University of Sunderland students were given the opportunity to test their fledgling journalism skills on two Premier League Sunderland AFC players of both past and present. Hosting a press conference in December, media students and MA Sports Journalism students were invited to field questions to goalkeeper Vito Mannone and senior […]
Sunderland based climber Tim Hakim will take on the Eiger Mountain in 2017. Check out the full article here:
Local Charity Peace of mind held a ‘Celebration of Diversity @ Peace of Mind’ party to celebrate Christmas and the vibrant diversity in the region. The aim of the event was to bring people together from all walks of life, communities, faiths and religions to celebrate diversity and culture in the region, and have […]
More than 200 years ago, the first recorded UFO sighting in Britain was made. This bizarre encounter would become the first of many, in what has become a phenomenon in both fictional media and serious investigations across the world. But despite its global appeal, the North East has had more […]
The Government has slashed funding for homeless people in Sunderland by nearly half since 2012 due to budget cuts. In 2012/13, a grant of £216,470 was provided to Sunderland Council by the Department for Communities and Local Government. In the current year, 2016/17, a grant of £138,364 has been provided […]
A North Tyneside MP has reacted to the news that as many as 51 oil and gas fields in the North Sea could cease production by 2020, impacting North East jobs. A recent parliamentary debate outlined that hundreds of jobs in the oil and gas industry could be lost, particularly […]
A County Durham father is reaching out for people to sign up to donor registers in an attempt to help save lives after relapsing in his battle with leukaemia. Inspired by his daughter Niamh, Paul McGeary, 35, is aiming to help create donor matches around the world in order to save […]
The number of main benefit claimants in Sunderland is on the decline as local car manufacturing company Nissan has struck a deal to build two new cars – cementing the company’s future within the North East. The Sunderland plant is set to defy fears of the Brexit vote as it […]
A petition has been set-up on Change.org, which has over 200,000 supporters, stating that retailers should be closed on Boxing Day. There is also an official petition to Parliament, which has over 140,00 supporters. The creator of the Change.org petition, Ian Lapworth, has said that he believes that retail workers […]