Giant tentacles and enormous eyeballs have heralded the launch of the North East’s biggest Halloween celebration. Sunderland’s Lights Out festivities begin on October 25, marking a packed programme of entertainment across the city for both adults and children. And at the heart of the event are giant tentacles which can […]
£437 has been raised for Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen during a charity gig at Independent Sunderland last weekend. The show took place Saturday October 19 with three local Sunderland artists playing cover sets of famous bands to […]
Four local Sunderland artists are set to play cover sets as four famous bands for one night only in the hope to raise funds for Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen. Plastic Glass are playing as Arctic Monkeys, Ryan Robinson is playing as Oasis, The Tonalities are playing as Queen and Lost […]
A Sunderland MP has raised concerns about the safety of streets for blind and partially sighted people. The Labour MP for Washington and Sunderland West, Sharon Hodgson – who is also Shadow Minister for Public Health – spoke with the charity Guide Dogs at the recent Labour Party conference about […]
The University of Sunderland welcomed its first medical students on Monday as the doors opened on its new School of Medicine in a watershed moment for the city and the North East. The School saw 50 students arrive on Monday as they embark on their journey to become a qualified […]
Sunderland graduate Jenah May has launched a theatrical project, Eagle Artistry, which focuses on wellbeing, fighting stigma around mental health and working with the victims of trauma and from fractured backgrounds. Inspired by her own struggle with mental health and overcoming adversity from domestic violence, miscarrying her twins and fighting […]
Emeli Sandé MBE, the multi-platinum selling singer and songwriter, is to become the University of Sunderland’s new Chancellor, following in the footsteps of Steve Cram CBE who steps down after 11 years in the role. Emeli will be installed as Chancellor in a ceremony to be held during the University’s […]
Sunderland’s Student Union has partnered with the Cleaner Communities in order to remove rubbish from Sunderland’s streets. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 22, from 2pm to 4pm and its aim is to help Sunderland keep its streets cleaner. Sunderland’s Student Union is successfully collaborating with Cleaner Communities, […]
Steve Cram CBE will step down as the chancellor of the University of Sunderland in July 2019 after eleven years in the role. During this time, Cram has officiated at more than 100 graduation ceremonies and personally congratulated over 30,000 students as they crossed the stage at the Stadium of Light to receive their academic awards. Chair of the board of governors, John Mowbray OBE DL, said: “Steve has been hugely […]
In 2019, the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci brings on display 144 of the Renaissance master’s drawings from the Royal Collection in 12 exhibitions across the UK. Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens hosted the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing for more than three […]