By Grace Crowley The University of Sunderland continues to lead the way in offering the highest level nursing programmes after being nominated for two prestigious national awards. The University has been shortlisted at this year’s Student Nursing Times Awards for Nurse Education provider of the Year (Pre-reg) and for Partnership of […]
by Fatima Rokib, Niamh Lynch and Anna Parker A freedom of information request sent to the UK Driving Standards Agency has found a staggering number of people are still using handheld devices while driving. SR News has received information from the UK Driving Standards Agency concerning the endorsements, offences and […]
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 – […]
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 […]
Two men who stabbed a man while repeatedly beating him with a dog-chain were convicted at Newcastle Crown Court on Friday, February 8, 2019. Kyle Dixon, 23 and Mark Roberts, 31, left their victim hospitalised as a result of the brutal assault on Hylton Road, Sunderland in August 2018. The pair […]
By Daisy Aitchison A man who prompted a police pursuit around Sunderland on Christmas Day has been jailed after pleading guilty to a string of driving offenses. Dylan Robinson, 25, was pursued after refusing to stop for police in the early evening of Christmas Day. After a prolonged chase, the […]
By Daisy Aitchison The hugely popular Spectacular Science Show, presented by Mark Thompson, is heading to The Customs House in South Shields later this month. Mark is well known for his work as the presenter of the Royal Television Society Award-nominated show, BBC Stargazing Live. He’s now touring the country […]
By Daisy Aitchison On Saturday, February 9, response officers from Northumbria Police got a shock when they found a cannabis farm in a loft after escorting a drunk woman home. Police initially responded to a call from a member of the public concerned for the welfare of a woman in […]
By Isobel Marriner Brexit. It’s a word that we Brits are sick of hearing. It’s flooding our news channels and taking over our minds and, believe it or not, it’s almost three years since the UK voted to leave the European Union. Now, in 2019, we are finally set to […]
Over half of councils containing a Premier League football club do not have ANY free-to-use football pitches, an investigation by Connor Benns, Rory Drake and Dom Walker can reveal. A series of Freedom of Information requests (FOIs) were lodged to every council containing a Premier League team to find the […]