Sunderland’s WWII hero Ted Hold, 96, is set to receive France’s highest honour, the Legion d’Honneur. The award has been presented to British WWII veterans who participated in the D-Day landings to commemorate the part they played in France’s liberation from Nazi control. Ted served in the 6th Airborne Division as a signaller and was […]
An investigation is underway after a fire at a pub in Seaham. The fire broke at Bar Avenue pub in the early hours of Thursday May 4. Firefighters spent hours trying to extinguish the blaze. Residents told SRNews that it began at 1am and was put out by 4am. Paul Wildon, […]
Players, fans and volunteers of South Shields FC are gathering at Mariners Park today ahead of the FA Vase Final. South Shields won 6-1 on aggregate against Coleshill Town to secure their place at Wembley where they will face Cleethorpes United on May 21. South Shields FC have already won […]
Tattooing – a typically male dominated environment. However, four girls in North Shields are combating the stereotype and running the first all-female tattoo studio in the North East of England. On a busy street in North Shields, the sound of buzzing tattoo guns can be heard from outside a shop, […]
Since 1992, April has been Stress Awareness month in the UK. As our modern lives have become increasingly hectic many people have become much more stressed as a result. In some cases this has led to an increase in mental health problems affecting the quality of our lives. Now across […]
A North East guru, who leads meditation and Buddhist techniques in Sunderland, says practising meditation teaches people to be calm and peaceful in our busy lifestyles. Kath Jones has been meditating for more than 20 years and believes that it can help people deal with what life throws at them. She leads […]
The University of Sunderland’s Student Union are now providing students with hygiene products so they can stop missing lectures because of financial worry. This has come after recent news across the country that girls are missing school because they are unable to afford sanitary products. The vice president of the […]
A Newcastle woman has spoken about her heartbreak after finding out the man she was speaking to online was using a fake profile, also known as Catfishing. It comes after a petition has been created to list fake online profiles as a criminal offence under the Fraud Act and for […]
More than half of school students say they will consider an apprenticeship after leaving school as their route into employment. A survey commissioned by the Association of Accounting Technicians found the main reasons for young people considering an apprenticeship over university were: They can start earning money straight away […]
These social ladies meet every month to build friendships and to knit. They meet in the textiles department at the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens on the second Wednesday of every month. Established in 1978 for education, innovation and preservation: the Sunderland Knitting and Crochet Guild aspire to excel and […]