Police in South Shields have been nominated for a national award after making 70-years-old Margaret Thornton detective for a day. Houghton-born Margaret, who has terminal cancer, saw her long-lasting ambition become a reality in April last year as she cracked the case and became detective for the day – visiting […]
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Revealed: North East universities with most pest control call outs
There’s an old adage that you are never more than 6ft away from a rat, have you ever thought this while living in university accommodation? SR News submitted a freedom of information request to all North East universities to find out how many pest-control callouts there have been over the […]
North East student responds to measures tackling ethnic disparity in university grades
Newcastle University’s Afro-Caribbean society president welcomes new measures introduced by the government to ensure universities are doing everything they can to tackle ethnic disparity in attainment. Kemi Adediran says he is pleased universities will be “held to account” in making sure they are providing an environment in which black and […]
Suzy Lamplugh Trust launch ‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’ report
As part of the National Stalking Awareness week, the Suzy Lamplugh Trust have launched a report into the local response of stalking by statutory agencies like police. This is a follow-up report from two years previously when a similar report was launched. Eight police and crime commissioners have since commissioned […]
Northumbria Police bolster armed officer budgets
Northumbria Police force has boosted its arsenal of armed officers by over 50 per cent in the past 12 months, a spokesperson says. The staff increase coincides with a number of terrorist attacks this year including the Westminster attack, the Manchester Arena bombing, the London Bridge attack and the London Underground […]
Police data reveals decline in North East fatal road collision rates
Fatal road collision rates are declining in the North East, a freedom of information request submitted by SR News – to the region’s police forces – has revealed. The request separated overall deadly road accident rates by command areas: Northumbria, Durham, Darlington, Cleveland and North Yorkshire. From April 2014 to […]
Sunderland has the lowest crime rate of all three Tyne and Wear universities
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 […]
58% of the North East have experienced ‘groping’ at music gigs
A survey in the North East has suggested that “Groping” and sexual assaults are rife as the summer festival season is well underway. In a survey by the North East Magazine, HEAVY, 58% of respondents said they had been groped or sexually touched at a live music gig. The survey […]
Northumbria Police respond to PEEL report
Northumbria Police have released a response to the recent PEEL report. PEEL stands for Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy programme. The evidence collected by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary’s is used to assess the standard of police forces in the area. HMIC has introduced these assessments so that the public […]