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Newcastle’s Flares holds charity Clubbercise event
Get your glow stick at the ready and take part in a Saturday night like no other as Clubbercise takes over Flares dance floor on May 13. Radio Lollipop worker, Louise Sharp and fitness instructor, Melanie James are hosting a charity event like no other to raise money for the […]
Sunderland journalism student wins Highly Commended reporter award at #SPANC17
The Student Publications Association (SPA) held their annual awards ceremony and conference last night (Saturday May 6) and three of our reporters were lucky enough to attend the event. Formed in 2012 at the University of Southampton, SPA is the largest student media association which celebrates and awards journalism students […]
General Election 2017: How will Sunderland vote?
Ahead of the snap general election on June 8, SRNews headed to the city centre to asses how the people of Sunderland plan to use their vote and how they’re feeling about Brexit For more information on the general election visit: https://www.yourvotematters.co.uk/elections-in-2017/uk-general-election-2017
Seaham Pub Fire: Police Investigate Blaze At Bar Avenue
An investigation is underway after a fire at a pub in Seaham. The fire broke at Bar Avenue pub in the early hours of Thursday May 4. Firefighters spent hours trying to extinguish the blaze. Residents told SRNews that it began at 1am and was put out by 4am. Paul Wildon, […]
Sunderland hair salon cut and colour above the rest as it makes final of prestigious hairdressing competition
A Sunderland hair salon has shown it’s a cut and colour above the rest after making it through to the grand final of a prestigious hairdressing competition. City centre hair salon, Frances Marshall, beat a host of other North East competitors in Leeds to win the L’Oreal Colour Trophy Star award […]
South Shields FC: Pre-Wembley Media Day
Players, fans and volunteers of South Shields FC are gathering at Mariners Park today ahead of the FA Vase Final. South Shields won 6-1 on aggregate against Coleshill Town to secure their place at Wembley where they will face Cleethorpes United on May 21. South Shields FC have already won […]
Prince Philip stepping down from North East and UK wide public engagements
It has been announced by Buckingham Palace today (May 4) that Prince Philip will be stepping down from all public engagements in the North East and the rest of the country. Prince Philip, who is officially known as the Duke of Edinburgh, will cease to attend these engagements from autumn […]
Darlington woman creates petition for Pallion’s Wear Crossing to be renamed Bradley Lowery Bridge
A woman from Darlington has created a petition for the new Wear Crossing in Pallion to be renamed as Bradley Lowery Bridge. Sarah Jane Wilkinson got the idea after watching the five-year-old youngster on television and with his “best friend” Sunderland AFC star Jermain Defoe. Bradley, who is from Blackhall in […]
Newcastle housing union encouraging region’s vulnerable adults to vote in 2017 general election
A Newcastle housing union is encouraging the region’s vulnerable adults to vote in the 2017 general election. The ACORN group support individuals and campaign for renters in the UK. They group knew they had to help vulnerable North East adults to register to vote when Theresa May announced that a […]