Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tarangini, set off from Sunderland port on Saturday July 14 with 55 other ships from 16 different countries for the Tall Ships Race 2018. The INS Tarangini sailed into Sunderland Port for the first time with their crew members dancing on the high masts as they arrived. […]
Author: Smriti Gopal
Friends of Tynemouth restore old outdoor swimming pool
Longsands old outdoor swimming pool will be the biggest regeneration project in Tynemouth, North Tyneside. Visitors will be able to look forward to the renovation of the old outdoor pool at Longsands beach in Tynemouth as it is proposed to be restored and re-open after it closed down in 1996. […]
Volunteers protect surfers from sewage in the biggest beach cleans in Tynemouth
Volunteers joined in the biggest Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) Campaign on the beaches in the North East. Last month, many volunteers helped in collecting litter of from Long Sands Beach in Tynemouth during the Beach Clean from Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th March 2018 to help protect surfers against sewage. […]
Newcastle’s Biggest St. Patrick’s Day Festival Brings People Together
Families came together at the weekend to celebrate Newcastle’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day Festival. This took place at the Tyneside Irish Centre on Sunday 18 March to encourage friendship with everyone. Tyneside Irish Centre Committee Member, Bill Corcoran said: “We invite our friends from different national cultural communities here and […]
North East Fashion Stores Close in Hope to Encourage Online Sales
A North East fashion store has announced it is closing down. Andersons, a country clothing store on Sadler Street in Durham, will close but its footwear store in Durham’s indoor market will remain open. It’s a further blow to the retail sector in the City Centre after it was announced […]
People affected by snow blizzard in Sunderland over the next few days face disruption and chaos
Students get half day off at Sunderland University on the 28th February as it closed at midday due to the adverse weather conditions. Some of the students were already scheduled to have a day off on Wednesday and some of the students had their classes called off. The snow blizzards […]
Some North-East fashion stores close in hope to encourage online sales
Concerns about the future of city centre shopping comes after a North-East fashion store announced it is closing down. Andersons, a country clothing store on Saddler Street, Durham ,will close but its footwear store in the indoor market will remain open. It’s a further blow to the retail sector in […]
North East shoppers prefer to buy original designer goods over fakes
SRNews spoke to members of the public in Sunderland and Newcastle to hear whether they’d rather buy fake or real goods. Fashion labels can be expensive, with some designer bags carrying a £2,000 price tag. This could make the allure of cheaper counterfeit goods almost irresistible but buying fake runs […]
We hear how people will be celebrating Mother’s Day
People in the Tyne and Wear will join the rest of the nation to celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday 26th March 2017. Mothering Sunday presents an opportunity for people to show their gratitude with many getting creative with their gifts for their mothers. Rachael Agar, a BA Journalism student from […]
Forefront Film Festival raises awareness of people with autism
Forefront Film Festival screened their productions made by people with learning difficulties and autism at Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle on the March 8, 2017. Twisting Ducks Theatre Company, which comprises of a team of people with autism and learning difficulties. This production company put their work forward for the festival. […]