A woman from South Shields is hosting a charity football match for Sunderland AFC fan, Bradley Lowery. Jessica Benet, 19, is encouraging people to put on their boots and raise money for the youngster. Bradley has captured the hearts of thousands in the region, inspiring many to set up events like […]
Hundreds of people from Sunderland came together in solidarity last night (May 25) to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the Manchester Arena attack. A vigil was held in Keel Square to remember those involved in the incident which devastated the city of Manchester on Monday, […]
The UK’s terror threat level has been raised to “critical” meaning “a further attack may be imminent”, according to the Prime Minister Theresa May. In the aftermath, nearly 1,000 soldiers have now been deployed across key UK sites to protect the public. This comes after investigators are unable to rule out if […]
A ‘Peace and Unity’ vigil was held at Newcastle’s Grey’s Monument to pay tribute to those who have been affected by the Manchester Arena bombing. Organised by Labour councillor Dipu Ahad, the vigil remembers those who have lost their lives or been injured by the suicide attack at the Ariana Grande […]
Police are currently dealing with a man on a roof of Gateshead College. Officers received a report at 1pm that the man was on the roof of the car park of the college. Access to the area is blocked to allow police deal with the incident safely. Police are advising any members […]
The Northumberland Club in Newcastle plays host to the North East Visually Impaired Tennis Championships this weekend. The event has been organised by Graeme Manwell, Chairman of the North East Visually Impaired Tennis Club (NEVITC). “It’s life changing for some players and an important social activity as well,” said Manwell. […]
Get your glow stick at the ready and take part in a Saturday night like no other as Clubbercise takes over Flares dance floor on May 13. Radio Lollipop worker, Louise Sharp and fitness instructor, Melanie James are hosting a charity event like no other to raise money for the […]
A Newcastle housing union is encouraging the region’s vulnerable adults to vote in the 2017 general election. The ACORN group support individuals and campaign for renters in the UK. They group knew they had to help vulnerable North East adults to register to vote when Theresa May announced that a […]
A London Metropolitan University student has travelled back home to the North East to experience homelessness for a documentary. Appropriately named, Tyne Elizabeth Stewart, originally from a small town in Northumberland, left the cosmopolitan life of the UK’s capital to sleep in the city centre of Newcastle for three nights to gain an […]
Using research from www.police.uk, SR News has found that the main campus at the University of Sunderland has the lowest crime rate of any university in Tyne and Wear. Sunderland had a total of 48 arrests on campus in 2016. Northumbria had the second highest crime rate with 160 arrests […]