A café that is ran by volunteers from the church and local community provides hot meals and the opportunity to meet new people for those hardest hit by austerity in Byker, Newcastle. The Cross Café based at St Michaels Church in Byker is open three days a week, providing healthy […]
Sunderland’s WWII hero Ted Hold, 96, is set to receive France’s highest honour, the Legion d’Honneur. The award has been presented to British WWII veterans who participated in the D-Day landings to commemorate the part they played in France’s liberation from Nazi control. Ted served in the 6th Airborne Division as a signaller and was […]
The Student Publications Association (SPA) held their annual awards ceremony and conference last night (Saturday May 6) and three of our reporters were lucky enough to attend the event. Formed in 2012 at the University of Southampton, SPA is the largest student media association which celebrates and awards journalism students […]
Ahead of the snap general election on June 8, SRNews headed to the city centre to asses how the people of Sunderland plan to use their vote and how they’re feeling about Brexit For more information on the general election visit: https://www.yourvotematters.co.uk/elections-in-2017/uk-general-election-2017
An investigation is underway after a fire at a pub in Seaham. The fire broke at Bar Avenue pub in the early hours of Thursday May 4. Firefighters spent hours trying to extinguish the blaze. Residents told SRNews that it began at 1am and was put out by 4am. Paul Wildon, […]
A Sunderland hair salon has shown it’s a cut and colour above the rest after making it through to the grand final of a prestigious hairdressing competition. City centre hair salon, Frances Marshall, beat a host of other North East competitors in Leeds to win the L’Oreal Colour Trophy Star award […]
Players, fans and volunteers of South Shields FC are gathering at Mariners Park today ahead of the FA Vase Final. South Shields won 6-1 on aggregate against Coleshill Town to secure their place at Wembley where they will face Cleethorpes United on May 21. South Shields FC have already won […]
The North East Autism Society’s obstacle course ‘Sunderland Scramble’ returns to Herrington Park this month. The race known as ‘Sunderland Scramble’ will take place on Saturday May 20 at Herrington Country Park for a second year running to raise money for the North East Autism Society projects. The ‘Sunderland […]
It has been announced by Buckingham Palace today (May 4) that Prince Philip will be stepping down from all public engagements in the North East and the rest of the country. Prince Philip, who is officially known as the Duke of Edinburgh, will cease to attend these engagements from autumn […]
A South Tyneside blogger has starred in a short film for BBC Three’s Skin Deep campaign talking about her facial disfigurement. Blogger Katie Meehan was born with a medical condition known as cystic hygroma. The condition caused cysts on Katie’s face, which left her facing many hospital trips and missing school. […]