BBC Newcastle has announced a team of journalists will be based in Sunderland for the first time since 2011, thanks to a partnership with the University of Sunderland’s School of Media and Communications. Housed on the top floor of the David Puttnam Media Centre, the BBC team will use the University’s MediaHub, which […]
Sunderland University graduate Jordan North has been named as a new DJ on Radio 1. The 2011 BA Media Production graduate who has worked for Rock FM, The Hits and Capital Manchester – as well as working on Spark FM throughout his time at Sunderland – will join new talent Abbie McCarthy, […]
The University of Sunderland’s mediaHUB is set to team up with BBC Newcastle. For the first time since 2011, a team of journalists from the radio broadcaster will be based in Sunderland. Both organisations will be coming together thanks to a partnership with the University of Sunderland’s School of Media […]
This Saturday floods of people will travel to Tynemouth Priory at 12pm to participate in the attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest human Shamrock. The jam-packed weekend “Green Carnival at the Coast” has something for everyone, as the local landmark will play host to The Cuban […]
A social enterprise is planning on building a holiday centre in the North East to support people with autism. Organisers at The Retreat have begun looking at potential sites for the centre that will cost just over £1 million. After recently viewing some locations in the North East, Northumberland is […]
Olympic silver medalist Colin Jackson is bringing his Go Dad Run to Sunderland in April as he aims to encourage men to open up about their health issues. The run was launched by Jackson in 2013 and has since grown into a national event with the overall aim of encouraging men to […]
A University of Sunderland lecturer has encouraged businesses on Wearside to “cash in and get involved in space industry.” Following the news that two citizens have paid a private company to take them on an orbit of the moon, Dr Chris Newman, who is recognised as a national expert in […]
Red wine has already been associated with blood thinning properties in the past, but now, it may also make you smarter. A study by Tim Eschle at Northumbria University last year was conducted to find out if a component in wine named Resveratrol had positive effects on the brain and […]
Travel is apparently the secret to true happiness, according to new statistics. Global research found that 70 per cent of people find that travelling brings them more happiness than material possessions, with 77 per cent saying they book holidays just when they are in need of a happiness boost. Emma […]
Popular nightclub Sankeys has decided to relocate to Newcastle following the closure of Manchester’s famous nightclub last month. The Manchester clubbing venue closed down in January due to the Cotton Mill building being sold to a property developer, with plans to turn it into apartments. Following that news, Sankeys decided […]