Beamish Museum in County Durham celebrated International Women’s Day (March 8) by hosting a suffragette rally to commemorate the stands that took place in the early 1900’s. The rally took place in the 1900s town centre, which demonstrated townswomen fight for the right to vote. Beamish Museum workers, in full […]
Year: 2016
BREAKING: Margaret Byrne CEO of Sunderland AFC resigns
Margaret Byrne, CEO of Sunderland AFC, has resigned today (Tuesday, March 8). The Board of Sunderland AFC confirmed the resignation in a club statement. The statement, said: “The Board of Sunderland AFC has today accepted the resignation of Margaret Byrne. Margaret, in her role as CEO, was responsible for the […]
Tesco stores launch food donation scheme across the North East
Tesco and FareShare are calling out to charities and community groups across the north east to register for an exciting new service which will see unsold food become meals for vulnerable people across the city. As part of its ongoing pledge to cut food waste, Tesco’s Community Food Connection programme […]
It’s Time to Face the Music: X Factor comes to Sunderland
The UK’s favourite singing show, The X Factor, is back and on the lookout for the next big breakout music stars as they travel the length and breadth of the country on the 2016 audition tour. The tour will be visiting Sunderland on Saturday 12th March 2016 with auditions at […]
Support the Suffragettes at Beamish Museum
International Women’s Day, originally International Working Women’s Day, is celebrated each year on March 8th. Worldwide women continue to excel in social, political, cultural and economic backgrounds. Each year we are nearer and nearer to the common goal of gender equality and women (and men alike) all over the globe […]
International Women’s Day: Politicians strike out at gender inequality in Parliament
Following the 2015 General Election, statistics show a considerable imbalance in the number of female MPs in parliament in comparison to their male counterparts. Despite making up roughly half of the UK’s population, only about 29 per cent of current MPs in the House of Commons are women. MEP […]
10 Fierce Fictional Heroines for International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’ve put together a list of our top ten feistiest females in fiction. Their tenacity and determination has attracted attention across decades. Who’s your favourite? 1.Lizzie Bennet (Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen) “Elizabeth was excessively disappointed…but it was her business to be satisfied […]
BRITS nominee brings soul to Sunderland
A BRITs Critics’ Choice Awards nominee will be heading to Wearside to perform at a major awards ceremony. Izzy Bizu, who was one of three performers in the running for the prestigious award – whose past winners include Adele, Sam Smith and James Bay – will be joining headliners Lawson […]
EA SPORTS to remove Adam Johnson from FIFA 16
EA SPORTS creators behind the worldwide popular football game FIFA 16 (which Johnson is part of), have announced that they have removed Johnson from the active rosters of Sunderland AFC and England National football teams. Former Sunderland footballer, Adam Johnson, was found guilty of one count of sexual activity with […]
Charity run aims to break Guinness World Record for largest human Shamrock
An attempt to break the world record for the largest human Shamrock is taking place in Tynemouth to mark this years celebrations for St Patricks’ Day. Organisers of the annual event, Moyra’s Green Run, plan to break a Guinness World Record with aims to attract 1000 people to join in […]