St Patrick’s Day is one of the most popular holidays across the world. However, to those without direct Irish links, its cultural significance can often be lost behind the partying. For the members of Newcastle’s Tyneside Irish Centre, the day means much more than that. See video:
Talented artists from across the North East will have work showcased by Museums Northumberland as part of its new exhibition at Woodhorn Museum. Into the Woods, which follows the success of Woodhorn Museum’s inaugural open art exhibition ‘Open: Ocean’ in 2018, is an incredible opportunity to view work by […]
UCAS, the UK’s biggest service for applications to higher education, will be holding an exhibition at Newcastle Utilita Arena on April 30. The convention starts from 9.30am on Tuesday and runs until 5pm. The event will give the students greater insight of what’s like to study a certain subject or […]
Sharon Hodgson, Member of Parliament for Washington and Sunderland West and Shadow Minister for Public Health sent a letter to Chris Grayling , Secretary of State for Transport today calling for the Tyne and Wear Metro to be extended to Washington. The letter detailed several reasons for an extension of the Metro […]
Our work experience student, Bethan Baker, looks at Sunderland’s thriving art scene. Due to Sunderland’s repute as the home of the Stadium of Light and the Black Cats, the city is perhaps not seen as synonymous with great art and culture; despite this, in the recent years Sunderland has gained […]
According to Cancer Research UK, one in eight men will be diagnosed with Prostate Cancer at some point in their lives. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK and there is some evidence that being active might help to lower your risk of developing the […]
John Wood, founder of Gateshead based construction company Tolent, announced in January that he will retire following the completion of the company’s current project at the Vaux site in Sunderland. Wood, a civil engineer who founded Tolent in 1983 after leaving his position as contracts manager at Balfour Beatty, said: […]
Sunderland could be the first university in the North East to get an eco-focused internet search engine on campus. University staff member, Matty McKenna, is campaigning to get Ecosia as the default browser on all campus computers, following the lead of universities in Sussex and Exeter. The free browser uses […]
The Sunderland area is home to a number of significant sites in British history. Sunderland Council have posted a map of the 78 “Blue Plaque” sites across the area and SR News has picked 10 sites you should visit: 1 | Wearmouth Bridge The Wearmouth Bridge has two blue plaques. […]
Event organiser Ann Walsh has released details of this year’s fundraising walk at Roker Pier, Sunderland. The event hopes to raise awareness and give cancer sufferers and survivors the support that they need. The ‘March On Cancer’ is a charity event being held on March 24 for Cancer Research UK. […]