Samantha Stanfield is in her first year of studying Nursing at the University o' Sunderland, and is already demonstrating her caring attitude.
She was shopping in a supermarket in Stanley, County Durham, when she spotted an older man struggling among a throng of panic shoppers.
Realising he was in distress, the...
Singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé, MBE, returned to the University of Sunderland on Tuesday in her role as Chancellor.
She spent the day at the University where she officially opened the School of Medicine, as well as meeting and talking with the next generation of young doctors.
The School of Medicine, which accepted...
Michael Davies, second year Psychology student, set up the University of Sunderland's first Esports club using his spare time, and it now has more than 100 members who will seriously get back to their studies after one more game.
Michael has been nominated for the University’s annual Rate your Mate...
A University of Sunderland student diagnosed with cancer twice in six months is celebrating after finally receiving the all-clear, and plans to do the Great North Run to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust later this year.
At just 21 years old, Sean Tighe has undergone more hospital treatment...
A University of Sunderland art student feared he had lost months of work after he left his design portfolio on a Metro.
David Byrne was due to hand in his final year project just days after he realised his prized work had gone missing.
But thanks to vigilant Metro staff, the...
An NHS clinic has opened in Sunderland to treat those who have problems with gambling addiction.
The clinic – run by the Northern Gambling Service and financed by the NHS and the charity GambleAware – will offer free treatment to gamblers as well as giving support to gamblers and their...
A new, vegan offering from north-east baker Greggs has won the approval of a University of Sunderland academic.
The firm recently launched a meat-free version of its much-loved steak bake. This follows on from the launch of Greggs’ vegan sausage roll last year – a snack that has become one...
Sunderland’s emergency services have issued a plea to the public not to mess with the city’s lifebelts.
The emergency services, the Port of Sunderland and Sunderland City Council have become concerned after a number of incidents in which lifebelts have been unnecessarily hurled into the Wear, making them unavailable for...
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 writer who has created some of the UK’s best-known TV shows is to become a visiting professor at the University of Sunderland.
David Quantick has worked on programmes including The Thick of It, The Day Today, Brass Eye and TV Burp.
David has also written for radio, coming up with...
