Following the suspected terror attack in Manchester Arena on the evening of May 22 four people from the North East are still reported missing. The four people, Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry from South Shields and Philip Tron and Courtney Boyle from Gateshead, still have not made contact with their families following the […]
After a successful first event on May 6 2017, UK hip-hop festival The Bridge is expected to return with more events in the near future. The Bridge UK Hip-Hop Festival organiser Sandy Duff has said: “100% there are future Bridge events due to happen.” Mr. Duff revealed to SR News […]
Hundreds of Labour party members and interested locals descended upon Newcastle last night to celebrate Jeremy Corbyn’s manifesto. The event included a rally led by Gateshead MP Ian Mearns who broadcasted what the Labour manifesto would mean for the people of the North East. The manifesto, which promises to eradicate […]
Members of the Great Britain team that competed in the International Blind Tennis Tournament last week were in action again in Newcastle. David Deas, Nikhil Nair and Wendy Glasper all played in the North East Visually Impaired Tennis Championships at the weekend, fresh from the international championships in Spain. “I’m […]
A plethora of markets have returned to Newcastle, delivering a diverse platter of tastes to the city centre. Situated at Grey’s Monument spanning onto Grainger Street, the market provides various samples of food from the UK and across Europe. Stalls range from wooden ornaments and pick n’ mix to the finest […]
The Northumberland Club in Newcastle plays host to the North East Visually Impaired Tennis Championships this weekend. The event has been organised by Graeme Manwell, Chairman of the North East Visually Impaired Tennis Club (NEVITC). “It’s life changing for some players and an important social activity as well,” said Manwell. […]
Get your glow stick at the ready and take part in a Saturday night like no other as Clubbercise takes over Flares dance floor on May 13. Radio Lollipop worker, Louise Sharp and fitness instructor, Melanie James are hosting a charity event like no other to raise money for the […]
A café that is ran by volunteers from the church and local community provides hot meals and the opportunity to meet new people for those hardest hit by austerity in Byker, Newcastle. The Cross Café based at St Michaels Church in Byker is open three days a week, providing healthy […]
A Newcastle housing union is encouraging the region’s vulnerable adults to vote in the 2017 general election. The ACORN group support individuals and campaign for renters in the UK. They group knew they had to help vulnerable North East adults to register to vote when Theresa May announced that a […]
A London Metropolitan University student has travelled back home to the North East to experience homelessness for a documentary. Appropriately named, Tyne Elizabeth Stewart, originally from a small town in Northumberland, left the cosmopolitan life of the UK’s capital to sleep in the city centre of Newcastle for three nights to gain an […]