(A notice on display at KFC, Thomsen Retail Park in Sunderland) Fast food chains across the North East have announced that they will be operating on a take away-only basis as of this week, playing their part in slowing down the Coronavirus pandemic. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivered a […]
As someone from a different part of the same country, people might not think I’d struggle with the slang of the North East – this is simply not true. The local slang is unique and special, like listening to a new language that you can kind of draw comparisons from, […]
Universities have been closing up and down the country as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, as per government guidelines. The University of Sunderland and Newcastle University issued the following statements: All face-to-face classroom teaching and assessment across our three UK campuses is suspended from Tuesday 17 March. Our libraries […]
Coronavirus Live Blog – Friday March 20 Hello and welcome to today’s Coronavirus live blog for Friday March 20. I’m Ewan Gleadow and I’ll be providing you with the latest updates on COVID-19. All schools and colleges are to close today, and we’ll also be expecting updates on key worker […]
Sunderland Restaurant Week is back for it’s eighth anniversary next week, including deals from over 25 local restaurants and cafes. Organisers released a statement this week indicating the event will still go ahead due to “city restaurants voting overwhelming for the event.” The event, beginning March 21-29, is organised by […]
To help minimise the spread of the pandemic, Odeon Cinemas have announced that they are to close their cinemas until further notice. The United Kingdom has had a sharp increase in confirmed cases of the COVID-19 disease, with 1,950 cases across the country and 71 confirmed deaths relating to the […]
All monuments represent something. They play homage to people who once lived and did great things for the country. We went around Tyne and Wear capturing photos of some of the monuments in the region, and created an interactive map so that you can visit them. Not all of the […]
For many years people have kept pets as companions. Here, we will look at eight pets that stand out among the rest. Chilli Chilli is 3 year old green-winged macaw who lives with his owners Sarah and Derek and their two children in the Simonside area. His owner Sarah said: […]
Pallion station is the least used station on the Tyne and Wear Metro line, it has been revealed. Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information Request by SR News show that Pallion was the least used station on the network in the year 2018/19 with just 209,148 passengers using […]
The past few weeks have been a scary time to be a member of the human race. This is certainly not the Rhythm of the Night, as the band of the same name as a viral pandemic sweeping the nation may suggest. This is in fact the rhythm of global […]