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 […]
Cyclists in the north east are gearing up for the annual Foundation of Light Cycle Challenge from Poland to Prague next month. The registered charity of Sunderland AFC is hosting their sixth Cycle Challenge where riders will travel a total of 305 miles while climbing 16,500 feet from Wroclaw, Poland, […]
There were 345 reports across Sunderland’s top 10 fly-tipping hotspots, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. Cleveland Road in Barnes was top of the list with 53 incidents reported. “It’s a real surprise,” said Linda Davies of Expressos Coffee, Barnes: “The street is a nice place and mostly just houses. […]
Seaham man, Brian West, spoke to SRNews about living with Multiple Sclerosis in hopes of raising awareness. Brian has been living with multiple sclerosis (MS) since 2010. He says there is a growing need to raise awareness of the disease. Its not a disability that is clearly visible as most people with MS seem to be […]
A family have launched a campaign to bring their husband and father, John Lindsay, home after an epileptic seizure has left him stuck in a care home. Last August the life of John and that of his family was changed after he suffered the seizure at his home in Silksworth after a family […]
A tea room in the city centre of Sunderland has announced it will be closing. The Elephant Tea Rooms, based on High Street West, will be shutting its doors to the public. On a post on their Facebook page, they said: “Due to very unfortunate and unforeseen circumstances we have […]
Work is set to begin to repair Roker pier and lighthouse after it was damaged by severe weather conditions last November. Sunderland City Council closed the pier after gale force winds and waves that were as high as the lighthouse itself. More than 100 metres of railings and the […]
‘A night for Bradley’ took place at The Point in Sunderland on April 29 to help raise vital funds for Bradley Lowery and his fight against neuroblastoma. The night was a fun-filled event with magicians, tombola and even the X Factor’s ‘He Knows She Knows’ as headline act. Adele Pallas, Deana […]
After it was revealed councils could introduce fines of up to £80 for feeding seagulls food – from the classic broken up bread to pizza crusts and leftover fish and chips. The fine has been suggested due to the ever increasing number of seagulls in the area and because the […]
SRNews attended Siglion’s Sunderland City Half Marathon on May 7 which was hailed as a resounding success. Over 4000 people have took part in the 3K, 10K and half marathon races in Siglion’s Run Sunderland event at Sunderland’s Keel Square on May 7. Sunderland welcomed athletes Paula Radcliffe and Alyson Dixon who took […]