A 25-year-old man was driving near St John’s Church when two men suddenly appeared in the road. Police were called following the incident on Ashbrooke Road in Sunderland at approximately 6.10pm on Monday, November 14. The motorist got out of his car and the other men asked for his car keys which […]
A mum from South Tyneside wants the public sale of fireworks to be banned after her 12-year-old son was attacked. Twelve-year-old Leo Stephenson was walking home from Asda in Boldon at approximately 6.30pm with his friend, when two people wearing clown masks in a black car threw a firework at […]
This Sunday (November 13) Sunderland, the region and the country will pay their respects at the annual Remembrance parade and service, as well as other events. But what can we expect, in numbers, from the city’s tribute events? One city mayor – The mayor for the city of Sunderland, Councillor Alan Emerson, will be at […]
Hundreds of Sunderland’s military personnel will join the Mayor of Sunderland to pay their respects at the annual Remembrance Parade and Service on Sunday, 13 November 2016. Leading the parade is the Band of the Royal Corps of Signals and the Bearpark and Esh Colliery Band. The following units will […]
As Winter draws nearer and the darker nights set in, there’s still loads to do and see across Sunderland. Check out our list of eight things we think are a selection of must visit places across City. 1. National Glass Centre One of Sunderland’s most famous free attractions – The National […]
Sunderland bus driver Ian Thompson has raised over £1,000 for Bradley Lowery, the five year old from Blackhall who is fighting neuroblastoma. Ian Thompson, 35, set up a raffle among the bus drivers in Sunderland and Hartlepool bus depots to raise money to help fund Bradley’s treatment. The winners from […]
Nissan is being pointed at by a PM for not revealing full details of its deal with the Government. Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer will seek to raise the issue in the House of Commons today, as he believes the government still need to disclose the full terms of […]
Three Sunderland MPs have welcomed Nissan’s decision to make new Qashqai and X-Trail models in the city. Bridget Phillipson, Julie Elliot and Sharon Hodgson all welcomed today’s (October 27) announcement by the car manufacturer that it will produce the next Qashqai and will add production of the next X-Trail model at its Sunderland, UK […]
Following the news that Nissan has agreed to produce the new Qashqai and x-Trail models in their Sunderland plant, Twitter has reacted in many different ways. Sharon Hodgson MP for Washington and Sunderland West where the plant resides called the news “Excellent” with 7,000 local jobs being secured. Excellent news […]
Nissan has announced today, October 27, that they will produce the next Qashqai model at its Sunderland Plant securing jobs hanging in the balance post-brexit. Nissan’s plant in Washington celebrated 30 years of building cars on Wearside this year but the future of 7,000 workforce wasn’t secure due to the […]