Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Sunderland. The burglary happened between 9.10pm and 9.15pm on Sunday, February 28 in The Brae. Offenders broke in and attempted to steal a laptop before making off. One of the men is described as white, in his 20s, 5ft 10inches tall, […]
Sunderland Carers Centre is one of the North East winners in the ITV’s The People’s Projects. Their winning entry, Rainbows and Rollercoasters, will see the centre receive £49,865 of Big Lottery funding. The funding will allow the centre to continue to provide support and activities for young carers, aged 5 to […]
Stars from Sunderland AFC swapped footballs for darts to take to the stage with two darting legends. Lee Cattermole, Billy Jones, Vito Mannone and Jack Rodwell joined Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday, March 22. Jack “The Lad” Rodwell, Lee “The Mole” Cattermole, Vito “Italian […]
Police in Newcastle want to identify a little boy who helped them clean up after the derby match. After the Derby match on Sunday, March 20, one boy stayed behind to help officers clear up police tape from an area outside St James’ Park. The majority of the 52,000 supporters had left the […]
Two artists are using overheard voices, conversations and sounds to create a new piece of music inspired by the town and people of Seaham. The project, called Stolen Voices, is being led by Johanna Linsley and Rebecca Louise Collins. They will be working with local community groups and members of […]
Police investigating an incident involving an air weapon in Sunderland have made a further arrest. Enquiries have established the incident happened at 10.30pm on Saturday, March 19, near to Herrington Burn in Houghton. A 15-year-old boy was injured by a pellet from an air weapon. He remains in hospital with […]
Northumbrian Water is to invest £8 million to upgrade its sewer network in Sunderland. The scheme, which will begin in November this year will last for one year. It will improve the performance and resilience of the water company’s network in Roker, Seaburn and St Peter’s. Work will involve […]
Sunderland’s Penshaw Monument is being lit in Belgium’s colours tonight. It comes as a mark of solidarity following today’s (March 22) terror attacks. The monument will be lit in the black, yellow and red of the Belgian tricolour national flag from dusk this evening. Leader of Sunderland City Council, Councillor Paul […]
Today (March 20) Wearsiders head to St James’ Park in Newcastle for the Derby Day. The Derby Day is the day when Sunderland AFC take on Newcastle United FC in a football match. The Black Cats have won the Magpies six times in a row in previous Derby Day matches, […]
The ex Tomorrow’s World presenter Judith Hann has backed better training for science teachers to inspire other women. Ms Hann has called for “more and better-trained” science teachers to inspire other women to go into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers. The Zoology and Botany graduate from Durham University […]