NASA will be holding a press conference at 6pm GMT on Wednesday February 22, to announce a new “discovery beyond our solar system.” The discovery remains mysterious however the agency posted a hint on their website that they will be presenting “new findings on planets that orbit stars other than […]
Sunderland’s Aquatic Centre is to close for up to nine months as the council is set to repair a leaking roof. The swimming pool, which is the only Olympic-sized pool between York and Edinburgh, is used as a training centre for Olympic athletes. It opened less than ten years ago […]
Beach Schools North East are looking forward to their third year in 2017, as they look to enlist the help of local children and parents in order to clean up Roker Beach. The initiative was set up in 2015 by local grassroots organisation North East Sport and the beach clubs […]
Two more sailing ships have been confirmed for the 2018 Tall Ships Races in Sunderland. The event will be taking place around the Port of Sunderland between 11 July 2018 and 14 July 2018. The ships are the TS Maybe, and the STS Lord Nelson. Coun. John Kelly Sunderland City Council’s […]
Today saw £6m invested in to anew development for music, drama and dance. The Music, Arts & Culture (MAC) Trust have been awarded the grant the through the National Lottery Trust. The new venue will be located within the heart Music Arts and Cultural Quarter in central Sunderland. The site at Garden […]
Sunderland could be set for its first drive through coffee shop, with 20 jobs to be created in the process. International chain Costa Coffee has submitted a planning application to build a coffee shop, complete with a 24-hour ‘Drive Thru’, at the Pallion Retail Park in Sunderland and local Councillor Paul Watson […]
A new state-of-the-art music, dance and drama centre has been awarded £6m by Arts council England. Just days after Sunderland Council granted planning permission for the new venue to be built, Arts Council England has awarded the Sunderland Music, Arts and Culture Trust £6m to help fund building the venue. […]
Hopeful female footballers are being offered a unique opportunity to represent Sunderland AFC alongside nationally recognised qualifications. This comes after a partnership between South Tyneside College and Monkwearmouth Sixth Form Academy offering a new football scholarship aimed at helping girls aged 16-18. The scholarship will develop their skills in football […]
Ed Sheeran’s latest tour is being targeted by ticket touts, forcing North East fans to pay prices almost eight times higher than face value. Tickets for his sold-out Newcastle gig at the Metro Radio Arena had a face value of £77, but secondary websites such as StubHub and Viagogo are […]
Students of the University of Sunderland’s Marrow Society are holding a donor recruitment event to help raise awareness for blood cancer. The society is made up of volunteers who aim to help cure blood cancer and plan to encourage students to sign up to become donors by registering on the Anthony […]