By Andreea Nastase & Luke Stuart Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens is now the home to a brand new exhibition which is completely dedicated to dinosaurs and prehistoric jungles. Families across the North East can visit the free exhibition from 10am to 5pm during the week, and from 2pm until […]
Credit: Sophie Dishman and Stela Taneva. Plans for next year’s Chinese New Year event in Sunderland are already being made. Harry Collinson and Ian Wong, the co-creators of this year’s Keel Square Chinese celebration, have confirmed that they are working on plans for the Year of the Chicken next year. Around 3000 […]
Hundreds of diners enjoyed a ray of winter sunshine after Newcastle’s newest Caribbean restaurant promised to donate its opening day takings to charity. Turtle Bay were swamped by customers yesterday morning (Tuesday, February 9) after opening their doors for the first time in aid of the Sunshine Fund. The restaurant, […]
Sunderland On Film will be shown for a second time due to high demand. The repeat of Sunderland on Film takes place at the Hylton Lane Bunny Hill Centre at 7pm on Friday, February 12. The screening from the North East Film Archive (NEFA) brought the history of the city to life. […]
Global superstar Beyoncé announced her world tour, confirming that the first European show of the Formation World Tour will be on Wearside. The Halo singer will be performing on June 26 in front of what is expected to be a sold-out crowd an the Stadium of Light. The 34-year-old performed […]
By Justin Chew It is extremely interesting to experience Chinese New Year away from home. Coincidentally, this is also the first year that Sunderland has marked it with a bigger and better celebration. In Malaysia, Chinese New Year is always a big celebration – something like Christmas, a time seeped […]
Valentine’s Day isn’t just a day to be celebrated by couples in love. If you’re single, go out and experience the fun part too, and use it as a day of self-reflection, a day to love yourself, go out with a friend or have fun by flirting with the dating […]
Sunderland’s Roker Pier is set to feature on BBC One’s Countryfile programme. The programme, which was filmed in the city last month, sees presenter Ellie Harrison visiting the historic pier and lighthouse. During her visit, presenter Ellie Harrison talked to volunteers from the Roker Heritage Group about their involvement in the project, including Phil […]
Bigger Chinese New Year celebrations start this weekend in Sunderland to celebrate the year of the Monkey. Keel Square will hold the vibrant afternoon of activities from 1pm to 5pm on Sunday 7. The event has been organised by Ian Wong, of Asiana Fusion restaurant, and Harry Collinson, of Rough […]
The North East is celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) History Month throughout February. The region is now the official Tyne and Wear Hub of the events. The annual celebration of LGBT History Month falls in February and lasts until February 28 or on leap year till February 29. It is […]