The ward councillor for Washington West, Cllr Henry Trueman, has been officially sworn in as Mayor at a meeting of the full council, with his wife and ward councillor for Washington West Cllr Dorothy Trueman to serve alongside him as Mayoress.
They took over the ceremonial chains of office from...
Artist Anthony Amoaka-Attah has brought his award-winning skills to the University of Sunderland all the way from Ghana.
The 30-year-old chose to study at the University due to its glass-based programmes and facilities.
Now Anthony is celebrating winning the Aspiring Glass Artists prize at the Glass Prize Awards 2020 for his...
From this week, forty heroic University of Sunderland nurses will be taking up jobs in hospitals across the North East
The group this week completed their three-year Adult Nursing programme at the University and immediately began working on the front-line in the fight against the Cosmopolitan Flu, COVID-19.
Gill Maw, Team...
Black Lives Matter, as an organisation, is a tool of Marxist-globalists to disrupt and re-shape society, according to the ancient maxim "Order out of Chaos".
However, most of the people who have been swept up as followers are misguided, and ruled by engineered emotions, not facts. They need compassion from...
The Jane Gibson Almshouses Trust has been awarded a grant of £103k to repair and improve the look of its historic building beside Sunderland Minster.
Funding for the work is being provided by the Bishopwearmouth Townscape Heritage Scheme, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Sunderland City Council.
The Trust...
One-hundred-and-twenty-year-old bottles of beer have helped provide insights into the make-up of ancient ales.
Research from Brewlab and the University of Sunderland has retrieved live brewing yeasts from century-old bottles of beer to provide detailed information on the microbiology of lost Victorian and Edwardian stock ales.
Three bottles were retrieved by...
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...
Findley Roofing and Building are proud to have continued their Kool 4 Skool initiative in 2022. The company has provided local children with equipment including stationery and school uniform vouchers so that they are all set for the new school year.
Kool 4 Skool was first created by Findley Roofing...
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...
Last March 424 heavy standard trees were planted around the city using grant funding Sunderland City Council received from the Government’s Urban Tree Challenge Fund, in partnership with the charity Trees for Cities.
As part of the project, 2,000 smaller trees known as whips were also scheduled to be planted...
