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Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Md2-2GGE9Y Word count: 1,008 Full time at the First Cloud Arena, March 16th, 2025, Kidderminster Harriers travelled back to Worcester fresh off a 5-0 dismantling of South Shields, boos rang out as fans faced their worst season in over a decade. To make things worse, Shields would fail to win another game in […]
In the 1980s/90s football fanzines were common place at football grounds with 1,816 having been produced at some point. Now the 75 that are left continuing the tradition are facing an uncertain future. In this article, Spark’s Ciaran Myers speaks to those involved in fanzines to find out why they were so important and what […]
Lynden Gooch first visited Wearside at the age of 10 years-old, 17 years later he departed widely known as an ‘adopted Mackem’, representing Sunderland 247 times, scoring the winning goal in Sunderland’s first Wembley win since 1973 and restored the club back into the second tier. Spark Sunderland has had the opportunity to speak to Gooch and talk through his […]
Willie Russell’s world renowned musical Blood Brothers visits the Sunderland Empire this week, running from 17th March to 21st March. Since its debut at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1983 it has been a fan favourite, running in London’s West End for over 24 years and touring the country numerous times. It includes iconic heartfelt songs […]
The hit musical Waitress is coming to Sunderland Empire from 4 – 9 May, 2026, to celebrate its 10th year of production since it first opened on Broadway on April 24, 2016. Producers Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian have recently announced their brand-new cast. Mark Wilshire will reprise his role as Earl from […]
Over the weekend, Newcastle’s Live Theatre hosted the London Women’s Clinic (LWC) Familymakers Show. Established in 1985, the LWC offers fertility treatments to women and couples across England and Wales. As one of the UK’s leading fertility centres for the LGBTQIA+ community, LWC’s Familymakers show was a culmination of fertility science: from IUI and donor sperm […]
BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2026 is heading to Sunderland this May, located at Herrington Country Park spanning over three days from Friday 22 to Sunday 24. Previously, we gave our predictions but now the official line-up and tickets are out! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sunderland’s BIDs (@sunderlandexperience) […]
Following Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s, the UK government is now considering the same. Last year, Australia enforced a ban on several social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Tik Tok, and now the UK government is considering following suit. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that stricter restrictions would be placed on […]
The West End and Broadway hit, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is set to hypnotise audiences at the Sunderland Empire from June 5 to June 27, 2026. Based on the renowned 2001 Baz Luhrmann film starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge dusted off its sequins to become a stage musical in 2016, directed by […]
