The Butcher’s Arms, on High Street East, is the oldest pub in Sunderland and part of the Sunderland Heritage Trail. The building itself dates back to 1724, with licensing records for the premises dating back to 1753.
Day: 4 March 2016
Durham University seals study reveals hormone at heart of mother’s love
Seals on an isolated island have provided new insight into how to be a good mother. Scientist Dr Kelly Robinson studied grey seals on the North Atlantic island of North Rona and found the “love hormone” oxytocin plays a key role in keeping the mothers in close proximity to their […]
Sunderland AFC is first club in North East to offer football and education scholarship
Sunderland AFC’s Foundation of Light has become the first club in the North East to offer a football and education scholarship. The organisation is offering teenagers a chance to further their education while representing the club in the National Premier League Football League. The programme will start in September, giving 16-year-olds the […]
Stadium of Light selected to host England fixture
Archaeologists appeal for support to crowdfund major exploratory dig in Northumberland’s Holy Island
Crowdfunding is being used to help reveal a mystery of early Christianity in Britain that has lasted for more than 1,000 years. A major exploratory dig will take place on Lindisfarne, off the Northumberland coast, to find the first monastery where the world famous Lindisfarne Gospels were created and where […]
SR News is shortlisted for national award
SR News has been shortlisted by Student Publication Association (SPA) to compete against another 13 publications for a national award. The award category is for the Best Website, which will recognise the best overall website and take into account design, production, content, overall impact and user […]
Weather warnings as up to 10cm of heavy snow reported in northern England
Schools have been closed, flights delayed and commuters are facing icy road conditions after heavy snowfall in the north of England. Regions surrounding North Yorkshire and the Humber have been blanketed overnight, with as much as 10cm of snow reported on high ground. The Met Office have issued yellow weather […]
Adam Johnson could serve time in same prison as Ian Huntley and Levi Bellfield
Ex England footballer Adam Johnson may be locked up in a top-security prison with notorious child killers Ian Huntley and Levi Bellfield. One of the country’s toughest jails, HMP Frankland in Durham houses 808 category A and B prisoners serving four years or more, and would be near the sacked […]
Virgin trains celebrates first year on the East Coast
Virgin Trains has celebrated its first anniversary on the East Coast. The train operator began operating services on the East Coast Main Line on March 1, 2015, serving key UK cities including London, Leeds, York, Newcastle and some of the main Scottish cities. Existing train stock has been given a […]
Sunderland kids create Children Codex: A gift to Pope Francis
By Hannah Banks and Alisha Blunt School children across Sunderland have been recreating one of history’s most influential books. Pupils at Dame Dorothy Primary School, St Peters, were among some of the hundreds of children to write and illustrate a page from The Codex Amiatinus – one of the first […]