The regional FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards are set to go ahead at Sage Gateshead on March 26 this year. Winners will then go on to the national finals in London on May 23. The awards are the biggest annual celebration of the UK’s small businesses. Kerry Curtis, spokesperson for the […]
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The Search is over: The National Lottery have found their next star presenter to host new Sunderland online mini-series
Josh Wilkinson from Sunderland has today been revealed as the local co-presenter of a new online campaign showing how lottery funding impacts and benefits real people in their hometown. The National Lottery has today announced the winner of a talent search throughout the city of Sunderland, to find an ambitious […]
Great North Run Memories – 2018
Participants of this year’s Great North Run have been sharing their memories of the run with students. The event, beginning in Newcastle and concluding in South Shields, has taken place every year since 1981. This year’s run is thought to have involved over 43,000 people. The 39th edition of the […]
Sunderland Scramble success as more than 200 people enjoy fun annual 5k charity event
More than 200 people took part in the annual 5K Sunderland Scramble at Herrington Country Park on Saturday. Participants were treated to a warm day as temperatures reached as high as 23 degrees. The event organised by the North East Autism Society saw many families and friends challenge themselves to […]
Sunderland Dance Group Preparing For World Championships
A community dance group are raising funds to send their young dancers to an international competition. Lambton StreetZ hope to compete at the World Championships held in Glasgow this year. Founder of Lambton StreetZ, Marie Mould said: “We are hoping to raise around £6,000 to go to the SECC in […]
The 8 Best Nerdy locations in the North East
The North East, like all regions, is full of many different tastes, interests and vices – and those of a rather more geeky persuasion need diversions as all of us do to satisfy their pursuits. Nerdier folks can while away the hours in our region through many outlets, whether they […]
British visually impaired tennis stars grace North East championships
Members of the Great Britain team that competed in the International Blind Tennis Tournament last week were in action again in Newcastle. David Deas, Nikhil Nair and Wendy Glasper all played in the North East Visually Impaired Tennis Championships at the weekend, fresh from the international championships in Spain. “I’m […]
Sunderland City of Culture Bid 2021: Mini Mela Cultural Festival
In the hope of winning the City of Culture Bid 2021, the Sunderland 2021 Bid team and the Sunderland Black Minority and Ethnic Network will be coming together to showcase the talent and diversity in the area. On March 17, the first Mini Mela Cultural Festival will be held at […]
Sunderland head to finals for the Premier League Enterprise Challenge
A group from Shotton Hall Academy have earned a place in the Premier League Enterprise Challenge final after getting through the semi-final at Stoke City last week. The youngsters are heading to London on Monday, March 20 to represent Sunderland AFC in the final leg of the challenge after beating Watford, Leicester, […]
Want the chance to perform at Sunniside Live?
Emerging acts from across the North East are being given the chance to take to the stage with some of music’s biggest names at Sunniside Live. This year, event organisers Helen Davies and Sean Maddison are appealing for up-and-coming acts from across the North East to join the line-up by […]