Flavours and Fables in Sunderland has closed its doors after only being open for a few months. The social enterprise café based on St Thomas Street did have a crowd funding project running to help them with providing for the community, but they had to remove it. Susan Ross, the manager […]
Year: 2016
Body found in River Tyne in Jarrow
Police searching for missing Ponteland woman Sally Allan have found a woman’s body in the River Tyne. At 1:07pm yesterday (Wednesday, February 3), a body of a woman was found in water near the riverside in Jarrow. The body has been recovered from the water and enquiries are being […]
BREAKING: Roosh V cancels Return of the Kings event in Newcastle
Roosh V has canceled his Return of the Kings event in Newcastle. The event was due to take place on February 6, with a meetup at Greys Monument in the city centre. Roosh V, who’s real name is Daryush Valizadeh, wrote on his blog: “I can no longer guarantee the safety […]
Sunderland University to host talk from legendary TV producer and arts chief
The University of Sunderland is set to host Sir Peter Bazalgette as part of the Public Lecture series. Sir Peter is the chief of Arts Council England and is also the man who popularised Big Brother and created Deal or No Deal. He will be giving a free talk to students, staff and […]
North East events company to come together for new brand
A leading North East events company is strengthening its various elements under one umbrella brand. SoL, which is being rolled out from February, brings together the Stadium of Light, National Glass Centre, 1879 Events Management and the new Hilton Garden Inn Sunderland. It has been specifically created to showcase how […]
Northumbria PCC urges home secretary to ban Roosh V
Vera Baird has written to the Home Secretary urging her to ban Roosh V from entering the United Kingdom. This comes following the news that American blogger Roosh V has organised rallies in various cities across the world this weekend, including Newcastle. Roosh V, whose real name is Daryush Valizadeh […]
Northumbria Police respond to Return of Kings event
Northumbria Police have responded to Roosh V’s Return of Kings event which was due to take place in Newcastle on Saturday (February 6). They said in a statement: “We want to reassure residents in Newcastle, after media coverage has appeared in recent days in relation to the ‘Return of Kings event’, that […]
Dr Who TARDIS appears in Sunderland Bridges Shopping Centre
Dr Who fans will be delighted to find out that the infamous TARDIS is at the Bridges Shopping Centre in Sunderland. The most famous time travelling police box has landed in the Sunderland shopping centre. A replica of the Dr Who TARDIS, the Time and Relative Dimension in Space box, […]
Teesside primary schools to start brushing pupils teeth
Teesside primary schools have been advised to take part in tooth brushing sessions after the success of a pilot scheme aimed at improving some of the worst children’s teeth in the country. Almost two years ago The Children’s Health and Wellbeing commissioning group endorsed an initiative to improve the […]
Sunderland libraries to host Harry Potter night tomorrow
A series of activities will be happening in libraries across Sunderland tomorrow (February 4) to celebrate Harry Potter Night. Bunny Hill Library and Washington Town Centre Library are both hosting witch and wizard lessons for classes from primary schools. Budding Harrys and Hermiones will also get the chance to learn […]