Inspired by entertainment teams at Haven Holidays, 15-year-old Cameron Finn has been passionate to build his business ever since he started going to the Haven resorts with his parents. With the help of friends and family, the schoolboy’s business, Cam’s Mascots, was first set up in 2013. Cam’s Mascots hold […]
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Seven reasons why it’s time to think again about University
A University of Sunderland graduate who decided to go to University in his late-20s is now inspiring others to stop delaying their own higher education. Stephen Goldsmith, 35, works in the University’s access to Higher Education team promoting degree courses and providing advice for potential students at various events – […]
Sunderland family survive arson attack
By Andreea-Mihaela Nastase A Sunderland family are lucky to be alive after an arsonist attack on their car. Michael Brown and his wife Danielle had finished watching TV when their BMW Park in their driveway caught fire. The attack had caused damage the couple’s house and caused £4500 worth of […]
Pre-cast concrete arrives for Sunderland’s new bridge deck
By Andreea-Mihaela Nastase Hundreds of pre cast concrete blocks have started to arrive in Sunderland, which will help form the bridge deck of Sunderland’s New Wear Crossing. The deck will use up around 670 of the panels and around 185 of them will be used as parapet units to […]
North East Vegan Festival Comes To Sunderland
On 15 May 2016, The Stadium of Light will be playing host to yet another Vegan Festival, following their success over previous years. Veganism is well and truly on the rise. Vegans refrain from consuming meats and other animal byproducts and are among a huge number of people around the […]
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Sunderland star Katie Bulmer-Cooke returns for annual Family Fun Run
Katie Bulmer-Cooke returned for annual Family Fun Run, run by Active Sunderland, at Mowbray Park on Saturday (April 30). The day saw hundreds of families come together to take part in this yearly community fun activity. All kinds of free sport taster sessions like friendly dodge ball, hopscotch, bounce-back hurdles, […]
Sunderland University Radio Station to take over BBC Radio 1 show
Sunderland students from Spark FM are taking over the airwaves at BBC Radio 1 for the station’s brand new show The Student Radio Playlist. Spark has been selected to host the very first show for an hour on Monday, May 2, at 9pm. Presented by third year Broadcast Media Production […]
WATCH: Sunderland City 10k
Thousands of runners braved the cold winds and rain on Sunday to take part in the sixth Run Sunderland Festival based in Keel Square. The festival hosts both the Sunderland City 10k and half marathon, with the start and finish lines on St Mary’s Way for the first time as […]