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Sunderland dog walkers could face on-the-spot fines of £100 if they are caught walking their dogs on prohibited sections of Roker and Seaburn beaches, after annual bans came into force earlier in the month. The bans, which see dogs prohibited from parts of the two beaches, will run until the end of September and are […]
Spark Sunderland has asked a NHS professional what they think of the cost-of-living crisis and the rates of depression in the UK. The cost-of-living crisis has affected many people living in the UK today, and a study released by the Office for National Statistics has suggested that 24% of those who reported difficulty paying their […]
The International Community Organisation of Sunderland is one of the largest charities in the North East that strives to better the lives of Black and Minority Ethnic individuals. The ICOS have launched many successful projects, such as Back in Control and the Eastern European Women’s group, that have seen resounding benefits. The charity’s Back in […]
ONLY 1% of fly-tippers in the North East received fines from 2019 to 2022, as reports of the crime surged above pre-pandemic levels, Spark Sunderland can reveal. Data obtained from Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and the government website, gov.uk, show that fly-tipping across the region is now higher than it was in 2019, with […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sunderland are one game away from making history and securing a second consecutive year in the EFL play-offs. The Black Cats were touted to struggle this season in the Championship, especially when manager Alex Neil left in controversial circumstances, but SAFC fanzine A Love Supreme have said that new boss Tony Mowbray has “surprised everyone” […]
The cost of living crisis is affecting millions of people up and down the land, with households across the nation grappling with astronomically high energy bills, and their hard-earned money stretching ever-thinner. But there’s one aspect of our communities that is quietly being squeezed to the point of literal extinction in certain areas, and that […]
