The past few days have seen a storm of controversy around apparent Government ‘contempt’ for the UK’s arts and creative industries (A&CI). First, Chancellor Rishi Sunak provoked anger with comments which, while mis-reported, created the perception that ministers saw careers in A&CI as somehow ‘disposable’. But then came a government […]
COVID-weary folk wanting a break from the current craziness can take a look back at past weird happenings, thanks to a University of Sunderland graduate. Film-maker Rob Kilburn has turned his hand to writing for his latest project, examining strange tales-of-old from across the North East. Folklore, urban legends, […]
Sunderland is a city with a rich history and everywhere you look there is a place with a long and beautiful story to tell. Explore the history of eight places in Sunderland, by seeing how they used to look in the past and how they look now.
THE weekend is finally here, and we at SR News want you, our dear readers, to take a break from all the Covid-19 talk and enjoy some of the happier stories and videos from this past week. Communicating cat Yes, you read that right! LadBible shared a wonderful video […]
For many years now, it has been tradition to have Roker seafront lit up with lights through the Autumn. Despite the pandemic, this year is no different. From Friday 9 October, Roker and Seaburn seafront will again be awash with colourful lights as the annual light show is turned on […]
NATIONAL Album Day will be hoping to hit a high note as it returns for its third year. The event aims to celebrate music albums and what they mean to fans. Taking place tomorrow (Saturday, October 10), this year’s theme is the 80s, a period voted as Britain’s favourite […]
POET and University of Sunderland lecturer Alistair Robinson has launched his third collection of poetry. “As Blind as Rain” is Alistair’s third collection published by Red Squirrel Press, following Stereograms Of The Dead, published in 2009, and The Land Before Yoghurt, published in 2014. His latest work follows themes he […]
A NEW report has revealed that 74% of workers in the arts and cultural sectors across the North East have experienced or witnessed discrimination, harassment or mistreatment. The North East Cultural Worker Discrimination, Harassment and Mistreatment (DHM) Survey Report, is the result of a “strong concern for our cultural […]
BRITAIN’S first black magazine editor is to be commemorated on October 15, with a ceremonial blue plaque in the heart of Sunderland. Celestine Edwards, a famous 19th century anti-racist campaigner and journalist, lived and worked in Sunderland and played a major role in bringing about the abolition of slavery […]
WITH the launch of the new Xbox and Playstation coming later this year, the console wars are well and truly under way. Sony and Microsoft are two of the largest technology companies in the world and their games consoles have gone head-to-head for 20 years. Even now, there is […]