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1,000 ultra-sustainable smart homes to be built on Riverside Sunderland
1,000 ultra-sustainable smart homes to be built on Riverside Sunderland go to planning... Plans to build 1,000 smart homes on Riverside Sunderland's former Vaux brewery site have taken a major step forward in the past few days. Here’s everything you need...
Construction starts on £12m housing development in Washington
Construction has started on the development of 76 new affordable homes in the centre of Washington. The £12m Karbon Homes’ development is located east of Albany Park on five acres of land and was previously occupied by Washington Football Club. Here’s...
£623m of Investment Earmarked for Sunderland…
Sunderland City Council are investing for a dynamic, healthy and vibrant city. More than half a billion pounds of investment (£623m) is earmarked for Sunderland over the next four years. New starts for the City Council's next round of investments includes huge...
A New Restaurant is Coming to Seaburn in 2021…
There's a new food spot coming to Seaburn Tram Shelter! The masterminds behind the likes of Mexico 70 and Holmeside Coffee have confirmed that they will be opening a new food and drink spot in Seaburn this year. Here's everything you need to know......
Sunderland Fire Station Appoint New Director…
Sunderland's newest cultural venue has a new boss. Tamsin Austin, currently Head of Contemporary Music at Sage in Gateshead, has been appointed by Sunderland Culture to lead the team at The Fire Station, the new £11m development under construction in Sunderland’s...
New Gin Bar Opening on Roker Seafront…
New Gin Bar Opening at Roker Seafront… Huge news! We’ve just learned that a brand new seafront hospitality venue overlooking the pier is coming to Roker and plans to be open for summer 2021. Here’s everything you need to know about this exciting new...
Lockdown 3 Sunderland: A Guide to the Essential Shops Still Open at the Bridges…
Our friends over at the Bridges have just confirmed that they will remain open throughout lockdown to ensure customers are able to access essential supplies. To help keep you safe and up-to-date with everything that is going on, we've put together a complete...
10 Top tips for Sunderland Parents Home Schooling During Lockdown…
As the reality of the next few months sinks in, more parents in Sunderland will once again face the prospect of home schooling and home working. We caught up with Jonathan Ratcliffe, an expert office provider from Sunderland to learn how parents can cope with...
Sunderland city figures receive OBEs in the Queen’s New Year 2021 Honours List!
Magical Mackems is a page dedicated to bigging up the people and places that make us incredibly proud to be from Wearside. What better way to start 2021 than with news that Ellen Thinnesen and Rob Lawson have both been awarded OBEs in the Queen’s New Year 2021...