Since announcing their bid for City of Culture 2021, Sunderland’s campaign makers have been working non-stop to rally support for their cause. It would seem their hard work is paying off as cultural hubs from NewcastleGateshead, such as Sage Gateshead, have publicly backed the bid. Paul Callaghan of the Music, […]
Residents in the Thornhill community have banded together in an effort to clean up the streets in the wake of Government budget cuts to Council budgets in Sunderland. In 2016 alone, more than 90 cleaners have left the council with the levels of council employees since 2010 already being almost […]
A Sunderland charity will launch a two-week Employment Bootcamp tomorrow (Wednesday October 12) to help young people find work through apprenticeships. The Parker Trust, located on Kayll Road, has been working with local businesses to offer at least seven apprenticeships to those on the course, which is a first for the charity. Karen […]
The National Hate Crime Awareness Week started on October 8, the week of social media activity that aims to provide a greater understanding about what constitutes hate crime by getting people to talk about it by using the twitter hashtags such as #StopTheHate, #NHCAW, and #BeingYou Hate crime can occur in lots of different […]
The annual Houghton Feast began on Friday October 7 and is set to continue until Sunday October 16, with a full nine days of activities planned. The feast is a historical event for the North East and has origins dating back as early as the 1100’s. Take a look at […]
One of Sunderland AFC’s most devoted fans is celebrating his 90th birthday. George Forster, chairman of the Sunderland Supporters Association, is 90-years-old on October 7. Having hardly missed a game since 1962, Forster has been chairman of the Association for the past 15 years and has enough memories to fill a book […]
A 15-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot while riding a motorbike in Sunderland. Officers were called at around 8:40pm to Hewitt Avenue, Ryhope, after reports of a teenager being injured whilst travelling on a motorbike. He was taken to Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary where he […]
Theresa May has pledged to trigger article 50 by the end of March next year, meaning the UK is likely to leave the European Union around Spring 2019. In light of this announcement, Japanese car giants Nissan have commented on the a “Brexit” date matter and had this to say: […]
A football fan from America who fell in love with Sunderland AFC while playing FIFA says he is ‘living the dream’ after moving over 3000 miles to study at the city’s university. Philip Ward, 21, from Buffalo, New York, chose Sunderland as his team at random while playing the popular video game […]
Police in Sunderland are re-issuing safety messages to new students who will soon be partying in the city. A host of freshers will embark on Sunderland during the next few weeks and in line with tradition will be out enjoying the many pubs and clubs on offer in the city centre. […]