You heard correct, later this year a 10k race will be happening in Durham but you have to be over 18 to enter. With six destinations around the UK hosting the race Durham will be the last stop on October 1, 2016. There will be wine sampling stations around the […]
A pilot of a new mental health scheme called the Live and Learn project has been launched in Sunderland to support and improve people’s mental wellbeing. The scheme is encouraging people to come forward for help and support. It provides people with the opportunity to get involved with a range of […]
Car manufacturer Nissan has shown its support for Sunderland’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat station. Nissan presented the volunteer lifeboat crew based at Sunderland’s RNLI station a cheque for £1,000. It was presented by its staff council at the Sunderland plant and received by James Jamieson, the local operations manager […]
Students from the University of Sunderland are taking part in a challenge competition with other gyms throughout the country. The challenge, called Lets Move For A Better World, is due to begin on March 1 and carries on till March 19. During this period participants, who must be a member of […]
Sunderland students may have lost their right to vote after an electoral shake-up. The voter-registering system has been changed so that universities can no longer “block register” students living in halls of residence.. Under the new system, that has been scrapped and students will have to register as individuals. […]
A North East mental health campaigner is setting up his own foundation. Danny Bowman, from Alnwick in Northumberland, has set up the foundation with his parents and his sister. The family have experience with mental health. Danny’s parents have been mental health professionals, while his sister, currently works in the […]
Mental health charity MIND has launched a mobile app to help students at university through the use of emojis. The app, called Emoodji, is designed to help students cope with the ups and downs of university life and aims to tackle the multiple pressures students can face. These pressures include admitting […]
Award winning children’s author Gareth P. Jones read and performed to a group of children from Thorney Close Primary School at Sandhill View Library. It was the end of a 10 week long reading initiative created by the Chatterbooks Reading Group that the children had been taking part in. Gareth […]
It was Make a Difference Monday for students and staff at the University of Sunderland on Monday, February 22. The event was organised in collaboration with the Careers and Employability Service, the Students’ Union and other universities. Staff and students were asked to donate unwanted items for the Salvation Army […]
By Andreea Nastase, Divvya Bhaarkhavy Jayakumar & Luke Stuart X Factor’s head honcho Simon Cowell did an amazing gesture, surprising everyone. Touched by Kian Musgrove’s story, Cowell phoned Kian’s mother, Kat Musgrove, with an offer of £25k towards his treatment. Simon offered to fly Kian and his mum to America […]