Members of Parliament are to receive a pay rise of 3.1%, bringing wages up to £82,000 per year in some cases. They will also receive a larger expenses amount, to financially support staff members in their parliamentary offices. Sunderland Labour Councillor, Dom Armstrong, expressed his concerns over the pay increase […]
Sunderland City Council has confirmed that this year’s airshow has been cancelled. The Council said that it regretted the decision to cancel the airshow, one of Sunderland’s most popular events, and blamed the ‘current situation’ for the cancellation. The 32nd airshow was due to be held on Friday 24, Saturday […]
#The CoronaDiaries WITH the country in lockdown, being stuck in the house all the time can become quite boring – but being bored can actually affect your mental health. Therefore it’s incredibly important to keep your mind occupied. Studies show that boredom can lead to depression, increased weight […]
A world-renowned scientist who studied at the University of Sunderland has died in hospital in South Africa from COVID-19 related complications. Tributes have been paid to Professor Gita Ramjee who was a leading scientist in the fight against HIV. She passed away near Durban, South Africa on Tuesday. She had […]
#The CoronaDiaries Student photo-journalist Ryan Lim was threatened with arrest while covering the coronavirus lockdown in Sunderland. Image: Ryan Lim NORTHUMBRIA Police have apologised to an SR-News student photo-journalist after an officer threatened him with arrest for covering the coronavirus lockdown in Sunderland. The apology comes in the week […]
REGIONAL charity St Oswald’s Hospice has been forced to launch its first-ever urgent appeal in the wake of the Coronavirus lockdown. The hospice closed all 25 of its retail shops on March 23 and will not take any donations of items during the lockdown. It has also had to cancel […]
#The CoronaDiaries THE Covid-19 pandemic lockdown and the measures enforced by the government have a big impact on students’ lives and mental health, according to them. Two students of the University of Sunderland agreed to share some travelling experience they had during the Coronavirus outbreak. They talked about […]
Sunderland Foodbank has stepped up to the unprecedented challenge posed by the coronavirus outbreak in recent weeks, with a more than three-fold increase in the amount fed. With an average of 520 people already supported each month, Coordinator Jo Gordon summarised the scale of their work and how they’ve adapted: […]
#The CoronaDiaries “Always something happening and nothing going on… Nobody told me there’d be days like these Strange days indeed — strange days indeed” Nobody Told Me, John Lennon. SINCE we went into lockdown to escape one virus, we’ve been infected with another. My phone is constantly pinging […]
A die hard football fan and avid videographer released a documentary via his Twitter page this morning, following the Jack Ross era of Sunderland AFC. Ged Lawson, who is a Web Designer based in Manchester decided to involve the popular SAFC podcast Wise Men Say with the project after using […]