A FORMER heroin addict who turned his life around to help others says the region needs to admit there is a drug problem among young people. Mark Steel, who is now a manager at the Road To Recovery Trust (RTRT), based in Newcastle, said drug-taking was normalised in North East […]
Year: 2021
Sunderland Royal Hospital awarded global digital healthcare accreditation
SUNDERLAND Royal Hospital has been named as one of the most digitally advanced organisations of the whole UK’s National Health Service. THE Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) has given Sunderland Royal Hospital the prestigious Stage Seven recognition for its digital transformation throughout the years, making it the only […]
Emeli Sandé tells UoS students: Don’t let lockdown burn your brains out!
“TRY AND take some time out. I think sometimes when we’re working so much and we’re so focused on something, and putting so much energy into it, we can sometimes lose perspective and burn our brains out.” That is the message multi-platinum singer and Chancellor of the University of […]
Weather and virus warnings across the North East as snow brings out crowds
THE cold weather that has gripped the North East is expected to continue until tomorrow at least. Many across Tyne and Wear woke up this morning to the news that the Met Office’s yellow warning for snow and ice is to remain in place across the region until midday […]
#stayactivenortheast will keep families busy during half term
Parents and children have been stuck inside for over a month now, with many of them bored of going for a walk or a bike ride – but help is coming! Local councils and at least one Facebook group are offering great ideas to parents looking for fun activities with […]
LGBTQ+ History Month: how Covid has impacted the drag community
TO celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, we spoke to inspirational drag artist Lucy Phurr from Pallion, Sunderland, on how the pandemic has affected their livelihood, what the LGBTQ+ community means to them and how we can further support them in their career. LUCY Phurr, 24, has been a drag artist since […]
Sunderland woman raffles her £300,000 city home … for a fiver
Music: Paper Planes – Durden ft. Airtone by DURDEN (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/DURDEN/55041 Ft: Airtone A UNIVERSITY of Sunderland graduate is raffling off her £300,000 four-storey city centre property – which could be won for just one £5 ticket. The Edwardian […]
Shiver me timbers! Ancient ales could hold secret behind ‘golden age of beers’
ONE-hundred-and-twenty-year-old bottles of beer have helped provide insights into the make-up of ancient ales. RESEARCH from Brewlab and the University of Sunderland has retrieved live brewing yeasts from century old bottles of beer to provide detailed information of the microbology of lost Victorian and Edwardian stock ales. Three bottles were […]
National Apprenticeship Week 2021: Daniel cooks up a career in education
A HIGHER Apprenticeship is opening the doors to a career in education for Daniel Coyne which all started in a football club café. DANIEL was the hospitality manager in a café, based at the Foundation of Light, Sunderland AFC’s registered charity. His dedication and commitment to training staff was spotted […]
Take One Leave One scheme launched to help homeless
A CHARITY donation scheme has been launched in Sunderland to help the homeless stay warm this winter. The Take One Leave One initiative offers free clothing for the homeless and encourages members of the public to donate any unwanted coats, hats, gloves or scarves. The scheme, which sees a clothes […]