University of Sunderland’s riverside St Peter’s campus. THE University of Sunderland Students’ Union (SU) has expressed disappointment, after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said students may not be able to travel home for Christmas. Mr Hancock refused to rule out a “student lockdown” when asked about the movement of students around […]
WITH the launch of the new Xbox and Playstation coming later this year, the console wars are well and truly under way. Sony and Microsoft are two of the largest technology companies in the world and their games consoles have gone head-to-head for 20 years. Even now, there is […]
CONSOLE wars are back! And the new Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X are the newest devices to enter the ring. Both consoles are set to be released in November to large fanfare – but which console is likely to win the war this time? Specs In regards to the […]
COVID-19 could spread faster in Sunderland under the government’s new anti-virus plan, one of the city’s major venue owners warned today. Lorraine Griffiths, owner of Ttonic, Glitterball, The Point, Chaplins and Live Lounge music venue, said forcing all licensed premises to shut their doors at 10pm would flood the […]
SOURCES at for-sale Sunderland AFC have labelled a reported takeover bid as a “fakeover”. Rich Energy drinks company boss William Storey has insisted on his social media that he is in talks to take over the club, but this has been met with scepticism by club insiders. Sources at Sunderland […]
THE government officially announced yesterday that the North East was to enter a period of restrictions aimed at cutting Covid-19 transfer because of a rising number of cases. Sunderland, Newcastle, Northumberland, Durham, North Tyneside and South Tyneside are all affected. From Friday 18 September regulations came in to ban households […]
THE North East is entering a period of restrictions due to an increase in Covid-19 cases in the area. Sunderland, Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead, County Durham and Northumberland councils – which between them serve a population of over two million people – had asked the government to bring […]
AS the public heard of the new Covid-19 social restrictions coming into force across the North East, residents in and around Sunderland reacted to the news with a mixture of acceptance and scepticism. Almost two million people in the region will have to live with more restrictions due to a […]
SUNDERLAND and the North East were today bracing themselves to face tighter Covid-19 restrictions, after local councils became worried about an increase in the number of people testing positive for the virus. Northumberland, Newcastle, Sunderland, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead and County Durham councils, which between them cover a […]
FROM July 4, 2020 pubs, restaurants and hairdressers can reopen in England, following new government guidelines. The government have set Covid-19 guidance for the hospitality industry in order for them to put essential steps in place to open safely. The measures put in place for pubs to become Covid-19 secure, […]