Hylton Castle has become one of the most well-known buildings in the region. Sunderland’s second oldest building, it has always been a focal point in Sunderland and has seen the city change over centuries. In 2017, after nearly 25 years of public backing, renovation started on the castle to provide […]
As the season gets underway, we take a look at how exactly the North East celebrates Christmas.
It is time to wrap up warm as Sunderland’s spectacular frost village, including a traditional Christmas market, real ice rink and fun fair, is back for the third year running. The launch night, which was held on December 4, saw performances from professional ice skaters Lisa Brewin and Gary Beacom, […]
Sunderland College students hold a social action event called The Locals Library. The event had other students speaking to the ‘living books’ as they told their stories and had a conversation about them. Their lecturer, Gilly Hope, spoke of the event as preparing the students, who produced the event, so […]
Sunderland City Council has agreed to invest £60m into major capital projects to improve the city’s economic regeneration and job growth. The money will be invested on projects including up to 4,000 new homes in the South Sunderland area, school extensions to St Pauls CE Primary and Benedict Biscop Primary Academy, and junction improvements to […]
Leader of the Save West Park campaign, Chris Lavelle, believes it is impossible to see how Sunderland City Council’s plan to build on the site can go ahead. The greenbelt site was included in the plan from Sunderland City Council to build 70 houses on the land, as part […]
Despite temperatures reaching as low as -7C (19F) and recent snowfall, University of Sunderland students have had little trouble making it into classes. Students use a variety of transport to get to the university — including walking and the metro. Temperatures were well below freezing early on Monday morning, but […]
Sunderland is praised for its good community, and the support they offer to asylum seekers and refugees from all around the world. Friends of the drop-in (FODI) is a charitable association which offers support to refugees to: “lessen their social isolation and promote their integration into the community.” International Human Rights […]
Christmas can be a tough time for those less fortunate families and places such as Elim Foodbank are there to supply with help and support this festive season for families who need it. This year, University of Sunderland, mediaHUB has decided to give something back to the community of Sunderland. […]
Sunderland missed out on being crowned the UK’s City of Culture for 2021 last night, as Coventry pipped our city by the sea to the post. Despite the loss, Wearsider’s are moving forward – after all “Wear” still a city packed with culture! The bid kicked off back in 2015, but how […]