The City of Sunderland is once again taking part in one of the region’s biggest charity, art events. Spot Elmer the Patchwork Elephant across Tyne and Wear for 10 weeks between August and October 2019. This is all in aid of raising money for St Oswald’s Hospice following the […]
Madam Mayor, Councillor Doris MacKnight, celebrated the Year of the Dog for Chinese New Year in The Bridges and praised the event’s coordinators Ian Wong and Sue Henderson. “This is the first time I’ve been at the Chinese New Year celebrations as Mayor of Sunderland and it’s been absolutely fabulous, […]
Britain is facing the lowest bus coverage in 28 years. An analysis published by the BBC’s Shared Data Unit, shows that the bus networks in Britain have shrunk to lower levels that were last seen in the late 1980s. Bus cuts were seen in different areas in the North East, […]
Dragon dances, lion dances, Kung Fu performances and Chinese calligraphy, that is only part of the numerous Chinese New Year celebrations seen in Sunderland in the 2018 festivities. Crowds from all parts of Sunderland gathered in different venues to witness the family friendly celebrations. Organised events attracted a lot of […]
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were met with cheering fans as they came to Sunderland to visit on Wednesday (21 February) to officially open the Northern Spire bridge. While in Sunderland, they made a quick detour to the new Fire Station in Sunderland City Centre. Many fans turned up […]
Fans of the royal family welcomed the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today (February 21) as they arrived in Sunderland. The royal visit to the city was to get a “flavour” of Sunderland’s art and engineering heritage. During the visit, the royal couple officially opened part of the city’s new […]
Growing your hair seems to be the easiest thing in the world but it’s one of the things we take for granted in everyday life. Some people lose their hair due to many different conditions, but what would it take for someone to cut all of their hair off and […]
The Ambulance Service which employs more than 2,500 people, including an estimated 250 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees has been rated as best health and social care provider in the UK. The list is compiled from submissions to the Workplace Equality Index for an annual audit of the workplace […]
A freedom of information request submitted by SRNews has revealed South Tyneside’s pension fund has been invested in a private equity company named in the Paradise Papers, as well as a tobacco company. The public sector pension scheme, controlled by South Tyneside Council, manages the future savings of public sector […]
Recent Freedom of Information requests submitted by SR News reveal how much councils across the region are spending on Christmas decorations. Newcastle Council will this year spend a total £150,293.70 on Christmas decorations, the most of any council in the region. However this year it will not receive the same […]