A response officer located in Newcastle has saved a man’s life after a suicide attempt on Byker Bridge last Tuesday. At around 6.30pm, May 3, police were receiving several reports of concern as a man was seen on the opposite side of the railings on Byker Bridge. Police officer, PC […]
Katie Bulmer-Cooke returned for annual Family Fun Run, run by Active Sunderland, at Mowbray Park on Saturday (April 30). The day saw hundreds of families come together to take part in this yearly community fun activity. All kinds of free sport taster sessions like friendly dodge ball, hopscotch, bounce-back hurdles, […]
School pupils in Sunderland and Jarrow have created their very own version of the Bible. The new Bible, printed on May 3, will include colourful contributions from pupils from a number of schools. These include five schools in Sunderland: New Silksworth Infant School, Seaburn Dene Junior School, Southmoor Academy, Barbar Priestman School, […]
Many families enjoyed the eventful range of fun activities last Saturday (April 30) as Active Sunderland held their annual ‘BIG family fun run’ in Mowbray Park. To kick off the event, sporting activities were set up such as mini golf, yoga, swing ball, football and hula-hooping which were enjoyed from […]
Sunderland students from Spark FM are taking over the airwaves at BBC Radio 1 for the station’s brand new show The Student Radio Playlist. Spark has been selected to host the very first show for an hour on Monday, May 2, at 9pm. Presented by third year Broadcast Media Production […]
Two University of Sunderland graduates have been awarded The Duke of York Young Entrepreneur Award for their filmmaking company Roar Motion. Matt Eyre and Rob Parsons, who are friends from university, did not expect the nomination. Rob Parsons said: “No, we weren’t expecting the nomination at all. We just got […]
Many families enjoyed the eventful range of fun activities yesterday, as Active Sunderland held their annual BIG family fun run in Mowbray Park. To kick off the event, sporting activities were set up such as mini golf, yoga, swing ball, football and hula-hooping. At 4pm, the 1.5K race began followed […]
Celebrating its sixth anniversary, the Sunderland 10K and Half Marathon is set to welcome thousands to the streets of Sunderland on May 1, at Keel Square, as part of the Run Sunderland Festival. Among those participating in the event is runner Tony Hopkins. Originally planning to run the Morpeth to […]
Today is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. The day was created to raise awareness for the thousands of shelter pets who are waiting to be adopted. Those with adopted pets are encouraged to celebrate the day by using the hashtag #NationalAdoptAShelterPetDay with a photo of their animal. Newcastle Dog & […]
By Rachael Purvis and Masuma Begum University students across the UK experience greater debt compared to their counterparts in the US, Australia and Canada. The average student debt ranges between approximately £15,000 to £30,000 compared to the likes of the US, where student debt falls between £20,500 for public universities […]