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 […]
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Durham’s first Wineathlon is to take place in October
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 […]
Migration total fails to hit record high
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 […]
The BRIT Award Winners 2016
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 […]
Boy Band Lawson to perform at The Bridges Sunderland
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 takes to the tracks
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 […]
Newcastle online shop tells us why we should Always Wear Red
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 […]
North East teen brings Wretch 32 to Newcastle
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 […]
Bounce back with new trampoline park in Sunderland
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 […]
LGBT History Month: Sunderland and Newcastle chosen as hubs for this year’s event for first time
LGBT History Month began on February 1 and last weekend saw the second annual festival taking place at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum. Newcastle and Sunderland have been chosen as the hub for this year’s event, which is the first for the North East. CEO of Schools OUT UK Tony Fenwick said: […]