Jermain Defoe was kept on the bench last night in the Germany – England international friendly. The Sunderland Striker had been recalled to the squad by Gareth Southgate for the game that took place last night in Dortmund, as well as Saturday’s World Cup Qualifier against Lithuania. England started with Leicester City’s Jamie […]
According to the NHS, congenital heart disease is one of the most common types of birth defect, affecting up to nine in every 1,000 babies born in the UK. And one little girl from Sunderland was one of those nine affected. Luna Petrucci, now four years old, was diagnosed shortly before her second birthday […]
The Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens held an event for National Science Week on March 18 in collaboration with Big Bang Science Parties. The event, organised by the museum and Big Bang Science Parties owner Neil Harrison, attracted hundreds of kids and their parents from Sunderland. Jenny Lambert, learning officer at […]
In the hope of winning the City of Culture Bid 2021, the Sunderland 2021 Bid team and the Sunderland Black Minority and Ethnic Network will be coming together to showcase the talent and diversity in the area. On March 17, the first Mini Mela Cultural Festival will be held at […]
More than 400 people attended the Red Sky Ball on Friday, March 10, as Sunderland landmarks were lit red for the Children’s Heart Unit Fund (CHUF). The event, held at the Stadium of Light, was organised by Sergio and Emma Petrucci and raised more than £60,000 for the unit at the […]
Scottish singer-songwriter Sandi Thom has sent a message of hope to Sunderland mums battling post-natal depression as she reveals her own experience with mental health problems. The 35-year-old has talked about having post-natal depression following the birth of her son, Logan, who turned one on March 9 this year. Sandi said: “I […]
The Sunderland Sail Training Ambassadors visited the Mayoral suite on March 9 to learn more of the history of Wearside in the run up to the 2018 Tall Ships Race. The young ambassadors had tea with the Mayor, following a brief history of Sunderland in the council’s chambers at the […]
Sunderland fan, Bradley Lowery, will be presented with a portrait drawn by a North East artist at a charity football event to raise funds for the youngster. The pencil portrait drawn by Barry Jones, from Bedlington Station, Northumberland, shows the five-year-old in his beloved Black Cats strip. Bradley has been receiving […]
A Sunderland man has thanked his guide dog for making a huge difference to his life. Craig Blackbird, from Houghton-Le-Spring, got Commando in June 2012. Before he got Commando, Craig would barely leave the house alone, but now his life has turned around. Mr Blackbird said: “It’s incalculable really the difference he’s […]
More than half of school students say they will consider an apprenticeship after leaving school as their route into employment. A survey commissioned by the Association of Accounting Technicians found the main reasons for young people considering an apprenticeship over university were: They can start earning money straight away […]