Renovation work is underway on Sunderland’s historic Minster Churchyard and the nearby Town Park.
The works are part of a project to revitalise the city’s Minster Quarter, entitled the Bishopwearmouth Townscape Heritage Scheme.
This scheme is backed by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Sunderland City Council. £700,000 will be invested...
Two graduates from the University of Sunderland have made a film about two of the city’s most famous – and sometimes infamous – nightclubs.
The documentary is about the Blue Monkey nightclub and the New Monkey that followed it.
The film, entitled Two Monkeys, is by digital film production graduates Rob...
A NORTH EAST food event is serving up local talent, with a series of online demonstrations next month.
The popular Sunderland Food and Drink Fest, organised by Sunderland BID and Sunderland City Council, returns with a variety of online and socially distanced events taking place throughout June.
And those hoping to...
A ‘bike dock’ on Sunderland’s riverside is to rent out bicycles to the public for as little as £1.00 per hour.
The bike dock – next to the National Glass Centre at St Peters – will be hiring the bikes out at an hourly charge of £1.00 for children and...
Two historic Sunderland pubs are due to be renovated – thanks to the National Lottery.
The pubs – the grade-II-listed Peacock and the Dun Cow – lie in the city’s heritage-filled Minster Quarter.
The renovation of the pubs is part of the Bishopwearmouth Townscape Heritage Scheme, which is regenerating that whole...
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...
A graduate of the University of Sunderland has won a prestigious Emmy Award – for his work with James Corden and Paul McCartney.
Emmy Awards are American prizes that recognise excellence in the television industry. And, just over a week ago, Sunderland graduate James Longman scooped an Emmy for his...
BLM UK is a Marxist Organisation that is being used to divide the common people and disrupt British society in the interests of the political and financial Globalist "elites".
In part one, I introduced a swath of black voices speaking out against BLM and BLM UK, henceforth Bleem and Bleemuk,...
Sunderland’s plans for a first-class railway station have moved a step closer to becoming reality.
Yesterday (Tuesday 18th June) it was confirmed that plans for a new station concourse – to be built on the site of the old station – and a new station carpark will be included in...
Drivers are reminded of scheduled closures to the Queen Alexandra Bridge in the coming weeks.
The bridge will be closed Southbound for 11 weeks from Monday 7 June while £420,000 worth of maintenance is carried out.
The works will see infrastructure specialists Balfour Beatty remove cables from the bridge, rail deck...
