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...
Sunderland is to have a double dose of ‘the boy who never grew up’ this autumn and winter.
Peter Pan – and his rival Captain Hook – are characters in this year’s Sunderland Empire pantomime. In addition to this, they will be popping up in Roker Park as part of...
The Sunderland Libraries Literature Festival will set out to celebrate all things local this year – with a focus on the north east’s artists, authors, playwrights and musicians.
The festival will offer a range of highlights including a murder mystery evening, screenings of old films, creative writing workshops and events...
From this week, forty heroic University of Sunderland nurses will be taking up jobs in hospitals across the North East
The group this week completed their three-year Adult Nursing programme at the University and immediately began working on the front-line in the fight against the Cosmopolitan Flu, COVID-19.
Gill Maw, Team...
A north-east production of the gothic classic Dracula is to be staged with a difference – as part of the play audiences will walk through a spooky regional landmark.
The show, directed by University of Sunderland drama graduate Kylie Archer, will take the audiences on a ‘horror tour’ of Newcastle’s...
A group of Paramedic Science students will be sporting a lot more facial fur this month after signing up for the month-long Movember challenge.
Within a week, the University of Sunderland super six has managed to raise more than £400 as they continue their efforts to grow the most impressive moustache for...
A multimillion-pound University of Sunderland project is having a critical impact on North East businesses, a new report has found.
At a time when many of the region’s manufacturing SMEs are having to re-think and readjust their practices, a University support project is proving a much-needed lifeline by adding millions...
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...
TRIPS to the theatre, dining in a huge selection of restaurants, traditional flowers and even a therapeutic massage are just some of the options to celebrate Mother’s Day – thanks to the Sunderland Gift Card.
With the day that highlights how much mums are loved just around the corner, one...
A Road Safety education campaign kicked off on 14 July at Usworth Colliery Primary School in Washington.
It will then be rolled out to other primary schools across Washington which have been identified as a priority.
The campaign is being funded through the Washington Area Committee, which recognises that road safety...
