New student accommodation has been proposed for Sunderland, which might see two old city buildings being destroyed to make way for the new building. Plans have been put forward by Wearside-based business Fitz Architects. They were contacted by SR News but did not want to comment. The plans, if accepted, would […]
South Tyneside Council says it is “wonderful news” that a new community centre has won a top architecture award. The new community centre in Hebburn, designed by local architecture firm FaulknerBrowns, is receiving the much-coveted Civic Trust Award. The building, clad in the same weathered steel as The Angel of […]
Flavours and Fables in Sunderland has closed its doors after only being open for a few months. The social enterprise café based on St Thomas Street did have a crowd funding project running to help them with providing for the community, but they had to remove it. Susan Ross, the manager […]
A leading North East events company is strengthening its various elements under one umbrella brand. SoL, which is being rolled out from February, brings together the Stadium of Light, National Glass Centre, 1879 Events Management and the new Hilton Garden Inn Sunderland. It has been specifically created to showcase how […]
The North East has seen 5,600 new business startups since September 2011 to September 2015 thanks to the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA). Figures released by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have also revealed there were 10,140 new mentor starts as a result of the allowance. A majority of […]
Up to 1650 council jobs could be axed in the North East due to council spending cuts, a research by the GMB union warns. Proposed job losses in the region include: 600 in South Tyneside, 400 in Durham, 400 in Stockton and 250 in Newcastle. National officer Justin Bowden said: “Councils are […]
By Aine Fox, Press Association Driverless car technology is to receive a £20 million funding boost in the hope it can help transform travel by making roads safer and reducing traffic jams. The investment in eight new projects has been hailed as a “landmark moment” for research and development which […]
Sunderland’s largest wedding fair, The Wedding Wonder Show, returns to the Stadium of Light from noon until 3pm on Sunday February 7. Guests at the event, which has a Valentine’s Day theme, will have the chance to meet more than 100 exhibitors from across the North East, including top suppliers […]
Sunderland has been placed fifth in a chart showing the top 10 ‘low wage, high welfare economies’. The findings came about from a report, called Cities Outlook 2016, completed by Centre for Cities. It looked at the average weekly salary for 63 cities within the UK. Sunderland has an average weekly […]
Plans have been submitted for a new multi-million pound hotel on the former Joplings site in Sunderland City Centre. The building, on John Street in Sunderland city centre, has stood empty since 2010 when the department store closed after entering administration. If planning permission is approved, the hotel would include […]