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...
SUNDERLAND’s the Bridges has a spring in its step – after being rewarded for its support of a leading training organisation.
The centre has been named Supporting Business of the Year in the Springboard Trust’s GEM (Going the Extra Mile) Awards, in recognition of its on-going commitment to the training...
Students unable to travel home for the Christmas holidays woke up to discover Santa had paid them an early visit today.
Hundreds of students from the University of Sunderland got a surprise delivery in the shape of a festive goody bag.
Staff and partners from across the University came together to...
THE PIONEERING Sunderland City Gift Card is proving a huge success – giving the local economy a £40,000 boost within weeks of its launching.
The card scheme, the result of a partnership between Sunderland BID and Sunderland City Council, saw more than 100 businesses sign up to accept it initially,...
Hundreds of gifts are on their way to youngsters across Sunderland, thanks to an initiative by two of the region’s leading shopping centres and a Wearside Rotary group.
Hartlepool’s Middleton Grange Shopping Centre was overwhelmed by the generosity of local people who responded to its call-out for its Giving Tree...
A pioneering music programme which will nurture, develop, and produce the music artists of the future is set to launch at the University of Sunderland.
The BA (Hons) Modern Music Industries course will be led by some of the North East’s most prolific musicians.
The programme will be run by the...
Sunderland’s the Bridges shopping centre is hoping to boost shoppers’ Christmas spirits – with the news of three new openings.
With non-essential retail all set to re-open, there are even more reasons to support local retailers – although in a socially distanced way – with the return of two seasonal...
SUNDERLAND shoppers can now find new ways to support local, independent traders, thanks to the city signing up to a trailblazing scheme.
ShopAppy.com was launched to help the high street engage with customers in a new way that would make it more convenient for them to shop and has now...
Dashers and Prancers across the North East are asked to put on their running shoes for a virtual race to raise money for charity.
The Sunderland Virtual Reindeer Dash – a Covid-safe twist on the city’s annual event at the Bridges shopping centre - will take place between 1 and...
