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Special Report: Homelessness in the North East
SRNews reporter Samantha Spowart looks at the issue of homelessness in the North East with a series of in depth and interactive investigative features on the subject. https://social.shorthand.com/SamSpowart_/3gKT2Pjkhc/no-need-to-beg https://social.shorthand.com/SamSpowart_/3g6rjMvh9qY/if-you-leave-ill-kill-you-and-ill-kill-the-children https://social.shorthand.com/SamSpowart_/nyf6AXh9hY/a-place-to-call-home https://social.shorthand.com/SamSpowart_/3gTkNAU9Ec/going-round-in-circles https://social.shorthand.com/SamSpowart_/uyTLk9wUSEf/leaving-care-behind
Government considers Sunderland’s new Wear Crossing as ‘national priority’
by Veronica Harding and Masuma Begum The Government has branded the new Wear Crossing bridge, which will be built over the River Wear, as a ‘national priority’. The bridge, which is one of the many building priorities that will receive a share of £100bn invested by the Government, will be […]
‘Earlier diagnosis needed’ to help families of children on Autism spectrum
Families of children with Autism are “struggling” because they are not being diagnosed early enough, experts have said. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are being delayed in getting access to specialist care because they are not being diagnosed in a timely fashion, researchers from Newcastle University found. Experts said […]
Wearside’s water bills to increase
By Alisha Blunt Water bills on Wearside are to rise by 1.8 per cent from April, it has been found. Compared to last year’s 13p a week charge for Northumbrian water and sewerage services, it has now increased to an average of £1 per day. Water charges vary from household to […]
12 words every Southerner needs to know to get on with Northerners from Tyne and Wear
This ‘beginner’s guide’ is for any Southerner who plans to visit the Tyne and Wear. It includes everything you will need to know to safely negotiate your way through a conversation with the Tyne- and Wearsiders. This list, below, presents the most popular words in Newcastle, the home of the […]
WATCH: Friends of Sunderland’s Museums welcome talk on Art Deco architecture
Video and words: Pamela Bilalova, Stela Taneva, Eugenija Steponkuté and Alisha Rose Jackson The Friends of Sunderland Museums (FOSUMS) have welcomed Dr Michael Johnson for a special talk in Sunderland Museum. An audience of more than 80 people attended his talk on Art Deco Buildings in Sunderland and the city’s […]
A Derby Day in the Life of Sunderland Borough bartender
By Charlie Turnbull The Borough pub in Sunderland city centre is one of the top drinking spots in Sunderland on Derby Day. However, the pub is only one of few pubs that do not actually show the game. But this does not mean it is not busy. Russell Field, a […]
Washington Wetland Centre welcome new-born Asian otter cubs
By Yolanda Branch and Beth King The Washington Wetland Centre has welcomed new-born quadruplet Asian short-clawed otter cubs. The new arrivals were born on March 3 to Mimi and Musa, the Wetlands most popular otter pair. The new-borns join their sister of 10 months, Squeak, who was born last May. […]
