Police are appealing for information after an indecent exposure incident in Sunderland. At 6.55pm yesterday (January 26), police were informed a man had gone into the back garden of a property in Nesburn Road in the Barnes Park area of the city. The man made off when the occupant of […]
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Two arrests after air weapon incident in Sunderland
Two people have been arrested after an air weapon was discharged. At 1.15pm yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, January 26), police received a report that a man had been shot in the leg while he was on King George Playing Fields in Palgrove Road, in Sunderland. However, he was not seriously injured. […]
Gateshead fatal collision victim named
Police are now in a position to name the man who died following a collision with a Nissan Micra, when crossing the road at the bottom of Shibdon Bank at 12.45pm on Tuesday, January 26. The man has been named as William Raine, 83, of Bircham Drive, Blaydon Gateshead. Enquiries […]
BREAKING: Walkers ‘stranded’ on Roker Pier are rescued
Six people have been rescued by Sunderland Coastguards after the group got ‘stranded’ on Roker Pier due to high tides. No one is injured. The incident happened at about 2pm this afternoon. According to a SR News source the walkers were removed from the Pier through an internal underground tunnel […]
Two North East councils among 48 in UK to get £5m cash to stop rogue landlords
Newcastle and Middlesbrough councils are among 48 councils across the UK to receive a £5m cash boost to tackle rogue landlords in their area, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis announced today. Forty eight councils will share the funding so they can take on the irresponsible landlords that force tenants to live […]
New £26.5m investment to secure 300 jobs at Nissan Sunderland
Nissan have announced a vote of confidence in European manufacturing by awarding production of future generation electric vehicle (EV) batteries to the company’s manufacturing facility in Sunderland. Representing a £26.5m investment, this commitment will safeguard 300 highly-skilled jobs in manufacturing, maintenance and engineering at Nissan’s advanced lithium-ion battery plant in […]
Sunderland keeper Pantilimon joins Watford
Very first of its kind FabLab in Sunderland invites Wearsiders to 3D printing class tomorrow
Wearsiders are invited to a 3D print course tomorrow at the FabLab Sunderland, which is on the corner by the new Premier Inn, on the Silksworth Row. SR News reporter Violeta Gorcheva (@mslettygn) has taken on a challenge to see how “3D printable” she is and got a plastic twin […]
Software predicts impact of 10 kiloton bomb device if detonated in Newcastle
Nukemap is an online computer programme which allows people to get an estimation of what would happen to a city if it was struck by a bomb device. It was created by American nuclear historian Alex Wellerstein and gives an idea of what damages different bomb devices can cause to a city. However: “Modelling casualties […]
UNISON Northern Region to protest against student nurse bursary axe
UNISON Northern Region are organising a rally at Grey’s Monument, Newcastle on Saturday (January 9) to support the NHS Bursary ahead of a Parliamentary debate on the issue on January 11. The Government plans, announced as part of the Chancellor’s Autumn Spending Review, is believed to force nurses into debt […]