ON Thursday, April 15, Matt Hancock announced he was considering forcing pubs to show calorie counts on beer, spirits and wine served. There has since been a public outcry of people disagreeing and worried it will trigger eating disorders. Ella, from Fitbakes, gives her opinion on this.
Author: Chloe Walker
95% mortgage scheme introduced for those looking to own a house
NORTH EAST Solicitors warn against possible future problems with government proposed 5% Mortgages. A SPOKESPERSON for Langley’s solicitors has spoken out that couples should consider a sensible approach to shared ownership of a property. They should have a written agreement in place in order to avoid lengthy and costly property […]
How do students vote in elections and are they encouraged to vote?
THIS year’s local elections take place on May 6 2021. How will student votes effect the council and are students encouraged to vote? WE often hear that young people are ‘too political’. But what is student voting actually like? Peter Hayes, an expert in politics at University of Sunderland, has […]
Pregnant women claim there has been ‘a lack of support and care’ during the pandemic
THE Covid pandemic has proved difficult for our NHS. However, we never talk about the problems pregnant women have faced because of this. WOMEN across the North East have spoken out about the lack of support they received when pregnant. Susan, from Gateshead said: “I found out I was pregnant […]
Sunderland Illuminations to light the skies
For many years now, it has been tradition to have Roker seafront lit up with lights through the Autumn. Despite the pandemic, this year is no different. From Friday 9 October, Roker and Seaburn seafront will again be awash with colourful lights as the annual light show is turned on […]
North east lockdown measures set to become stricter
IT is speculated that on Monday 12 October, Boris Johnson will announce lockdown restrictions are set to become stricter in the North East of England. THE Prime minister is set to impose tighter lockdown restrictions, after current restrictions fail to control the virus. These new restrictions could include the closure […]
National Holidays enters administration
On Friday May 22, the company National Holidays announced that they have ceased trading and have gone into administration. This means that all future holidays have been cancelled and refunded. A post published to Facebook by the company reads: ‘We regret to inform you that we have ceased to trade […]
Eight Monuments In the Tyne and Wear region that you should visit
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 […]
Sunderland SU: Who will be the next president of wellbeing
Here at university of Sunderland, we have a yearly election to decide who the next president will be for wellbeing. SRNews spoke to Keith Bays and Diogo Quintas to help you choose the best candidate. Candidate 1: Keith Bays Keith is running for president as he has worked six months […]
Sunderland SU: The Fight to be President of Education
Every year, University of Sunderland’s student union holds a presidential election for Education. We decided to talk to candidates Giorgos Chnarakis and Billy Howell to see what they would do if they won. Candidate 1: Giorgos Chnarakis Giorgos is running for president of Education because he feels like the university […]