Over two hundred children from across the North East made their way to the Washington Wetland Centre for some winter fun at the 2019 Puddle Jumping Championship. The annual event, which ran from February 18-27, 2019, featured various activities such as welly hanging, hurdle crossing and ceramic boot decorating among […]
Sunderland City Council are set to contribute £50,000 to the staging of a Spice Girls concert due to take place at the Stadium of Light in June. The figure, which came to light during the council’s budget setting meeting on 25 February, attracted criticism from both Conservative and Liberal Democrat […]
The North East Chamber of Commerce warns businesses in the North East are “stalling investment” due to uncertainty around Brexit and this is “suffocating regional growth”. The BBC found that nationally, one third of businesses are considering moving some operations abroad as a result of our exit from the European […]
After the release of the new film Stan and Ollie, a Laurel and Hardy fan club has revived in Sunderland after being previously popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The last meeting, held on Tuesday, February 12 at the Boars Head in Sunderland, was a huge success and saw a turn-out […]
by Mariam Khattab, Lucy Hope, Katie Baggott, Georgina Earley and Charlotte Price Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a 13 per cent increase in rough sleepers in the North East, with more than 2,200 people suffering from homelessness across the region. The statistics were backed by a report from Shelter – […]
Durham County Football Association has described the work on Sunderland’s new £18m football hubs as “win-win for everyone” in the city. Pictured: Leader of Sunderland City Council Cllr Graeme Miller (right) with Active Sunderland Development Officer Simon Wardle (left), Esh Build Divisional Director Paul Redman (2nd from left) and Esh […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tourists visiting the UK from Europe is at its highest in five years, but how will Brexit impact the tourism industry in the North East? SR News has been investigating. Brexit has left us with many uncertainties around what will happen once we depart the EU on March 29, 2019; […]
Northumbria police commended the quick-thinking of a Wearside resident after an attempted burglary was caught on camera. Gary Daglish, the would-be burglar, was seen loitering around the Rainton Meadows estate near Houghton-le-spring in the early hours of July 10, 2018. He had attempted to break into someone’s house armed with […]