Student submissions set to soar at Sunderland Shorts
STUDENTS from across the region area embracing the North East’s largest small film festival. Organisers of Sunderland Shorts have been…
New 20mph Zone Proposed
A NEW 20mph traffic scheme is being proposed by Sunderland City Council. Initially, the council agreed a pilot programme of…
A Blooming Success Story
A HORTICULTURAL BASE for employment training and personal development has taken root as a commercial enterprise. Since 2009 Bishopwearmouth Nursery…
Festive Parking Offer Announced
MORE than 2,000 council car parking spaces are becoming free in the run up to Christmas. The Sunderland City Council…
New Firms and Planning Application Looming
A PLANNING application for the first stage of a manufacturing project that could create more than 5,000 jobs is now…
Statement on the Leader of Sunderland City Council
LEADER of Sunderland City Council and Leader of the City Council’s Majority Labour Group, Councillor Paul Watson has sadly died…
Raising the Red Ensign
THE RED ENSIGN will be raised at Sunderland Civic Centre on Friday 1 September 2017 to help prepare for Merchant…
Tourism Figures on the Rise in Sunderland
New research reveals that visitor numbers, visitor spend and the number of people employed by tourism in the city have…
Approval for new Shiney Row homes
Work is just beginning on a £2.5m development of 24 new affordable homes in Shiney Row, Sunderland. Karbon Homes has…
Wind in our Sails
A RESTORATION PROJECT has really got the wind in its sails. The funding and preparatory work is now in place…
Aerial Brilliance
ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED MILITARY AIRCRAFT helped bring Sunderland International Airshow 2017 to a close on Sunday.…
Big Events and Entries Online
ACTIVE Sunderland and its BIG events programme is now up, running and accepting entries online. First launched in 2012 as…
City Dual Carriageway Plan Lodged
A PLANNING application for a multi-million pound dual-carriageway into Sunderland city centre has now been lodged. The Sunderland Strategic Transport…
She’s a Winner at Dinner
TALENTED YOUNG CHEF Lily O’Reilly (8) helped cook up a storm for her fellow pupils in her school kitchen on…