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Sunderland backs recommendations for tougher smoking measures
Sunderland's Health and Wellbeing Board is backing a set of recommendations to help more people become smokefree sooner. The recommendations were set out by Dr Javed Khan OBE, who conducted a review which found that the poorest parts of England are set to miss the...
The Beacon of Light launches new scheme to support businesses
The Beacon of Light has made a hattrick of new signings, after launching a scheme to support business. The city venue, which stands proudly alongside the Stadium of Light and is the home of the Foundation of Light, has launched a new Shirt Tile display allowing...
Riverside Sunderland named best future place in UK
The future is bright for Sunderland! Riverside Sunderland has scooped a prestigious award that pinpoints it as the UK’s best future place. The city’s new urban quarter scooped a Pineapple Award as part of the Festival of Place - a celebration of ‘placemaking’...
Check out the two new shops arriving at The Bridges
Two new shops have arrived at The Bridges - those needing help to indulge their spirit of adventure or anyone wanting to improve their skin can now find everything they need at the Sunderland shopping centre! The Bridges has welcomed two new stores in the last week....
Sunderland College’s Future Hub supports new routes into employment
Sunderland College has launched a new initiative with North East business Great Annual Savings Group (GAS) to offer students valuable training and real work experience alongside their studies with the ‘Future Hub’. The Future Hub, based at the college’s Bede Campus,...
First restaurant ‘Zinc’ announced for new Sheepfolds venue
Sunderland’s hotly anticipated new leisure venue Sheepfolds has announced its first restaurant - Zinc! The owners of a Michelin Guide restaurant have been unveiled as the first occupiers of Sunderland’s hotly anticipated new leisure venue Sheepfolds. John and...
New modular homes complete at £1.8m Pennywell development
Great news for Sunderland as work has been completed on housing association Gentoo Group’s development of ten new modular homes in Pennywell. The unique development, which can be seen from Chester Road, showcases the first time Gentoo has used modular homes as...
Gaming With Pride: PhD student spotlights queer themes in video games
It’s Pride month this June – a time to recognise and celebrate of the lives, achievements, and history of the LGBTQI+ community… And one Sunderland PhD student is taking this to another level, by using her successful gaming network to shine a light on queer themes in...
Everything you need to know about Sunderland’s National Esport Campus
Last month’s announcement that British Esports (BE) – the national body for esports - is set to open a National Esports Performance Campus in Sunderland made headlines across the UK. But to the average reader, little is known about esports and its huge economic,...
