A recent Freedom of Information request has revealed that 21 per cent trains on the LNER’s final daily service from London King’s Cross to Sunderland trains don’t reach the final stop. The FOI request sent to London North East Railway confirmed that between January 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019 […]
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 […]
The Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary has been rated as “outstanding” by the independent inspectors, while Sunderland Royal Hospital has been rated as “good”. In the most recent report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the RVI in Newcastle upholds the highest possible quality of care. The hospital’s facilities and level […]
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 […]
Labour MP’s Emma Lewell-Buck and Kate Osborne have seen off Conservative challenges and kept Jarrow and Tyneside red. Newly elected Kate Osborne, a North Tyneside Councillor, kept her seat despite finding her majority cut by 10,000 votes compared to her predecessor Stephen Hepburn. Hepburn was barred from standing as a […]
A young Vogue-featured fashion designer has launched the North East’s newest sustainable online fashion brand. Hannah Wilson, 25, from Washington has taken the plunge and created her own independent, online fashion company – Harlow Collection. Harlow Collection features a range of classic, versatile and statement pieces all handmade by the […]
SR News can reveal the areas on the Tyne and Wear Metro Map with the most fare-dodgers. Over the past three years, the postcode areas with the most people fined on Metro were NE6 and NE29. NE6 and NE29 have appeared for the past three years as being the areas […]
With male suicide rates in the North East increasing, groups like STAGS are of the utmost importance. Meeting on Thursday nights at Rift House Youth Centre, these men break down stereotypes of masculinity by opening up about their thoughts and encouraging others to do the same. But, this support group […]
SR News can reveal that two out of the three police forces in the North East have reported rises in knife crime. The figures follow the trend across the UK which show that knife crime is rising nationwide. Loading… The Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures show that there has […]
Christmas is often known as ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ – all thanks to Andy Williams. Around this time of year, you will see and hear most people celebrating in their home, getting ready for the much loved holiday. It is a time in which people are surrounded […]