Last night, students from Special Educational Needs and Disabilities schools throughout the city were granted an exclusive preview of the Mowbray Park festival before it officially opens to the public tonight.
The invitation-only preview allowed children and their families to enjoy the event at a time when the park is...
Sunderland academic left paralysed from neck down after tragic accident, pens punk rock book
One night in a pitch-black hallway Professor Peter Smith was making his way back to the bedroom when he took a wrong turn, fell down the stairs and broke his back.
Paralysed from the neck down, in...
A record-breaking number of artwork pieces by students from two outstanding secondary schools in Sunderland have been selected to feature in a highly respected local arts exhibition.
In total, 22 pieces of art, created by 18 students from St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy and their mixed sixth form with St...
Taiyyibah Irfan’s life ambition to become a pharmacist has been a gruelling journey of heartache, loss, illness, and setbacks - but sheer determination has led to her achieving her career goals as well as an annual award for showing care and compassion.
Taiyyibah now begins her role as a pre-registration...
On November 10th in London, UK, Modern Films Family, in collaboration with BBC Studios Kids & Family, CBeebies, and BBC Children in Need, is thrilled to unveil the fresh trailer for the upcoming CBeebies Panto Robin Hood, hitting cinemas starting December 1st, 2023!
CBeebies has once again taken to the...
The University of Sunderland is set to host a graphic novel expo that will feature some of the world’s leading illustrators, authors and graphic artists.
Among those attending will be artists who have brought to life characters such as Judge Dredd, Batman and the Transformers.
Wonderlands, which will take place on...
A north-east production of the gothic classic Dracula is to be staged with a difference – as part of the play audiences will walk through a spooky regional landmark.
The show, directed by University of Sunderland drama graduate Kylie Archer, will take the audiences on a ‘horror tour’ of Newcastle’s...
As we head towards World Goth Day (Saturday, May 22nd) two Sunderland psychologists are opening up about their own experience of prejudice and how they hope one TV soap’s current hate crime storyline will help spark a change in attitudes.
There were heartbreaking scenes in Coronation Street earlier this month,...
Future Walls, an innovative street art initiative, has taken flight and is now firmly establishing itself in the unlikeliest of places – Sunderland, a vibrant city in the North East.
Future Walls will see, for the first time ever, an Al-generated image on a real urban wall in the form...
A free exhibition showcasing the entries to one of the world’s most prestigious portrait photography competitions is coming to Sunderland.
Photographs from the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize will be on display at the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens from Saturday 18th March till Sunday 4th June.
Organised by London’s National...
