TOGETHER for Children is launching the annual search for Sunderland’s most inspiring young people, as nominations open for the Sunderland Young Achievers Awards 2021. The charity, which provides children’s services on behalf of Sunderland Council, is celebrating the 29th year of the awards, celebrating children and young people aged […]
Day: 15 March 2021
‘Little and often’ could be the exercise motto to save us from ‘still life’
Dr Matthew Campbell, Principal Investigator in Human Metabolism at the University of Sunderland’s asks “In lockdown life, can simply moving more improve our health?” WE ALL know exercise is good for us and that a lack of it is bad for our health. What is less clear, however, is how much […]
City school tells pupils to self-isolate after Covid case is confirmed
A SUNDERLAND headteacher has been forced to ask students to self-isolate at home within days of their school reopening, due to a positive case of coronavirus. Academy 360, in Pennywell, wrote to all parents after a positive case of coronavirus was confirmed at the school. All students identified as […]
Vaccine bus takes to the road to boost jab take-up rates on Tyneside
TRANSPORT company Go North East has rolled out a mobile Covid-19 vaccine unit – ‘the vaccination bus’. Targeting the East and West Ends of Newcastle, where vaccination take-up rate has been disappointing, it is hoped the bus will encourage people from disadvantaged backgrounds to get the jab, initially visiting […]