Sunderland Minster will be taking part in a nationwide attempt to set a world record for couples renewing their vows as part of Marriage Week. The minster is the only church to take part in the region. An organisation that promotes the celebrating, supporting and strengthening of marriages, called The […]
By Gemma Hirst and Clarissa Jackson-Murphy The Sunderland University Movers and Shakers event introduced students to their potential future employers last night. The event has been successful for the last seven years, helping students to get their foot in the door of the media industry. It brings together national, regional and […]
By Eve Conlon and Lloyd Ingles A Washington dad has given up smoking with the aid of e-cigarettes after getting inspiration from his six-year-old daughter. Alicia, six, gave her dad, Stuart Dale, 35, the guilty conscience he needed to quit smoking. Mr Dale, from Washington, has already saved a small […]
Residents at University of Sunderland’s halls, Panns Bank and Scotia Quay, were shocked to discover excrement on their main pathway. Students have reported seeing three different deposits of excrement, human or animal unknown, on a pathway which they need to use to get to the city. The path, following Panns […]
This week is National Homelessness and Poverty Action Week, which aims to raise awareness of the issues of poverty and homelessness in the UK. The week was founded in 2008 and brings together two special Sundays: Homelessness Sunday and Poverty Action Sunday. These two days are marked by churches throughout the country by […]
University of Sunderland Student Union president Carl Taylor has encouraged students to ‘get involved’ in becoming a delegate for the annual National Union of Student (NUS) conference. Students can nominate themselves to become delegates from Wednesday February 12 until noon on February 19 before voting takes place between February 26-28. […]
The University of Sunderland has a new campus police officer. PC Graeme Jenkinson is based at city campus, and he is available to give help and advice to students. He has taken over the role from PC Gemma Calvert, who took care of Sunderland University students’ safety for about a […]
Plans for a new budget gym to open in Southwick have moved one step closer to becoming reality after receiving council approval. The proposal to convert an empty call-centre on Wayfarer road into a gym run by Leeds-based Xercise4less was given the go-ahead by councillors at a meeting of the […]
Photograph: Chris McKenna The operator of Tyne and Wear metro has been charged £500,000 over interruptions on the metro network. The German firm, DB Regio, has been penalised by Nexus for their poor performance in running the Tyne and Wear metro service over the last year. This penalty is due […]
Northumbria Police are appealing for information after a golf club was broken into at midnight on Saturday, January 26. The break-in happened between 11.43pm on Saturday and 12.10am on Sunday January 26, at Houghton le Spring Golf Club, on Gillas Lane. A green and a yellow 4×4 Gator utility vehicle were […]