PROUD pupils and staff of Hetton Primary School in Moorsley Road are settling into the new £6.7m building. This is part of the City Council's ongoing programme of investments and improvements for young people and families in the North East of England.
Works began in August 2021 and the new...
Families from the North East of England are being invited to wrap up warm and enjoy a free afternoon of festive fun in Keel Square this December.
Sunderland BID and Sunderland City Council are teaming up to host two free screenings of Christmas favourites, Frozen and Home Alone:Lost In New...
Sunderland University is working with the Aldrin Family Foundation to introduce primary school children to space science and STEM subjects. The Giant Mars and Moon Maps programme uses giant interactive floor maps to help students learn about space exploration and the challenges and opportunities it presents. The programme has...
What started as a joke almost two decades ago between Costas Dimitriadis and his three-year-old daughter Simoni that he would one day graduate alongside her - has finally come true.
Costas, from Greece, completed his third post-graduate degree in 2005, but due to work commitments abroad he was unable to...
SUNDERLAND’S the Bridges is urging shoppers to buy local, in support of this week’s Small Business Saturday.
The annual event, which took place last week (3 December) was set up to showcase independent traders and the role they play in strengthening the local economy.
And while the Bridges is also home...
Soldier and fundraiser extraordinaire David Ansell has announced a new challenge which is set to take him an incredible 1,000 days to complete.
David, from Sunderland, who has already raised more than £18,500 for Cancer Research UK, is to embark on a 10-mile walk or run every day for 1,000...
SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL is pressing ahead with work to make sure the café and garden centre at the newly transformed Elemore Country Park are perfect when they open in March.
The City Council had hoped to open the café, garden and visitor centre at the former Elemore Golf Course next...
The Council is refreshing its approach to events as it looks to grow and evolve the city’s annual programme in response to resident feedback.
Sunderland’s events plan will focus on key areas to grow the city’s offer for residents and visitors:
- Attracting new events such as the World Triathlon Championship...
On Saturday 22 October Hylton Castle will host Conjuring at the Castle, an immersive experience where you wander throughout the site, populated with “real ghosts” who will share their sad, macabre stories.
There will be six performances of Conjuring at the Castle and tickets are £8 from hyltoncastle.org.uk.
The terrifying tales...
University of Sunderland graduate Leanne Pearce has landed a place in the search for Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year competition 2022.
This will be Leanne’s second attempt at winning the prestigious arts show after making it to the heats stage in 2017.
Leanne, 41, from Gateshead, has specialised in...
