Following the success of the monster trail to mark Halloween, Sunderland Bid is now creating a virtual Christmas full of magical creatures. Sam Boal went to meet some of them. DUE to coronavirus, the run-up to Christmas is different to most years – but there are still plenty of […]
The gift card scheme will be available to businesses across Sunderland. SUNDERLAND is the first city in the North East to launch its own gift card scheme, in a bid to boost its local economy. The city’s Business Improvement District (Bid) and council have teamed up with Miconex, who […]
VETERANS In Crisis (VIC), a charity dedicated to helping ex-servicemen living in Sunderland, is continuing its work despite the Covid-19 pandemic – and asking for your help. VIC was set up in 2018 after founder and veteran Ger Fowler, a former Durham Light Infantry soldier, realised there was no […]
A GROUP of North East researchers and health experts have come together for a major study into how community pharmacists could help spot patients with suspected head and neck cancers (HNC). The study, starting early next spring, could improve the early identification, diagnosis and treatment, and will explore whether […]
Minister: too early to say whether family Christmas will be OK It is too early to say whether families will be allowed to gather over Christmas, a Cabinet minister has warned, despite hopes that social distancing rules will be relaxed over the festive period. Boris Johnson wants to ease coronavirus […]
WHILE we desperately wait for Boris to lift the local lockdown, it feels only right to reminisce on better times, when we could go out for food with more than six people from different households … and, of course, take as many photos as possible to prove we’ve actually left […]
Sunderland AFC’s Branch Liaison Council, the body that works with all the supporters’ clubs and which set up the club’s ‘Matchday Mental Health Hub’ in 2019, has been continuing to make a difference despite the Covid pandemic. After hosting hubs on nearly every home matchday since setting up at the […]
THE shock resignation of the leader of South Tyneside Council was announced today, as police confirmed an ongoing investigation into “financial concerns” raised by the authority. Neither police nor council would comment on whether the two revelations were connected. Police said their inquiries were triggered by the authority itself. A […]
ENTERPRISE Place, a department at the University of Sunderland, is celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week in an effort to inspire and encourage potential business owners. Sam Boal spoke to Jenny Westgate, Enterprise Place co-ordinator, to get the low-down on this week’s events. ENTERPRISE Place is the hub at the university […]
UK deaths now pushing 70,000 More than 68,000 deaths involving Covid-19 have now occurred in the UK, new figures show. A total of 65,546 deaths have so far been registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, according to the latest reports from the UK’s statistics […]