Breaking down healthcare barriers for people with learning disabilities
The health prospects of people with learning disabilities could be improved if more use was made of medical testing technology which is carried out close to where the patient is receiving care, a North East pilot study has found. The study, carried out by researchers...
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Get your walking shoes on for Active Sunderland’s BIG Walk
Hundred of people have already signed up for this year's Active Sunderland BIG Walk on Sunday 30 September but don’t worry, there is still time to enter. The BIG Walk is the last of this year’s popular Active Sunderland programme of events which have so far attracted...
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Sunderland Carers Centre efforts pay off
Efforts by Sunderland Carers Centre to identify and support the city’s young carers are paying off, with new research showing that the city is ahead of the national trend. For the first time in almost a decade, the BBC has worked with Nottingham University to carry...
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Olympic athlete Aly joins young fundraiser in charity challenge
An eight-year-old runner who set out to raise funds for the hospice where his granddad died was overjoyed when an Olympic athlete joined him in his charity challenge. Matthew McMahon, of Sunderland, was determined to raise money for St Benedict’s Hospice, in Ryhope,...
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Boston film crew hits Sunderland and the largest UK orthodontic lab
A film crew from Boston, United States, recently, came over to Southwick Sunderland in order to capture the now largest orthodontic lab in the UK, Ashford Orthodontics on how they are upgrading technology and standing out from the crowd! Ashford Orthodontics is the...
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Young Discoverers wanted
This year, the Active Sunderland BIG walk is giving budding investigators the opportunity to discover more about an award winning park; its history and wildlife. Everyone, young and old, is invited to take part in the Scavenger Trail as part of this year's Active...
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Martin Nugent Elite Performance launched at Sunderland College
A unique, state-of-the-art sports facility has been officially launched at Sunderland College by respected strength and conditioning coach Martin Nugent. Martin Nugent Elite Performance is now open at Sunderland College’s Bede Campus on Durham Road, alongside the...
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Sunderland’s caring collaboration
PARENTS and guardians of youngsters with disabilities are being offered guidance and support thanks to a ground breaking new partnership. Sunderland Carers Centre is working with Sunderland Royal Hospital, providing a new service at the Niall Quinn Children’s Centre...
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Entries open for Active Sunderland BIG Walk
Last year more than 350 people took part in the community event, enjoying a wonderful day out taking in some of the best scenery and countryside the city has to offer.
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