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With two weeks off over Easter, I’m sure everyone’s currently scrambling to find egg-citing things to do over the holidays. Whether it’s with kids or without, we’ve rounded up some of the best things in Sunderland to fill your time. Stack Seaburn is running multiple Easter-themed events for the kids, starting with ‘A Celebration of […]

Before becoming a university in 1992 Sunderland was a polytechnic, an accumulation of Sunderland Technical College, The Sunderland School of Art, and Sunderland Teacher Training College which came together in 1969. All students who graduated from the teacher training college were presented with a ‘certificate of education’ as opposed to an honours degree. These students […]

The annual Durham Easter Egg Run is set to commence Sunday, March 31 at 10am from Dragonville Tesco car park. The charity run will stop off at hospitals around Durham and Darlington and the team of bikers will donate eggs to the women’s refuges and housing associations. They plan to ride along to North Durham […]

By Joseph Lynch Film rating: 8/10 Three years after the enigmatic spectacle that was Dennis Villeneuve’s Dune, we are blessed with a sequel – and one that delivers. Sequels are often regarded as very hit-or-miss in our culture. Sometimes we get ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, other times we get ‘Jaws: The Revenge’. But Dune Two […]

Sunderland City Council have detailed plans to build a new park in the city centre. Riverside Park will offer the people of Sunderland an easily accessible green space and water garden on the bank of the River Wear. It will give the public the chance to get closer to nature in a fast-moving city. The […]

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has visited the University of Sunderland after new funding was allocated to the FulwellCain film studios. 

Ramadan is known as a time of reflection, renewal, and community. As the crescent moon graced the skies, Muslims around the world embarked on their spiritual journey with the commencement of Ramadan. Day one of this sacred month marks a period of deep reflection, renewal, and communal devotion for millions of believers worldwide. For Muslims, […]

Cinema chain Omniplex is looking for a general manager in Sunderland after the council signed a lease with a new cinema operator. Despite Sunderland’s film industry advancements, including plans for a major film and TV studio, the city remains without a multiplex cinema. There has been no official news on the new owner of the […]


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