There are “shocking” amounts of sugar found in a number of hot drinks regularly bought on Britain’s high streets, a campaign group has said. Action on Sugar said that there is “dangerously” high sugar content in some flavoured coffees and other hot drinks. The charity performed analysis on 131 hot flavoured […]
By Jonny Whitfield The Met Office has warned of some wintry weather for the North East tonight and into Wednesday morning. A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office in preparation for the weather, which is set to arrive tonight and early tomorrow morning. The Met Office […]
By Jonny Whitfield Sunderland City Council have announced that Monkwearmouth Railway Museum could be temporarily closed due to Government budget cuts, although no final decision has yet been made on the future of the museum. The Grade II* listed building has been one of Wearside’s best loved tourist attractions, but […]
By Jack Asbery & Sophie Dishman Wearside Beyonce fans queued from 10pm last night just to make sure they got their hands on a ticket for her concert at Stadium of Light on June 28. Braving the cold weather conditions, fans valiantly camped out to secure there place in the […]
By Jonny Whitfield Sunderland Football Club have today released a statement on reduced ticket prices for fans, announcing that they are freezing ticket prices for fans of all ages. The new ticket prices will be put in place from next season. Ticket prices in all categories have been reduced, meaning […]
Wetlands Center in Washington will be holding a puddle jumping contest for the first time ever this weekend. Participation is free, but entrance fees apply and all the money collected through the admissions will be given to charity, as Wetlands Center is a non-profit organisation. It is the first time […]
By Ema Brewer The Environment Agency has revealed that a record number of coarse fish were released into England’s rivers last year. In 2015, more than 452,220 fish and 1.3 million fish larvae were released into rivers up and down the country. They were all bred in the Environment Agency’s […]
By Ema Brewer Not to worry, here’s 10 ways for you to enjoy the festivities but not break the bank at the same time. 10. WHY GO OUT? Going out on V-day can sometimes be a nightmare. Expensive fancy restaurants with queues flooding out the door, everything suddenly double the […]
A new rock night event called RISE was launched in Newcastle last Saturday (February 6), a week after the biggest alternative night, Alpha, was shut. The new event offers a variety of rock genders in three different rooms – one of them designed as a smoking area. Lauren Murray, 20, […]
By Yolanda Branch, Alisha Blunt & Christopher Larmouth A recent report has found that digital industries in Sunderland are on rise by 29 per cent for the 2010 to 2014. The report from the Government initiative Tech Nation from Tech City UK has revealed that this growth means more jobs for […]