SINCE the government suggested that those who work within the arts and creative industries should simply retrain to keep working during Covid, there has been uproar amongst the dancing community… …not least because a government advert to convey the message featured a ballerina. Since SR News is based in the […]
SUNDERLAND is a city divided over Kier Starmer’s full-scale national ‘circuit break’ lockdown to try to halt Covid-19. For Wearsiders, the lockdown rules have already had a profound impact on businesses and families, particularly with current lockdown restrictions preventing the mixing of households. However, due to the increase of […]
Professor Lawrence Bellamy is warning that the damage from Covid could rival that of the 2008/9 global financial crisis. IT could take the country a decade to recover from the long-term change in people’s consumer habits and the economic damage done by the tightening national Covid-19 restrictions, a University of […]
THE leader of Newcastle City Council said it was unlikely any further restrictions will be applied to the north-east of England “for now”. Nick Forbes said on Twitter: “I’m pleased that, for now, it’s unlikely any further restrictions will apply in the North East. “We need a period of stability […]
THE National Glass Centre re-opened today (Monday 28th September) for visitors, after a six-month coronavirus shutdown. A number of safety measurements have been put in place to ensure the building is safe for the public, including numerous viral signs which can be seen when walking around, lots of hand sanitising […]
AS the public heard of the new Covid-19 social restrictions coming into force across the North East, residents in and around Sunderland reacted to the news with a mixture of acceptance and scepticism. Almost two million people in the region will have to live with more restrictions due to a […]
Following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that from Wednesday: “you can play sports, but only with members of your own households,” Sunderland residents heading to local parks may be surprised to find sports some facilities remain locked up. Sunderland council have said facilities such as tennis courts, football pitches, and […]
#The CoronaDiaries IF someone had said on New Year’s Eve that 2020 would entail a global pandemic, I wouldn’t have believed them. Yet here we are, in the midst of isolating at home and social distancing, the world as we know it has changed in lots of ways. […]
#The CoronaDiaries THE Prime Minister announced that non-essential businesses and venues were not allowed to open for trade from March 23 2020, due to the outbreak of Covid-19. This included eating and drinking establishments, assembly and leisure, retail, hotel and non-residential institutions, unless there is a notable exception. […]
Public Transport in Tyne and Wear is set for a major shakeup in light of the social distancing measures brought in to fight the Coronavirus. Go North East, one of Tyne and Wear’s Biggest bus companies has announced that there services are to be scaled back to cope with the […]