in Cumbria, along with with 30,000 visitors.
'I know my lung cancer is terminal but I don't feel ill'

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Jason Murugesu

'I know it's terminal but I don't feel ill'Jason Arunn MurugesuBBC News, North East and CumbriaNewcastle HospitalsRebeca Proctor was diagnosed with stage 4 non-small-cell lung cancer in JanuaryA woman who was diagnosed with terminal cancer has praised the blood test which allowed her to get treatment sooner. Rebeca Proctor, 41, from Carlisle, was diagnosed with stage 4 non-small-cell lung cancer in January.
Council struggling to contact 296 mould-hit homes

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Jason Murugesu

Council struggling to contact 296 mould-hit homesJason Arunn MurugesuBBC News, North East and CumbriaBBCNewcastle City Council said it had been unable to contact 296 homesA council says it is struggling to contact close to 300 people who had previously reported damp and mould in their homes. Newcastle City Council inherited more than 1,800 reports from management organisation Your Homes Newcastle, which was abolished last July.
No translation help for riot forms, Cleveland PCC says

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Jason Murugesu

No translation help for riot forms, PCC saysJason Arunn MurugesuBBC News, North East and CumbriaPAA police car was set alight during Hartlepool's riotsThe office for a police and crime commissioner has said the Home Office did not help translate riot compensation forms to help those affected by last summer's disorder.
Northumbrian Water

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Jason Murugesu

Activists 'lack faith' in water firm's new pledgeJason Arunn MurugesuBBC News, North East and CumbriaBBCNorthumbrian Water promises to work with the EA to ensure Whitburn meets environmental lawsCampaigners have said they have "little faith" in a water firm's commitment to cut pollution at a seafront. Northumbrian Water has agreed to pay out £15.7m after failures in the maintenance and operations of its sewage and water network.
Endangered willow gloves fungus not yet growing in new Cumbria site

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Jason Murugesu

'Too early' to say if rare fungus plan has failedJason Arunn MurugesuBBC News, North East and CumbriaM J RichardsonThe fungus was rediscovered in the UK in the 2010sA critically endangered fungus reintroduced to the UK, were it had been extinct, is still not growing but scientists say it is too early to suggest a project to save it has failed. Parts of the fungus known as willow gloves were moved from the Scottish borders to woodlands in Cumbria in March last year.
Attempted murder arrests after boy, 15, stabbed

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Jason Murugesu

Attempted murder arrests after boy, 15, stabbedJason Arunn MurugesuBBC News, North East and CumbriaPAA 15-year-old boy was treated in hospital and his injuries are not life-threateningThree teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in a country park. The boy was found injured on Margaret Terrace in New Herrington, Sunderland at about 18:10 BST on Friday, Northumbria Police said.
Chester-le-Street's post office temporarily saved from closure

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Jason Murugesu

Edward VIII post office given temporary reprieveJason Arunn MurugesuBBC News, North East and CumbriaGoogleThe building, which dates back to 1936, is one of a handful to feature the cypher of Edward VIII, who abdicated that DecemberA high street post office, which is one of only a handful to feature the cypher of Edward VIII, has been temporarily saved from closure.
Edward VIII post office given temporary reprieve

2 weeks ago | aol.com | Jason Murugesu

A high street post office, which is one of only a handful to feature the cypher of Edward VIII, has been temporarily saved from closure. The Front Street branch in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, was among 115 to be put at risk as part of a business restructure. The Post Office has now confirmed the branch will be taken over by franchisee Richard Fleetwood who already runs sites in Newcastle, Hebburn and Washington.
Volunteers sought to help survey glow worms

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Jason Murugesu

Volunteers sought to help survey glow worms Jason Arunn MurugesuBBC News, North East and CumbriaManchester MuseumGlow worms, a type of beetle, eat snails and slugsVolunteers are being sought to help survey for glow worms at a country estate. They will spend 10 weeks looking for the insects, which are beetles that use bioluminescence to attract mates, across the Lowther Estate near Penrith, Cumbria.