A popular exhibition showcasing the drawings of renowned renaissance artist, Leonardo Da Vinci, will close on Monday, May 6, 2019. The exhibition, entitled Leonardo Da Vinci: A Life In Drawing, contains 14 of the artist’s sketches and commemorates the 500th anniversary of his death. It began its run at Sunderland […]
Month: April 2019
Newcastle Greyhounds to host student night on May 9, 2019
Promotions company Jaluminati has teamed up with Newcastle Greyhounds to create a follow-up event after the successful “blinkers” student night at Newcastle Racecourse in March. The event is to take place at the Newcastle Greyhound Stadium on May 9 and has already gained widespread interest. Elliott Carpenter, of Online Promotions, […]
Students and staff of University of Sunderland to go head to head in Battle of the Bands final
Students and staff at the University of Sunderland are set to go head to head in a Battle of the Bands final on May 1, 2019. The winners will have the opportunity to perform in front of 15,000 people on stage 2 of the This Is Tomorrow festival in Newcastle on […]
PTSD affects one in thirteen young adults in UK
One in thirteen 18-year-olds in England and Wales suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), according to a recent study. Half of those experienced a traumatic episode in the last 12 months. The study, published by the Journal Lancet Psychiatry, reveals that over 31% of the 2,064 participants who were 18-years-old had […]
Conservatives propose plans for Sunderland airshow to be held every two years
Proposals to cut the Sunderland Airshow budget were introduced at a recent Sunderland City Council budget meeting. The Conservative Group propose to host the Sunderland Airshow every two years instead of it being an annual event, in an attempt to save £2 million on their 2019/20 budget plan. The proposed […]
Newcastle to host first Northern Sustainable Fashion Revolution festival in April 2019
As Newcastle is set to host the first Northern Sustainable Fashion Revolution, Sarah Sinclair meets those striving for a more ethical and sustainable industry. Over 1,000 bathtubs of water. 6,000 car miles of carbon emissions*. £140 million of clothing sent to landfill**. 14 million workers paid less than the living […]
Sunderland Council continues its crackdown on City Centre littering
Thirty-five people have been fined in the first two weeks of a Sunderland City Council crackdown on city centre littering. The fines, each totalling £150, have been handed out as part of the council’s drive to improve Sunderland city centre. This follows the launch of a deep cleaning programme at […]
Hope Street Xchange organises event to celebrate World Environment Day on June 7
Hope Street Xchange is organising an event on June 7, to celebrate World Environment and Oceans Day. Photo credit:www.eventbrite.co.uk The event has been created for the first time in hope to make it a yearly gathering to which the day focuses on the environment, wildlife and oceans. To raise environmental […]
Record-breaking numbers for annual Walk for Autism at Herrington Country Park
The North East Autism Society ran the annual Walk for Autism for the third year on April 12, 2019. It saw the largest turnout to date, with more than 500 people gathering at Herrington Country Park. Paralympic gold-medalist Lyndon Longhorne cut the gold ribbon to start the walk. See more […]
Tyne Tunnel barriers to ‘come down’ and make way for automatic system
The Tyne Tunnel barriers have become an issue recently with the ageing technology used to collect tolls often failing and leading to a build-up of traffic on the A19. That coupled with ongoing roadworks at both the Silverlink has led to the tunnel operators looking for a new approach. The […]