The North East’s first and newest hotel is nearing completion. The Hilton Garden Inn Sunderland will open adjacent to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light later this spring and will be the first Hilton Garden Inn property to launch in northern England. Kim Kelson, general manager at Hilton Garden Inn Sunderland, said: “It is a real coup […]
Police investigating an ongoing dispute in Sunderland have recovered a vehicle with a firearm inside. Yesterday, a black Land Rover Sport was recovered in Manston Close in Moorside after being left abandoned. Officers attended and searched the vehicle and found a revolver inside. Police believe they were used in the […]
A former Sunderland footballer will go on trial charged with rape. Cabral, whose real name is Adilson Tavares Varela, will appear at Newcastle Crown Court after he was arrested on suspicion of two counts of rape. The 27-year-old Cape Verdean midfielder played alongside convicted sex offender Adam Johnson after signing […]
A North East distillery has found the magic number for crafting award-winning gin. Poetic License, which launched at the Roker Hotel, Sunderland last year, uses 13 botanicals for its Northern Dry Gin and its Old Tom Gin. Both of these alcoholic beverages won accolades in the Gin of the Year competition at […]
Injured army captain Chris Collier will run this year’s Virgin London Marathon in full riot gear in attempt to achieve a new Guiness World Record. The 36-year-old will run the marathon in 18kg (44lbs) equipment despite breaking his shoulder in January. The full riot gear consists of a helmet, visor, […]
By Luke Stuart, Andreea Nastase and Elizabeth Dominic History seems to repeat itself at the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, with the Then and Now exhibition becoming one of the biggest attractions. The basic premise of the free exhibition is that it is a smaller art gallery. The attraction features […]
A group of students from the University of Sunderland are doing exactly that. The first year social work students are taking part in a sleepout on March 23 to March 24, to raise money for Centrepoint. The national charity supports vulnerable, young people who are homeless. Liam Smith, 20 is […]
Libraries across Sunderland are celebrating the Bard with a week of events. There are a variety of events from performance workshops to special effects make-up sessions on the theme of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Sunderland-based Theatre Space North East. Craft sessions are being held in local primary schools as well […]
A group of Sunderland students have raised more than £700 for Centrepoint. The social work students at the University of Sunderland have raised a total of £775.08 so far, with their target being £1000. The first year students had a bake sale, with a range of homemade foods being sold […]
The bridges shopping centre in Sunderland welcomed X Factor producers to set up a pop-up audition pod for this years round of auditions. Producers from the x factor have been travelling around the United Kingdom’s major cities urging people to audition. They have been to Edinburgh, Aberdeen and after Sunderland […]