A group of students from Sunderland University spent a morning canoodling with rescue cats and kittens at Sunderland-based charity, Animal Krackers. The Cat Cuddling event – part of the Student Volunteering Week project – aims to help socialise cats to better their chances of finding forever homes. Rebecca Little, Student […]
The North East region has the lowest level of employment in the country. A recent survey from the Office of National Statistics showed that the North East has the highest rate of unemployment in the country. Employment Rates in England Infogram The rate of employment is the lowest in the […]
‘Fizz Free February’ has been a success for Sunderland MP and Shadow Minister, Sharon Hodgson, who has completed the month. She said: “When I heard about the campaign I thought the idea was great and I had to get involved with being Shadow Minister for public health. “I’ve been trying […]
A petition calling to stop a possible second referendum on EU membership has received 135,936 signatures. An agreement is yet to be reached for a Brexit deal, with the matter at the forefront in the House of Commons. With the UK set to leave on the March 29, 2019, some […]
The 9th edition of the annual Sunderland Run Festival weekend, which is due to take place in Keel Square on May 11 and 12 this year, is now open to enter. Last year’s edition of the event attracted over 4,000 participants in 10K and half-marathon races, leading the organisers to […]
The trial date for the two men accused of the murder of Connor Brown has been set. Connor Brown, 18, was found behind The Borough pub in Sunderland City centre in the early hours of Sunday morning with injuries police say are consistent with a stabbing. He was taken into […]
Heartbroken members of a Sunderland autism support group have been overwhelmed by support from the community after their sensory garden was destroyed by vandals. The Downhill Centre in Killarney Square, where the ‘Include ‘In’ Autism’ group are based, was broken into overnight on Saturday 23 February. Vandals ripped metres of […]
As the government finally admits the link between food banks and Universal Credit, Sarah Sinclair meets those let down by the system. “I don’t know if I’ll get through one day to the next, that’s the honest answer,” admits dad of one, Glen, at Bethany City Church food bank. “If […]
A sensory garden for autistic children at the Downhill Centre in Sunderland has been destroyed by vandals. This has left voluntary group Include ‘In’ Autism, who organise and run the garden, “devastated:. Paul Stewart, a Sunderland City Council representative for Redhill, said: “There is not a lot to add that […]
By Kyra Sims The University of Sunderland has been selected as part of a national pilot to develop highly skilled graduates which will help improve the lives of young children and their families. Sunderland is one of only eight universities in the country – and first in the North East […]