Online entries for the annual Penshaw Bowl, which takes place on Thursday April 18, are still open. The Bowl, which takes place at Herrington Country Park between 12 and 4pm, includes a traditional free egg rolling contest for children aged nine and under in the Amphitheatre. All the children taking […]
Ongoing roadworks on Sunderland’s North Bridge Street are causing problems for local pedestrians. With pedestrian crossings switched off, certain pathways closed due to the placement of machinery and the replacement of island crossings underway, pedestrians are struggling to make their way around the roadworks. SR News spoke to local residents […]
Sunderland City Council has introduced smokefree scheme in all city parks across Sunderland. The scheme has the support of local people with 70 per cent approval rate of the scheme in a survey carried out by Sunderland City Council during the planning. Gillian Gibson, director of public health at Sunderland […]
April 1 to April 7 has been Autism Awareness Week and the region has aimed to bring more awareness to autism and the struggles faced by autistic people. Landmarks such as Penshaw Momument have turned gold in support of The North East Autism Society’s Going for Gold Campaign. Meanwhile, the […]
A free Easter event was held at Barnes Park, Sunderland, by the City Life Church on Friday, April 5. Volunteers provided goody bags and Easter eggs for families and children at the one-time event. See more in the video below:
Kevin Maguire, visiting professor of the University of Sunderland, has blasted former Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby for a recent tweet criticising the city of Sunderland. Maguire, an associate editor at The Daily Mirror, said: “I appreciate she feels the need to say daft things to generate headlines but rubbishing […]
Former health café Bojangles located on Sea Road, Fulwell is to re-open as Sunderland’s first Micro Bar. Although some objections, the plans were set and accepted by the council on March 27. A Micro Bar is defined as a ‘small free house which serves cask ales, promotes conversation, and shuns […]
An online petition calling for tougher knife crime sentences was debated in Parliament after it received 106,884 signatures, with almost 10,000 signatures coming from the North East. The petition requested that people who are found with a knife are sentenced to 10 years and those found using a knife receive […]
Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life is set to return to the North East in June with events taking place in Sunderland, Newcastle and Gateshead. The fundraising event aims to collect as much as possible for the charity Cancer Research UK, and has changed its methods of fundraising in the […]
The Leave means Leave march set off from Sunderland to Hartlepool on the first leg of the 200-mile route hosted by Nigel Farage. Pro-brexit marchers walked the 18.5 mile route to Hartlepool, which then continued down the country for 14 days. The march finished in Parliament Square on the 29 […]