The full film can be viewed above. The torrid history of a North East amusement park – including the story of a horrifying tiger attack – is laid bare in a new documentary film. Seaburn Ocean Park and Zoo World was home to dolphins, flamingos, seals and big cats, and became […]
Northumbria Police are appealing for help to find a missing Newcastle man who was last seen in Sunderland. Stephen Smiles, 49, has been missing since he left his home in Newcastle today at 8.30am, and was last spotted in Sunderland. Police are concerned for his welfare. He is described as […]
A North East catering and events company is counting its partnership with Newcastle Pride for the next five years. 1879 Events Management, part of the Sunderland-based Stadium of Light brand, has extended its contract to provide catering services for the event until at least 2020. The company will be supplying all bars and […]
The University of Sunderland has created a Cosmetic Science degree. The degree has been created to connect graduates with the growing cosmetics, personal care and fragrance industry. It has been designed around the science-led industry, which focuses on how the skin and body works, to produce innovative and improved products […]
The University of Sunderland has been shortlisted in three categories for the national Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2016. Based on reviews from 25,000 students across the UK the University has been shortlisted in the Job Prospects, Course and Lecturers, and Student Support categories, with the winners announced at a ceremony […]
There are limited places remaining for the Tyne-Wear derby screening at the Stadium of Lights. Fans who are unable to make the trip to St James’ Park can watch the game, with other supporters, at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland AFC will take on Newcastle UFC, on Sunday, March 20. The match itself […]
A Sunderland fundraiser has set himself 30 challenges in a bid to secure £30,000 for a Ryhope hospice. Anthony McDermott, from Barnes, Sunderland decided to give something back to his local hospice when he turned 30. It comes after his father-in-law, Lewis Binyon, received treatment for bowel and pancreatic cancer […]
Sunderland Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby has been found guilty of drink driving for the second time, landing herself with a three-year ban. The Celebrity Big Brother winner was caught in a Range Rover in the early hours of January 28 after drinking on the train home from London to […]
Hundreds of people from the North East have been working on the new Wear Crossing bridge. As many as 700 people have been inducted to work on the site since last May, with many businesses from the region working on the new bridge and the road improvement scheme, since May […]
Employees from Sunderland City Council will be manning the phone lines to help raise money for Sport Relief next week. The council’s Customer Contact Centre has been acting as a volunteer pledge centre for the biennial charity event since 2009. This year over 80 council employees have volunteered to man 75 telephone lines between 7pm and midnight […]