A North East organisation is hitting out at the imminent blanket closure of swimming pools, warning it has the potential to harm the mental health of its young members.
Sunderland City Dive Team has worked hard to keep its divers – aged between six and 18 – in the water...
Sunderland-based community interest company, MBC Arts Wellbeing donates £5000 of food and cleaning products to food banks across the region.
MBC Arts Wellbeing of 31 Norfolk Street, Sunniside, Sunderland has donated £5000 of food, cleaning and hygiene products to three Sunderland foodbanks, equating to 2.2 tonnes of essential items being...
The expected seasonal rush as consumers flock to buy personalised items for Christmas has led to one of the country’s top print businesses making a unique offer to other companies in the industry.
The festive season is always a busy time of year for the Precision Proco Group, with all...
Thousands of North East schoolchildren are set to benefit after the success of an innovative bid by the University of Sunderland to help schools catch up on missed learning.
Earlier this year the Department for Education announced the National Tutoring Programme (NTP), a scheme designed to provide catch-up support to...
A University of Sunderland graduate has been nominated for a prestigious award as part of the UK’s largest animation festival.
The annual Manchester Animation Festival (MAF) celebrates the animated art form and the artists behind it.
Animation graduate Alex Collier joins other University alumni heading up the nominations at this year’s...
SUNDERLAND’s Bridges shopping centre is ensuring traditional acts of remembrance can still take place this year, despite current restrictions.
In the run-up to Armistice Day, on 11 November, Royal British Legion poppies will be on sale at the centre’s Walworth Way mall, near Primark and Bodycare.
And shoppers will also be...
TWO Sunderland businesses are cushioning the blow caused to the environment by unwanted furniture – by giving it a new lease of life.
City centre store, Harrison and Brown, often get furniture traded in or are asked to remove old items when a customer buys a replacement.
And owner Mandy Brown...
Recent data has shown that just 16 cities in the UK are affordable to rent in! But Sunderland ranked 9th in the ‘most affordable cities to rent in the UK’!
To maintain an adequate standard of living, experts advise that tenants shouldn’t spend more than 30% of their gross income...
Taiyyibah Irfan’s life ambition to become a pharmacist has been a gruelling journey of heartache, loss, illness, and setbacks - but sheer determination has led to her achieving her career goals as well as an annual award for showing care and compassion.
Taiyyibah now begins her role as a pre-registration...
The Government’s "Eat Out Help Out" scheme has proved deliciously tempting to diners across Sunderland.
The new incentive, to give the restaurant industry a much-needed boost after lockdown, was positively received across the city with the majority of eateries signing up to take part.
And happy restaurant owners have reported an...
