York St. John 5-0 Sunderland There was a fresh look to the Sunderland team with numerous new additions added over the summer. However, the new look team struggled against an organised St. Johns side. York dominated the possession from the off and had a lot of joy down the right […]
Poor weather failed to dampen the spirits at the iconic Sunderland Airshow this summer. Here we look back at some of the highlights of the event – the biggest free airshow in Europe. Up, up and away! [wzslider info=”true” lightbox=”true”] The Red Arrows sketch smoke trails in the sky. Credit to […]
“We are a theatre company that aims to change the world one play at a time”. This is what Catrina McHugh from Open Clasp Theatre Company hopes to achieve. Rattle Snake is a epic tale based on real life stories of women who have faced and survived coercive controlling domestic […]
Sunderland has proudly reached its second stage bid to win the prestigious title in 2021 with plenty of hope today (Friday, September 29). The £107m City of Culture bid has been submitted by Sunderland 2021 and will be considered alongside others from Coventry, Paisley, Swansea and Stoke before a winner is announced in Hull – […]
The Big Pink Dress charity star, Colin Burgin-Plews, has said “I will” to being bridesmaid at a Durham woman’s wedding. Mr Burgin-Plews will become a Big Pink Bridesmaid at friend Heather Laurence’s ceremony, where she will tie the knot with fiancé Peter, less than two weeks after the pair completed the […]
World-renowned DJ Basshunter made his debut in Sunderland at this year’s Freshers Week at the city’s nightclub The Point. SR News’ Will Downing went along before the Swedish singer’s set to interview him. Listen to the interview below:
A North East MP has asked for the government to help her local council build new houses. Liz Twist, representative of Blaydon, Gateshead, spoke out in the House of Commons during a debate about local housing needs. In her speech she questioned constraints owing to the value of land and the […]
Tom Zanetti – DJ Set Newcastle University, Saturday 28 October 2017 When a world famous DJ meets the northeast how will he do? Get along to Newcastle University and find out for yourself. Tom Zanetti has performed in front of thousands of crazed fans all over the world. From the […]
BBC Newcastle has announced a team of journalists will be based in Sunderland for the first time since 2011, thanks to a partnership with the University of Sunderland’s School of Media and Communications. Housed on the top floor of the David Puttnam Media Centre, the BBC team will use the University’s MediaHub, which […]
James Longman, who graduated with a degree in Media and Communication in 1998, received the accolade at the Emmy Awards which took place in LA last weekend (9-10 September 2017). James relocated to LA to work on the American late-night talk show in December 2015 and was honoured last year […]