Gary Underwood, a dedicated security guard with more than two decades of service at the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, was recently commended as a local hero.
His compassionate actions came to light when he assisted Carol McDonald, a grandmother of two, who found herself in distress...
Sunderland's city centre drivers are reminded of slow-moving traffic as a further six ‘abnormal loads’ – some nearly 30 metres (100ft) long – will be moving to the Port of Sunderland on Tuesday.
Six loads are scheduled to leave the Deptford site of crane manufacturer Liebherr and travel towards the...
Budding artists of all ages are encouraged to pick up a paintbrush and get involved with a new initiative launching in Sunderland.
Sunderland BID has been commissioned by Sunderland City Council and is working with The Art Room Sunderland to introduce benches across the city centre, to urge people to...
Over the weekend of August 19th and 20th, prominent landmarks throughout Sunderland will be illuminated, coming together in a display of support and homage for the England women's football team.
The Lionesses are playing Spain in the World Cup final on Sunday following the semi-final victory over Australia.
Landmarks are being...
With the general election coming up and campaigning already begun, Sunderland’s residents are being urged to make sure they have registered to vote.
If you aren’t yet registered, you have until Tuesday 26th November to register to vote. Anyone who would like a postal vote has until 5.00 pm on...
SUNDERLAND has become the first local authority in the North East to sign the Healthy Weight Declaration, underlining a commitment to supporting residents to live full and healthy lives.
Signing the declaration means that Sunderland City Council is committing to delivering practical measures to help the city’s residents stay healthy,...
A range of activities are being planned for when Sunderland welcomes vessels for the Tall Ships Races 2018.
The city’s school pupils will get to take part in a record-breaking singing attempt, learn about the brave acts of Sunderland seafaring heroes and delve into the mysteries of semaphore codes.
The activities,...
Improvements to Sunderland’s seafront and to the area around St Peter’s Church, Monkwearmouth, have seen the two locations shortlisted for prestigious landscape awards.
Sunderland City Council’s in-house landscape design team will find out on 23rd November whether they have triumphed in the Landscape Institute Awards, which are considered the Oscars...
A graduate, whose educational journey propelled her career from a nursery worker to a transformative community leadership role, has been honoured with a prestigious national award for her work in positively impacting the lives of families.
Helen Haygarth beat off hundreds of other entries from across the UK to be...
A University of Sunderland graduate has helped film three ‘lost’ episodes of the classic 1960s TV science fiction series Thunderbirds.
Produced between 1964 and 1966, Thunderbirds used a kind of electric puppetry called supermarionation, along with scale models. Two original series were filmed, consisting of a total of 32 episodes.
Andrew...
