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The Big Moon Joins United By Music Tour to Save Grassroots Music Venues
Monday, 31st July 2023 Mercury-nominated, alt-pop four-piece The Big Moon has announced that they will be joining The National Lottery’s United By Music Tour with Music Venue Trust. The band will perform ten special shows in intimate venues across the country, to support Grassroots Music Venues amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis....
From Coast to Championship: Sunderland Welcomes Elite Athletes for World Triathlon Championship
In just over two weeks, Sunderland will be hosting the UK leg of the 2023 World Triathlon Championship Series, placing it alongside major international cities like Hamburg, Montreal, and Abu Dhabi. The 2023 World Triathlon Championship Series commenced in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in early March and has since made stops...
Sunderland's Food and Drink Festival: A Resounding Success and Economic Boost for the Local Community
Sunderland's Food and Drink Festival was a resounding success, drawing in food enthusiasts from both within the city and beyond, while also providing a delectable boost to the local economy. Over the course of three days (June 23-25), more than 15,000 individuals flocked to the event, relishing live performances, engaging...
Addressing the Cost-of-Living Crisis: Mental Health Organization Partners with The Greggs Foundation to Offer Financial Aid
A leading mental health organisation is partnering with The Greggs Foundation to provide financial relief to people referred to their crisis service. Everyturn Mental Health, a non-profit that provides a range of mental health support across the country, has joined forces with The Greggs Foundation with the aim of offering...
Kyler Welsh, from Sunderland, to Race for Life in memory of her mam
BEFORE Maria Welsh died, she was incredibly proud to see her daughter, Kyler, embark on a biomedical science degree course. This summer, Kyler, 26, is due to graduate and take up the same NHS biomedical scientist role as her late ‘mam’, who died of metastatic breast cancer, aged 46, in...
Local Housebuilder Donates £1,500 to Children North East
On the 3rd of April 2023, Barratt Developments North East, a local housebuilder, made a donation of £1,500 to Children North East, which is the longest-established children's charity in the region. This contribution was part of the company's Community Fund initiative. Children North East, which has been in operation for...
ARC Adoption North East Receives 'Outstanding' Rating from Ofsted
ARC Adoption North East (ARC Adoption) is celebrating an ‘outstanding’ start to the year after being highly praised in their latest Ofsted inspection. It’s the second, consecutive time that the voluntary adoption agency has been rated ‘outstanding’ in all categories covered by the inspection, with inspectors describing both the services...
Unveiling the Blue Plaque of Eileen O'Shaughnessy in Sunderland
A commemorative blue plaque honouring a South Shields-born Oxford scholar, who went on to marry famous author George Orwell, has been unveiled at one of Sunderland’s most iconic heritage buildings. Eileen O’Shaughnessy, born 25 September 1905, met Eric Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, in 1935 and...
Refurbished BMX Track Breathes New Life into Hetton Lyons Country Park
A BMX track is gearing up to welcome cyclists back after being given a new lease of life. Sunderland City Council has invested £80,000 on improving the surface and refining the layout of the track at Hetton Lyons Country Park as part of its drive to encourage more people to be...
They're with Him All the Way
SUNDERLAND soldier David Ansell is only days into his 1,000-day challenge for Cancer Research UK but has already been overwhelmed with support. David hit the headlines after announcing he would walk or shuffle – a pace between a walk and a run – 10 miles every day until September 2025,...

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