Northumbria Police is holding community events in supermarkets, shopping centres and shops across Sunderland. Over the next ten weeks, as part of the forcewide “It’s good to know” campaign, Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be at various venues giving the community the opportunity to get to know their local neighbourhood policing team. The events are aimed at letting [...]
Stuart Murdock, A celebrated sculptor has created ten artworks made out of recycled materials to raise awareness of the wide range of materials we can all recycle in our local area and help give some practical hints and tips. The ten new sculptures made from recyclable materials are a bid to help show local residents exactly what items [...]
The University of Sunderland is offering people from 6 to 60 the chance to get fit, have some fun and maybe learn a new skills with free dance classes next Saturday and Sunday (March 6 & 7). The classes have been organised by the university and the national Change 4 Life initiative, which aims to encourage [...]
All of Wearside has been overtaken with Pink fever, following the news that the singer is to give an outstanding at the Stadium of Light later on this summer. If you are around Sunderland city centre this weekend you can get glimpse of what’s to come, and thats thanks to a Pink lookalike. Zoe Alexander, will be in Sunderland between 11am and 4pm [...]
North East Paralympian, Stephen Miller finished his Sport Relief challenge this morning with over fifteen minutes to spare. He challenged himself to throw a club continuously for a mile in under an hour. Stephen achieved his goal at Gateshead Stadium in front of a cheering crowd of supporters and camera crews from the BBC and [...]
Sunderland’s annual Chinese New Year celebrations will take place Monday February 15, with one of North East’s biggest parties. The University of Sunderland’s popular long-running New Year event takes place on Monday, February 15, at the Quayside Exchange in Sunderland. The evening, which will celebrate the Year of the Tiger, includes traditional Chinese dancers, lion dancers [...]
Seven people have been arrested in a series of coordinated raids on cannabis farms in the north east. Officers from Northumbria Police’s Total Policing Task Force raided four addresses in South Tyneside and Gateshead as part of Operation Robot. Officers from the Cleveland Police Organised Crime Unit carried out simultaneous strikes at two addresses in Middlesbrough. Five [...]
Commonwealth Double Gold Medal Winner Chris Cook has launched SwimFit project with Sunderland City Council. The Swimfit project is funded by the ASA (Amateur Swimming Asociation) and has been developed to encourage swimmers to get the most of their time in the pool. Laminated cards that detail simple to follow exercises and activities are available [...]
The ten weeks programme is a promotion of the City Space and Sports office of Sunderland University. The programme was running really successfully at the beginning of the academic year and now is continued for the second term. Within the programme everyone has the option of trying a new sport, or get back into [...]
Sunderland will be shining brighter than ever as it launches SHINE 2010, the Urban Garden arts festival, which will transform the city centre this month. Listen to Drive from 5pm to find out more.
