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Two societies at the University of Sunderland came together yesterday (December 10) to host a fundraising event for Gaza and Sudan. Friends of Medecins Sans Frontieres Sunderland (FoMSF) and the Sunderland Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Society (SPARSoc) organised the fundraiser, which took place yesterday afternoon at City Space, on UoS’s City Campus. The event […]
On November 23, 2025, Joe Foster, 16, became an amateur boxing champion for Houghton ABC Boxing Club. In previous years, Joe won other major boxing titles. In May 2023, Joe won the Angel of the North Box Cup, and in November 2024, Joe won the Tyne Tees and Wear development champion title. For only being […]
Snowed In Sunlun is back, and this time it’s bigger than ever. Snowed In is a festive-themed charity gig, run by Sunderland University’s Northern Academy of Music Education (NAME) students. This year, they are expanding the initiative and putting on two shows, one at Pop Recs, Sunderland, on December 10th and the other at Vixen […]
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe does not believe that their preparations for the Wear-Tyne derby would be impacted by the Champions League distraction on Wednesday night against Bayer Leverkusen. When asked about the build-up, which will include a week in Germany, Howe said on the post match interview on Saturday night against Burnley: “That won’t […]
When is a local football club more than a local football club? When it’s a lifeline – and life support – for the children and young people who live around it. Ciaran Myers discovers one such club on Tyneside. Newcastle Benfield is a Northern League football club in the heart of Walkergate, Newcastle – […]
A Tyneside nail technician has raised over £2,000 during a 24-hour nail-a-thon for the charity Tiny Lives. Lucy Walton completed 16 sets of nails, going without sleep for the whole period, and raised money through her Just Giving Page, a raffle, and appointment fees. Spark Sunderland visited a nervous Lucy at the start of her […]
University of Sunderland students have had their work selected to be shown at a local art gallery over the next few months. The Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA) have announced that it has been working with local Fine Art students over the last six months to develop a new exhibition showcasing each artists’ own […]
Going Back Brockens is an exhibition, currently displayed at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, that revisits colliery sites, 40 years after the Miner’s Strike. Why is it important that these stories are told years after they happened? Narbi Price, the artist of the paintings within the exhibit, said: “We gain a richer understanding of what’s come before, what is happening now – […]
The festive period is well and truly upon us, and with that comes pantomime! This year sees Sleeping Beauty make an appearance at Sunderland Empire, with a cast that includes everyone from TV stars to the usual crowd favourites! When a beautiful Princess is cursed by the evil Carabosse on the eve of her 18th […]
Kinky Boots strides onto the Sunderland Empire stage from 2 to 6 December, and it is not a show to miss, thanks hugely to the electric performance from Tosh Wanogho-Maud as Lola. The production tells the story of Charlie Price (Dan Partridge), the struggling heir to a family shoe business whose fortunes are transformed when […]
