Crowdfunding is being used to help reveal a mystery of early Christianity in Britain that has lasted for more than 1,000 years. A major exploratory dig will take place on Lindisfarne, off the Northumberland coast, to find the first monastery where the world famous Lindisfarne Gospels were created and where […]
SR News has been shortlisted by Student Publication Association (SPA) to compete against another 13 publications for a national award. The award category is for the Best Website, which will recognise the best overall website and take into account design, production, content, overall impact and user […]
Schools have been closed, flights delayed and commuters are facing icy road conditions after heavy snowfall in the north of England. Regions surrounding North Yorkshire and the Humber have been blanketed overnight, with as much as 10cm of snow reported on high ground. The Met Office have issued yellow weather […]
Ex England footballer Adam Johnson may be locked up in a top-security prison with notorious child killers Ian Huntley and Levi Bellfield. One of the country’s toughest jails, HMP Frankland in Durham houses 808 category A and B prisoners serving four years or more, and would be near the sacked […]
Virgin Trains has celebrated its first anniversary on the East Coast. The train operator began operating services on the East Coast Main Line on March 1, 2015, serving key UK cities including London, Leeds, York, Newcastle and some of the main Scottish cities. Existing train stock has been given a […]
By Hannah Banks and Alisha Blunt School children across Sunderland have been recreating one of history’s most influential books. Pupils at Dame Dorothy Primary School, St Peters, were among some of the hundreds of children to write and illustrate a page from The Codex Amiatinus – one of the first […]
The Bodyguard has returned to the North East at the Sunderland Empire Theatre this March for a limited time only. Producers Michael Harrison and David Ian are thrilled to announce that Zoe Birkett will take on the lead role of Rachel Marron in Thea Rock’s sensational musical. Zoe Birkett said: […]
A victim of online abuse has welcomed new guidelines for the prosecution of internet “trolls”. University of Sunderland student Stephen Brunton said he faced false accusations online six years ago and now welcomes the latest move to convict offenders. New guidelines from the CPS mean online abusers could be prosecuted […]
Adam Johnson’s victim will want to know why the footballer was allowed “back on to the pitch”, the detective who led the investigation into his child sex offending has said. Pressure was mounting on the Sunderland AFC hierarchy to explain when they became aware of the full extent of Johnson’s […]
Adam Johnson had it all, a dream job, more money than he could ever spend and a loving family. Now he is facing a lengthy jail term for his crimes against a 15 year-old girl. After breaking into the Middlesborough team at the age of 16, he was tipped to […]