PEOPLE CAN see a 125-year-old letter first-hand when a fully restored historic Sunderland building officially opens next week (16 April) – for the first time since 2019.
Seventeen Nineteen – formerly known as Holy Trinity Church and now a performance, celebration and events space – is hosting its Spring Fayre...
SUNDERLAND residents are being encouraged to get on their bikes for Ride Anywhere Week this week
(21-27 March) and enjoy the benefits of cycling.
Through cycling platform Love to Ride, riders can choose a pledge for the week and access helpful tips, tricks, tools, and support.
Participants can choose one of the...
QUIZZERS from around the world can take part in a first-of-its-kind quiz night at a medieval North East castle next month (March).
On Saturday 19 March, Lumley Castle Hotel, at Chester-le-Street, will give away a bumper £1200 prize package to the winner of its quiz.
And, because the event is being...
This winter, Adopt Coast to Coast is calling on residents in Sunderland, Durham and the surrounding area to find out more about adoption as a way to start or grow their families.
Adopt Coast to Coast is a Regional Adoption Agency which brings together the adoption services of Together for...
CURIOSITY, #MAKESYOUFLY
Return trip for two to South America available to win
Entries close on 28 June 2021
From yesterday, LATAM Airlines invites UK travellers to search for a hidden point on the continent through a social media competition, requiring users to find the only luminous poster the airline has in Europe...
The ward councillor for Washington West, Cllr Henry Trueman, has been officially sworn in as Mayor at a meeting of the full council, with his wife and ward councillor for Washington West Cllr Dorothy Trueman to serve alongside him as Mayoress.
They took over the ceremonial chains of office from...
The recent two-part ITV documentary Britain's Tiger Kings - On The Trail With Ross Kemp highlighted the growing problems associated with the keeping of wild animals as pets.
In response to the documentary, Born Free’s co-founder and Executive President Will Travers OBE said:
“I think most people will have found it...
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...
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...
Women’s March Global launches its fifth-anniversary mobilisation event online, in place of in-person marches that have been postponed this year due to concerns around Covid-19.
The ‘Global Count’ will be one of the largest global mapping surveys ever undertaken to establish the cultural, economic and social barriers to...
