Southwick Salvation Army community manager, Graham Wharton, praised Sunderland fans after it was announced the club had won the EFL Community Club of the Year award. The award was given as a result of their fundraiser for the EFL Trophy final, where fans raised around £170,000 purchasing virtual tickets.
A NEW multimillion-pound addition to the University of Sunderland is beginning to take shape. Once completed, the new Cadaveric centre will play a key role in training the next generation of medical professionals. Construction work is now well underway on the facility which will form part of the newly-established School […]
TV and media professionals will reveal this week how they kept shows such as Vera and Emmerdale in production despite lockdown. A free online event, organised by the North East and Borders branch of the Royal Television Society with support from the University of Sunderland, will show the extraordinary lengths […]
The number of undergraduate students dropping out of university before the end of their first term has fallen, despite the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the higher education sector. Despite speculation that there would be a mass exodus of students due to the pandemic’s impact on university life. […]
PLANS are under way to build up to 200 houses near the old town hall in Middlehaven and to bring thousands of jobs to Teesside. With this comes a plethora of new roads that need naming. A few terraced houses began construction in central Middlehaven this spring, giving a […]
For many people, including myself, travelling the world or moving to another country would be a dream come true. New culture, new foods, and new adventures are all things most people travel for, but the past year has put a stop to a lot of this not just in the […]
THE Sunflower Lanyard is designed to let businesses, professionals and people know that someone with invisible disabilities may need a little extra help – but wearers of the lanyard say it is being affected by confusion caused by the pandemic. The scheme is designed to be used for people […]
THE number of people signing up for library memberships in the North East has fallen, according to the latest local authority figures. According to data from Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, in the Sunderland Council area 4,215 people signed up for a library membership in 2016, compared with 3,088 […]
Pokémon is a Japanese manga, trading card game and video game series that originated in Japan in 1996. The name is derived from the term ‘pocket monsters’ Pokémon, especially the trading card game, has turned into something very similar to the stock markets. From Instagram accounts dedicated to documenting price […]
Dr Alex George is a doctor turned reality star, and now the UK Youth Mental Health Ambassador, Dr Alex George, really is busy! A classroom full of children is filled with eager young minds with a willingness to learn. However, some of those children are suffering from ill mental health. […]