HERE’S a round-up of today’s latest news on the coronavirus pandemic from around the UK. Greater Manchester Tier 3 deadline passes – but no announcement BORIS Johnson’s deadline for agreeing a deal with Greater Manchester leaders on tougher coronavirus controls has passed without an official announcement. The Government threatened […]
SINCE the government suggested that those who work within the arts and creative industries should simply retrain to keep working during Covid, there has been uproar amongst the dancing community… …not least because a government advert to convey the message featured a ballerina. Since SR News is based in the […]
EXPERTS at a North East university are proving a lifeline to staff and students after devising an innovative way of supporting them if their children are sent home from school. Since the start of term, many parents have found themselves struggling to keep working in the event of children having […]
SUNDERLAND Culture has been awarded £341,777 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. Sunderland Culture is one of 1,385 cultural and creative organisations across the country who have received some much needed support. £257 million of investment […]
The past few days have seen a storm of controversy around apparent Government ‘contempt’ for the UK’s arts and creative industries (A&CI). First, Chancellor Rishi Sunak provoked anger with comments which, while mis-reported, created the perception that ministers saw careers in A&CI as somehow ‘disposable’. But then came a government […]
COVID-weary folk wanting a break from the current craziness can take a look back at past weird happenings, thanks to a University of Sunderland graduate. Film-maker Rob Kilburn has turned his hand to writing for his latest project, examining strange tales-of-old from across the North East. Folklore, urban legends, […]
SUNDERLAND is a city divided over Kier Starmer’s full-scale national ‘circuit break’ lockdown to try to halt Covid-19. For Wearsiders, the lockdown rules have already had a profound impact on businesses and families, particularly with current lockdown restrictions preventing the mixing of households. However, due to the increase of […]
Sunderland is a city with a rich history and everywhere you look there is a place with a long and beautiful story to tell. Explore the history of eight places in Sunderland, by seeing how they used to look in the past and how they look now.
THE UK had its wettest day on record after Storm Alex hit earlier this month, with enough rain falling to more than fill Loch Ness, the Met Office has said. Data from the national weather service show Saturday October 3, the day after the storm, was the wettest day in […]
PEOPLE in the North East of England must step up to protect the region’s jobs, businesses and health and stop it from being put in Tier 3 of coronavirus restrictions, the North of Tyne Mayor has said. The seven local authorities of Northumberland, Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead, Sunderland […]