Image: Great Run Local Souter Lighthouse Christmas Run Facebook page Participants will be ‘running home for Christmas’ this December as the annual Christmas run will take place at Souter Lighthouse on Sunday, December 16. Two different distance runs (of 2km and 5km) will take place on the day, stretching along the […]
A charity based in North Tyneside is providing a free meal on Christmas Day to veterans and members of the community. Forward Assist will serve a free Christmas lunch ensuring everyone gets a hot meal over the festive period. Paula Edwards, women’s veterans project leader, said: “The Christmas dinners provide […]
Sunderland’s Beacon of Light are making their walking football groups a weekly event to encourage good physical and mental health. Neil Couling, 38, sports programming and marketing manager, said: “There is not necessarily a set age group, but it is generally older people. There is no age limit.” The Beacon […]
Age UK Sunderland, a charity that works with elderly people, is holding their annual Christmas Spectacular to bring people in the community of Sunderland together for Christmas. The event offers a range of musical artists, such as opera singer Graeme Danby and University of Sunderland vocal professor, Valerie Reid. The […]
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Lucy Hallas, 21 a paramedic student from the University of Sunderland, has joined 33,318 other students in the fight for placement pay. Lucy is currently located at a patient transport service in Pallion, near her university accommodation. Students at UoS are required to work weekends and bank holidays, which may […]
Grassroots football pitches across the Gateshead borough may no longer be maintained under proposals put forward by Gateshead Council. At a cabinet meeting held on November 20, the council proposed to cease the maintenance at a number of bowling greens and football pitches under their governance in an attempt to […]
Staff at Cats Protection’s Tyneside Adoption Centre are appealing to find homes for Star, Layla, Flinty and Rizzo before the festive period so they can enjoy some well-deserved home comforts. Cats Protection generally does not home cats over Christmas, as many cats do not settle well into a new home […]
An SR News investigation has revealed that Byker has the most crime-ridden station across the Metro network. Figures released by Northumbria Police, via a Freedom of Information request, showed 67 crimes had been investigated at the station since January 1 this year. Among these, 21 were for ‘violence against the person,’ […]
Sunderland missed out on becoming the City of Culture, however, the bid has had a definite impact on those involved with the arts in the city. 2018 has seen several developments, like this year’s Tall Ships event and the refurbishment of the Fire Station which is now described as a […]