It is time to wrap up warm as Sunderland’s spectacular frost village, including a traditional Christmas market, real ice rink and fun fair, is back for the third year running. The launch night, which was held on December 4, saw performances from professional ice skaters Lisa Brewin and Gary Beacom, […]
Wearsiders were disappointed to discover that Sunderland will not become the UK City of Culture in 2021 after the results were announced live on BBC’s The One Show. The arts and culture minister, John Glen, revealed Coventry as the winner on Thursday night, leaving Sunderland, Swansea, Paisley and Stoke-on-Trent in runner-up positions. […]
Since the Head of Steam took over The Cluny in 2002, this riverside music venue has seen many an up-and-coming artist grace its stage and many a legend live on the Tyne. Formerly an Old Flaxen spinning Mill, and considered Newcastle’s best live music venue (in 2009 anyway), it has […]
People in Sunderland have signed up to slide over a zip line from the roof of the Stadium of Light, over the River Wear to raise funds in aid of North East charity Foundation of Light. The event, which is taking place on Sunday, October 8, has seen participants sliding […]
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The Mandela effect theory has been the talk of lots of young people on social media recently. The popular phenomenon refers to a large group of people remembering some things that never really happened or remembering them incorrectly. The theory first started taking action in 2010 when blogger and author, Fiona […]
A yoga teacher from Cleadon says that schools should adopt meditation and yoga techniques to increase children’s emotional well-being. Nadia McSheffrey, Founder of The Tranquil Treehouse works with school children and staff to develop and nurture pupils emotionally, mentally and physically. She said: “It has been a huge revelation for […]
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, SRNews spoke to five of Sunderland’s young people about their experiences with depression According to WHO, more than 300 million people are now living with depression. They added that depression is now the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds. Watch:
It is estimated that 31% of adults in the North East suffer from mental health disorders, but resources are available to help with such issues. Lanchester and Burnhope Church is offering monthly meditation sessions, with the help of its Reverend at 7pm on the third Tuesday of every month to […]
Hundreds of Nintendo Switch devices are affected, but customers might not get refund. The Switch is the sixth console from Nintendo, and only six days into its launch customers are already complaining about dead pixels and software crashes. The £280 device went on sale last Friday and reportedly sold more […]