Spark Sunderland
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Sunderland’s local community radio station sparks great success at the Student Radio Association Amplify Awards with the team winning ‘Hero of the Moment’ and ‘Student Media Collaboration of the Year’.
A ‘must-have’ app designed to make public transport safer was downloaded only 1,000 times in its first month of being available. Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness’ Safer Transport Northumbria app has cost taxpayers nearly £8,000 so far and was downloaded just 1,028 times in its first month on app stores, according to exclusive new […]
Sir Keir Starmer has accused government ministers of ‘hypocrisy’ amidst a political scandal over minister’s personal tax affairs. Government ministers such as Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid have come under scrutiny over their tax arrangements. On a visit to Sunderland, Starmer said: “It’s hypocrisy to say, to so many people in Sunderland […]
North East campaigners are concerned at the continued system errors being experienced by drivers, while tunnel operator TT2 sees increased revenue from ‘Unpaid Toll Charge Notices’. Motorists in the region are still experiencing issues with both the ANPR systems being used at the tunnel and the signage being displayed. The campaign says this is a […]
Spark is excited to announce a collaboration with Sunderland City Runs, which will see five of its team taking part in the event over the weekend of 7/8 May. Sparkies Grace McDonough, Martin Blair and Grace Daily will be entering the 5K run, while Lottie Steele and Tom Mortlock will be attempting the 10K. They […]
As one of the first lines in the show says: “You ask four guys how it happened, you get four different answers” but you don’t need four different people to tell you how fabulous the musical ‘Jersey Boys’ is, as it returns to the Sunderland Empire for its 4th time on the show’s 3rd UK […]
Sunderland graduate student bags job on one of the biggest breakfast show of the North East
Moulin Rouge premiered in London’s Piccadilly Theatre in December 2021 and will continue to run until May 2022.
BBC Look North presenter Jeff Brown was on hand to open Spark’s Studio 5 revamp after visits form Jordan North and Emeli Sandé
Chrissy Cameron, a student at the University of Sunderland, brings great success after winning gold for the Best Newcomer category at the Student Radio awards 2021. Spark’s radio team received nine nominations at this year’s awards: including Best Student Radio Station for Spark and seven individual awards for three current Sparkies, as well as one […]
