Author: Daniel McCallum

Sunderland are one game away from making history and securing a second consecutive year in the EFL play-offs. The Black Cats were touted to struggle this season in the Championship, especially when manager Alex Neil left in controversial circumstances, but SAFC fanzine A Love Supreme have said that new boss Tony Mowbray has “surprised everyone” […]

Four new cameras are now active in Hetton, as part of a project to tackle the area’s anti-social behaviour. The HALO (Hetton Altogether Linking Opportunities) project has been granted £51,000 to install cameras which will deter anti-social behaviour and environmental crime. HALO are working alongside Northumbria Police, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue, Gentoo and […]

Tyne and Wear’s most senior firefighter, Chris Lowther, has announced his retirement after 26 years in the job.  Lowther, 50, announced his plans to retire on Monday but will remain in post until a replacement is announced in May. He will then oversee a handover period, retiring no later than October 31. Chris said: “It […]

A Sunderland-born musician and composer will present a newly composed song inspired by the heroic lives of two sisters who helped 29 Jews escape Nazi Germany. Composer Alison Cotton will perform “Engelchen” at Seventeen Nineteen, Holy Trinity Church, in Sunderland on Saturday, March 11 (5pm). It is based on Ida and Louis Cook; two opera-obsessed […]

Lifelong Sunderland fans will be able to submit their 1973 FA Cup memorabilia to be used in an upcoming book, marking 50 years since Sunderland won the cup. Photographer and football fan Julian Germain has been commissioned to produce a book, along with visual material such as photographs, to reflect upon the experiences of supporters […]

Ambulance response times are set to improve as plans have been announced for a new way of assessing emergency calls. NHS England will ask staff to review if calls, unless life-threatening, can be treated elsewhere.  The calls, known as ‘category two’ calls, include emergencies such as heart attacks and strokes. But the category also covers less […]

The University of Sunderland has announced plans for a ‘game-changing’ £250million investment into its facilities in both Sunderland and London. The investment has received praise for being a big change in the University’s ambitions, realigning with Sunderland City Council’s regeneration programme across the region. The first phase of the plan, running from now until 2027, […]


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