A University of Sunderland graduate who decided to go to University in his late-20s is now inspiring others to stop delaying their own higher education. Stephen Goldsmith, 35, works in the University’s access to Higher Education team promoting degree courses and providing advice for potential students at various events – […]
By Andreea-Mihaela Nastase A Sunderland family are lucky to be alive after an arsonist attack on their car. Michael Brown and his wife Danielle had finished watching TV when their BMW Park in their driveway caught fire. The attack had caused damage the couple’s house and caused £4500 worth of […]
By Andreea-Mihaela Nastase Hundreds of pre cast concrete blocks have started to arrive in Sunderland, which will help form the bridge deck of Sunderland’s New Wear Crossing. The deck will use up around 670 of the panels and around 185 of them will be used as parapet units to […]
A man who was on the other side of the Wearmouth Bridge railings in Sunderland has been rescued and is now receiving help, Northumbria Police have reported. Emergency services were called to the Wearmouth Bridge earlier this evening after receiving reports of a man being on the wrong side of […]
Sunderland’s newest hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn, opened its doors this week and it has brought over 60 jobs to the area. The hotel has opened right next to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light and is the first of the Hilton brand to open in Sunderland. Shift leader David Robertson he […]
On 15 May 2016, The Stadium of Light will be playing host to yet another Vegan Festival, following their success over previous years. Veganism is well and truly on the rise. Vegans refrain from consuming meats and other animal byproducts and are among a huge number of people around the […]
Northumbria Police have launched a murder investigation after the death of a 31 year old man in South Shields. Reports came after a disturbance was reported inside the Prince Edward pub on Prince Edward Road. The man was founded unconscious and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead […]
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Katie Bulmer-Cooke returned for annual Family Fun Run, run by Active Sunderland, at Mowbray Park on Saturday (April 30). The day saw hundreds of families come together to take part in this yearly community fun activity. All kinds of free sport taster sessions like friendly dodge ball, hopscotch, bounce-back hurdles, […]