ONE in three people experience tinnitus at some point in their life, and the first week of February sees Tinnitus Week come to help raise awareness of the common issue. The event, which began last year and takes place in the first week of February, was set up by the […]
ONLINE fashion retailer Asos has struck a £330m deal with failed retail group Arcadia, putting the jobs of hundreds of North East staff at risk AFTER falling into administration in November last year, Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia group, which encompasses household name brands such as Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and […]
SEVEN out of 100 children in the North East are currently living in foster care – but hundreds more are in urgent need of a safe home. There were 3,599 children in care in the region at the end of March 2020, according to the Department of Education. A new […]
THE pandemic is creating many unwelcome things in our lives – but there are signs it may actually be a financial bonus for house-sellers in the North East. According to consumer website Which there was a small regional housing boom towards the end of last year, with 115,190 property sales […]
CONTRACEPTIVES for grey squirrels is the latest method to help control their numbers in order to save endangered native red squirrels. Steve Barrett, a North East Red Squirrels (NeRS) Trustee told SR News: “We have always hoped for a contraceptive developed for grey squirrels.” Grey squirrels are an invasive species […]
A MULTI-MILLION-POUND University of Sunderland project is having a critical impact on North East businesses, a new report has found. At a time when many of the region’s manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are having to re-think and readjust their practices, a UoS support project is proving a much-needed […]
INVESTIGATION Hair discrimination is a perfect example of seemingly innocuous discriminatory policy that targets black women in socio-economic spheres. Alethea Farline investigates how this policy impacts education, mental health, and societal perceptions of race. THE University of Sunderland is implementing equality, diversity and inclusion training to combat discrimination – […]
A NEW degree designed to prepare the nursing generation of tomorrow is launching today at the University of Sunderland. The new Blended Learning Nursing degree programme offers an innovative and flexible approach for those hoping to join the profession. Last year, Sunderland was named as one of seven universities trail-blazing […]
THOUSANDS of people are ready to back an independent North of England after years of government neglect, claim the founders of a new political party. Philip Proudfoot, 32, from County Durham, founded the Northern Independence Party (NIP) after growing increasingly frustrated with the Government’s handling of the pandemic. With […]
MASKS and PPE threaten marine life as they continue to litter the North East coast, with up to 30% of beaches affected, according to new figures. The Marine Conservation Society found that PPE was dumped on nearly a third of beaches that had been cleaned during the Great British […]