The fire started at 19:20pm and the first crew responded within six minutes of being dispatched. Stephen Burdis, group manager for the eastern district of the Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service stated that: “The officer in charge asked for extra appliances because he realised the condition of the […]
Firefighters have been sent out overnight to tackle a blaze at the Peacocks store in Sunderland City Centre. Smoke was seen coming out of the roof tiles and eyewitness statements say that the fire may have been started from the rear of the building. Greggs, Fona Pizza and The Salvation […]
North East based comedian Cal Halbert has opened up about the mental health issues facing his profession. Halbert himself has struggled with anxiety and mental health throughout his career, as many professionals within the industry do. Halbert stated: “You feel strong emotions whether a gig goes well or not and that cliff […]
One of the UK’s most famous and beloved museum attractions will be making his way to Newcastle University’s Great North Museum-Hancock later this year as part of a national tour. Dippy the Dinosaur, the iconic four metre tall, 21 metre long skeleton cast, will be in Newcastle from May 18 […]
The members of parliament for all 12 of Tyne and Wear’s constituencies unanimously voted against Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the House of Commons late on the evening of Tuesday, January 15. The deal was voted down by an historic margin of 230 votes, with 432 MPs voting against the […]
Praise has been given to local children’s charity Rainbow Trust as nine-year-old Sophie from Durham rings her ‘end of treatment bill’ this month, marking the end of two years of gruelling chemotherapy. Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity supports families with a seriously ill child and enables them to make the most […]
Tributes are pouring in for Dianne Oxberry, the Sunderland-born television and radio presenter, who died, aged 51, of cancer on Thursday, 10 January. Oxberry worked on Radio 1 alongside Steve Wright and Simon Mayo before retraining as a meteorologist. She went on to present the weather for the regional BBC […]
Sharon Hodgson, the Member of Parliament for Washington and Sunderland West, has vowed to vote against the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal in a speech to the House of Commons. The Labour MP, who also serves as the Shadow Minister for Public Health, was speaking in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 […]
A North East mother of two children has said that ‘schools do not dictate’ when it comes to making the decision to take her children out of school during term time. Her statement follows petitions that have been rapidly gathering signatures around the UK to allow parents to take their […]
Properties owned by a Newcastle student accommodation provider are listed in a database of properties registered offshore, SRNews can reveal. Liberty Living, who operate purpose-built student accommodation across the UK – including a number of sites in Newcastle – have been found to own properties which were registered to companies […]