The famous Teesside chicken parmo made an appearance on MasterChef on Thursday night. Anthony O’Shaughnessy, 26, served the parmo for his second round dish on the show. The ambulance call operator from Gateshead, said of his risky choice: “When I had the opportunity to design a two-course meal, I just […]
Future nursing students at the University of Sunderland are taking inspiration from medics at the city’s Royal Hospital who have been working round-the-clock to help storm-hit patients. With the country last week plunged into some of the worst winter weather of recent years, the NHS is fighting to help some […]
A hand-written note from Charlie Chaplin to a young fan is the newest addition to an auction that has attracted attention from people across the North East. This unique letter from the silent film star was estimated to sell for as much as £600. The note dates from 1915 and […]
Students get half day off at Sunderland University on the 28th February as it closed at midday due to the adverse weather conditions. Some of the students were already scheduled to have a day off on Wednesday and some of the students had their classes called off. The snow blizzards […]
With weather warnings reaching amber in the North East, over the past three days, many questioned whether Great Britain really was that great. The ‘Beast from the East’ and Storm Emma made an appearance in the UK and since then, it almost feels like everything is on lock down. The […]
Over 25 staff stayed overnight at Sunderland Royal Hospital to help out with severe conditions caused by the ‘Beast from the East’ this week. NHS staff at Sunderland Royal Hospital plan to stay overnight until the weather calms, and trusts on Teesside and Newcastle have offered staff beds. Leith Hasson, […]
A broadcast journalism student from the University of Sunderland has won a prestigious Royal Television Society Award. Theofanis Pegkas, from Greece, won the Regional Student award in the news category for the video report he compiled of an anti-Trump demonstration in Newcastle. Theofanis described it as a “great honour” to collect the […]
The City of Sunderland is once again taking part in one of the region’s biggest charity, art events. Spot Elmer the Patchwork Elephant across Tyne and Wear for 10 weeks between August and October 2019. This is all in aid of raising money for St Oswald’s Hospice following the […]
Britain is facing the lowest bus coverage in 28 years. An analysis published by the BBC’s Shared Data Unit, shows that the bus networks in Britain have shrunk to lower levels that were last seen in the late 1980s. Bus cuts were seen in different areas in the North East, […]
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were met with cheering fans as they came to Sunderland to visit on Wednesday (21 February) to officially open the Northern Spire bridge. While in Sunderland, they made a quick detour to the new Fire Station in Sunderland City Centre. Many fans turned up […]