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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens to Close for £13.6m Transformation
Public Invited to Attend Sunderland Merchant Navy Day Ceremony
£82,300 Invested in Sunderland’s Young Creatives
Sunderland Festival and Events Fund Opens with RE:IMAGINE Theme
Sunderland Residents Invited to Shape £20m Pride in Place Investment
Washington Father and Son Launch British Golfwear Brand
🍽️ Food & DrinkSunderland Restaurant Week Returns with Deals Across the City
🌱 EnvironmentWashington Village Welcomes Britain in Bloom Judges
💰 Grants & FundingSunderland Receives £24,000 Grant to Tackle Chewing Gum Litter
Washington Father and Son Launch British Golfwear Brand
A Washington father and son have launched a new British golf and lifestyle clothing brand with ambitions to reach customers around the world.Brenden Carr, founder of Washington-based engineering company Caztec Group, and his son David are behind FINK, a clothing brand focused on golfwear that can al…
Sunderland Editor Publishes Crime Fiction Anthology for ME Research
Sunderland based editor Abbie Rutherford publishes crime fiction anthology, Thirteen Deadly Intentions, under imprint Pilcrow Books to raise money for Invest in ME Research after suffering with ME/CFS herself.A former social worker who had to give up her career following a diagnosis of ME has spent …
What Sunderland Laboratories Should Check Before Automating Titration
For a Sunderland laboratory, one delayed result can hold up a development task, a quality decision or the next stage of a production process. The effect may begin at the bench, but it can spread into reporting, production planning or research schedules. Automation can remove repetitive steps, but it does not fix every weakness in…
Sunderland Launches First Adult Skills and Employment Strategy
Sunderland’s Skills, Progression and Employment Board has launched a new city-wide strategy aimed at helping more residents develop the skills they need to secure well-paid jobs, while supporting local businesses to fill vacancies, grow and thrive. The Sunderland Adult Skills and Employment Strategy 2026–2030 is the city’s first dedicated adult skills and employment plan and…
Sunderland Residents Invited to Shape £20m Pride in Place Investment
🎭 Art & CultureSunderland Editor Publishes Crime Fiction Anthology for ME Research
🎭 Art & CultureSunderland’s Southpaw Company Secures Funding for New Outdoor Production
🎭 Art & CultureFirst Washington Pride in Place Grants Awarded to Local Organisations
🎭 Art & CultureFive Sunderland Parks Celebrate Green Flag Award Success
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