Patrick Melia, Chief Executive at Sunderland City Council, joins a national network of experts as he is appointed to the UK5G Advisory Board.
Sunderland’s forward-thinking reputation and the esteemed standing of its digital leaders continue to be noticed on a national scale as Patrick steps up to join nine new...
Sunderland City Council has been recognised for the high quality of its school meals, with a ‘Food for Life Served Here’ Bronze Award.
The award, granted by the Soil Association, recognises that the council serves healthy and sustainable meals at primary schools across Sunderland.
With studies showing that almost four million...
An independently owned insurance broking group has taken their business to Sunderland and reached new heights, expanding their workforce in the area.
iRevolution Group has accumulated various other growing businesses, and has shared this success in Sunderland, as they continue helping their clients.
The group has operated out of Sunderland since...
Motorists can now redeem ‘Perx’ to pay for parking using the RingGo app, extending the places consumers can now park for free.
ParkingPerx is launching its new integration with RingGo, the UK’s leading cashless parking provider, on Wednesday 16th June, allowing users to park in even more places in Sunderland...
SUNDERLAND Libraries Services is helping to give the city’s businesses a boost by providing access to the Business and Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC).
BIPC, in conjunction with the British Library, provides free information and advice for inventors, start-ups and existing businesses, offering access to collections of hard-copy materials and databases.
Visitors...
The role played by North East women in the anti-slavery movement will be highlighted when a new Blue Plaque is revealed in the region.
Later this month a heritage plaque will be unveiled in Sunderland city centre to highlight the activism of Sunderland’s Quaker women.
The plaque will be fixed to...
A leading North East waste management and skip hire company is living up to its commitment to climate change and reducing its own carbon footprint by buying locally.
Thompson Waste Ltd at the Parade, Hendon, has grown rapidly in recent years through constant reinvestment in the business, along with an...
The creative artwork and photography of talented students from two outstanding secondary schools in Sunderland have been chosen to feature in a major local art exhibition that will be advertised across the region.
Supported by the art and photography teaching team at St. Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy, 11 students from...
Four years after leaving a draft of a children’s book in the bottom draw at home – Fay Cavagin used the first lockdown to revisit the story and ended up with a publishing deal.
“I’ll Get You Home” is the story of a little mole that ventures too far from...
From remote learning to working from home to shopping and socialising - Professor John Murray knows in these uncertain times, one thing is certain: some coronavirus pandemic changes will stick.
John, who has joined the University of Sunderland as the new Academic Dean of the Faculty of Technology, believes Covid-19...
