FOR MANY young women, falling pregnant at 18 might have slowed down or even derailed their ambitions – but not Carley Solomon, our Alumni Achiever of the Year. Just six years after graduating from the University of Sunderland, Carley has built a successful career as a script supervisor on […]
WHILE many of us began adjusting to life under lockdown earlier this year, Masters student Neville Glean used the time to put his business plan into action. After several years working as a digital imaging technician and video editor for a London-based media company, on brands such as Vodafone, BMW, IHG and McLaren, Neville decided he wanted to branch out on his own – but needed […]
SUNDERLAND high street is gearing up for a drive to reclaim shoppers who during lockdown turned to online shopping to satisfy their retail cravings. With non-essential shops preparing to reopen next week, an “amazing” scheme is leading the campaign to get people back shopping locally. Sunderland City Council and […]
EXCLUSIVE AS TYNE and Wear continues to adjust to remote working, figures exclusively obtained by SRNews show how much local authorities have spent on working from home. A Freedom of Information request to the five councils in Tyne and Wear (Sunderland, South Tyneside, North Tyneside Newcastle and Gateshead) reveals […]
Here is today’s Covid roundup. North east in tier 3 The government has placed the north east in tier three of their new restrictions. Here is a full list from the government’s website of what you now can and can’t do. Importantly, the rule of six will apply outdoors […]
PACKAGE delivery has become a high-pressure occupation, as the UK’s 7,000 high streets have faced lockdown closure, and shoppers have switched to online ordering. Last year a YouGov poll showed that 46% of people did most of their Christmas shopping online, and this year is likely to be much higher. […]
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an incident in a Sunderland supermarket car park which has left a 16-year-old fighting for her life in hospital after suffering serious head injuries . Shortly after 9.45pm yesterday, police were alerted by staff at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) that a woman […]
EXCLUSIVE A NORTH East family has been devastated by the news that their one-year-old has been diagnosed with the rare condition aplastic anaemia. Only one in every million people suffer from the condition, which means the bone marrow and stem cells do not produce enough blood cells and is […]
NORTH East non-league football chairmen have welcomed the return of fans as a lifeline for their clubs. The return of football will have a positive impact on the Northern Football League and clubs such as Whickham FC and North Shields FC. Since November 5, when the national lockdown was set in place, […]
WITH a large number of Christmas events being cancelled, Sunderland-born dancer Jennifer Foulds has found a way of bringing the festive magic directly to your front door in a Covid-safe way. JENNIFER Foulds, 27, is used to working in performing arts, but – along with so many of her […]