People in Sunderland have sent their well wishes to Bradley Lowery after the five-year-old cancer sufferer was diagnosed with a new tumour. His family have now announced through social media that the latest scans showed a growth on his back. Bradley Lowery from Blackhall, Country Durham, was first diagnosed with […]
In a week in which former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan was warned by the United Arab Emirates Football Association after being found guilty of having ‘unethical hair’, we look at the questionable barnets of past and present North East players. Gyan, who played 34 times for the Black cats, was […]
Producers of Shrek The Musical have announced the show will return to the Sunderland Empire at the start of 2018. Performances, which will be directed by Nigel Harman, will run for two weeks only from Wednesday, January 31 to Sunday, February 11 2018. Harman won an Olivier Award for his fine performance […]
A music festival dubbed the Glastonbury of the North will be staged in August this year. Festival On The Wall features renowned headline acts The Libertines and Pet Shop Boys, as well as many other stars including Mark Ronson, Twin Atlantic and Maximo Park. Festival organisers are also set to announce […]
Over 40,000 people have signed a petition to stop the resale of concert tickets at inflated prices. The petition stresses that concerts tickets tend to sell out straight away, then are available to buy at an inflated price on other websites, making it extremely difficult for fans to get tickets. […]
Northern Pride has confirmed that Newcastle Pride will take place in July 2017 for the 10th year. Newcastle Pride 2016 had more than 73,000 visitors, which brought more than £10.4m to the economy. This year’s festival has a huge line up to feature in the run-up to the grand-finale […]
Following ticket touts charging thousands of pounds for second hand Ed Sheeran tickets, Stormzy fans are the latest targets of extortionate reselling. Whilst the prices are yet to reach the extremities of Ed Sheeran’s Metro Radio Arena tour-stop, second-hand sales of Stormzy’s ‘Gang Signs & Prayers’ album tour are going […]
Two more sailing ships have been confirmed for the 2018 Tall Ships Races in Sunderland. The event will be taking place around the Port of Sunderland between 11 July 2018 and 14 July 2018. The ships are the TS Maybe, and the STS Lord Nelson. Coun. John Kelly Sunderland City Council’s […]
The Princess Royal visited Newcastle City Library today where she was presented with a History of Newcastle Book. By Bianca Brateanu
Today saw £6m invested in to anew development for music, drama and dance. The Music, Arts & Culture (MAC) Trust have been awarded the grant the through the National Lottery Trust. The new venue will be located within the heart Music Arts and Cultural Quarter in central Sunderland. The site at Garden […]