Balance, the North East Alcohol Office, is calling for more to be done to protect young people from the harms of alcohol as new figures released today this week reveal an estimated 16,500 young people in the region are drinking every week. The 2016 ‘Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among […]
Sunderland City Council’s planning and highways committee have approved a new architectural plan to enhance the seafront with a new two-storey multipurpose building. The construction will house shops, a take-away and a restaurant. According to councillor Melville Speding, thanks to the support received from the Seafront Traders Association the project has […]
Since ancient times, ghost stories have been a prominent fixture in folklore for many cultures around the world. The belief in the existence of an afterlife, as well as manifestations of spirits is widespread. Here in the North East there are multiple famous places that are said to be the […]
A total of 24 ships have been announced so far for the Tall Ships Race 2018, which sees the first leg taking sail trainees from Sunderland waters to Esbjerg, Denmark. This map shows you the 10 tallest ships currently signed up for the race, according to measurements from www.sailonboard.com, and where […]
Hundreds gathered at the Haven Point clock tower in South Shields, on Saturday October 14, in protest of plans to downgrade acute services at South Tyneside Hospital. The campaign to save South Tyneside Hospital follows NHS England plans to reduce over ten A&E services in the North East to four […]
SRNews reporters Daniela Silva and Stacey McMaster interview the famous Blackadder actor Tony Robinson at the Durham Book Festival 2017 at Gala Theatre, Durham. Q: Did you ever visit Durham before the book festival? T: I think of it with affection just because so many of my friends went to University here, […]
The number of calls about rat problems to Environmental Health are higher in the North East than the national average. It follows an incident in a Wallsend KFC where a mother-of-one who was dining there with her family spotted a rat in the kitchen. Sam Schofield was waiting for her food at the […]
“The investigation into the murder of Sunderland school girl Nikki Allan is continuing more than 25 years after her death. Northumbria Police have launched a new appeal following the discovery of new male DNA that may be a massive breakthrough to the ongoing investigation. Nikki vanished on a Wednesday evening […]
World-renowned DJ Basshunter made his debut in Sunderland at this year’s Freshers Week at the city’s nightclub The Point. SR News’ Will Downing went along before the Swedish singer’s set to interview him. Listen to the interview below:
A North East MP has asked for the government to help her local council build new houses. Liz Twist, representative of Blaydon, Gateshead, spoke out in the House of Commons during a debate about local housing needs. In her speech she questioned constraints owing to the value of land and the […]