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 […]
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 […]
As much as 17.7 per cent of households in the North East are over-indebted, it is reported. It comes as the Money Advice Service (MAS) estimates that 8.2 million UK adults, or 16.1 per cent of the population, suffer with financial worries. Younger adults, larger families and single parents are […]
There are limited places remaining for the Tyne-Wear derby screening at the Stadium of Lights. Fans who are unable to make the trip to St James’ Park can watch the game, with other supporters, at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland AFC will take on Newcastle UFC, on Sunday, March 20. The match itself […]
A Sunderland fundraiser has set himself 30 challenges in a bid to secure £30,000 for a Ryhope hospice. Anthony McDermott, from Barnes, Sunderland decided to give something back to his local hospice when he turned 30. It comes after his father-in-law, Lewis Binyon, received treatment for bowel and pancreatic cancer […]
More than 580,000 cases of cancer have been calculated if recent smoking trends continue. This equates to more than the populations of Sunderland and Newcastle put together. Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum brought out a report, called Aiming High: Why The UK Should Aim to be Tobacco Free, on No […]
Hundreds of people from the North East have been working on the new Wear Crossing bridge. As many as 700 people have been inducted to work on the site since last May, with many businesses from the region working on the new bridge and the road improvement scheme, since May […]
Employees from Sunderland City Council will be manning the phone lines to help raise money for Sport Relief next week. The council’s Customer Contact Centre has been acting as a volunteer pledge centre for the biennial charity event since 2009. This year over 80 council employees have volunteered to man 75 telephone lines between 7pm and midnight […]
Adam Johnson has had his sentence date confirmed. The former England footballer will be sentenced on March 24 for sexual activity with a 15-year-old fan and grooming the teenager. The 28-year-old former Sunderland winger admitted kissing the girl in his car and grooming her with hundreds of social media messages. After […]
Reality TV star Charlotte Crosby is due to appear in court charged with drink-driving. The 25-year-old, former Celebrity Big Brother winner and Geordie Shore cast member, from Shiney Row near Sunderland, was arrested in Newcastle. Northumbria Police said Crosby was charged with driving a vehicle while above the legal alcohol […]