Nissan car plant in Sunderland has reached a new milestone, with the production of its 50,000th electric Nissan Leaf vehicle in Wearside. The company has become the first European carmaker with integrated battery manufacturing technology to reach 50,000 total, three years after the company introduced electric vehicle and battery manufacturing to […]
MIND mental health, Washington, provides a counselling service to people aged between 11 and 25 across the city, after they dealt with over 65,000 telephone calls last year. Callum Jones, 22, of Broadstairs Court, Sunderland, has been helped by MIND for the last four years. He said: “It is amazing […]
A new cafe in South Shields is hoping to attract business by being the first vegan and vegetarian cafe in the area. Roots Cafe, which is situated on Westoe Road in South Shields, opened its doors to customers in April, and it sells only vegan and vegetarian foods which are […]
Businesswoman, Julie Deane, has released a Government sanctioned review, detailing changes that could be made towards the self-employed. Released in February this year, the review highlights problems with self-employment and offers solutions, for example; increasing maternity allowance paid to self-employed workers for the first six weeks so it would be […]
Video by: Made in Tyne and Wear TV. HRH The Princess Royal was in Sunderland today to help launch the Sail Training Ambassador programme for the Tall Ships Races in 2018. The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, visited the National Glass Centre to meet some of those involved in the programme, […]
From today, Wearsiders and visitors of Sunderland will be able to use a new car hire service in the city. Co-wheels Car Club has launched with four low cost, low emission cars, which will be available to hire on a short-term, ‘pay-as-you-drive’ basis. The car club allows members to book […]
HRH The Princess Royal was in Sunderland today to help launch the Sail Training Ambassador programme for the Tall Ships Races in 2018. The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, visited the National Glass Centre to meet some of those involved in the programme, including 18 apprentices taking part in the race, […]
Julie Smith, a mother of three from South Shields, was one of the many parents who protested against SATs last week. Julie took her 10-year-old daughter out of her South Tyneside school for a day in protest against the exams. The mother-of-three says that the tests are “unnecessary” and “they […]
A 20-year-old man remains in a critical condition in hospital after a fire broke out in Clanny House student accommodation. At 10.33pm on Sunday, May 8, police received a report of a fire at the student accommodation based in Millfield, Sunderland, opposite Sunderland Royal Hospital. Police, the North East Ambulance […]
A North East charity are looking to build the first cancer support, awareness and education centre in the UK through help of volunteers. The charity have several shops around the North East, including one on Blandford Street, Sunderland, which are always open to taking on new volunteers. SR News caught […]