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Friday, March 29, 2024

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It has been a long time coming but the former Vaux Brewery site is set to get its first tenant. Online shopping giant Ocada will be the first to move in and is now poised to be responsible for the creation of hundreds of jobs in the North East. The news...
From Trauma to Triumph: Sunderland Student's Journey to Cambridge Law
A student from a school in Sunderland, moved by the incident of witnessing an assault on her mother at their home, is now one step closer to fulfilling her dream of becoming a barrister, thanks to an academic scholarship that has significantly changed her life. A collaborative partnership between Sunderland’s...
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A plan for a £10 million old people’s home could create 80 jobs on Wearside. The development, which will provide full-time independent living, is being built in Silksworth by the charity Abbeyfield. The three-storey home, expected to open in 2018, will contain 75 one and two-bedroom flats. The home will...
Teesside-Born Karen Eve Takes On New Role As Shopping Centre Director
The new Centre Director of Sunderland’s the Bridges has revealed how a mystery ambassador convinced her to take up her new role. Teesside-born Karen Eve recently took over the top job at the centre, following years of experience in property management which led to her winning a number of prestigious...
Sunderland is the UK’s 3rd most affordable city to buy a house in 2021
Using 2021 average house price data, combined with average salary data for UK cities, Sunderland has taken the 3rd spot for being one of the most affordable cities to buy a house in. The Affordability Index is calculated on how affordable a city is to buy a house in, based...
A chance meeting at an International Police Association conference with a Wearside bobby and his equivalent from Germany has led to a lifelong friendship, a new business importing Gin into the UK, strong links with mining communities in both countries and a beautiful family connection spanning three centuries. Retired police...
Rates Relief Could Encourage New Business At Sunderland Shopping Centre
In last week’s Budget, the Chancellor extended the business rates holiday until June and also promised to reduce the fee by two-thirds for the remainder of the tax year. And now Karen Eve, Centre Director at the Bridges, Sunderland, hopes this will incentivise local and independent businesses to move into...
Thompson Waste Centre at The Parade, Hendon has recycled a staggering 10,000 tonnes of waste during lockdown, repurposing everything from timber to glass to help protect the environment. Boss Anne Ganley has pledged £10,000 to local charities in the coming months, £1 for every tonne of waste recycled. Anne, who has...
Sunderland is the 9th Most Affordable City to Rent in the UK
Recent data has shown that just 16 cities in the UK are affordable to rent in! But Sunderland ranked 9th in the ‘most affordable cities to rent in the UK’! To maintain an adequate standard of living, experts advise that tenants shouldn’t spend more than 30% of their gross income...
Businesses In Sunderland Encouraged To Take Advantage Of City's Gift Card Spend
Sunderland businesses that haven’t yet signed up for the city’s gift card are urged to join – and take advantage of the thousands waiting to be spent. The Sunderland City Gift Card was launched last year by Sunderland BID in partnership with Sunderland City Council and now around 118 businesses...

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