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Tiger attacks, escaped lions and roller-coaster crashes feature in new Seaburn zoo documentary
The full film can be viewed above. The torrid history of a North East amusement park – including the story of a horrifying tiger attack – is laid bare in a new documentary film. Seaburn Ocean Park and Zoo World was home to dolphins, flamingos, seals and big cats, and became […]
Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart to return to Newcastle Theatre Royal
Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart will reunite in Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land and appear on stage at the Newcastle Theatre Royal as part of their UK tour this summer. The duo last starred together on the UK stage in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, but will return to […]
Police appeal to find missing man last seen in Sunderland
Northumbria Police are appealing for help to find a missing Newcastle man who was last seen in Sunderland. Stephen Smiles, 49, has been missing since he left his home in Newcastle today at 8.30am, and was last spotted in Sunderland. Police are concerned for his welfare. He is described as […]
North East company to continue partnership with Newcastle Pride
A North East catering and events company is counting its partnership with Newcastle Pride for the next five years. 1879 Events Management, part of the Sunderland-based Stadium of Light brand, has extended its contract to provide catering services for the event until at least 2020. The company will be supplying all bars and […]
Students recognise Sunderland as their University of choice
The University of Sunderland has been shortlisted in three categories for the national Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2016. Based on reviews from 25,000 students across the UK the University has been shortlisted in the Job Prospects, Course and Lecturers, and Student Support categories, with the winners announced at a ceremony […]
National Sleep Awareness Week: Sunderland students win national competition
Two Sunderland students have won a national competition to find a slogan on sleep. Dan Mitchell and Jordan Williams, who are both studying Advertising and Design at the University of Sunderland, won with the slogan Sleep Tight, Be Bright. The Sleep Council had been on a nationwide hunt to find […]
More than 17 per cent of North East households are over-indebted
As much as 17.7 per cent of households in the North East are over-indebted, it is reported. It comes as the Money Advice Service (MAS) estimates that 8.2 million UK adults, or 16.1 per cent of the population, suffer with financial worries. Younger adults, larger families and single parents are […]
Sunderland fundraiser sets 30 challenges to support Ryhope hospice
A Sunderland fundraiser has set himself 30 challenges in a bid to secure £30,000 for a Ryhope hospice. Anthony McDermott, from Barnes, Sunderland decided to give something back to his local hospice when he turned 30. It comes after his father-in-law, Lewis Binyon, received treatment for bowel and pancreatic cancer […]
Steve McClaren officially sacked from Newcastle
An official club statement has just been released by Newcastle United, stating that head coach Steve McClaren’s “employment with the club will end with immediate effect”. This is after a defeat from Bournemouth on Monday and before the all important Tyne Wear derby on March 20. The club state: “I […]