Ping Pong Parlour opening at the Bridges

A LEADING North East shopping centre is helping visitors keep active while they shop, with the opening of a new pop-up. Sunderland’s the Bridges has teamed up with Table Tennis England – the sport’s national governing body – and Active Sunderland, to open a Ping Pong...

The Apprentice – You’re hired!

EMPLOYERS ACROSS THE CITY are supporting Apprenticeships as career development opportunities for people of all ages. Sunderland City Council is one of those promoting the increasing employment and training opportunities available to people across the city, through...

City centre businesses urged to get connected

SMALL businesses in Sunderland city centre are being offered the chance to open up a new world of opportunity, with free connectivity packages to support them as they grow. Sunderland Business Improvement District (BID), working alongside Esh Group and Nice Network...

Bringing the best of the Sunshine State to Sunderland

Mar 14, 2019 | Business

A price comparison website that helps families afford holidays of a lifetime is set for further growth after receiving support from MAKE it Sunderland. ticketrangers.com, which was founded by husband and wife duo Phil and Julie Randle in July last year, has moved into...

Riverside spruce up creates path with a view

Mar 11, 2019 | Business

WORK to open up views of Sunderland riverside, harbour and marina is underway in Roker. The Harbour View landscape improvement works, which should be complete in time for summer, will see the removal of overgrown vegetation along riverside paths and the introduction...

Sunderland gets behind International Women’s Day

Mar 8, 2019 | Business, Good vibes

BUSINESSES and people across the Sunderland are shining a spotlight on the need for gender equality, as part of International Women’s Day celebrations, today. Male and females from across the city are welcoming the annual awareness day, and activities and...

Sunderland College’s Principle and CEO on #IWD2019

Mar 8, 2019 | Business, Good vibes

One hand to the left and the other to the right. Depicting ‘balance’. That’s the pose that will be struck right around the world today, filling social media timelines in a global push for gender equality. Today, of course, marks International Women’s Day. And just...

Budget agreed for 2019/2020

Mar 7, 2019 | Business, Living

Final decisions on Sunderland City Council's budget for the next financial year have been made. The City Council met from 6pm on Wednesday 6 March in the council chamber at Sunderland Civic Centre. New project spending of £169m was agreed alongside £208m of existing...

WBD solicitor apprentice appointed as an apprentice ambassador

Mar 5, 2019 | Business

Womble Bond Dickinson's (WBD) solicitor apprentice, Sahana Grimaldi, was recently appointed as an Apprentice Ambassador by the Young Apprentice Ambassador Network (YAAN), a national network of apprentices, following the completion of an online application form and a...

SAFC announce partnership with global ticketing giant Ticketmaster

Mar 5, 2019 | Business

Sunderland AFC has joined forces with ticketing experts Ticketmaster, which will see the global organisation become the club’s new official ticketing partner. With decades of experience in the ticketing and sports sectors, Ticketmaster will offer Sunderland AFC...

BGL launches recruitment drive for BGL Academy after creating more than 40 apprenticeships in Sunderland

Mar 4, 2019 | Business

43 colleagues have signed up to the Academy in under a year, while the Group also seeks experienced candidates for its new tech hub BGL Groupis putting out a call for new recruits to join its BGL Academy and tech hub in Sunderland. The Group, a leading digital...

Freight specialist moves forward

Mar 4, 2019 | Business

A GLOBAL freight management company is expanding its presence in the North East, following a year of rapid growth. TransGlobal Freight Management Ltd has relocated to a new 472 sq ft office at the North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) to accommodate its...