WHILE some businesses have closed for good due to the pandemic, Sunderland’s City Centre has seen a rise in new businesses opening their doors following the latest lockdown. It comes after the first easing of the restrictions on April 12, with the next step allowing customers to sit indoors from […]
SUNDERLAND City Council’s approval of the first phase of sustainable smart homes at the Vaux Brewery site in Sunderland have been congratulated. The masterplan of Riverside Sunderland eventually aims to house 2,500 residents. EEXECUTIVE manager of Capability North East, an organisation specialising in sustainability in the region, Claire Thompson, said: […]
MPs in the North East have spoken out about the Government’s recommendation that NHS staff in England should receive a 1 per cent pay increase this year. It comes after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer demanded that MPs should be given a vote on the pay rise in the House […]
NORTH East museums have spoken out about the challenges of closing their doors during throughout lockdown. CURRENTLY, all museums remain closed across the region and the whole country. The roadmap out of lockdown highlighted by PM Boris Johnson on 23 February states that museums can not re-open until May 17 […]
ONE in three people experience tinnitus at some point in their life, and the first week of February sees Tinnitus Week come to help raise awareness of the common issue. The event, which began last year and takes place in the first week of February, was set up by the […]
Following the recent postponement of Record Store Day 2020 to June 20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to continue to put a spotlight on just some of the best record stores that can be found within the North East and celebrate their impact on the region. In […]