William Tillyer’s exhibition, called The Sunderland Sky Dishes, is being facilitated by glass artist James Maskrey at the National Glass Centre tomorrow. The free exhibition is on display in the Long Gallery from 10am-5pm tomorrow, Monday February 10th. Influenced by the North Yorkshire landscapes, Tillyer works with watercolours, oils, printmaking and […]
Police will be visiting businesses in Sunderland to offer advice about security measures after a series of break-ins. Officers have received four reports of overnight burglaries at hairdressers and barbers in the city since the start of the year. The warning also comes as the Northumbria Police campaign Operation Soundwave […]
Holmeside Writers began on Wednesday, February 5, with 11 eager attendees ready for a session of creative writing. The new writing club is based at Holmeside Coffee, ground floor of Independent, and will run monthly, allowing all forms of writers to socialise and collaborate and to critique their written work. […]
Northumbria Police are talking to 80 women who may have information vital to the Operation Sanctuary investigation. The police say that these women are not necessarily victims but they may have information that can help in the investigation of a series of alleged sexual offences. Thirty people – 28 men and two […]
Sunderland City Library and Arts Centre is to close temporarily as it undergoes a £500,000 refurbishment later this month. The refurbishment will include tablet computers, e-readers, a new computer suite and free Wi-Fi throughout the building, giving library users access to state-of-the-art technology. It is also to get twelve new […]
By Joe Pennington and Ben Park Sunderland pub owners are happy with the Prime Minister’s rethink call on extending pub opening hours for England’s World Cup against Italy in June. PM David Cameron overruled a Home Office refusal on allowing pubs to remain open long enough facilitate coverage of the […]
SR News asked Sunderland University students and health specialists about their views on the Neknomination craze after it made its way through the city’s students. Neknomination is a drinking game where people are nominated by friends to drink a pint made up with a mix of alcoholic drinks. A nominee […]
Sunderland City Council has announced plans to make further changes to front-line services. In a statement released ahead of Wednesday’s cabinet budget meeting, Cabinet Secretary Councillor Mel Speding said that a funding gap of £35 million means changes to front-line services will be “unavoidable”. But he also announced that the […]
Northumbria Police are appealing for information after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted by a man on a bike in Houghton, yesterday. The 18-year-old was walking along the street at 12.50pm, when she was approached by a man who was riding a bike. He then sexually assaulted her before cycling […]
Sunderland’s Sweet Home Alabama shop is to celebrate its ninth birthday on Saturday, February 8. The shop is a family run business founded by husband and wife Martin and Joan O’Neill. Their next aim is to reach the shop’s 10th anniversary by fighting the recession. Mrs O’Neil said: “Since Primark […]