Self-employed workers can apply for a grant worth 80% of their average monthly profits to help them cope with the financial impact of coronavirus, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced Thursday March 26, 2020. A single lump sum of up to a maximum £2,500 will be paid but not until the beginning […]
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Coronavirus:Sunderland nightclub ‘Independent’ introduce new steps to help “minimise spread” of the illness
Popular Sunderland nightclub and music venue Independent are providing hand sanitiser stations and extra bins in an effort to lower the risk of infection. The venue, based at Holmeside, posted to their Facebook page this morning a list of steps they are taking to minimise the spread of COVID-19. […]
Sunderland grassroots football hub receives £18m funding boost
Washington Football Hub in Sunderland has received a multi-million pound boost to support grassroots sports in Wearside. The improved multi-sports hub has been unveiled by Sunderland AFC former and current players Jimmy Montgomery, Gary Bennett, Alim Ozturk and Duncan Watmore. It has been funded by Sunderland City Council and […]
Sunderland fans appear in the top three of football-related arrests
Sunderland AFC fans had 60 football-related arrests in the 2017/18 season according to new home office statistics. This was the third highest total for all clubs, behind only Birmingham City and Sheffield United. The club also issued the joint-highest new banning orders, with 28 alongside Grimsby Town, in the season that […]
Change Your Mind: the mental health event hoping to bring Sunderland together
The Students’ Union at the University of Sunderland will be celebrating World Mental Health Day on Wednesday, 10 October. Wellbeing president, Mandi Purvis, is hoping the event, entitled Change Your Mind, will bring the community together. It will feature an array of activities, such as a meditation and an anxiety […]