Three Sunderland MPs have welcomed Nissan’s decision to make new Qashqai and X-Trail models in the city. Bridget Phillipson, Julie Elliot and Sharon Hodgson all welcomed today’s (October 27) announcement by the car manufacturer that it will produce the next Qashqai and will add production of the next X-Trail model at its Sunderland, UK […]
Nissan has announced today, October 27, that they will produce the next Qashqai model at its Sunderland Plant securing jobs hanging in the balance post-brexit. Nissan’s plant in Washington celebrated 30 years of building cars on Wearside this year but the future of 7,000 workforce wasn’t secure due to the […]
Leading global discount supermarket chain Aldi has revealed that they have received massive support from the people of Sunderland about a new store that is due to open in Pennywell. The plans for a new Aldi are just one of the many new potential builds that could appear on the Pennywell […]
Newcastle and Gateshead have been selected to host the ‘Great Exhibition of the North’ in 2018, winning the bid over three other shortlisted bidders. The exhibition will be held over 77 days, showcasing art, design and innovation from the North of England. The Government will be contributing £5 million towards […]
Refugees from around the world have been made welcome by generous residents of Sunderland. Those fleeing war and political turmoil have been provided free meals and encouraged to participate in community activities by Sunderland’s churches. Bethany City Church, an Evangelical Christian church in Sunderland, began giving support to refugees 10 years ago […]
A Sunderland hair salon has partnered with hair product company Good Hair Day (GHD) to raise awareness of breast cancer. The salon, Frances Marshall, West Sunniside, Sunderland, has paired with the company by selling limited edition Electric Pink hair stylers and hairdryers created for Breast Cancer Awareness month. The products prices […]
93 per cent* of Durham’s teaching assistants who are members of the union UNISON, have voted for strike action to take place over cuts to pay. The union held a ballot over Durham County Council plans to move teaching assistants to term time pay. This could see support staff loose […]
Battling Bradley Lowery has retuned to school after his latest bout of chemotherapy. The five-year-old spent the afternoon at Blackhall Colliery Primary School with the rest of his Year 1 classmates. Bradley, from Blackhall, has not been to school since the start of the new school year as he has been […]
On October 20, leading nurse Lisa Bayliss-Pratt returned to the University of Sunderland to open the final element of the Sciences Phase II development, the Living Lab. The Living Lab has the most advanced healthcare industry equipment, including specialist simulation equipment. It offers students a hands-on practical experience in realistic […]
Students across the North East are being encouraged to register with a GP in order to receive their Meningitis immunisation. Those born between 01/09/96 and 31/08/97 should already have been contacted by their GP. Given the recent rise in the disease, from the current academic year (2016/17) all year 9 […]