The Great North Run has launched an initiative to feature a participant from every country in the world – and members of the North East public have been called upon to help organisers achieve the goal. The Great Run Company aims to recruit at least one runner born in every […]
Year nine pupils from various schools across the North East are taking part in a languages bake-off competition at the end of March. This competition is a video and cooking competition designed to encourage young people to study languages. Hosted by the University of Sunderland on March 21, there will […]
You heard correct, later this year a 10k race will be happening in Durham but you have to be over 18 to enter. With six destinations around the UK hosting the race Durham will be the last stop on October 1, 2016. There will be wine sampling stations around the […]
Fears of a record high in migration for the UK have proved to be unfounded after new figures were published today. The Daily Mail reported that net migration – the difference between the higher number of immigrants versus emigrants leaving the country – could smash the record of 336,000 set […]
By Elizabeth Kazibure, Masuma Begum Many artists were put up for nomination in for a BRIT award in various categories such as critics choice, global success award and the British singles award. Only a few artists went away with a prized award. Each year the Brits award celebrates British talent […]
by Katie Hall Lawson, whose hits include Juliet, Taking Over Me and Brokenhearted will be headlining at the Retail and Style Awards that are taking place at the Bridges Shopping centre on April 23. The event is organised by Sun FM and Bridges and is supported by Sunderland BID. […]
The Flying Scotsman is running again as shown in these incredibly stunning photos. The world famous locomotive the Flying Scotsman is travelling along the East Coast Main line from London’s King Cross to York today after a decade long renovation that coast £4.2m. The train departed King’s Cross Station at 7:40am […]
There is a shade of red for every person and an emotion for every shade of red. If you want to stand out and make a statement, you wear red. It’s also a colour of confidence, which is what new luxury brand Always Wear Red bases itself on. Launched on […]
One of the UK’s leading urban artists will be performing at Newcastle’s O2 Academy on April 30, thanks to 19-year old Jason Blackburn from Hartlepool. The one-off concert will be one of Wretch 32’s first performances in more than two years and his supporting acts will be Bugzy Malone and Ex on […]
A trampoline park has been set up in the city of Sunderland. Gravity Force, which opened on Saturday, February 20, is based in the Sunrise Enterprise Park, on Ferryboat Lane, in Sunderland. The park features a main court that includes over 60 interconnected trampolines of all shapes and sizes, blocks, boxes and […]