A HIGH COURT judge is set to oversee the latest leg of a lengthy legal fight between ex-England footballer Alan Shearer and a former financial adviser. More than three years ago, the former Southampton, Blackburn and Newcastle striker agreed a settlement with Kevin Neal after claiming that he was given […]
A Eurovision expert welcomed the new entry for the 2020 Rotterdam contest. View this post on Instagram seaside smiles ⛅ #smile #happy #portrait #beach #sunny #selflove #seaside #like #love #colours #sunderland A post shared by declan (@declangarner) on Oct 12, 2019 at 12:15pm PDT In response to the […]
A public consultation has been launched by Culture Secretary, Nicky Morgan, into whether a failure to pay your TV licence fee should continue as a criminal offence. To decriminalise it would mean not paying the fee would become a civil offence, which would carry charges similar to that of council […]
The University of Sunderland welcomed BBC Breakfast’s famous red sofa this week as the popular morning show arrived at National Glass Centre. Vice Chancellor of the University, Sir David Bell, was a guest on the programme which aired from the NGC on a day of political fallout. It was a […]
BBC Academy’s digital experts will be delivering free workshops at the University of Sunderland, offering an opportunity to get clued-up on the latest in digital content and hands-on with new technology. The BBC’s Digital Skills Morning will kick off at the National Glass Centre on October 15, 8.45am-1pm providing a special focus on […]
Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery was honoured posthumously at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year event last night (Sunday, December 17). His parents, Gemma and Carl Lowery, travelled to Liverpool’s Echo Arena to collect the Helen Rollason Award, in memory of the six-year-old, who sadly lost his life in July this […]
BBC Newcastle has announced a team of journalists will be based in Sunderland for the first time since 2011, thanks to a partnership with the University of Sunderland’s School of Media and Communications. Housed on the top floor of the David Puttnam Media Centre, the BBC team will use the University’s MediaHub, which […]
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. […]
The University of Sunderland’s mediaHUB is set to team up with BBC Newcastle. For the first time since 2011, a team of journalists from the radio broadcaster will be based in Sunderland. Both organisations will be coming together thanks to a partnership with the University of Sunderland’s School of Media […]
A South Tyneside blogger has starred in a short film for BBC Three’s Skin Deep campaign talking about her facial disfigurement. Blogger Katie Meehan was born with a medical condition known as cystic hygroma. The condition caused cysts on Katie’s face, which left her facing many hospital trips and missing school. […]