A new under-seven football side has been set up in Silksworth with the aim of getting youngsters off the street and into sport. The new team is as a result of a partnership between Local Charity Youth Almighty Project and Wearside League Club Silksworth Colliery Welfare. Local Councillor Phil Tye is […]
The dates of the annual Sunderland Pride event have been announced. The event will start at 12pm on September 28 at Sunderland Civic Centre with a parade through Sunderland city centre and end in Park Lane, where five hours of entertainment will follow. Sunderland Pride is now in its fourth year and […]
Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club has appointed two students from the University of Sunderland to help raise their profile as a Premiership Rugby Club. Students and brand managers Bryony Exton and Rebecca Auchterlonie will be around the University of Sunderland, selling tickets for specific home games throughout the rest of the season to […]
Police are appealing for information after a car was set on fire in Sunderland this morning. It happened between 4am and 4.10am, on Wednesday, February 26, when a Fiat Stilo car was set on fire in Padgate Road. The fire brigade attended and extinguished the fire. No one was injured. […]
One of the North East’s most loved actresses will return to her home city of Sunderland next Wednesday (March 5). Melanie Hill will be giving a free talk discussing her life in front of the camera with broadcaster and BBC Look North presenter Jeff Brown. The actress famously appeared in […]
Sunderland AFC fans have launched a campaign to get D:Ream’s 1990s anthem to number one in the charts ahead of the Capital One Cup final on Sunday. The song is currently sitting in the iTunes charts at number 38 – with just 4 days to go. Fans are now being […]
Drivers leaving vehicles in Sunderland city centre for Wembley can get free parking at the Civic Centre car park on Sunday. All city centre off street car parks and on street parking bays will be available throughout the weekend. More than 30 coaches are expected to leave from Park Lane and the […]
Sunderland graduate Lara Clarke appeared on This Morning earlier this month for her unique talent of making life-size cakes. Ms Clarke, 27, bakes and designs cakes based on famous people or characters at her bakery called Tasty Cakes, which started as a hobby but turned into a business. Presenters Phil […]
Sunderland AFC head coach Gus Poyet has shown his support for the Foundation of Light campaign The Red and White City. The initiative has started today and the SAFC charity hopes to have a sea of red and white across the region with decorated houses, shops, offices and schools, showing […]
Plans for the gates to be locked with a code-controlled padlock in Park Place, Hendon have been given the go-ahead this month. A residents group, Park Place People, took charge of the plans and sent out voting forms to the street’s residents. The move comes after a rise in the crime rates […]