As the weather gets colder and the clothes get warmer, is there anything better than a good Sunday Roast? As the answer is ‘there isn’t’, SRNews is here to help you solve the old millennial riddle: “Where should we go for food?”. So, instead of going on TripAdvisor, you can […]
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8 dishes you won’t see outside of the North East
It is near impossible to find a North-Easterner who isn’t obsessed with food and while not particularly renowned for the finest culinary heritage, the North-East is home to some mouth-watering unique dishes. There are recipes out there scattered across the North that’ll make you feel like Oliver Twist asking for […]
The 8 Best Nerdy locations in the North East
The North East, like all regions, is full of many different tastes, interests and vices – and those of a rather more geeky persuasion need diversions as all of us do to satisfy their pursuits. Nerdier folks can while away the hours in our region through many outlets, whether they […]
Residents of Gateshead cry blue following bin arson
ALLERDENE and Beacon Lough residents have made desperate calls for more police presence after multiple cases of arson plagued their estates. The two areas were recently hit with a string of bin fires and youth disorder, as fire crews were even attacked while tending to the incidents. Gateshead Council has […]
Gateshead Metrocentre offers bags of support to Newcastle anti-trafficking support charity
Gateshead’s intu Metrocentre has offered bags of support to a Newcastle anti-trafficking support charity. The centre, home to more than 370 stores, provided Newcastle Soroptimists with New Start Bags for girls and women in the North East who have been trafficked. The volunteering group, which is affiliated to The United Nations, is […]
Gateshead summer festival set to return to Saltwell Park
Britain’s ‘most inclusive festival’ is set to return to Saltwell Park at the end of this month. Now in it’s eighth year, Gateshead’s Chase Park Festival provides disabled people with the opportunity to be involved in an activity that most people take for granted. The idea behind the event came […]
Sunderland to hold vigil for victims of Manchester attack
The city of Sunderland will be holding a vigil tonight for victims of the Manchester attack. Four of the victims are from the North East: Chloe Rutherford, 17, and Liam Curry, 19, from South Shields as well as Philip Tron, 32, and Courtney Boyle, 19 from Gateshead. The “peace” vigil […]
Manchester Attack: Four people from North East still missing
Following the suspected terror attack in Manchester Arena on the evening of May 22 four people from the North East are still reported missing. The four people, Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry from South Shields and Philip Tron and Courtney Boyle from Gateshead, still have not made contact with their families following the […]
Gateshead family to carry on with #CardsforDom birthday celebrations despite threat of son going blind
A family from Gateshead are to carry on with their son’s 21st birthday celebrations despite the threat of him becoming blind. The Skeen-Dodgson family, who live in Rowlands Gill, were faced with the setback on Tuesday after receiving the news that family member, Dominic Skeen had two bleeds in his […]
Seaham Dad calls for change to festival attendance age after daughters death
A Seaham dad has started a petition to raise the festival attendance age after his daughter, 17 year-old Megan Bell, died when attending music festival T in the Park last summer. Chris Bell, 45, who is self-employed, began the petition to raise the age limit for festivals throughout the UK […]