#The CoronaDiaries THE Prime Minister announced that non-essential businesses and venues were not allowed to open for trade from March 23 2020, due to the outbreak of Covid-19. This included eating and drinking establishments, assembly and leisure, retail, hotel and non-residential institutions, unless there is a notable exception. […]
Author: Brooke Murphy
North East salons boycott celebrity magazines after death of Caroline Flack
Salons across the North East have pledged to ditch celebrity gossip magazines in a bid to ‘Be Kind’ after the death of Caroline Flack. A number of locally based salons have spoken about their decision to bin glossy magazines which has triggered a strong reaction from the public. Social media […]
Sunderland police station to transform into city hub
The abandoned Gilbridge police station near Keel Square is set to undergo a renovation after a North East company won the bid to purchase it. The Hanro Group are a property investment and development group who have recently bought the police station after Sunderland County Council cabinet signed off plans […]
Sunderland student creates beauty banks just in time for Christmas
A student at the University of Sunderland is creating beauty banks in order to donate beauty products to charities that support women throughout the North East this Christmas. Earlier this year, Lauren Robinson, 20, set up a beauty bank based within the Media HUB at the University of Sunderland and […]
Ice Rink to return to Sunderland
(Image) Sunderland ice rink under construction. A Christmas ice rink is set to return to Sunderland on Saturday, December 1, 2018, where it will join Hadrian’s Tipi, a winter pop-up retreat already running in Keel Square. Danieli Holdings Group and Sunderland Business Improvement District have joined forces to create a […]