Born and raised in Iran, Amir*, 21, has come to the UK as an asylum seeker. He has settled in Sunderland for the time being. He comes from a small, yet very educated, family of four and has previously studied software engineering, but now hopes to one day be able to study Media. […]
The long-awaited renovations to Seaburn seafront are set to begin on December 5 with the demolition of the Seaburn Centre. After being declared by the council as “no longer commercially viable”, the centre — which opened in 1989 — was closed in March to make way for houses, retail and […]
Sunderland’s National Glass Centre was injected with vibrant colour and energy last weekend as it housed the Diwali festival of light. The Hindu tradition is seen to be the most significant in the Indian culture and originated to honour the return of Hindu God Rama and his wife Sita, following their […]
The annual Remembrance Day parade took place on Sunday November 12 in Sunderland City Centre. The Sunderland Remembrance Day Parade is one of the largest parades outside of London. The tradition to remember the fallen in the wars in this particular way started at the end of the first world war. […]
Chloe Gray, a seven-year-old Sunderland girl who needs a bone marrow donor, was a guest at the switch on of the Christmas lights in Pallion. Diamond Blackfan Anaemia (DBA) is a rare blood condition, affecting less than 1,000 children worldwide. DBA cuts the production of red blood cells, which are produced in the bone marrow. […]
Beacon Hill Arts Community Interest Company, which provides training and production opportunities in the Jesmond area of Newcastle will tonight showcase their award-winning ‘Hidden Histories’ films at Whitley Bay’s Playhouse. The company provides people with learning difficulties, autism and additional needs a chance to express their creative talents as they work together to […]
A Sunderland couple have raised £140,000 in just 18 months for the hospital unit that saved their daughters life. Sergio and Emma Petrucci’s daughter Luna was not even two years old when her life was saved thanks to treatment at the Children’s Heart Unit at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital, in 2015. The pair […]
Sunderland Culture and the Cultural Spring are seeking proposals from artists to work on a large scale arts commission for the New Wear Crossing opening this spring. Working with Sunderland City Council, Sunderland Culture is commissioning an art piece that responds creatively to the new bridge, in order to celebrate […]
LAST week’s total failure of the Tyne & Wear Metro system has highlighted an apparent strategic weakness in its design, which makes it vulnerable to complete shutdown. The network’s only depot, located in South Gosforth, is where all 90 trains are serviced and stored overnight. As a consequence, any power failure […]
A fundraiser from Seaham has confirmed the total raised, in memory of a beloved friend, in a campaign which will benefit a small parish Church in the area, dating back to the 7th Century. Keith Roberts, 49, says a total of £1435 has now been collected for the church, in […]