Sunderland Council have given the go ahead for the £8.2million venue for the new performing arts theatre which will be adjacent to the Old Fire Station on High Street West. The theatre is expected to have enough space for 450 seats and will fit at least 700 people standing. It […]
Car giants Nissan may have to “adjust” its business in the UK depending on the outcome of Brexit. Senior vice-president Colin Lawther has told MPs that Nissan will “constantly review” its decision in the light of any material changes to its ability to trade with the remaining EU. Mr […]
Red wine has already been associated with blood thinning properties in the past, but now, it may also make you smarter. A study by Tim Eschle at Northumbria University last year was conducted to find out if a component in wine named Resveratrol had positive effects on the brain and […]
Jobs are in danger at Sunderland AFC as the club begins to undertake a realignment of its “organisational structure”. A statement released by the Black Cats read: that following a review of the club’s business operations, there will be a “reduction of the club’s workforce”. The aim of this reduction […]
Popular nightclub Sankeys has decided to relocate to Newcastle following the closure of Manchester’s famous nightclub last month. The Manchester clubbing venue closed down in January due to the Cotton Mill building being sold to a property developer, with plans to turn it into apartments. Following that news, Sankeys decided […]
A new skyscraper in Newcastle is set to be built on Rutherford Street, and expected to result in a £40.5m boost to local economy. The housing scheme was given the green light by Newcastle City Council on Thursday 2 February with plans to reconstruct the old vacant warehouse – destroyed […]
Sunderland could be set for its first drive through coffee shop, with 20 jobs to be created in the process. International chain Costa Coffee has submitted a planning application to build a coffee shop, complete with a 24-hour ‘Drive Thru’, at the Pallion Retail Park in Sunderland and local Councillor Paul Watson […]
Mike Ashley is expanding his enterprise by moving both USC and Sports Direct from The Bridges into the old BHS store on High Street. The former BHS store, which closed down in August last year is due to re-open as a Mike Ashley megastore on February 10. The new retail shop […]
A group from Shotton Hall Academy have earned a place in the Premier League Enterprise Challenge final after getting through the semi-final at Stoke City last week. The youngsters are heading to London on Monday, March 20 to represent Sunderland AFC in the final leg of the challenge after beating Watford, Leicester, […]
Volunteers from the Sunderland RNLI Lifeboat Station will be raising funds by selling CDs in The Bridges Shopping Centre this weekend. The money is in aid of a memorial fund in memory of ex-Sunderland RNLI volunteer Andrew Cantle. The CD that is being sold was originally being created to promote […]