DO you drive a ‘Freddy Fiat’, ‘Martha Mercedes’, ‘Naomi Nissan’ … or perhaps you’re lucky enough to be behind the wheel of ‘Peter Porsche’? Yes, today (October 2) is National Name Your Car Day – so we asked our readers to share their car names with us. From quirky […]
A UNIVERSITY of Sunderland project which aims to support manufacturers across the North East has secured an extra £6million in funding. The University’s Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing Project (SAM) – one of the region’s largest investment programmes – aims to help businesses become more productive and sustainable. Since then, the programme, which […]
AN ironic twist to coronavirus restrictions was that they were making some wedding days even more special for some couples – but one North East photographer says the government has now virtually destroyed the entire marriage industry. Stephen Beecroft says when the government slashed the maximum number of wedding […]
UNIVERSITY sport is a huge part of student life, but Team Sunderland, are not risking their students’ health to get competitive sport back. Chris Thornley, communications support officer for Team Sunderland and one of the university’s sports journalism graduates, has said that the university is unlikely to see any competitive […]
University of Sunderland’s riverside St Peter’s campus. THE University of Sunderland Students’ Union (SU) has expressed disappointment, after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said students may not be able to travel home for Christmas. Mr Hancock refused to rule out a “student lockdown” when asked about the movement of students around […]
WITH the launch of the new Xbox and Playstation coming later this year, the console wars are well and truly under way. Sony and Microsoft are two of the largest technology companies in the world and their games consoles have gone head-to-head for 20 years. Even now, there is […]
CONSOLE wars are back! And the new Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X are the newest devices to enter the ring. Both consoles are set to be released in November to large fanfare – but which console is likely to win the war this time? Specs In regards to the […]
SOURCES at for-sale Sunderland AFC have labelled a reported takeover bid as a “fakeover”. Rich Energy drinks company boss William Storey has insisted on his social media that he is in talks to take over the club, but this has been met with scepticism by club insiders. Sources at Sunderland […]