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Sunderland’s brand-new 10k race is set to be held in Roker on Sunday, November 23. The run is being brought to the beachfront by events organiser RunThrough, in support of the charity Children’s Cancer North. November’s 10k will be RunThrough’s first ever event in Sunderland, with the course starting at the iconic Roker beach, […]
Tyne and Wear is full of Christmas wreath making classes this year, and they’re all happening soon to ensure you learn well before Christmas comes! Green Fingers Garden Centre, South Shields When: November 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30, on each of these days the classes are either 10am to 12pm or 2pm to […]
Showcasing the artwork of 26 Sunderland talents, a new fine art gallery called 24 North East Collective held their grand opening recently on Fawcett Street. The newly opened gallery welcomed patrons and art lovers into their fresh space on Thursday November 20 from 6:30-8:30. This celebratory night reflected on the incredible journey that brought everyone […]
A Newcastle business claims its sales dropped by 80% because of disruption caused by this year’s festive market. Over the weekend, Priory Press – a coffee house and juice bar – posted on Instagram showing how their shopfront on Nelson Street has effectively disappeared behind two Christmas markets sheds placed directly in front of the […]
Sunderland Royal Hospital and Newcastle Victoria Royal Infirmary are providing families on their neonatal units with a book written and illustrated by Hannah Graham, a North-East based children’s author. The book is titled ‘Looking Through the Plastic’ and aims to help older siblings of neonatal babies. View this post on Instagram A […]
Newcastle’s annual book festival Books on Tyne is happening over this next week, and we’re here to tell you what’s on. Happening from November 22 to November 29, they offer a programme full of writers from Tyne and Wear and beyond who deliver talks and events based around books. It is taking place at The […]
A new all-vegan cafe, called Layla’s Kitchen Cafe, opened at Jesmond United Reformed Church this month. The all-vegan cafe offers a mix of vegan, and some gluten-free, drink and food options, including teas, lattes, salads and wholesome cookies. The owner of Layla’s Kitchen Cafe, Yasmin Sayed Ahmed, had been running an independent catering business for […]
Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical The Rocky Horror Show will return to Sunderland Empire in January 2026, following its previous run at the venue in January 2024. West End star Stephen Webb will once again take on the iconic role of Frank-N-Furter, having performed it both on tour and in the West End. […]
Tyneside nail technician Lucy Walton is challenging herself to complete a non-stop 24-hour beauty marathon to raise money for charity. From 10am on Friday 28 November Lucy is aiming to complete 16 appointments, at 90 minutes each, without sleep. She’s doing so to raise funds for Tiny Lives, an independent charity which “supports and champions […]
Matei Trache, a sports and exercise student at the University of Sunderland, placed 5th at the Natural Strongman Champion of Champions on November 2nd. Trache, 22, travelled to Birmingham to compete amongst the strongest natural men in the country. The event focuses on clean sport, requiring athletes to get tested for performance enhancing drugs, […]
