A SENIOR Northumbria Police officer has praised an off-duty detective who bravely detained a suspected shoplifter accused of threatening staff with a knife. Shortly after 3pm on Saturday (November 7) police were alerted to a disturbance in Sunderland city centre. It was reported that a shopper had stolen items […]
BUDDING wordsmiths with a passion for our coastline are being invited to enter a competition that celebrates the sea. Sea Sunderland, organised by the University of Sunderland, will promote the Seaburn area by producing seven recorded ‘flash fictions’ to be showcased in December. Six of the ‘flashes’ will be […]
ON November 5, the UK entered a second national Covid lockdown, which means all non-essential stores and businesses have had to shut their doors for a month. Sam Boal has been speaking to several about how they are coping – and found a mixture of frustration, anger and worry … […]
THIS year has been crazy; a worldwide pandemic has been unspeakably difficult for billions of people across the globe – not least for students living away from home. If you’re finding this a scary and upsetting time, we’ve put together what we hope is a page of helpful advice and […]
A SENIOR officer has praised an off-duty detective who bravely detained a suspected shoplifter accused of threatening staff with a knife. Shortly after 3pm on Saturday (November 7) police were alerted to a disturbance in Sunderland city centre. It was reported that a shopper had stolen items from Poundland […]
INVESTOR Legal & General and developer Landid have shared new CGI impressions for two new office buildings at Riverside, which will be part of Sunderland City Council’s plan to bring 10,000 new jobs into the city. If planning permission is granted, work on the first of the two buildings […]
A NUMBER of right-wing voters claim they are vilified and feel their views are invalidated by left-leaning voters. The 2020 US election highlighted immense political polarization, and more notably, it also demonstrated that Donald Trump’s 2016 victory was more than a political fluke. However, it is not simply the US […]
WHEN the Covid-19 pandemic struck the UK in March, a lot of the population was presented with an unprecedented amount of free time. Some people used that time to improve their homes, binge Netflix, play games consoles or, in Paddy Hollis’ case, write a book. Eight months later, and Paddy […]
TYNE and Wear residents are determined to get outdoors and enjoy walks during the second lockdown. Even with shorter days and harsher weather, locals are keen to explore further afield. Franco Cantonais, one local resident of Jesmond, Newcastle said: “I could probably draw every inch of it [Jesmond Dene] from […]
THE first day of lockdown 2.0 sees non-essential shops close and Sunderland city centre looks like a ghost town. Our SR News snapper Ryan Lim walked around the popular hotspots and found very few people around, a chilling sign of the current Covid climate. Please check out our picture slideshow […]