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City Space Gym in Sunderland have been participating in a ‘Let’s Move for a Better World’ campaign to help win prizes such as gym merchandise and equipment for participants, which can later be donated to support local charities and schools. This included an ‘Ibiza Club Night’, where they offered free entry to all to encourage […]
South Shields Women ended their 2022/23 campaign in fourth place, despite having no manager for much of the season. The NERWFL Premier Division challengers retained hope of finishing second for much of the year, while interim coaches Alex Miller and Becki McMahon stepped in. Spark took a look at their unsteady campaign, speaking to Miller […]
A group of Gateshead fans are appealing for donations to create a Wembley flag display for the FA Trophy final. Heed Flags want to raise £1,000 to create a sea of black and white when the Heed face FC Halifax Town on May 21. Around £400 has been raised from 19 backers so far, and […]
Former Newcastle United and Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce is set to return to the Premier League to try and keep Leeds United amongst the elites in England’s first division. Allardyce will replace Javi Gracia at Elland Road, who was only appointed at the end of February. The Spaniard has really struggled to get his side […]
Boyhood Newcastle United fan Lewis Miley has committed his long-term future to the Magpies after agreeing his first professional contract with the club. Miley, who has earned 10 England U17 cap, made his Newcastle first-team debut in December’s Diriyah Season Cup victory against Al-Hilal and was also named on the bench for United’s Premier League […]
Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen are continuing to assist those in need during the cost of living crisis within the UK. Run by volunteers since 2019, the Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen, which is based in Albert’s Place, Sunderland, offers free food – a main course and a dessert – to anybody who turns up at the […]
Will the cost of living crisis take away the simpler things we enjoy in life from getting our hair to our nails done. With the cost of living crisis affecting the whole nation, we look into how it is affecting local beauty businesses and how own business owners have been coping. Spark spoke to two […]
Whickham Football Club will honour club captain and record appearance maker Ross Peareth with a testimonial in recognition of the midfielder’s commitment to his hometown club. The match will be held at The Glebe on Rose Avenue in Whickham on Sunday, April 30. The event will see Whickham’s current squad go head-to-head with Peareth’s All-Star […]
The Sunderland AFC fan is walking 32 miles from Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium to the Stadium of Light on Sunday to fundraise for the charity Children With Cancer UK. Photo Credit: @gotthegistofit (Chris Johnson at 2022 Great North Run) Chris Johnson, 43, was diagnosed with cancer (GIST) in 2019. He got it removed in January 2020, […]
University of Sunderland graduate and BBC Radio 1 presenter Jordan North will receive an honorary degree from the university where his career began. On Tuesday he announced to listeners during Radio 1’s drivetime show that he will receive his Honorary Fellowship in July. The radio star, who landed a regular slot on hit ITV show Ant […]
