A Seaham charity has set up a special Christmas tree, to help families who have lost loved ones. Megan’s Rainbow Support Group is a charity that was launched in early 2017 by the loved ones of former St. Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy Student, Megan Bell, who died at the Scottish festival, T […]
Northern actress Denise Welch walks out of rehearsals of the pantomime Jack and the Bean Stalk taking place in Times Square, Newcastle this month. The NS pantomime organisation has released a statement to confirm that the pantomime, which includes the actor Adam Thomas, will still continue as promised. The statement said: […]
Sunderland College students hold a social action event called The Locals Library. The event had other students speaking to the ‘living books’ as they told their stories and had a conversation about them. Their lecturer, Gilly Hope, spoke of the event as preparing the students, who produced the event, so […]
People around the world waste an enormous amount of food daily. During the Christmas period, families in the UK waste 30 per cent more than they do through the whole year. Refuse is Durham’s branch of The Real Junk Food Project, a community consisting of cafes and organisations around the UK. They work tirelessly […]
Sunderland City Council has agreed to invest £60m into major capital projects to improve the city’s economic regeneration and job growth. The money will be invested on projects including up to 4,000 new homes in the South Sunderland area, school extensions to St Pauls CE Primary and Benedict Biscop Primary Academy, and junction improvements to […]
MPs and councillors have been appealing for news about the timeline of stalled refurbishment work at Sunderland Magistrates Court. Sunderland Central MP Julie Elliott, Houghton and Sunderland South MP Bridget Phillipson and Coun Niall Hodson have been pressuring Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service to provide a clear timeline for […]
Lou Lou’s Vintage Fair will celebrate its 10th anniversary next year, after years of making their way up from the bottom. The Vintage Fair was initially planned as a one-off event for lovers of all things nostalgic, to enjoy a day of vintage shopping from independent traders. Now, as the small […]
Volunteer groups have come forward to run four libraries that were at risk of closure. According to Councillor Nancy Maxwell, lead member for voluntary sector partnerships and co-operatives, libraries in Boldon, East Boldon, Whitburn and Primrose, were set to be closed due to “reducing financial support from central government.” Whitburn […]
Coffee shops are becoming increasingly popular, especially in Sunderland Coffee has been around for centuries. The first coffee houses appeared in Venice in 1629, and since then, many coffee shops have been opened around the world. The first coffee house in England was opened in 1650, set up in Oxford by a […]
Stephanie Brown from South Shields, has made it her mission to help people suffering with mental health issues and give them a place of solace. In February 2017, Stephanie took on the responsibility of replacing the founder of the charity, Kirk Wilson. Kirk Wilson set up the charity as a […]