Dougie, an eight year old springer spaniel, has retired from the police force after five loyal years of service and is now living the dream with a new owner. Born in Carlisle, Dougie first came to the Northumbria Police five years ago and soon became a beloved member of the team. […]
Fans of Cluedo and Peaky Blinders will get a chance to be real life detectives when CluedUpp, a live action roleplaying game, comes to Newcastle in June. The award-winning game turns ordinary UK streets into a giant, interactive Cluedo board. The premise is straightforward: the action is set in 1921, […]
After being imprisoned for more than three months in a Bangladesh jail, Shahidul Alam has finally been given bail. The 63-year-old visiting professor to the University of Sunderland was arrested on August 5 following an interview with Al Jazeera. He was held under act 57, the Information and Communication Technology (TCI) […]
Willows Cat Adoption Centre in South Shields is urging customers to raise money to fix their leaky roof. Maria Harrison, the founder of the shelter, has been rescuing cats for 46 years and started by working from a cattery in her own home before opening up the shelter. The shelter […]
Today (3 May) voters will head to the polls for council and mayoral elections. Elections are being held in 150 local authorities across the UK and polls have been open since 7 am. During the week, both the Labour and Conservatives party have been competing to gain votes for local constituencies. […]
Over a thousand supporters participated in a rally against the NHS services possibly becoming privatised. On March 10, supporters were joined by MPs such as South Shields MP Emma Lewell-Buck, unions and TV actor Stephen Tompkinson. Mr Tompkinson, known from the TV programme DCI Banks, was one of the main […]
Visitors at intu Metro Centre, Gateshead had the experience of watching ‘the world’s smallest’ catwalk of children’s favourite toy brand, the ‘Sylvanian families’. The mini catwalk, which was placed near House of Fraser in the North East shopping centre, featured many of the brand’s favourite characters. Helen Atkinson, marketing manager at intu […]
Sunderland Trades Council and NHS campaign group ‘Keep Our NHS Public’ are to hold a meeting on Friday 23 March to discuss NHS issues. This meeting comes as a response to the Newcastle march and rally on 10 March, organised by Durham campaigners of ‘Keep Our NHS Public campaigners’ (KONP), in […]
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were met with cheering fans as they came to Sunderland to visit on Wednesday (21 February) to officially open the Northern Spire bridge. While in Sunderland, they made a quick detour to the new Fire Station in Sunderland City Centre. Many fans turned up […]
MP Sharon Hodgson has voiced concerns after the city was labelled “the country’s unprotected sex capital.” The Washington & Sunderland MP, who campaigns on compulsory sex and relationship education in schools, believes more still needs to be done and branded the issue ‘concerning’. She told SR News: “The Government’s cuts to public […]