ST OSWALD’S Hospice, which cares for people in Sunderland, has welcomed Steph Edusei as its new chief executive. Ms Edusei brings a wealth of experience to the role, following a career of senior positions in the NHS, including her most recent role as chief executive officer at Newcastle and […]
A UNIVERSITY of Sunderland project which aims to support manufacturers across the North East has secured an extra £6million in funding. The University’s Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing Project (SAM) – one of the region’s largest investment programmes – aims to help businesses become more productive and sustainable. Since then, the programme, which […]
NEWCASTLE has now exceeded 250 cases per 100,000 in the latest Covid-19 case figures. Every council in the North East is now in the top 41 of worst hit areas, with Sunderland and South Tyneside exceeding 150 cases per 100,000. The latest figures have made the North East one of […]
AN ironic twist to coronavirus restrictions was that they were making some wedding days even more special for some couples – but one North East photographer says the government has now virtually destroyed the entire marriage industry. Stephen Beecroft says when the government slashed the maximum number of wedding […]
AFTER election campaign rallies across the United States, bitter rivals Joe Biden and President Donald Trump finally came face-to-face last night, for the first televised presidential debate. Predictably, one of the big topics under heated discussion was the coronavirus pandemic. At the time of writing (September 30), the US […]
IT’S a tough time for everybody at the moment, and there’s no denying that the lockdown blues are hitting people hard. With the North East getting even tighter restrictions, which come into force at midnight tonight (October 30), it is more important than ever to look after our own […]
UNIVERSITY sport is a huge part of student life, but Team Sunderland, are not risking their students’ health to get competitive sport back. Chris Thornley, communications support officer for Team Sunderland and one of the university’s sports journalism graduates, has said that the university is unlikely to see any competitive […]
BRITAIN’S first black magazine editor is to be commemorated on October 15, with a ceremonial blue plaque in the heart of Sunderland. Celestine Edwards, a famous 19th century anti-racist campaigner and journalist, lived and worked in Sunderland and played a major role in bringing about the abolition of slavery […]
A MAJOR chunk of Sunderland’s city nightlife was shut down “until further notice” today, with the blame pointed squarely at the government’s mis-firing Covid-19 communications strategy. The news came on the day a junior government minister admitted to not knowing the rules now restricting licensed venues in the […]
THE University of Sunderland has confirmed that a number of students and staff have tested positive for Covid-19. As of Monday 28 September, 40 students and four members of staff have tested positive for the virus. A message from vice-chancellor David Bell, released on Monday (28 September), said: “A […]