The Supreme Court has ruled that parents need permission from schools to take their kids out on term time holidays. The ruling came after a man took his 6-year-old daughter to Disney World causing her to miss seven school days. The Isle of Wight Council gave him a £120 penalty notice, which he […]
Durham batsman Keaton Jennings is striving to follow in the footsteps of teammates Ben Stokes and Paul Collingwood in securing his name as an England great. Jennings had a career defining year in 2016, being named County Championship player of the year by the Cricket Writers’ Club and leading run-scorer […]
SR News reporter Kieran Carr is completing a live-streamed run from South Shields to Sunderland as part of World Day for Physical Activity. We are inviting you to join him live on Sr News on April 6, 2017, to share your fitness stories and inspiration along the way. The route begins at […]
Dog owners are continuing to search for a missing dog who ran off a North East ferry in December. Luckie, a four-year-old cocker spaniel, was able to run off a DFDS ferry bound for Holland as his family were preparing to return home for Christmas. Despite booking their dog in […]
A Newcastle based feminist group is urging young women to read more books after the success of the Book Fairies on International Women’s day. Sisters Uncut Newcastle, a feminist group based in the North East explained why literature is important for young women: A spokesperson for the group said: “When […]
A North East woman, who has experienced domestic violence, has called out Sunderland AFC manager David Moyes’ “get a slap” comment – warning the subject should not be trivialised. The Black Cats manager made the comment after an interview with BBC reporter Vicki Sparks. Moyes said to Sparks she “might get a […]
Sunderland is bidding for the UK City of Culture 2021. The City of Culture vote being held every four years and designed to give a location in the UK funding to increase its arts and culture, and has the most potential for improvement. The next budget declared by the Heritage Lottery […]
A new company has been launched to deliver children’s services on behalf of Sunderland City Council. Together for Children was set up by the council to continue improvements following 2015’s Ofsted inspection report found services to be inadequate. The company will provide integrated children’s services covering education, children’s social care […]
A Sunderland mum has warned people not to pull the April Fools Day joke about being pregnant after she delivered her stillborn son. [DISCLAIMER: Some of the images in this piece may be distressing]. Kirsty McGurrell lost her son Louis in 2009 after carrying him for 38 weeks. The 28-year-old from Shiney Row, […]