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The Elizabeth Donnison Foundation has donated £4,507 to a Hendon primary school, which will use the money to buy violins, science equipment and reading books. The charity was established by Elizabeth Donnison in 1929 to give girls equal access to religious education. It has recently been revived with a broader purpose: to support “all educational […]
St Benedict’s Hospice in Ryhope is holding its annual Christmas Fair this Sunday, November 1, from 11am to 2pm. Based in Sunderland, the hospice has provided specialist palliative and end-of-life care to patients and their families since 1984. The hospice works closely with the local community and hosts events throughout the year, including the Christmas […]
The Tyne Bridge is to completely close for 10 days at the end of October to all vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists to prepare for the next phase of refurbishment. Warnings have been issued about major traffic disruptions around the Newcastle and Gateshead area as the Tyne Bridge will be closed from October 23, at 11pm […]
Popular light show ‘Newcastle Northern Lights’ will be returning to the North East for another year. The Newcastle Northern Lights will take place between November 20 and December 31 at Leazes Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. Since first establishing in November 2023, to celebrate Leazes Park’s 150th Anniversary, the event has become a major attraction. Since […]
Padel has been one of the fastest growing sports in the United Kingdom with 13 courts being available in the Sunderland region. True Padel, Wessington Retail Park, offer 11 indoor courts with seven doubles courts and 4 singles courts. Alongside this, the Beacon of Light have built two brand-new indoor courts. According to Playskan, […]
In this new age, AI is slowly being integrated into every field possible. Join Arjun Mistry in exploring the effect of using such technology in journalism – and whether it’ll be the death, or a new revival, of the field. Newsrooms across the country echo with rapid keyboard clacks and the printing and publishing of […]
The Stadium of Light ahead of a Wear-Tyne Derby. From back-bedroom banter to global Netflix exposure – and standing up for the truth regardless of the consequences – the Wise Men Say podcast has documented over a decade of Sunderland AFC’s highs and lows. Joe Burton reports… Long before football podcasting became a slick, […]
Window displays of trending BookTok paperbacks and tables lined with the latest must reads; a scene that greets booksellers every morning, but is the industry’s obsession with online overconsumption culture outdated? With #BookTok and #Bookstagram bragging a combined 216 million posts, the industry has had to adapt to a social media reading culture that priorities […]
Andy Burnham has launched a campaign urging passengers to “share the carriage, not the noise” as part of efforts to tackle antisocial behaviour on buses, trains and metros across the UK. Antisocial behaviour includes; playing music out loud, known as loudcasting, vaping, littering and consuming alcohol onboard. This campaign aims to allow a more respectful […]
Friends of Chirton Dene Park, a volunteer group dedicated to the maintenance of the park, have received a £19,000 grant from North Tyneside council. The funding for the group has come from Northern Powergrid’s Social Impact Programme that has been awarded to the council. The grant aims to improve the local area and build the […]
