Sunderland’s community radio station, Spark Sunderland, is leading the way at the national community radio awards – taking nine nominations. The community radio awards launched in 2016 and are open to stations across the country, with organisers saying that more than 350 different entries from 70 community radio stations entered […]
A reverend in Sunderland has praised the community of Ryhope following the explosion in Rosslyn Avenue which left one woman seriously injured on August 11. More than a week on from the gas blast, Rev. David Chadwick, of St Paul’s Church, has commended residents after they rallied around to meet the […]
A Sunderland coffee shop is branching out with two new community cafés in the city. Miss Tina’s, which already has two venues in Southwick and Washington, will be opening up premises in Roker and Houghton-Le-Spring. The first site, on Dock Street in Roker, will be named Miss Tina’s at Springtide […]
Britain’s ‘most inclusive festival’ is set to return to Saltwell Park at the end of this month. Now in it’s eighth year, Gateshead’s Chase Park Festival provides disabled people with the opportunity to be involved in an activity that most people take for granted. The idea behind the event came […]
Bradley Lowery’s life will be celebrated at his funeral on Friday in his home village of Blackhall, in County Durham. The service will be on July 14 at 11.15am at St Josephs R.C Church in Blackhall, County Durham, the Lowery family have confirmed. The youngster who was a keen Sunderland AFC […]
Sunderland AFC fan Bradley Lowery has been remembered at the Stadium of Light. Members of the public have been laying flowers and messages in memory of the six-year-old who sadly passed away yesterday after a long battle with neuroblastoma. The youngster was a huge fan of the Black Cat’s club […]
The world came together last night (July 7) to light up candles in memory of North East hero Bradley Lowery. People from across the world paid their tributes and respects to the 6-year-old from Blackhall in County Durham, who sadly lost his long-fought battle with neuroblastoma yesterday. The youngster captured the […]
Words by Sophie Dishman and Mariam Khattab. Tributes from across the nation have been paid to brave Bradley Lowery after loosing his fight against neuroblastoma. The six-year-old Black Cats fan passed away today (July 7), following a long battle with the disease. A post on the Bradley’s Fight Against Neuroblastoma Facebook page said: “My […]
A local MP has spoken out regarding the changes to state pension age for women, calling it “a disgrace” in the case of one of her constituents. Mary Glindon, MP for North Tyneside, spoke in a Parliament debate regarding the changes for state pension for women, which affects 5,000 of her constituents. […]
Labour’s Chief Whip called on the government to set out a clear plan to increase safety in high-rise tower blocks in Newcastle. The Grenfell Tower Disaster claimed the lives of 80 people with another 70 injured; a lack of sprinklers, safety regulations and highly flammable plastic cladding helped the fire spread. Speaking […]