A free exhibition showcasing the entries to one of the world’s most prestigious portrait photography competitions is coming to Sunderland.Photographs from the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize will be on display at the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens from Saturday 18th March till Sunday 4th June.Organised by London’s National...
A group of Sail Training Ambassadors – local youngsters who will participate in, and are helping to promote, the Tall Ships Race – have met Sunderland’s mayor, Councillor Alan Emerson.The Sail Training Ambassadors are tasked with getting other young people involved in events surrounding the Tall Ships Race, which...
It’s a growing phenomenon that costs Britain billions of pounds per year and which claimed 2 million victims in the year up to March 2016.
As more and more criminals get web-savvy, cybercrime is becoming an increasingly serious security threat. But due to a shortage of highly skilled cybersecurity professionals,...
A mix of frozen budgets, increasing costs and a new method for distributing central government funding could leave north east schools facing a future in which they struggle to maintain educational standards.
Schools may have to fire teachers, class sizes could go up and schools might have to stop teaching...
Sunderland City Council has begun discussions with groups that might be interested in running libraries in the city.Earlier this month, the council’s cabinet agreed to keep the city centre library and libraries in Houghton and Washington under council control. At the same time, the cabinet decided to initiate talks with...
The government today released the list of the cities and towns that will compete to become UK City of Culture 2021. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed that Sunderland, Cardiff, Wells, Coventry, Hereford, Paisley, St Davids, Portsmouth, Stoke, Swansea, Perth and Warrington will all be vying for...
A planning application to build a dual carriageway through the centre of Sunderland has been lodged. The multi-million-pound scheme would provide a continuous dual carriageway between the A19, Sunderland city centre and the Port of Sunderland.It is hoped the scheme would open up more development sites and opportunities along...
200 people from over 150 local businesses have attended an event to learn more about how they can work alongside Sunderland City Council.
The council’s Meet the Buyer event, held at the National Glass Centre earlier this month, showcased opportunities for local businesses to get involved with some of the...
The University of Sunderland and popular bakers Greggs have teamed up to encourage student marketing expertise.
The University of Sunderland hosted an event on 15th February which saw students demonstrating their marketing skills in front of an audience of regional business people, academics, fellow students and marketing experts.
As well as...
