Newcastle City Council has been revealed as the most inclusive employer in the UK by Stonewall. Stonewall is a LGBTQ equality charity in the UK and they release a ‘Top 100 Employers’ list each year and have been doing it for the past 16 years. The list was released today […]
Newcastle College student Abby Hillyer has set up new initiative aimed at helping women and non-binary people break into the music industry. Soundlass was created from a passion of getting women into the music industry after a successful all-female music event was set up by Abby herself, including […]
SR News can reveal that noise complaints in the Jesmond area have been getting worse and have been on the rise since 2016. Loading… With 248 complaints reported in 2016 and 319 complaints recorded in 2018 – an increase of 71 complaints in two years – shows that Jesmond is […]
Last Thursday’s general election saw unprecedented changes to the North East political landscape, with traditionally Labour strongholds being won over by the Conservatives. Blyth Valley was particularly controversial, having been a Labour seat since its creation in 1950. Other surprises included Darlington, and Sedgefield, which turned blue after 84 years […]
Councils across the North East have cut back their spending on Christmas lights over the last five years. Figures obtained by SR News found that four of the five Tyne & Wear councils spent less on their Christmas lights than in previous years. Newcastle Council spent almost half of the […]
A recent Freedom of Information request sent to Northumbria Police has revealed a four-year high in drink spiking incidents in 2018. Last year saw a four-year high as 32 incidents were reported across the region, this number has increased since 2015 in which there were only nine reported incidents […]
Public transport. Love it or hate, it is a huge thing used daily and is what many people rely on. Everyone and their goldfish has most likely used public transport at some point in their life and everyone’s experiences are different. Did you get a seat instantly? Was it too […]
Since 2016, more than 20,000 international students have sought opportunities provided by universities in the North East of England. This data comes from records obtained via a freedom of information request to the Universities of Sunderland and Newcastle. Northumbria University declined to provide the requested information. According to the Migration […]
The University of Sunderland was visited by BBC Newcastle’s Alfie and Anna at Breakfast Show for a timely ‘simulcast’ with the campus-based radio station Spark. In the run up to next week’s election, the presenters hosted a live radio debate with North East candidates and spoke to first time voters […]