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Following Josh Kelly’s IBF light-middleweight world title win in January and rumours surrounding a world title fight at the Stadium of Light there’s been several questions posed regarding what kind of doors this is going to open for fighters in the North East. Josh Kelly started his boxing career at Hetton ABC in 2007. […]
North Shields – the 800-year-old town finally on the up after years of decline North Shields is a town on the up, its regeneration is well underway, and the future is bright for the town. The fishing port town suffered more than most when the region’s key industries – shipbuilding and mining – came crashing […]
After a tough season that ended in relegation, Aaron Wall gets behind the scenes access to the Newcastle Vikings as they rebuild and look for a return to the top. Last Season the Newcastle Vikings American Football team ended the season with a record of 1-9, finishing bottom of the Premiership North and subsequently facing […]
When Katrina ‘Wild Cat’ Fisher first walked into a martial arts gym as a baby-faced assassin, it was not with the intentions of winning world titles. It was out of curiosity, a moment of second doubt before stepping into her Taekwondo class, that day would unknowing set Fisher on her path to becoming one […]
Willie Russell’s world renowned musical Blood Brothers visits the Sunderland Empire this week, running from 17th March to 21st March. Since its debut at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1983 it has been a fan favourite, running in London’s West End for over 24 years and touring the country numerous times. It includes iconic heartfelt songs […]
The hit musical Waitress is coming to Sunderland Empire from 4 – 9 May, 2026, to celebrate its 10th year of production since it first opened on Broadway on April 24, 2016. Producers Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian have recently announced their brand-new cast. Mark Wilshire will reprise his role as Earl from […]
The annual student sporting contest between Sunderland and York universities was held in six different venues across York yesterday. In a fixture that had previously eluded them, the collective efforts of Sunderland’s student sportspeople secured a 37-34 overall win. The day started off with cricket, followed by Men’s 5th’s XI Football and American Football, before […]
Over the weekend, Newcastle’s Live Theatre hosted the London Women’s Clinic (LWC) Familymakers Show. Established in 1985, the LWC offers fertility treatments to women and couples across England and Wales. As one of the UK’s leading fertility centres for the LGBTQIA+ community, LWC’s Familymakers show was a culmination of fertility science: from IUI and donor sperm […]
On Sunday night, former late night comedian Conan O’Brien hosted his second Academy Award as the best in show business gathered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. While jokes about Timothée Chalamet’s polarising remarks about opera and ballet and some jabs at president Donald Trump let some air out of the room, the show […]
A fleet of Just Eat robots, created by Starship Technologies, have been launched in a trial in Sunderland. With eleven different places taking part, there are many different foods that can be delivered to your door by a bright orange and white robot. Here is the list of all the different places taking part, what […]
