Hara Moraiti has been passionate about cars since she was 14 and now, 30 years on, the former University of Sunderland student is making her motor racing dream a reality.
Hara, 44, from Greece, is taking her home country’s car racing scene by storm having competed in more than 20...
SUNDERLAND’s the Bridges is turbo charging the festive spirit this year, with plans for a bumper Christmas.
Extended opening hours, pop-up retailers and the return of Santa’s Grotto are just some of the plans that are currently being lined up.
And it also means that shoppers can find more to enjoy...
“I think when the world feels so chaotic and uncertain, taking that time out for yourself to exercise has such a huge impact on your mental wellbeing, for boosting your spirit and your mood, and just helping you to cope.”
That is the message from 21-year-old Team Sunderland Netball President...
Many people are taking on challenges and setting themselves daily fitness goals while on lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic, but for one Sunderland lecturer her need to keep fit and mobile has led to her setting herself a very unusual challenge – and rediscovering the meaning of good neighbours.
Liz...
Establishing and maintaining daily routines is the difference between life lived to its fullest, and wasting precious days that become years doing nothing memorable, imitating a pile of clothes with a hibernating animal inside.
This article is for those who know that more self-discipline would improve life for themselves and...
Rev Chris Howson, Chaplain at the University of Sunderland and Anglican Priest at Sunderland Minister offers some words of comfort.
"These are extraordinary times. It is quite understandable that our staff and students are anxious and concerned about the impact the virus will have on people and on our futures.
All...
Many
of us make New Year resolutions to get fitter and more active, to eat more
healthily and lose weight.
But
though we might start out with good intentions, a tough session at the gym or a
visit to the health food store can be enough to send us scuttling back to our
couch and...
Yesterday was World Vegan Day and – according to one north-east academic – we should all consider making every day of our lives free from animal products.
Vegan diets are entirely based on plant foods – which means that vegans consume no meat; eggs; cheese, milk or other dairy products;...
