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Get Ready for the Action-Packed Weekend: World Triathlon Championship Series Comes to Sunderland's SEAFRONT
When the UK leg of the World Triathlon Championship Series arrives in Sunderland this weekend, there's no better place to be than the vibrant SEAFRONT at Roker. Here’s everything you need to know about the event, including how you can watch. What is AJ Bell 2023 World Triathlon Championship Series Sunderland? The...
fruit and veg
An innovative Sunderland tech project has developed edible barcodes that can be stuck onto a variety of foodstuffs in shops and supermarkets. The codes can be directly attached to products such as meat, fish, bread, vegetables and fruit, as well as packaged and canned goods. Shoppers can then find out all...
photo courtesy of Paul Williams, from Flickr Creative Commons
A bricklayer and family man from Sunderland has been honoured for his role in creating one of Britain’s most famous astronomical observatories.  Gary Fildes – the director of the Kielder Observatory – received an honorary degree from the University of Sunderland yesterday in a ceremony at the Stadium of Light. The...
photo courtesy of Derek Springer, from Flickr Creative Commons
The University of Sunderland will be holding huge graduation ceremonies this summer at the Stadium of Light. The university’s Academic Awards are expected to bring a cool £1 million into the city and its surrounding region. The summer graduation ceremonies – which will take place from July 10th to 14th...
Ten new recycling vehicles are ready to hit Wearside’s roads – and Sunderland City Council is asking local youngsters to help give them names. The vehicles were recently bought to update the council’s fleet and to boost the quality of life of local residents and improve the environment. Cllr Amy Wilson,...
Miners' Picnic
A community picnic and programme of entertainment in Usworth Park on Saturday 3rd August will celebrate Washington’s mining heritage. The Miners’ Picnic will mark the 45th anniversary of the closure of Usworth Colliery. The mine, which opened in 1845, had 1,785 employees at its peak in 1921. During its 129-year history,...
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Plans are afoot to improve the shop/reception area of Sunderland Museum, Library and Winter Gardens. Making the improvements will mean that the main entrance to the complex will be temporarily closed from Monday 1st October. Visitors are asked instead to use either the old entrance to the museum via the steps...
Spooky Shopping At Bridges This Halloween, Anyone?
SPOOKY shopping will be on offer at Sunderland’s the Bridges next week – with a full programme of activities and entertainment to get everyone in the Halloween mood. And that includes the opportunity for would-be witches and wizards to join a broomstick training school. From Monday (October 25) visitors can pop...
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...
old north pier
Sunderland City Council has earmarked £3.1 million for repairs to Sunderland’s coastal defences, which were badly damaged by spring storms. Yesterday (Wednesday 25th April) the council’s cabinet agreed to fund a series of repairs to the Old North Pier, New South Pier and Stonehill Wall. Storms in March have been assessed...

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