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On Saturday, May 6, the Coronation of His Majesty the King and the Queen Consort will be shown live on the large screen in Keel Square, Sunderland for free. The ‘Big Coronation Lunch’ event which has been planned by Sunderland BID and Sunderland City Council will take place between 10am and 4pm. Organisers are encouraging […]
Whickham Football Club will honour record appearance maker Ross Peareth with a testimonial match in recognition of his service to his local club. The event will see Whickham’s current squad go head-to-head with Peareth’s All-Star team. All proceeds raised from the game will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Society, a charity close to the family’s heart. […]
Nexus’s new £362m is set to begin it’s highly anticipated new service later in 2023. The project was announced in 2019, and is currently in the final stages of testing. We took the opportunity to speak to those involved in the project, and furthermore how it is going to impact the lives of locals.
Across the UK, Pole Dancing has now become the latest fitness trend to hit social media with the skill now close to being recognised as an Olympic sport. Pole dancing has its origins in the dimply lit world of strip clubs but in the North East alone there are three fitness schools already teaching techniques […]
A bar owner in North Tyneside has launched an exciting new coast festival due to make its first appearance in the summer located in Percy Park, North Shields. John Peacock, who owns Alfie & Fin’s gin bar and The Arches in Tynemouth’s Land of Green Gin felt North Shields needed a festival of its kind […]
With recent sparks of debate over women’s only spaces and gyms, I headed to Bodyzone Fitness to find out just how important they are. Bodyzone Fitness is a women’s only gym located in the centre of Newcastle. It recently converted into from a mixed sex gym after increased demand for women’s only gyms. Whilst there […]
THE North seems far less excited about today’s coronation of King Charles III than the South, according to the number of official street parties planned in our region. The North-South Royal divide is illustrated by the Eden Project Communities’ ‘Big Lunch Map’, which shows there are significantly fewer street parties and lunches taking place in […]
81-year-old Richard William Bell talks about the past wins of Newcastle United and his predictions for the end of this year’s Premier League season. So far in the Premier League season, Newcastle United seem to be doing well, being third on the table with 65 points currently below Arsenal and Manchester City. The Newcastle players […]
70 years on from the last Coronation, the North-East are preparing to celebrate the crowning of King Charles III this weekend but many doubt that the event will be appreciated as much as in the past. Local 102-year-old woman, Edna Bateman, was 32-years-old at the time of Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation back in 1953 and has […]
The National Glass Centre is set to close after 25 years of service due to reported health and safety issues regarding the structure of the building. Approximately 230,000 people visit the centre per year and it is one of the major family attractions in the area. Through the education of Sunderland’s history and industrial heritage, […]
