Fatal road collision rates are declining in the North East, a freedom of information request submitted by SR News – to the region’s police forces – has revealed. The request separated overall deadly road accident rates by command areas: Northumbria, Durham, Darlington, Cleveland and North Yorkshire. From April 2014 to […]
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University of Sunderland mediaHUB donates needed items to Elim Food Bank
Christmas can be a tough time for those less fortunate families and places such as Elim Foodbank are there to supply with help and support this festive season for families who need it. This year, University of Sunderland, mediaHUB has decided to give something back to the community of Sunderland. […]
Word on Wearside Investigation: Mother calls for Sleeping Beauty to be banned from younger classes as it gives the wrong message about consent
A mother has asked for Sleeping Beauty to be removed from younger children’s classes at her son’s primary school as it promotes “inappropriate” sexual behaviour. Sarah Hall, from Northumberland Park, raised the issue after her six-year-old brought home a book version of the fairytale. Sarah was worried about the message that the […]
Sunderland City of Culture: What we’ve achieved during the bid
Sunderland missed out on being crowned the UK’s City of Culture for 2021 last night, as Coventry pipped our city by the sea to the post. Despite the loss, Wearsider’s are moving forward – after all “Wear” still a city packed with culture! The bid kicked off back in 2015, but how […]
Twitter reacts to Sunderland missing out on City of Culture Bid
Yesterday news broke that Sunderland had failed in their bid to become the City of Culture 2021. Twitter has reacted to Sunderland being pipped to the post by Coventry in the City Of Culture bid. Many people reacted in different ways to the news: TWLieutenancy who is the Her Majesties […]
University of Sunderland have breakfast with BBC Newcastle’s Alfie and Anna
Sunderland may not have won the UK City of Culture bid for 2021, but BBC Radio Newcastle took the result announcement as an opportunity to broadcast their breakfast show from University of Sunderland’s Media Centre. The BBC set up a permanent base in the mediaHUB — an […]
Northumbria Police Set To Do Vehicle Checks On Random Cars
This weekend, on the December 9 and 10, drivers in Newcastle and Gateshead can expect to be pulled by Northumbria police who are running ‘operation protect’ which involves stopping random cars in Newcastle to check for: Drink and drug driving Speeding Using a mobile whilst driving Not wearing a seatbelt […]
Sunderland misses out on 2021 UK City of Culture bid
Wearsiders were disappointed to discover that Sunderland will not become the UK City of Culture in 2021 after the results were announced live on BBC’s The One Show. The arts and culture minister, John Glen, revealed Coventry as the winner on Thursday night, leaving Sunderland, Swansea, Paisley and Stoke-on-Trent in runner-up positions. […]
Word on Wearside Investigation: Mother calls for Sleeping Beauty to be banned from younger classes as it gives the wrong message about consent
A mother has asked for Sleeping Beauty to be removed from younger children’s classes at her son’s primary school as it promotes “inappropriate” sexual behaviour. Sarah Hall, from Northumberland Park, raised the issue after her six-year-old brought home a book version of the fairytale. Sarah was worried about the message that the […]
WATCH: Sunderland rallies despite City of Culture loss
Sunderland narrowly lost out on its chance to become the UK’s third City of Culture 2021 – beaten to the finish line by Coventry. A sigh of disappointment as we received the news – at a live stream in Pop Recs – as hundreds of hours of dedication from locals, […]