The development of a new 2.5 Million pound restaurant and entertainment complex is under way on Seaburn Seafront. Work has begun to create a number of eateries and bars which will be housed in shipping containers opposite the Morrisons in Seaburn. The project which will see 87 shipping container erected on […]
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Sunderland SU: The race to become President of Activities
University of Sunderland host yearly elections so students can choose their new president of Activities. SRNews decided to talk to candidates Katherine Lavender and Christopher Davison. Candidate 1: Katherine Lavender Katherine’s already always involved in the students union. She wants to be […]
Eurovision 2020: What does our expert think?
A Eurovision expert welcomed the new entry for the 2020 Rotterdam contest. View this post on Instagram seaside smiles ⛅ #smile #happy #portrait #beach #sunny #selflove #seaside #like #love #colours #sunderland A post shared by declan (@declangarner) on Oct 12, 2019 at 12:15pm PDT In response to the […]
Shagged Married Annoyed LIVE in Newcastle
Rosie and Chris Ramsey have announced that their live podcast show Shagged Married Annoyed will be taking place in several big cities across Autumn such as London, Edinburgh and Birmingham. Newcastle will also host the podcast on September 12 at the Utilita Arena. The response from their fans has been […]
Sunderland grassroots football hub receives £18m funding boost
Washington Football Hub in Sunderland has received a multi-million pound boost to support grassroots sports in Wearside. The improved multi-sports hub has been unveiled by Sunderland AFC former and current players Jimmy Montgomery, Gary Bennett, Alim Ozturk and Duncan Watmore. It has been funded by Sunderland City Council and […]
WHATS ON: The National Glass Centre
We spoke to Laura Reed, the Marketing and Communications coordinator at The National Glass Centre. The Glass Centre are currently running events every day during the February half term and there will be more programmes and events for both adults and children held throughout the year during half term holidays. […]
Operational pod installed at Sunderland Royal Hospital to combat deadly Coronavirus
Sunderland Royal Hospital has installed an operational pod in order to test potential victims of the Coronavirus. In the wake of the news that there are nine known victims infected with the increasingly potent Coronavirus in the UK, the hospital has acted and introduced a safe place where suspected victims […]
Green Party supports Climate Change protests in Newcastle
Chants of “Change your diet for the planet, EAT THE RICH!” echo through Newcastle city centre this valentines day as another climate protest hits the streets. Lead by international students of Newcastle and Northumbria universities, the movement called ‘Friday for Freedom’ was inspired by teenage activist Greta Thunburg and saw […]
Newcastle Libraries launch new collection to support Children’s Mental Health Week
Libraries across Newcastle will celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week by stocking the new Reading Well booklist for children. The collection is made up of 33 books and is targeted towards children who are in key stage two – aged 7 – 11, and has been curated by health professionals, children, […]
‘Tits Upon Tyne’ Charity Festival Takes Over Newcastle
Tits Upon Tyne is a live music fundraiser that was started in 2019, recruiting local bands and out of town artists with the aim to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research. Natalie Greener is a student at Northumbria University, who created a whole festival from nothing other than […]