College group celebrates record A-Level results

A-Level students at Sunderland College and Hartlepool Sixth Form are celebrating after a record set of results have enabled them to progress their university and career ambitions. Combined, the colleges celebrated an overall A-Level pass rate of 99%. This is an...

Kids travel free with Stagecoach to Sunderland AFC v Portsmouth match

Young Sunderland AFC fans can once again travel for free on Stagecoach buses across Tyne & Wear, when travelling with adult match ticket holders for the Sunderland AFC v Portsmouth match. The travel offer is available from 8.30am on Saturday 17 August 2019, when...

Sunderland College students celebrate vocational results

Students at Sunderland College yesterday celebrated their outstanding achievements, as part of a national results day dedicated to vocational qualifications. The students, who studied a wide range of vocational qualifications in areas such as the creative arts,...

A happy and active summer

Jul 25, 2019 | Arts and Culture, Good vibes, Things to do, Wellbeing

Barnes Park provides the venue for the first in the summer programme of the Active Sunderland BIG Community Sports Festivals. The annual programme provides children, young people and their families with affordable, easy access to a huge range of outdoor activities and...

New season at Sunderland Empire set to be SIZZLING!

Jul 25, 2019 | Arts and Culture, Good vibes, Nightlife, Things to do

Sunderland Empire has raised the curtain on the all new What’s On Guide for August – November 2019 and it’s looking hot, hot, hot, this is one heatwave you don’t want to miss! There’s still time to snap up tickets to Grease the Musical with Peter Andre this month (30...

Community celebration of mining heritage

Jul 25, 2019 | Arts and Culture, Good vibes, Living, Things to do

Washington's mining heritage will be celebrated at a community picnic in Usworth Park on Saturday 3 August. Sunderland City Council in partnership with The Washington Trust will host a Miners Picnic to help commemorate the 45th anniversary of the closure of Usworth...

Royal award for Sunderland business discovering Swedish IT talent

Jul 25, 2019 | Business, Good vibes

Sunderland graduate Robert Banerjee has been named as a winner in ‘The Duke of York Young Entrepreneur Awards 2019’ after seeing significant growth in his IT recruitment service. The success of Korp Talent Ltd, launched less than a year ago by Robert, has been...

Sunderland, it’s time to step up and be counted!

Jul 25, 2019 | Good vibes, Living, Things to do, Wellbeing

SUNDERLAND is being invited to step up to a 10-month challenge, that aims to get people moving more. This Friday, July 26 sees the launch of Step Up Sunderland, a city-wide push to get residents and people who work here to get up, get out and get moving. Step Up...

Charity adds councillor to board

Jul 24, 2019 | Good vibes, Wellbeing

A Sunderland councillor has joined the board of one of the city’s most prominent charities, as the organisation gears up to deliver additional support to children and their families. Councillor Kelly Chequer, deputy portfolio holder for health and wellbeing at...

Unipres apprentice named in Top 50 Women in Engineering

Jul 24, 2019 | Business, Good vibes

A star apprentice at one of the region’s largest manufacturers has been named among the UK’s female engineering elite. Eden McGlen, 19, of Whitburn, rubbed shoulders with some of the country’s most prominent women engineers as she was named at No.33 in the Top 50...

Improvements open up stunning new river views

Jul 22, 2019 | Good vibes, Living

Stunning views of Sunderland riverside, harbour and marina at Roker have been opened up as part of work to allow people to make the most of this attractive location. The Harbour View landscape improvement works, have seen the removal of overgrown vegetation along...

Inspiring a new generation

Jul 22, 2019 | Good vibes

A North East graduate has been inspired to teach the next generation of scientists, after battling dyslexia and despite being estranged from her family from a young age. Keiran Cull, 22, graduated with her degree in BSc Physiological Sciences at the University of...