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Preparations are well under way for Hardwick Festival 2025, with the site starting to take shape ahead of this summer’s event. A behind-the-scenes look revealed staging, layout plans, and final tweaks in progress, as organisers gear up to welcome thousands of festival-goers to one of the North East’s biggest weekends.
A study by Sunderland University and the charity International Community Organisation of Sunderland (ICOS) has found that eastern European women are struggling to break the language barrier in accessing UK healthcare due to a lack of translation services. Kyoka Omori went along to interview Dr Louise Harvey-Golding at the University of Sunderland.
Age UK Sunderland has launched a new initiative – ‘Day Tours’ – for older people, to help reduce social isolation. For over 70 years, the local independent charity has supported older people in Sunderland aged 50 and over. The initiative offers a wide variety of exciting destinations across the North East and beyond. Kyoka Omori […]
A County Durham charity is expanding resources in its community garden for the benefit of residents. Shildon Alive, which supports people in the community with wellbeing, low income and food insecurity, received a new shed, in a partnership with the charity Cornerstone. Cornerstone are a North East charity which supports homeless people, running workshops where […]
A young artist from Ryhope is making her mark on the local art scene with her stunning drawings of people’s pets. Isabel Southam, an up and coming young artist is raising her public profile, with her drawings of people’s pets gaining online attention. Her lifelike commissions have wowed the local community, with over 100 comments […]
At a time when many young people feel alienated and jaded by politics, it’s refreshing to see Angie Scott, the Mayor of Prudhoe, working to integrate all young people—regardless of their needs—into local society. From campaigner to councillor, from mother to Mayor, Angie is determined to improve young people’s aspirations and prospects through integrated education, […]
Whether you are running, playing football, or trying to build muscle in the gym, we can all agree that muscle injuries are the worst. Muscle injuries and soreness can hinder exercise routines and prevent your enjoyment of working out. If you are in Sunderland though, you may be in luck. Henry Nidd, a student at […]
Celebrating its 10th Annual Anniversary, Sunderland Short Film Festival returns for another incredible and engaging year. Not only is the festival a wonderful way for a vast community of filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts from the area to celebrate the medium that they adore, but it is also a brilliant showcasing of Sunderland talent, as well […]
Swindled are a 5-peice pop band, from Sunderland, who burst onto the scene with great harmonies and intricate lyrics. Swindled are looking for this EP to take the band away from their debut sound to their new Art pop era. To start 2025 Swindled released ‘Dear Past Life” featuring Lottie Willis, A feature which was […]
This week marks Mental Health Awareness Week, an annual event dedicated to promoting understanding and support for mental wellbeing worldwide. In the UK, the campaign has been led by the Mental Health Foundation since 2001, bringing people together to focus on securing good mental health for all. This year’s awareness week runs from 12 to […]
