Members of the Great Britain team that competed in the International Blind Tennis Tournament last week were in action again in Newcastle. David Deas, Nikhil Nair and Wendy Glasper all played in the North East Visually Impaired Tennis Championships at the weekend, fresh from the international championships in Spain. “I’m […]
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Sunderland City of Culture Bid 2021: Mini Mela Cultural Festival
In the hope of winning the City of Culture Bid 2021, the Sunderland 2021 Bid team and the Sunderland Black Minority and Ethnic Network will be coming together to showcase the talent and diversity in the area. On March 17, the first Mini Mela Cultural Festival will be held at […]
Sunderland head to finals for the Premier League Enterprise Challenge
A group from Shotton Hall Academy have earned a place in the Premier League Enterprise Challenge final after getting through the semi-final at Stoke City last week. The youngsters are heading to London on Monday, March 20 to represent Sunderland AFC in the final leg of the challenge after beating Watford, Leicester, […]
Want the chance to perform at Sunniside Live?
Emerging acts from across the North East are being given the chance to take to the stage with some of music’s biggest names at Sunniside Live. This year, event organisers Helen Davies and Sean Maddison are appealing for up-and-coming acts from across the North East to join the line-up by […]
BIG family fun run hits Sunderland
SAFC mascots Samson and Delilah and Sun FMs very own Sunny the Seagull are just two of the special guests expected to be at the Active Sunderland BIG Family Sun Run to be held on Saturday, April 30. The event, which will take place in Mowbray Park, invites children and families […]
Competition opens to host Great Exhibition of the North
The competition to host the Great Exhibition of the North in 2018 has opened. The culture minister Ed Vaizey announced the competition on April 4. Towns and cities across the North East, North West and Yorkshire are invited to bid to put on the two-month exhibition, which will celebrate the best of art, […]
One lucky winner to light up Millennium Bridge on Queen’s birthday
An amazing experience will be given to one lucky winner, on the same day as Her Majesty The Queen celebrates her birthday. The Gateshead Council will be turning the famous Millennium Bridge red, white and blue and it is hoped a Gateshead 90-year-old will help to celebrate this royal milestone […]
Denise Robertson was ‘no stranger to sadness and difficulties’
Sunderland-born Denise Robertson spent more than 30 years helping the British public with their problems but was no stranger to sadness and difficulties in her own life. Ms Robertson was widowed twice – losing first husband Alex to cancer in 1972 and then Jack to a stroke in 1995. She […]
Ten reasons Sunderland should bag the bid for UK City of Culture 2021
The competition for the 2021 City of Culture is well underway and Sunderland has already put in its bid for the prestigious award. This historically industrial city is packed full of culture and has provided some of the best actors, singers and bands of our time. It also has plenty […]
Dog from County Durham wins Best in Show at Crufts 2016
A dog from County Durham has won a coveted award at this year’s Crufts. Geordie Girl Westie won the Best In Show award at the annual dog show. The white Westie, known as Devon by her owner, is the first Westie to win in 26 years. Devon, who is nearly two […]