One of the UK’s most famous and beloved museum attractions will be making his way to Newcastle University’s Great North Museum-Hancock later this year as part of a national tour. Dippy the Dinosaur, the iconic four metre tall, 21 metre long skeleton cast, will be in Newcastle from May 18 […]
Legendary North East comic Bobby Thompson died 30 years ago but he is still remembered fondly by people in the area. Thompson, whose stage name was ‘The Little Waster’, told jokes about the issues of the day such as debt and tales about the wife. It’s because of the relatability […]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a long-term condition that affects your digestive system and affects about 2 in 10 people in the UK. Women are twice as likely to develop IBS as men. Despite all this information nobody is 100% sure what is the exact cause of the condition. One […]
Dizzy Peverley (centre) with 1st Usworth Guides/photo by Tabitha Peverley. A Sunderland explorer scout is preparing to jet off for an adventure in Peru this summer. Dizzy Peverley, 18, from Washington, will join a group of her fellow scouts to help raise money for solar panels. The funds will go towards […]
Sunderland has officially started its bid for City of Culture for 2021 with the city doing everything it can to boost its chances of winning. However there are other areas of Sunderland that, providing Sunderland wins the bid, could benefit from all the extra tourism that being City of Culture […]
As GCSE week descends on secondary school pupils, SRNews caught up with a Sunderland student to see how he was coping. It’s that time of year – students all over the country are starting to stress out due to the amount of exams they have. Pupils of all ages are […]
The ‘Washington Village in Bloom’ group are currently preparing for the Northumbria in Bloom gardening competition in the hope they will win the Gold award. Forming in 2002, the group have been participating in the annual Northumbria in Bloom competition for 10 years, winning the Gold award for seven years […]
A Durham student has written his first book in the hopes that it will raise awareness and increase support of autism in the North East. Nathan Alexander Kennedy, 19, wrote his book, The Subtlety Of The Obsession, based on his own experiences with autism and felt that he wanted to […]
North East retailers are getting in the Christmas spirit as they start to install their Christmas decorations. It officially started to feel like Christmas as Fenwick’s unveiled their new window display, an annual event that excites families from all over the North East as they anticipate what the theme will […]