TRAVELLING and a worldwide pandemic with many restrictions do not go hand-in-hand. One of the most affected industries during the pandemic has been the travel sector. SR News investigates what impact the pandemic has had on the lives of those whose jobs surround travel, and what role Brexit plays in […]
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Education Devolution: Has Covid-19 affected the quality of learning?
WHEN Covid-19 reached the shores of the United Kingdom, it caused a scramble in every industry. But something that was affected most of all was the education sector. Country-wide, people were beginning to realise they’d have to find a way to teach without face-to-face contact. Thus, a lot of universities […]
What teachers do and nobody knows about it: journey into one of the most deprived areas of the North East
SINCE the beginning of the pandemic we have heard about the struggle of home schooling parents and how difficult is to teach. But what about what teachers did during those days and still do today? SR News reportage from Walker. FOOD parcels delivered door to door. Phone calls to pupils […]
Nursing wounds: A year on Covid’s frontline
ONE of Britain’s Covid heroes shares her story. 2020 had an immeasurable impact on the lives of everyday people in the UK as the nation was told to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives. However, while we were baking banana bread, jumping around the living room […]
Fast food staff tell of abuse at hands of anti-social lockdown customers
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 […]
Visitation in Care Homes a huge relief for families across the North East
PRIME Minister Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown has been a welcome relief for people in care homes as they can now, for the first time since the start of the pandemic, have visits from one other person. One of those finally able to visit a loved one again after […]
Sunderland travel agent says travel will ‘come back bigger than ever’
FOR the past year, Covid-19 has confined the majority of Brits to their homes, as well as cancelling countless events and occasions. However, there is one event that even Covid cannot ruin – the Great British summer holiday. INTERNATIONAL travel, without a reasonable excuse, will not be allowed earlier than […]
UoS expert: pandemic has shown it’s time to junk the junk food system
During the past year of the pandemic, we’ve seen how underlying health problems increase people’s chances of dying from Covid. Two inter-linked factors implicated in these life-threatening problems are social deprivation and poor diet. Here, Dr Matthew Campbell, principal investigator in Human Metabolism at the University of Sunderland’s Faculty of […]
LEAVING LOCKDOWN: LIVE COVERAGE ACROSS THE NORTH EAST
TODAY we were live on Facebook across the North East, and spoke to those running homeless shelters, cafes and businesses who’ve finally reopened this week. You can check out our complete livestream below, or see our individual interviews on our Facebook page.
North East MPs demand more is done about 1 per cent NHS pay rise
MPs in the North East have spoken out about the Government’s recommendation that NHS staff in England should receive a 1 per cent pay increase this year. It comes after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer demanded that MPs should be given a vote on the pay rise in the House […]