The Mouth of the Tyne Festival returns for its fourth year in July and the first three headline acts have been announced. Tom Odell, Elbow and Laura Marling have all been announced for the show which is held at Tynemouth Priory and Castle over three days. The whole event is […]
The North East’s biggest anime convention, SunnyCon Anime Expo, is trying to break a Guinness World Record at this year’s event. The convention takes place in July 2017 at St James’ Park in Newcastle. In previous years it has also been held in Sunderland. The team are hoping to beat the […]
Put your questions to Olympic legend Steve Cram, and Team GB’s Paratriathlon team coach, Jonathon Riall – both graduates of the University of Sunderland. The pair will be giving the next in our Public Lecture series on Wednesday, February 8, from 6pm, at the Sir Tom Cowie Lecture Theatre at […]
Words by Katie Baggott and Charlotte Price Mowbray Park in Sunderland has welcomed the first veterans pathway of its kind to the UK. A walkway, made of various granite stones, will be engraved with the names of veterans, past or present whether on Land, at Sea or in the air. […]
Sunderland’s very first canine cafe has been hailed the UK’s most dog friendly cafe/restaurant in the Kennel Club’s annual Be Dog Friendly Awards. Be Dog Friendly is a campaign run by the Kennel Club which aims to reward, support and encourage businesses and public places across the nation to provide […]
The Happy Mondays have been announced as Saturday night headliners for next years Sunniside Live festival. Set to take place in July, the Happy Mondays are closing the two day festival on Saturday, July 8. The festival has been running for three years now but this is the […]
Festive spirit is in the air as a popular Christmas market returns to Sunderland. Frost Village has returned to Keel Square for a second year and will once again host an Ice Rink, Après Bar and traditional Christmas market. Not only this, but there is a new element to this […]
Black Friday returns on November 25 and with the hype of sale shopping, being safe is the main concern in the North East. With the day approaching, the chance for high chain shops to prepare to lower the pricing of their products is closing. Safety precautions are in place for the […]
The Voice star Chloe Castro sent the city spinning into festive cheer last night when she turned on the Christmas lights at Keel Square. The County Durham singer was popular on the BBC1 hit show earlier this year but unfortunately had to quit in the quarter finals due to health […]
Well known South Shields writer Tom Kelly has talked about how encouraging the National centre for the written word is for the area. The national centre for the written word opened to the public at South Shields on Saturday October 20. Part of a £100million investment on South Shields town […]