by Katie Hall Lawson, whose hits include Juliet, Taking Over Me and Brokenhearted will be headlining at the Retail and Style Awards that are taking place at the Bridges Shopping centre on April 23. The event is organised by Sun FM and Bridges and is supported by Sunderland BID. […]
The Flying Scotsman is running again as shown in these incredibly stunning photos. The world famous locomotive the Flying Scotsman is travelling along the East Coast Main line from London’s King Cross to York today after a decade long renovation that coast £4.2m. The train departed King’s Cross Station at 7:40am […]
Sunderland bus drivers have raised more than £1,000 for two charities in their annual Christmas fundraising campaign. Stagecoach drivers swapped their uniforms for festive costumes to raise funds for St Benedict’s Hospice and Sunderland Cardiac Support Group (SCSG). As much as £981 was collected thanks to Wearsiders and with a […]
There is a shade of red for every person and an emotion for every shade of red. If you want to stand out and make a statement, you wear red. It’s also a colour of confidence, which is what new luxury brand Always Wear Red bases itself on. Launched on […]
A trampoline park has been set up in the city of Sunderland. Gravity Force, which opened on Saturday, February 20, is based in the Sunrise Enterprise Park, on Ferryboat Lane, in Sunderland. The park features a main court that includes over 60 interconnected trampolines of all shapes and sizes, blocks, boxes and […]
LGBT History Month began on February 1 and last weekend saw the second annual festival taking place at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum. Newcastle and Sunderland have been chosen as the hub for this year’s event, which is the first for the North East. CEO of Schools OUT UK Tony Fenwick said: […]
Thursday 3 March is annual World Book Day and UK registered charity Book Aid for Africa (BAFA) are looking for volunteers to help raise funds during the week of the event. The charity’s aim is to raise funds to aid more book shipments to countries across Africa who have requested […]
Daughter of ex Sunderland striker Gary Bennett has spoken to SR News exclusively to tell how she feels about her Brit award nomination. Janée Bennett, known in the industry as Jin Jin, is the song writer behind Jess Glynne’s hit single Hold My Hand. She has been nominated for Best British Single at […]
A new dementia campaign has seen support from more than 160 MPs including Sharon Hodgson MP for Washington and Sunderland West. Sharon Hodgson has joined other MPs to launch of Alzheimer’s Society’s new campaign Fix Dementia Care. The campaign calls for improvements in hospital care for people living with dementia. MPs gathered in Westminster […]
St Pauls church hall on fire this morning #winlaton #gateshead pic.twitter.com/mDZY86wORa — music4eva (@jen_fullen) February 23, 2016 Firefighters have put out a blaze at St Paul’s church hall in Winlaton, Gateshead. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service received a call at 5:30am this morning (Tuesday, February 23) regarding a […]