RECENT “Stay Home, Save Lives” poster has been withdrawn due to the backlash for its portrayal of women WE have had many “Stay home, Save Lives” posters due to the lockdowns we have had. However, the most recent one has received the most backlash from women and even local MP’s due to […]
Leading redundancy experts claim the 50+ are being treated as ‘burnt toast’. Nicholas Eatch of SR-News looks at the latest published redundancy numbers in the North East and how older employees are seeing they are first in the queue for job cuts. OFFICIAL government statistics show the alarming rate the […]
LOCAL business shares their wisdom on how to make the perfect pancake ahead of Shrove Tuesday tomorrow. SHROVE Tuesday, otherwise known as Pancake Day, is just around the corner, which not only marks the start of Lent, but also the yearly revival of the sweet vs savoury pancake debate. If […]
THE possibility that children may be able to see their grandparents from as early as next month has been described as “life-changing” by North East parents and grandparents. Media reports suggest that ministers looking to lift lockdown restrictions from March 8 are considering that people from different households could […]
ONLINE fashion retailer Asos has struck a £330m deal with failed retail group Arcadia, putting the jobs of hundreds of North East staff at risk. After going into administration in November last year, Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia group, which encompasses household-name brands such as Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and […]
A FORMER heroin addict who turned his life around to help others says the region needs to admit there is a drug problem among young people. Mark Steel, who is now a manager at the Road To Recovery Trust (RTRT), based in Newcastle, said drug-taking was normalised in North East […]
SUNDERLAND Royal Hospital has been named as one of the most digitally advanced organisations of the whole UK’s National Health Service. THE Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) has given Sunderland Royal Hospital the prestigious Stage Seven recognition for its digital transformation throughout the years, making it the only […]
THE cold weather that has gripped the North East is expected to continue until tomorrow at least. Many across Tyne and Wear woke up this morning to the news that the Met Office’s yellow warning for snow and ice is to remain in place across the region until midday […]
TO celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, we spoke to inspirational drag artist Lucy Phurr from Pallion, Sunderland, on how the pandemic has affected their livelihood, what the LGBTQ+ community means to them and how we can further support them in their career. LUCY Phurr, 24, has been a drag artist since […]
Music: Paper Planes – Durden ft. Airtone by DURDEN (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/DURDEN/55041 Ft: Airtone A UNIVERSITY of Sunderland graduate is raffling off her £300,000 four-storey city centre property – which could be won for just one £5 ticket. The Edwardian […]