The Sunderland Astronomical Society has launched a two-night astronomy event in support of BBC Two’s Stargazing Live shows. The society’s own Stargazing Live event runs today (January 15) and tomorrow (January 16), from 6.30pm at the Cygnus Observatory at the WWT Washington Wetlands Centre. The Stargazing Live shows were shown […]
Police in Sunderland will be using pedal power to help put the breaks on crime in the west area of Sunderland. Patrols will still be carried out by car and foot, but officers will now also be able to carry out bike patrols. This means that they can work to make […]
Wearsiders are invited to a 3D print course tomorrow at the FabLab Sunderland, which is on the corner by the new Premier Inn, on the Silksworth Row. SR News reporter Violeta Gorcheva (@mslettygn) has taken on a challenge to see how “3D printable” she is and got a plastic twin […]
A Sunderland woman has raised over £400 for a dog charity. Leonie Zacharias raised the money with the help of her dog Alex. The administration assistant from Sunderland helped to organise a fundraising event at Newton Community Hall with dog training company – Have A Good Dog. She did this to raise funds […]
The Metro service has been fully restored between Pelaw and Brockley Whins after a three day disruption. The disrupted section of line was re-opened to Metro trains at the start of the day’s timetable. Network Rail, who own and manage the Sunderland line, carried out the repairs overnight. A Network Rail […]
Metro disruptions have continued for a third day. It was announced on Tuesday, January 12, that there were no trains travelling between Pelaw and Brockley Whins, in either direction, due to a power supply fault. Services between Heworth and Pelaw have resumed. Trains are now running between Heworth and Pelaw but […]
A flood alert has been issued for high tide at the Sunderland coast at 5.30pm. The Environment Agency have issued a flood alert for the Tyne and Wear coast from St Mary’s lighthouse down to Crimdon Park, North Hartlepool, which means that flooding is possible along this stretch. The agency say strong onshore […]
British actor Alan Rickman has died at the age of 69. The actor was most known for his role as Professor Snape in Harry Potter. He also featured in Die Hard, Love Actually, Sweeney Todd, Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Alan Rickman’s family has confirmed his […]
More than a hundred of mourners attended the memorial service for Pavel Srnicek, the former Newcastle United goalkeeper. Supporters and friends of Srnicek went to the parish church of St Andrew, in Newcastle, to say last goodbye to Srnicek yesterday. The 47-year-old goalkeeper suffered a heart collapse on December 20, […]
Figures have shown that during the months of November and December, the shoplifting rates in Sunderland and Newcastle spike drastically. The statistics which come from the police.uk website, where people are also able to type in their area and see the amount of crimes that happen there, list the type […]