Jazz and funk band The Brand New Heavies will headline Sunniside Live, the only live music festival in Sunderland City Centre. Following on from the huge success last year, the festival aims to be bigger and better when it returns to Sunniside Gardens on Saturday July 16. Ahead of a US tour, […]
Month: February 2016
Driverless car projects get £20m government funding boost
By Aine Fox, Press Association Driverless car technology is to receive a £20 million funding boost in the hope it can help transform travel by making roads safer and reducing traffic jams. The investment in eight new projects has been hailed as a “landmark moment” for research and development which […]
Tributes paid to Sir Terry Wogan
It has been announced that Sir Terry Wogan has died aged 77. His family announced his death as a result of “a short but brave battle with cancer.” The broadcaster “passed away surrounded by his family.” Sir Terry had a media career spanning 50 years, with Eurovision, Blankety Blank and […]