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Recap the actins from Saturday’s clash at the Recreation Ground
For International Women’s Day 2022, University of Sunderland students and Sunderland Student’s Union Staff came together to celebrate and honour women. It was a moving, wholesome, and momentous event hosted by SU Wellbeing Support Assistant Veronica Allton, that left all attendees feeling inspired. The event started with an introduction the event from Veronica, and a […]
Sunderland-based relatives of people trapped in Ukraine have spoken of their “insane” level of worry for their families. Valentyna Vasylevska, 28, who moved from Kyiv to Sunderland, said she has been losing sleep as Russian troops close in on her city and family. “All of my family are now in Kyiv. It is not safe […]
North East commuters are set to face major delays after it was confirmed the closure of the inside lane of a stretch of the A1 already affected by roadworks is to remain in place for 14 months. Drivers heading south on the A1 through roadworks between junctions 66 and 65 have hit longer queues in […]
A Ukrainian living in the North East has described how he and his wife woke up in tears this morning after receiving emotional messages from relatives in their homeland confirming Russia’s invasion. While Roman Slavinskiy expects a huge exodus of women and children from Ukraine as Russian forces continue to advance, he says the men […]
Sir Keir Starmer criticised Prime Minister Boris Johnson for breaking his contract with the British people during a visit to Sunderland.
Find out what the Hedgehog society has been up after winning bronze for a hedgehog friendly campus.
There has been reports of a gas explosion at a property on Whickham Street, Sunderland. The gas explosion was first reported at 3:45pm on 15 February, 2022. A Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) spokesperson said: “We can confirm crews are in attendance at an address on Whickham Street, Sunderland, after reports of […]
Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer criticised Boris Johnson’s record on crime in a visit to Sunderland
A recent study shows crime rates have dropped in all areas of Tyne and Wear except for one area of Gateshead
