THE coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a standstill for the better part of a year, but one area of business which has been able to keep its doors open to the public is the fast food industry. However, frustrated staff in one Sunderland outlet, who have worked tirelessly over […]
The first case of COVID-19 in Sunderland was confirmed a year ago today. The Sunderland resident who tested positive for coronavirus was taken to South Tyneside District Hospital for treatment. At the time just over 320 cases of the virus had been found in the UK. Since then, 20,986 cases […]
YOU better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout and SR News are telling you why… Rebecca the elf is coming to town! REBECCA Corbett, 32, is bringing Christmas straight to your door with her elf telegram service. After losing all of her work this year […]
THERE are few things people love more than their four-legged companions. Humanity has, from time immemorial, strode beside them and they have given us so much to cherish. In the dark times we find ourselves in now, the greatest gift they have given us has become ever more apparent; support. […]
Tyne & Wear Metro trains are being cleaned using a new special disinfectant to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Each train on the system is undergoing a deep clean using the special coronavirus-killing spray, called Zoono Z-71, which kills 99.99% of germs and lasts for 30 days, reducing the risk […]
In April, Her Majesty the Queen said: “We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return”. Very wise words during these unprecedented times that have resonated with the British people. As life has changed so much in the past few months, keeping […]
A pregnancy and baby teacher and new mother have told of the devastating effects the coronavirus has had on them. Linzy Thirlaway, 43, from Wallsend, teaches pregnancy and baby classes. Bump, Baby and Beyond switched to running online classes when the UK went into lockdown, but the lack of human […]
With ill-fitting sunglasses covering his eyes and a beige Lacoste polo shirt with holes in it to make him look like just another bloke, shapeshifter and political advisor, Dominic Cummings, emerges from his house in London (not Durham) to a crowd of journalists. “You should be social distancing”, his first […]
#CoronaDiaries Little did I know taking the car down the wrong road would lead to such a beautiful, scenic walk. On my daily exercise during the lockdown, me and my Mam have been walking through Ousbrough Wood, near High Urpeth in Durham. We found a new walking route while driving […]
A temporary 460 bed NHS Nightingale hospital in Washington has officially been opened by Ant and Dec. The Geordie duo were among a host of local celebrities including Alan Shearer, Brenda Blethyn and Si King who attended the virtual opening ceremony of the hospital at the new Innovation Centre in […]