Sunderland city council have said they are ready to give more than 14,000 school children free school meals in the next school year. The announcement follows a new government initiative to provide free school meals to all school children in year 1, year 2 and reception classes. Currently, 11,500 school […]
Sunderland City Council has been given a cash boost to help fix up roads wrecked by Winter weather and floods. The council has been given a £346,608 share of the £180million fund, while Durham County Council has been given £1.24million to carry out the repairs. In Sunderland, councillors are sceptical […]
A wellbeing clinic was held at The Bridges shopping centre in Sunderland on Friday to help shoppers get ready for the Spring and Summer weather. On March 21, the Clinic included Boots Pharmacy who offered optical and stop smoking advice, Debenhams showed the very best of affordable workout clothing. The […]
Police are appealing for information after two women were indecently assaulted in Sunderland in the early hours of Sunday morning. The incident happened on March 23 at 2.50am. A 23-year-old woman was walking along Derby Road when she was approached by a man who touched her inappropriately over the top […]
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service are asking everyone to check their smoke alarms as well as their clocks this weekend as British Summer Time begins this Sunday and the clocks go forward. 211 families in England were left devastated last year when they lost loved ones unnecessarily in house […]
A former graduate of the University of Sunderland is one of the passengers aboard the missing Malaysian airlines flight. Huan Peen Chan, studied Engineering and Computing at the University between 1992 and 1995. He is 45-years old. A popular man, his friends and associates had nicknamed him “Jesse”. He was involved […]
Organisers of Sunderland’s annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans (LGBT) life and diversity in the North East have today released the line-up of acts that will perform at Sunderland Pride on September 28. Topping the bill this year will be Booty Luv, known for their hits; ‘Boogie 2nite’, […]
The Stadium of Light has revealed the added safety precautions they are taking ahead of the One Direction concert on May 28. The stadium layout will be split into four zones; red, blue, green and yellow, making it safer for those in the crowd. This is to suit the high […]
Sunderland’s Empire Theatre will play host to the West End musical, Wicked. The Empire will host the spectacular show for four weeks from March 31 to April 25 next year, as it makes its North East debut. Wicked is based on Gregory Maguire’s novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of […]
Sunderland is set to host the National Premier League tennis finals for the third consecutive time from March 27 to 30. Sunderland City Council is sponsoring the four-day event, which will attract 16 teams from across the country to complete at the Sunderland Tennis Centre in Silksworth. Some of the […]