Beamish is a living open-air museum located in the Durham countryside. The museum celebrated International Women’s Day on the 8th and 10th of March. On these dates, everyone had the chance to join in with Beamish Museum’s Suffragette rallies at the 1900s town. They could also learn about the role […]
Over the course of the month, weather conditions have caused the country to be in a crisis situation. The Met Office issued a red alert for the highest parts of the UK. The North East reached a heavy amount of snowfall and an amber alert was issued by the Met […]
With the number of hedgehogs diminishing from 35 million in the 1950s to now just one million in the UK, there is every chance that the UK’s favourite mammal could become no more. However, there is still hope as a petition has been created by Queen guitarist and animal rights […]
Young Asian Voices were one out of three Sunderland community organisations to receive a grant from the Virgin Money Foundation last week. The grant is to drive positive changes throughout communities and Young Asian Voices project leader Kamareswaradas Ramanathas is thrilled to receive just under £30,000. The project leader commented: […]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a long-term condition that affects your digestive system and affects about 2 in 10 people in the UK. Women are twice as likely to develop IBS as men. Despite all this information nobody is 100% sure what is the exact cause of the condition. One […]
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 […]
Members of Sunderland City Council have been at the centre of controversy regarding the city’s pothole crisis. Liberal Democrat Martin Haswell, councillor for the Pallion and Ford areas of the city, challenged the council at a recent meeting to do more to help repair the roads. He said: “Residents across […]
International Women’s Day is an annual movement committed to challenging conscious and unconscious bias by calling for gender parity and valuing women and men’s contributions equally. This year, in our region, four entrepreneurial business colleagues who are passionate about the North East and championing the success of females in the […]
A new NSPCC training initiative has been launched to help local businesses spot children who are at risk of abuse and neglect. The ‘It’s Your Call’ training is designed to give local businesses and sole traders whose job involves visiting customer’s homes, the knowledge and confidence to recognise possible signs […]