As tickets for Sunderland’s Checkatrade Trophy final clash against Portsmouth at Wembley went on sale, we decided to gauge the mood on Wearside.
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Meet the woman raising thousands for SAFC charity with Sunderland-themed artwork
An artist is selling artwork featuring iconic Sunderland landmarks to raise money for the Foundation of Light, the official charity of Sunderland AFC. ‘I Love This City’, by Jane McCracken, took two months to create and is entirely drawn in red ballpoint pen. Of the sales proceeds, 5% will go […]
North East gambling figures are highest in UK
According to the Office of National Statistics, more than a quarter of people (26%) in the North East said they had gambled in the past week. 57% had gambled at least once in the last 12 months, the highest amount in the UK, where the national average was 41%. Gambling […]
North East Football Fans Clean Up Their Act
Arrests of rivalling North East football fans have been halved in the space of one season, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. During their 2015/16 seasons, Newcastle United and Sunderland AFC amassed over 50 arrests each at home games. Newcastle had 63 of their fans arrested at or near […]
Help for Homeless from Newcastle United and Sunderland AFC
The region’s two main football clubs often attract criticism, both on and off the pitch, but in the last two weeks both Newcastle United and Sunderland AFC have hosted events to help homeless people in the region. Last weekend Sunderland AFC opened their doors to homeless people during the snow […]
Sunderland AFC announce season ticket price reductions for 2018/19
Sunderland AFC have announced a reduction in season card tickets for fans renewing early for the 2018/19 season. Prices for adult cards start at £310, a £40 reduction from last season’s rate of £350. Working out at just over £13 per game for adult fans purchasing tickets in concession […]
Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery honoured posthumously at BBC Sports Personality of the Year show
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 […]
Sunderland fan pictured with trousers down has season ticket suspended
The Sunderland teenager who was imaged urinating in the stands at the Stadium of Light has been handed a ban by Sunderland Football Club. A 17-year-old Sunderland fan was caught with his trousers down to his ankles in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat to Reading as he urinated in the stands. An […]
Bring John Home charity set to walk to the Stadium of Light
A Sunderland family are pushing a campaign to bring their husband and father home with a charity walk this weekend. In 2016, John Lindsay’s life changed after a day out with his family. He suffered an epileptic seizure at his home in Silksworth, resulting in him falling down his stairs. […]
BBC Look North’s Jeff Brown writes Sunderland AFC play to be performed by Wearside theatre company
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. […]