BBC Look North presenter Jeff Brown has written a play about ex-Sunderland AFC player David Corner, which will be performed by a Wearside theatre company. The sports journalist, from Sunderland, wrote the play called Cornered, which is based around the former defender and the 1985 Milk Cup final at Wembley against Norwich City. […]
Students at a schools across Sunderland have struck high marks today (August 24) in their GCSE results. Hetton school in Hetton-Le-Hole moved to a new school building last September and also had a change in leadership this February. As a result of the school’s ‘Learn to Achieve’ strategy, the number of students achieving a good […]
Sunderland’s community radio station, Spark Sunderland, is leading the way at the national community radio awards – taking nine nominations. The community radio awards launched in 2016 and are open to stations across the country, with organisers saying that more than 350 different entries from 70 community radio stations entered […]
Student paramedics’ emergency response skills were put to the test this week, (August 22), as part of a staged 999 call-out that involved working with North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) and Sunderland Royal Hospital’s Emergency Department. The paramedics students were filmed during the simulation to help give feedback on their […]
Sunderland University graduate Jordan North has been named as a new DJ on Radio 1. The 2011 BA Media Production graduate who has worked for Rock FM, The Hits and Capital Manchester – as well as working on Spark FM throughout his time at Sunderland – will join new talent Abbie McCarthy, […]
Gateshead’s intu Metrocentre has offered bags of support to a Newcastle anti-trafficking support charity. The centre, home to more than 370 stores, provided Newcastle Soroptimists with New Start Bags for girls and women in the North East who have been trafficked. The volunteering group, which is affiliated to The United Nations, is […]
Business is booming in Sunderland as new figures reveal tourism has risen in the city. Statistics from the Scarborough Economic Activity Model (STEAM), that looks at visitor numbers, visitor spend and the number of people employed by tourism in the city, have all increased. In 2016, 8.24 million people visited […]
The Northern Powerhouse Minister visited the University of Sunderland’s Hope Street Xchange earlier this week. The new centre for enterprise and innovation, created to support the city’s entrepreneurial growth, welcomed Jake Berry, who was appointed as minister in June this year. The minister toured the once derelict space – which now […]
A reverend in Sunderland has praised the community of Ryhope following the explosion in Rosslyn Avenue which left one woman seriously injured on August 11. More than a week on from the gas blast, Rev. David Chadwick, of St Paul’s Church, has commended residents after they rallied around to meet the […]
A Sunderland coffee shop is branching out with two new community cafés in the city. Miss Tina’s, which already has two venues in Southwick and Washington, will be opening up premises in Roker and Houghton-Le-Spring. The first site, on Dock Street in Roker, will be named Miss Tina’s at Springtide […]