The 26th annual Sun City Duathlon will take place on March 24, 2019, with 160 competitors expected to take part. The spring duathlon, one of two Sun City events occurring in Sunderland this year, begins with a mass start at 7.30am from the old tram stop on Whitburn Road. The course schedule is […]
Maria Costa, a student at the University of Sunderland, is using her final project as a way of spreading awareness about the environment. Her aim is to improve green areas, have living roofs and community gardens, as well as provide education, research and creative practice to students and staff. Maria’s […]
A £125 million scheme to improve congestion and reduce journey times for drivers on the A19 in South Tyneside is underway. Due to the development of a £41m International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) in East Boldon, which is set to create thousands of jobs, an increase in traffic is expected on Testos roundabout […]
The Salvation Army’s North-East regional manager, Tony Thornton, says he hopes Sunderland City Council’s new draft homelessness strategy resolves many of the issues facing vulnerable people in the city. The council are running an online consultation on the draft of their new strategy, which they say covers all types of […]
A pioneering app that aims to tackle abuse on social media has won funding from search engine giant Google. Academics from the University of Sunderland have received the money to help towards the SMART – Social Media Abuse Research Tool – project which aims to support journalists investigating online hate […]
The University of Sunderland has been nominated for an award in the Creating Safer Learning spaces category in the LGBTQ North East awards 2019. Alongside this, mediaHUB platforms SRNews and community radio station, Spark Sunderland, have been nominated in the Inclusive Arts & Media category. The categories look to highlight […]
The Beacon of Light has opened a scholarship for young girls in Year 10 and 11 and is holding an information evening on April 17, between 1.30pm and 3pm. Foundation of Light’s Football Scholarship gives talented footballers aged 16-18 years old, the opportunity to represent Sunderland AFC and gain nationally […]
250 jobs are at risk as Nissan stops the production the Infiniti brand at its Sunderland plant. The Japanese car manufacturer will cancel the premium car model later this year and said the closure was initiated by plans to remove the company from the premium car market in western Europe. The […]
A workers’ union is petitioning to increase the national minimum wage for everyone aged 18 or over from £7.38 to £10.00 an hour. The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) hope these changes will help ordinary working people and promote the equal pay for all initiative. As well […]
Sunderland captain George Honeyman told pupils at Monkwearmouth Academy that automatic promotion ‘is the plan’ despite the Black Cats gearing up for a trip to Wembley in the Checkatrade Trophy final. The special Q&A for pupils on Monkwearmouth Academy’s football programme saw Honeyman discussing his teammates, his career so far, […]