Police are appealing for information after a motorbike was stolen in Newcastle. Between 6pm Tuesday, May 24, and 6am on Wednesday, May 25, thieves broke into a garage in Dykelands Avenue in Fawdon. They stole a number of items from inside the garage including a red Specialized road bike, a silver and black […]
Nigel Farage has pledged to offer up the services of all Ukip MEPs to support Boris Johnson, if he became Prime Minister. Speaking as he greeted people on the streets of Newcastle, the Ukip leader said if David Cameron resigned after a referendum defeat, then he would want a Brexit […]
By Megan West and Daniel Parkes New rules to outlaw so-called “legal highs” have come into force. It means a blanket ban on the production, distribution and supply of psychoactive substances. Police now have the power to shut down shops selling them – and there are tougher sentences of up […]
Fire Crews from the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service are dealing with a fire on Newcastle’s Swing Bridge. Smoke can be seen billowing from the pontoon at the centre of the Swing Bridge, used by thousands of drivers each week, connecting Newcastle to Gateshead. In a statement made […]
A report has claimed unfair school funding puts hundreds of thousands of children in schools in the North at a disadvantage compared with their counterparts in London. It has revealed at primary school level, the north of England receives about £4,600 per pupil in grant funding, which is about the […]
Reports of a plane “bursting into flames” earlier this morning at Newcastle Airport have turned out to be false. A couple of national tabloid newspapers claimed that a “plane ‘bursts into flames on runway as passengers are evacuated’” at Newcastle Airport. However, a spokesperson for Eastern Airways said: “Shortly after […]
A North East charity are looking to build the first cancer support, awareness and education centre in the UK through help of volunteers. The charity have several shops around the North East, including one on Blandford Street, Sunderland, which are always open to taking on new volunteers. SR News caught […]
Newcastle’s Northern Pride Festival is set to grace the Town Moor in July 2016. The three day event will celebrate LGBT pride across the North East from July 15 and 17. A wide variety of events have been planned. On Friday, July 15, the fairground will be open in the Town […]
Hundreds of North East demonstrators marched through Newcastle as part of International Workers Day on April 30. The annual event saw supporters walk from Princess Square to Exhibition Park accompanied by music from the Backworth Colliery Band. It was organised by the May Day Committee of the Newcastle Trades Union […]
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