Pro-democracy protests that swept Hong Kong since March came to Haymarket over the weekend as part of Stand With Hong Kong’s UK-wide demonstrations in Newcastle, Durham, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and London. Pro-democracy group Newcastle Stands With Hong Kong organised a team of over 30 people dressed in protester gear […]
Crowds gathered to watch as the Christmas lights at South Shields were lit up by East 17 on the most festive event of the year. The South Shields Lights Switch On took place on November 21. BBC Newcastle’s Gilly Hope hosted the event and she was joined by Mayor Councillor […]
On Thursday 12th December, the public will (hopefully) flood to the polling stations in order to exercise their democratic right to vote. However, only around half of those votes will equate directly to the seats filled in parliament. What happens to the other half of the votes? Well, they might […]
If you haven’t already heard, Fenwick’s Window this year is Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. This follows their film themed windows of the past two years, Paddington Bear in 2017 and The Snowman in 2018. Before the big reveal, we asked a few people in the crowd what they […]
It is incredible how many pumpkins are wasted in the wake of Halloween every year in the UK. According to an article 42 per cent of British people buy pumpkins for this holiday and over 18,000 tons of edible pumpkin is thrown away. However, this plant has many nutritious benefits […]
South Shields MP Emma Lewell-Buck has lashed out at the Government for high levels of food insecurity, in both her own constituency of South Shields and in the rest of the United Kingdom. The MP, who has been representing her constituency in Parliament since 2013, said: “We have a lack […]
The spooky season is among us so get your pumpkins out and your Pennywise masks on, SR News are now sharing with you the top 10 best Halloween events within the North East this Halloween. From haunted houses to Halloween arts and crafts, ghost hunts to inflatable parties SR News […]
The North East has its first zero waste shop which was opened in the metro station of Tynemouth. An artist and plastic activist Jackie Sewell, 54, decided to open Buy the Kilo after she made an exhibition in 2017 called ‘642’ where she took a picture of every single plastic that […]
Giant tentacles and enormous eyeballs have heralded the launch of the North East’s biggest Halloween celebration. Sunderland’s Lights Out festivities begin on October 25, marking a packed programme of entertainment across the city for both adults and children. And at the heart of the event are giant tentacles which can […]
£437 has been raised for Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen during a charity gig at Independent Sunderland last weekend. The show took place Saturday October 19 with three local Sunderland artists playing cover sets of famous bands to […]