The Mayor of Sunderland Councillor Barry Curran raised the flag for Commonwealth Day today (March 14). The Sunderland’s event began at 9.50am with the leader of the Council, Councillor Paul Watson, reading out a personal message from His Excellency Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary General of the Commonwealth. This was followed by […]
Injured army captain Chris Collier will run this year’s Virgin London Marathon in full riot gear in attempt to achieve a new Guiness World Record. The 36-year-old will run the marathon in 18kg (44lbs) equipment despite breaking his shoulder in January. The full riot gear consists of a helmet, visor, […]
By Luke Stuart, Andreea Nastase and Elizabeth Dominic History seems to repeat itself at the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, with the Then and Now exhibition becoming one of the biggest attractions. The basic premise of the free exhibition is that it is a smaller art gallery. The attraction features […]
Libraries across Sunderland are celebrating the Bard with a week of events. There are a variety of events from performance workshops to special effects make-up sessions on the theme of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Sunderland-based Theatre Space North East. Craft sessions are being held in local primary schools as well […]
A group of Sunderland students have raised more than £700 for Centrepoint. The social work students at the University of Sunderland have raised a total of £775.08 so far, with their target being £1000. The first year students had a bake sale, with a range of homemade foods being sold […]
The bridges shopping centre in Sunderland welcomed X Factor producers to set up a pop-up audition pod for this years round of auditions. Producers from the x factor have been travelling around the United Kingdom’s major cities urging people to audition. They have been to Edinburgh, Aberdeen and after Sunderland […]
A North East catering and events company is counting its partnership with Newcastle Pride for the next five years. 1879 Events Management, part of the Sunderland-based Stadium of Light brand, has extended its contract to provide catering services for the event until at least 2020. The company will be supplying all bars and […]
The University of Sunderland has created a Cosmetic Science degree. The degree has been created to connect graduates with the growing cosmetics, personal care and fragrance industry. It has been designed around the science-led industry, which focuses on how the skin and body works, to produce innovative and improved products […]
The University of Sunderland has been shortlisted in three categories for the national Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2016. Based on reviews from 25,000 students across the UK the University has been shortlisted in the Job Prospects, Course and Lecturers, and Student Support categories, with the winners announced at a ceremony […]
Two Sunderland students have won a national competition to find a slogan on sleep. Dan Mitchell and Jordan Williams, who are both studying Advertising and Design at the University of Sunderland, won with the slogan Sleep Tight, Be Bright. The Sleep Council had been on a nationwide hunt to find […]