The Spark website is currently undergoing some exciting changes. In the meantime, SRNews have got a copy of the competition rules! 1. Competitions are open to UK residents, however certain competitions will be for residents of the North East only. Where that is the case this will be displayed/read out […]
Author: Ethan Lowerson-Marshall
Eight places you must visit across Sunderland this Autumn
As Winter draws nearer and the darker nights set in, there’s still loads to do and see across Sunderland. Check out our list of eight things we think are a selection of must visit places across City. 1. National Glass Centre One of Sunderland’s most famous free attractions – The National […]
Sunderland jobs safe after new investment to Nissan plant
Nissan has announced today, October 27, that they will produce the next Qashqai model at its Sunderland Plant securing jobs hanging in the balance post-brexit. Nissan’s plant in Washington celebrated 30 years of building cars on Wearside this year but the future of 7,000 workforce wasn’t secure due to the […]
Man Charged after stabbing in Durham Village
A man has tonight (Saturday 5th August) been charged with murder, after a man died from stab wounds in Kelloe, County Durham earlier this week. 32 year old Dale Arnold died in Kelloe on Wednesday August 3rd outside the working men’s club in the village. Durham Police launched a murder investigation […]
Men Bailed following death of Sunderland Man at Durham Nightclub
Eight people have been bailed after a man from Sunderland died in an incident outside a nightclub in Durham. Seven people were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter – and one for a public order offence – after a man from Hetton-Le-Hole died following an incident outside LoveShack. An investigation is […]
Tributes paid after North East teenager dies at T in the Park
Tributes have been left on the Facebook page of a North East teenager who has died at T in the Park festival. Police Scotland, confirmed on Friday (July 8th) that two 17 year olds had died at the festival in Perthshire, including a girl from our region. It’s believed Megan […]
Man charged following racist incident in Sunderland Bridges Shopping Centre
Man has today (Monday 4th July) been charged following a racist incident that happened at a Sunderland Shopping Centre over the weekend. At around 3.40pm on Sunday (July 3rd) a woman was assaulted and racially abused in the Bridges Shopping Centre in the city centre. The victim left the scene […]
Beyonce in Sunderland: Fans will be ‘Crazy in Love’ tonight
All the single ladies will be out tonight, many might even be “crazy in Love” by the end of Beyonce’s Sunderland show. Well over 50,000 music fans will descend on Sunderland’s Stadium of Light tomorrow, as Beyoncé takes to the stage for the prestigious opening night of the European leg of […]
EU REF: Despite Brexit it seems young people want to stay in the EU
As the UK votes to leave the European Union, it seems the majority of young voters actually wanted remain. According to a YouGov poll, the youngest of voters chose overwhelmingly to Remain, while it was older voters who were most keen on Brexit. The survey, conducted after voting closed, found […]
Sunderland teenagers hailed heroes for talking down man from Wearmouth Bridge
Two pupils from Whitburn Church of England Academy have been hailed heroes, after they stopped and talked to a man on the wrong side of the railings on the Wearmouth Bridge. Ellis Coupland and Kian Henderson, both 16, were on the way from the cinema heading towards Roker McDonalds when they spotted a […]