People from Sunderland have reacted to the Ofsted chief inspector’s full veil statement. Ofsted’s Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw gave his full support to school and college leaders who decide to take a stand against the inappropriate wearing of the veil. The full face veil is also known as the niqab. It is a veil for […]
Flavours and Fables in Sunderland has closed its doors after only being open for a few months. The social enterprise café based on St Thomas Street did have a crowd funding project running to help them with providing for the community, but they had to remove it. Susan Ross, the manager […]
The University of Sunderland is set to host Sir Peter Bazalgette as part of the Public Lecture series. Sir Peter is the chief of Arts Council England and is also the man who popularised Big Brother and created Deal or No Deal. He will be giving a free talk to students, staff and […]
A leading North East events company is strengthening its various elements under one umbrella brand. SoL, which is being rolled out from February, brings together the Stadium of Light, National Glass Centre, 1879 Events Management and the new Hilton Garden Inn Sunderland. It has been specifically created to showcase how […]
A series of activities will be happening in libraries across Sunderland tomorrow (February 4) to celebrate Harry Potter Night. Bunny Hill Library and Washington Town Centre Library are both hosting witch and wizard lessons for classes from primary schools. Budding Harrys and Hermiones will also get the chance to learn […]
Two churches in Sunderland will be working together to offer people a mark on their forehead with ashes on Ash Wednesday for the first time. Ash Wednesday, which falls on the February 10, will see St Mary’s Catholic Church and Sunderland Minster offering Ashes to Go – a new approach […]
Sunderland AFC has become the latest Barclays Premier League football club to launch its website in Mandarin. The Black Cats have officially launched their new Chinese website as the club continues to increase its links with football fans across the Asian continent. The new website will provide the tools for […]
Smoking caused more than 3,000 new cancer cases and 2,192 deaths in the North East in 2013, despite the region having the largest drop in smokers nationwide, new figures have revealed. It is also reported that an estimated 243 deaths from cancer and 326 new cases of cancer have caused […]
Natalie Bennett launched the first political university society, Sunderland Young Greens, at the University of Sunderland on Friday (January 29). Ms Bennett attended the launch event to support the group in their campaign for a “fairer, greener world”. The group has also been set up to help elect Green Party supporters of […]
On April 23 the city will mark its first Retail and Style Awards, combining two of Sunderland’s top events for the first time. The event, which will feature a three course dinner, live entertainment and a fashion show, will honour top businesses and fashionistas, with hundreds of businesses already submitting nominations […]