North East quality assurance software specialist Mesma has made a key appointment as it continues to invest in new product development as part of planned strategic growth.
Ola Awobona joins the Sunderland-based firm as a product owner at a time of continued demand from the education and employment support sectors...
A 4.99 percent Council Tax increase is tabled for Sunderland City Council's budget.
The proposed increase follows Government guidelines and was endorsed today (Tuesday 9 February) at the council's Cabinet meeting. Final decisions are due at the budget meeting on Wednesday 3 March.
Subject to March's decision, the majority of Sunderland...
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...
National Apprenticeship Week 2021 gives the University of Sunderland a chance to celebrate this year’s theme - Build the Future, through the inspirational work of its apprentices, partners and staff.
The University is currently working with more than 60 employers across the region, from the NHS to Nissan, delivering successful...
The debate surrounding the death penalty was pushed into the spotlight in the final months of Donald Trump’s presidency when he carried out more federal executions than any other president in almost 200 years.
Now, a new book by North East academics delves back into the history of public executions...
Sunderland-based community interest company, MBC Arts Wellbeing has this week donated 200 essential winter fuel packs to residents in Sunderland who are living in fuel poverty.
Having successfully secured a funding grant from the Social Enterprise Support Fund through the National Lottery Community Fund, MBC Arts Wellbeing spearheaded a campaign...
A group of medical students from the University of Sunderland is playing their part in the UK vaccination roll-out in a bid to beat Covid-19.
On September 16, 2019, the University opened its first School of Medicine, as well as providing the opportunity to study medicine to students with the...
Landmarks across Sunderland will be lit up tonight in honour of national hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore following his death with Covid-19 yesterday.
Captain Sir Tom set out in April to raise £1,000 for health service charities by walking 100 lengths of his garden before his 100th birthday and went...
New starts for the City Council's next round of investments includes boosts for housing, schools, business, transport, culture and allotments.
More than half a billion pounds of investment (£623m) is earmarked for Sunderland over the next four years.
New starts of £234m are being examined at the council's next Cabinet meeting...
Sunderland people are being given more time to give their views on plans to strengthen city-wide enforcement powers on a range of anti-social behaviour issues.
An online consultation has been extended to Monday 15 February and the City Council is encouraging people to have their say at www.sunderland.gov.uk/consultation.
The council is...
