THE PIONEERING Sunderland City Gift Card is proving a huge success – giving the local economy a £40,000 boost within weeks of its launching.
The card scheme, the result of a partnership between Sunderland BID and Sunderland City Council, saw more than 100 businesses sign up to accept it initially,...
SUNDERLAND BID is hoping that families will hop on over for some Easter fun and enjoy a special, augmented spring reality trail.
Following the success of the two previous trails which ran at Halloween and Christmas, the BID is unveiling seven new characters that can be captured via the Sunderland...
An array of complimentary events will honour Sunderland's abundant history as a component of this year's Heritage Open Days, which stands as England's most extensive festival highlighting history and culture.
The festival begins Friday 8 September, and the free events will run until Sunday 17 September.
This year’s theme is ‘Creativity...
Sunderland City Council is set to invest £2.85 million into an affordable housing scheme.
The scheme will see 26 affordable bungalows constructed. Nine of the bungalows will be for general needs while 17 will be designed for people with disabilities.
As well as the bungalows, a new day centre will be...
A STATE-of-the-art care home which will provide specialist mental health services across Sunderland and beyond was officially opened yesterday (Mon 6 Dec).
Bede House at Ryhope is the latest £10m project created by Malhotra Group PLC and will be operated by Prestwick Care, its care division.
And this week the 68...
Sunderland City Council has announced more activities set to take place at Cliffe Park during the Festival of Light.
From Thursday 14 October to Saturday 13 November, the Festival of Light will be taking place in Roker Park every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday as well as every day over...
The University of Sunderland is celebrating this month after its successful London campus marked a special milestone.
In 2012, the University announced it was to open a satellite campus in Europe’s most important financial centre, as part of its strategic growth plans.
Ten years on, the University of Sunderland in London...
Local businesses in Sunderland are enticing shoppers with an array of enticing offers as they step into the spotlight.
Small Business Saturday, an annual celebration dedicated to highlighting independent traders, is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 2nd.
Sunderland’s shops, cafés, bakeries and performance spaces are enticing shoppers with everything...
With Halloween approaching, Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens will be hosting a series of eerie events this half-term.
Visitors will get to follow a spooky trail, enjoy a Halloween party with a science twist, and even crochet false beards and moustaches.
The spooky trail will involve searching for hidden treasures...
A pressing need to boost the count of specialized cancer care nurses across the country has led to the development of a fresh educational program aimed at sparking interest and guiding individuals toward entering this profession.
Cancer rates are increasing, and as science advances, health services can diagnose, treat, cure...
