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Associated with toilet habits and vegetables, dietary fibre hasn’t had the most glamorous rise to fame compared to its popular nutrient counterparts, like the explosive protein-madness of 2025. Recently, fibre has taken over our feeds, with hashtags like “#fibre-maxxing” dominating trends. But with overwhelming amounts of wellness and health information available at the tap […]
Planning to stick on a paddy cap and your best green attire this St Patrick’s Day but don’t know where to head? Here are the Sunderland pubs with the best deals and events this year. When is St Patrick’s Day 2026? St Patrick’s Day 2026 is on Tuesday, March 17. Barge and Barrel, SR1 1QB […]
Snowed In Sunlun is back, and this time it’s bigger than ever. Snowed In is a festive-themed charity gig, run by Sunderland University’s Northern Academy of Music Education (NAME) students. This year, they are expanding the initiative and putting on two shows, one at Pop Recs, Sunderland, on December 10th and the other at Vixen […]
Sunderland’s brand-new 10k race is set to be held in Roker on Sunday, November 23. The run is being brought to the beachfront by events organiser RunThrough, in support of the charity Children’s Cancer North. November’s 10k will be RunThrough’s first ever event in Sunderland, with the course starting at the iconic Roker beach, […]
Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical The Rocky Horror Show will return to Sunderland Empire in January 2026, following its previous run at the venue in January 2024. West End star Stephen Webb will once again take on the iconic role of Frank-N-Furter, having performed it both on tour and in the West End. […]
Matei Trache, a sports and exercise student at the University of Sunderland, placed 5th at the Natural Strongman Champion of Champions on November 2nd. Trache, 22, travelled to Birmingham to compete amongst the strongest natural men in the country. The event focuses on clean sport, requiring athletes to get tested for performance enhancing drugs, […]
The Tyne Bridge has completed the first stage of its much-anticipated restoration project. The condition of iconic landmark has been slowly deteriorating year after year, and questions have been raised of when funding will be put towards the repairs. Fast forward to now, and the process of restoring the bridge is well underway with 25% […]
The countdown to Christmas begins as Newcastle’s much-anticipated lights switch on event is returning – hosted by radio stars Steve Furnell and Karen Oxley. The traditional curtain raiser for the festive season is taking place on Grainger Street on Thursday, November 6. Events begin at 6pm with fun activities such as songs, games, live music, […]
Skiing, music, and food – you would think you were in the super-trendy French Alpine ski resort of Val-d’Isere, not Sunderland’s Silksworth Ski Slope. But last Friday, the Silksworth Slope was transformed into a ski village, for its ‘kickstart to the season’ après ski party full of music and winter sports. International Radio One DJ […]
This week, Newcastle City Council received a total of £645,981 in additional funding, to help tackle the increasing amount of homelessness in the Northeast. The funding is split into two separate sections, £620,951 through the Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant (RSPARG) £25,030 through the Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant. The Ministry for […]
