It is time to wrap up warm as Sunderland’s spectacular frost village, including a traditional Christmas market, real ice rink and fun fair, is back for the third year running. The launch night, which was held on December 4, saw performances from professional ice skaters Lisa Brewin and Gary Beacom, […]
Diet seven days a week and feel like you deserve a cheat? Whether you suffer from cheat day envy or struggle to satisfy those daily calorific cravings, this foodie bucket list is designed to ensure that every spoonful is as rewarding and #worthit as the last. Sometimes the struggle is […]
A Seaham dad has started a petition to raise the festival attendance age after his daughter, 17 year-old Megan Bell, died when attending music festival T in the Park last summer. Chris Bell, 45, who is self-employed, began the petition to raise the age limit for festivals throughout the UK […]
A new report has found that one in 15 children living in the North East feel anxious and unsettled because they do not live in a stable home. The research, by Shelter, discovered that renting properties could have an affect on the youngest members in a family. A lot of […]
MIND mental health, Washington, provides a counselling service to people aged between 11 and 25 across the city, after they dealt with over 65,000 telephone calls last year. Callum Jones, 22, of Broadstairs Court, Sunderland, has been helped by MIND for the last four years. He said: “It is amazing […]
Three Sunderland breast cancer survivors have been nominated for a health award after setting up a charity helping other women going through the same ordeal. Judith Wright, 52, Sue McCoy, 58 and Eileen Richardson, 62, all from Sunderland battled breast cancer and launched their Hug in a Bag project. ‘Hug’ […]