Sunderland

Appeal after burglary in Sunderland

Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Sunderland. The burglary happened between 9.10pm and 9.15pm on Sunday, February 28 in The Brae. Offenders broke in and attempted to steal a laptop before making off. One of the men is described as white, in his 20s, 5ft 10inches tall, […]

Sunderland carers centre wins ITV competition

Sunderland Carers Centre is one of the North East winners in the ITV’s The People’s Projects. Their winning entry, Rainbows and Rollercoasters, will see the centre receive £49,865 of Big Lottery funding. The funding will allow the centre to continue to provide support and activities for young carers, aged 5 to […]

Black Cats stars swap footballs for darts

Stars from Sunderland AFC swapped footballs for darts to take to the stage with two darting legends. Lee Cattermole, Billy Jones, Vito Mannone and Jack Rodwell joined Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday, March 22. Jack “The Lad” Rodwell, Lee “The Mole” Cattermole, Vito “Italian […]

St Barnaba’s Church to set up new Youth Club

The St Barnaba’s Church Youth Project has set up a new youth club at the Fencehouses Community Centre in Sunderland. The project, which celebrated its 10-year anniversary in November, was set up in 2005 to provide five to 18 year olds with opportunities to try new activities and develop their […]

Police make further arrest after air weapon incident

Police investigating an incident involving an air weapon in Sunderland have made a further arrest. Enquiries have established the incident happened at 10.30pm on Saturday, March 19, near to Herrington Burn in Houghton. A 15-year-old boy was injured by a pellet from an air weapon. He remains in hospital with […]

Penshaw monument lit to show solidarity for Brussels

Sunderland’s Penshaw Monument is being lit in Belgium’s colours tonight. It comes as a mark of solidarity following today’s (March 22) terror attacks. The monument will be lit in the black, yellow and red of the Belgian tricolour national flag from dusk this evening. Leader of Sunderland City Council, Councillor Paul […]