Sunderland’s iconic Joplings House is to reopen to the public for tours after undergoing a major regeneration project. The former home of the Joplings department store has been transformed into a state-of-the-art student accommodation by Groovy Students. The company have brought the landmark building into the 21st Century with a fitness […]
Tag: student accommodation
Man in critical condition after Sunderland Clanny House fire
A 20-year-old man remains in a critical condition in hospital after a fire broke out in Clanny House student accommodation. At 10.33pm on Sunday, May 8, police received a report of a fire at the student accommodation based in Millfield, Sunderland, opposite Sunderland Royal Hospital. Police, the North East Ambulance […]
Sunderland students react to new accommodation plans
Students at the University of Sunderland have mixed reactions to proposed student accommodation plans. Plans, if approved, would see the former J Speedings and Co Sailworks site, in Whickham Street, Sunderland turned into a five-storey student accommodation centre, with as many as 53 new flats, housing more than 70 students. […]