Police are appealing for information after a 56-year-old woman was assaulted in South Shields. The woman was approached by a group of youths who asked her for a cigarette and to buy alcohol for them. The woman refused and was pushed to the ground. She suffered minor injuries as a […]
One of Britain’s longest serving male newsreaders will be debating the pressures facing an independent media as part of the University of Sunderland’s Public Lecture Series 2015/16. ITV’s news correspondent Alastair Stewart OBE will give his talk on Tuesday, January 26, from 6pm, in Murray Library, City Campus. The lecture: […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 17-year-old teenager was struck by a vehicle in Sunderland. The incident happened between 2am and 2.30am on Friday, January 1, on wasteland between Kingsway Road and Ravenswood Square. The 17-year-old suffered serious injuries as a result of the incident and police are continuing […]
SR News have found wooden structures, reminding Indian tipis, on Sunderland’s Roker beach this morning. We contacted the Sunderland City Council to find out why, when and by whom the structure were built. However, a spokesperson for the Council said that it must have been artistic members of the public […]
A note which appeared to be left by the Northumberland County Council, threatening to “humanely destroy” horses (pictured), has actually been put up by a “private landowner” – not by the Northumberland County Council – SR News understands. A picture of the note emerged on social media, Twitter and Facebook, […]
A video posted by SRNews (@srnews) on Jan 5, 2016 at 1:31am PST Wearsiders are being advised to take extra care on beaches and the promenade at Sunderland’s seafront with high winds and large waves expected due to the stormy weather. Although a flood alert for the River Wear Estuary […]
Police are appealing for help to trace a man following an assault in Newcastle city centre. It happened at 4pm on Friday, November 27, outside of the Junction bar, in Haymarket, the man was approached by another man and hit over the head with a pint glass suffering injuries. Police […]
Police are reminding the public to remain vigilant to the problem of telephone scammers – as fraudsters are continuing to operate. Officers have received three reports of attempted fraud and one of actual fraud – all today (Monday, January 4) – where offenders have purported to be from the Metropolitan […]
PRE-school activities are on track to help children develop a life-long interest in Sunderland museums and heritage. The Railway Rascals is a weekly story, songs and craft session for pre-school children and their carers. The session, led by local artist Sophie Beresford, runs from 1.30pm – 2.30pm on Thursday afternoons […]