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With recent sparks of debate over women’s only spaces and gyms, I headed to Bodyzone Fitness to find out just how important they are. Bodyzone Fitness is a women’s only gym located in the centre of Newcastle. It recently converted into from a mixed sex gym after increased demand for women’s only gyms. Whilst there […]
THE North seems far less excited about today’s coronation of King Charles III than the South, according to the number of official street parties planned in our region. The North-South Royal divide is illustrated by the Eden Project Communities’ ‘Big Lunch Map’, which shows there are significantly fewer street parties and lunches taking place in […]
81-year-old Richard William Bell talks about the past wins of Newcastle United and his predictions for the end of this year’s Premier League season. So far in the Premier League season, Newcastle United seem to be doing well, being third on the table with 65 points currently below Arsenal and Manchester City. The Newcastle players […]
70 years on from the last Coronation, the North-East are preparing to celebrate the crowning of King Charles III this weekend but many doubt that the event will be appreciated as much as in the past. Local 102-year-old woman, Edna Bateman, was 32-years-old at the time of Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation back in 1953 and has […]
The National Glass Centre is set to close after 25 years of service due to reported health and safety issues regarding the structure of the building. Approximately 230,000 people visit the centre per year and it is one of the major family attractions in the area. Through the education of Sunderland’s history and industrial heritage, […]
Gateshead FC will play Halifax Town at Wembley after progressing to the FA Trophy final last month. The Tyneside club will play at Wembley on May 21 with 4,000 tickets already having been purchased by Gateshead fans. Gateshead had to win on penalties to progress to the final, after Barnet came back from three goals […]
Durham Head Coach Ryan Campbell is happy with the start that Durham have made to the season, but has warned of sterner challenges ahead for his group. Durham currently sit top of Division Two in the County Championship after four games, but the Australian wants his group to stay focused during the long campaign. “It’s […]
Sunderland are one game away from making history and securing a second consecutive year in the EFL play-offs. The Black Cats were touted to struggle this season in the Championship, especially when manager Alex Neil left in controversial circumstances, but SAFC fanzine A Love Supreme have said that new boss Tony Mowbray has “surprised everyone” […]
The cost of living crisis is affecting millions of people up and down the land, with households across the nation grappling with astronomically high energy bills, and their hard-earned money stretching ever-thinner. But there’s one aspect of our communities that is quietly being squeezed to the point of literal extinction in certain areas, and that […]
Watch Spark’s exclusive interview with Jordan, one half of Sunderland’s new and upcoming synth pop music duo. Jordan Miller and Rebecca Young are working together on 80s inspired music for their newly formed duo, Chat. Their first single ‘Sugar and Sleep’ is soon to be released on June 2. Visit their Instagram @letschatmusic for a […]
