MORE than 300,000 hedgehogs may be dying on UK roads, according to researchers at Nottingham Trent University – just as organisations including University of Sunderland are backing a campaign to preserve their numbers. The number of deaths has increased from around 100,000, and raises concerns about the already dwindling […]
SUNDERLAND Culture has been awarded £341,777 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. Sunderland Culture is one of 1,385 cultural and creative organisations across the country who have received some much needed support. £257 million of investment […]
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 […]
PEOPLE in the North East of England must step up to protect the region’s jobs, businesses and health and stop it from being put in Tier 3 of coronavirus restrictions, the North of Tyne Mayor has said. The seven local authorities of Northumberland, Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead, Sunderland […]
UNIVERSITIES are facing growing pressure to move lessons online amid thousands of Covid-19 cases on campuses across the UK. The University and College Union (UCU) has launched a new petition demanding that the Government switches university classes from face-to-face to online immediately “where possible”. It comes after figures, which were […]
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 […]
The past few days have seen a storm of controversy around apparent Government ‘contempt’ for the UK’s arts and creative industries (A&CI). The perception that ministers see careers in A&CI as somehow ‘disposable’ was reinforced by a government advert which said in these hard Covid times, creatives like the ballerina […]
HERE’S a round-up of today’s latest news on the coronavirus pandemic from around the UK. Professor John Edmunds said it is better to place a circuit-breaker lockdown sooner rather than later. Prof Edmunds, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said a “harsh” circuit-breaker akin to a […]
NEWCASTLE United have come under fire from the NUFC Supporters Trust (NUST), as they continue to take season ticket money from fans. The NUST have released a video today, and said that there are around 18,000 fans still paying for their season ticket, with the club making around £1 million […]
DONALD Trump was supposed to go against Joe Biden, in the early hours of Thursday morning (October 15), but The Commission on Presidential Debates cancelled the meeting. Following on from the first presidential debate, two weeks ago, the President refused to do a virtual debate after his recent battle with […]