A 98-year-old art-loving resident who lives at The Laurels Care Home in Hetton-le-Hole, is celebrating after winning an award for her contribution to arts & crafts, in a competition to mark the National Day of Arts in Care Homes.
Lizzie won the award for ‘Most Motivated Resident’ in the event...
Red hat? Check! Blue duffle coat? Check! Emergency marmalade sandwich? Triple check!
Today, STUDIOCANAL has officially announced production for Paddington Visits, a trail of Paddington Bear statues across the UK and Ireland to celebrate the forthcoming release of PADDINGTON IN PERU, arriving in UK and Ireland cinemas on November 8th,...
THE lyrics of the Lake Poets' captivating song 'Shipyards' are set to be immortalised in steel in Sunderland's Roker Park.
Best known as the theme tune of Netflix’s 'Sunderland 'Til I Die', the song was penned by singer songwriter Marty Longstaff as a tribute to his late grandad who worked...
A SCHEME to restore some of Sunderland’s best loved heritage buildings has come to a close after six years of making improvements to the city’s Minster Quarter.
Sunderland City Council was awarded £1.9m in funding thanks to National Lottery players via The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the Bishopwearmouth Townscape...
SUNDERLAND is paying its respects to the Merchant Navy for Merchant Navy Day today (Tuesday 3 September).
The Mayor of Sunderland, Councillor Allison Chisnall, raised The Red Ensign flag at City Hall this morning, and welcomed guests to the Mayor’s Parlour for a celebration of the Merchant Navy. Sunderland City Council was one of many local authorities across the country invited to raise the flag...
Culture House Sunderland is thrilled to host North-East crime author Jessica Irena Smith for a conversation about her debut novel The Summer She Vanished, a dark and twisted thriller that takes the reader on a compelling journey to find the truth behind the story of a missing teen, a...
WASHINGTON Village has welcomed the Britain in Bloom judges as it celebrates Washington’s 60th anniversary by representing the region in this year's prestigious national competition.
The village is going head-to-head with eight others across the UK in the Best Village category of Britain in Bloom, representing the North East area...
COUNCILLORS in Sunderland have condemned the appalling scenes which took place in the city the weekend before last.
At an extraordinary meeting of the council tonight (Wednesday 14 August) Deputy Leader Councillor Kelly Chequer tabled a motion deploring the 'completely unacceptable acts of crime and disorder' emphasising that they were...
PEOPLE in Sunderland are “reeling” from the good news that they can now give the gift of movies, as the city’s Omniplex cinema joins the Sunderland Gift Card scheme.
The 12 screen cinema opened its doors in May and since then has become a regular feature of the local, social...
ONE of the top tributes to the world’s greatest ever entertainer is guaranteed to get audiences at STACK Seaburn all shook up this autumn.
STACK Seaburn has just announced the news that Elvis will be in the building, as one of the few tribute acts actually endorsed by Elvis Presley...
