TOGETHER FOR CHILDREN’S Adoption Services have maintained their Ofsted rating of 'good' following a full inspection in November 2022.
Together for Children Adoption Sunderland provides services on behalf of Sunderland City Council and is also a partner of the regional adoption agency, Adopt Coast to Coast.
Inspectors met with adopters, children, social...
Local housebuilder supports anniversary fundraiser for Percy Hedley Foundation.
Local housebuilder Barratt Developments North East has contributed £26,500 to a 50th anniversary fundraising campaign for the Percy Hedley Foundation - one of the largest regional charities that supports those with additional needs
The fundraiser for the Percy Hedley Foundation...
A group of motivated and determined youth who have set out to improve their lives have been commended for their contributions to their local area.
Local leaders gathered in Sunderland last week to celebrate the success of the latest Prince’s Trust course.
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) offer...
This Winter, approximately 75% of young homeless people are unable to purchase a nutritious meal. In response, a group of ex-Sunderland players and local businesses have joined forces with Oasis Community Housing, an organization devoted to helping the homeless.
Together, they are providing more than 60 Christmas dinners at their...
PROUD pupils and staff of Hetton Primary School in Moorsley Road are settling into the new £6.7m building. This is part of the City Council's ongoing programme of investments and improvements for young people and families in the North East of England.
Works began in August 2021 and the new...
Families from the North East of England are being invited to wrap up warm and enjoy a free afternoon of festive fun in Keel Square this December.
Sunderland BID and Sunderland City Council are teaming up to host two free screenings of Christmas favourites, Frozen and Home Alone:Lost In New...
Sunderland University is working with the Aldrin Family Foundation to introduce primary school children to space science and STEM subjects. The Giant Mars and Moon Maps programme uses giant interactive floor maps to help students learn about space exploration and the challenges and opportunities it presents. The programme has...
PARENTS are being urged to stop using baby self-feeding pillows immediately and throw them away after a warning that they could lead to choking and death.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued an Urgent Safety Alert and said using them could lead to immediate, serious harm or...
What started as a joke almost two decades ago between Costas Dimitriadis and his three-year-old daughter Simoni that he would one day graduate alongside her - has finally come true.
Costas, from Greece, completed his third post-graduate degree in 2005, but due to work commitments abroad he was unable to...
SUNDERLAND’S the Bridges is urging shoppers to buy local, in support of this week’s Small Business Saturday.
The annual event, which took place last week (3 December) was set up to showcase independent traders and the role they play in strengthening the local economy.
And while the Bridges is also home...
