International football fans travelling to the Stadium of Light for the game between England and Australia next week have been advised to leave plenty of time for their journeys to the match. A sell-out crowd is expected for the friendly on Friday May 27, which kicks off at 7:45pm, as […]
Emergency services were called to the Wearmouth Bridge in Sunderland this morning after reports of a man on the wrong side of the railings. Police were called at 7:45 this morning with special negotiators also at the scene. Just before 9:45am, it was confirmed that he has since been brought […]
Motor patrols officers have pledged their support to the university’s Student Campus Watch scheme which is made up of student volunteers. They patrol the university estate and offer crime prevention advice to their peers. Now, Northumbria Police have popped in to say thank you to the Student Campus Watch volunteers […]
A man has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after falling from the Wearmouth Bridge in Sunderland. At around 4.10am this morning (Saturday) police received a report of a man on the wrong side of the railings at Wearmouth Bridge. Emergency services attended the incident and officers began to […]
The A19 Southbound has been closed following reports of a vehicle hitting a Metro bridge near Percy Main. The road is closed between A193 Tynemouth Road (Howdon Roundabout) and A187 (Tyne Tunnel). There are no trains running between Wallsend and North Shields in both directions until further notice. Go North […]
This week (May 11 to May 17) is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) awareness week. Bethany Dodgson, 23, from Durham, has ME and tells SR News how it has changed her life, and how it can sometimes stop her from doing things other young adults do. ME is a chronic illness. It […]
Ex Northumbria Police’s legal boss deliberately disclosed confidential information about a chief constable’s alleged affair to “bolster herself” in the eyes of colleagues, an employment tribunal has heard. Denise Aubrey, 54, was sacked for gross misconduct from her role as director of legal services at Northumbria Police in 2014. During […]
A rot hound, called Sam, was let off his leash today to help with restoration work at the Holy Trinity Church. The grade 1 listed building based in the East End, Hendon, is being restored, and Sam and his handler Peter Monaghan were enlisted to help survey the building for […]
More than 1000 students attended the petting farm at the University of Sunderland yesterday (Tuesday, May 10). The University brought animals, who were from the Riggmoor Reindeer farm in North Yorkshire, to the city campus to help students de-stress from exams and assignments. Students were able to interact with a variety […]
Reports of a plane “bursting into flames” earlier this morning at Newcastle Airport have turned out to be false. A couple of national tabloid newspapers claimed that a “plane ‘bursts into flames on runway as passengers are evacuated’” at Newcastle Airport. However, a spokesperson for Eastern Airways said: “Shortly after […]