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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 […]
The Race for Life is returning to Sunderland to raise money for cancer. Cancer Research’s Race for Life is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, with an event being held at Sunderland’s Herrington Park on May 28. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Race for Life (@crukraceforlife) There is a […]
A Gateshead support group has welcomed proposed reforms to protect young people from the dangers of online gambling.
A train operator in the region has announced its intention to increase the frequency of services between two major North East destinations. Northern is planning to increase the frequency of the semi-fast service between Newcastle and Middlesbrough from one train an hour to three every two hours. However, the implementation of the plan is dependent […]
The anxiety level in the North East of England has remained at a steady average score over the past five years, according to findings. Government data shows that individuals aged 16 and above in Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Northumberland, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, and North East have stayed […]
Imagine this: You have just brought your tiny, wrinkled bundle of joy home. You are tired and weary, but you can’t wait for your baby to be greeted by your family. Grandma’s cuddles. Your sister squeezing you tightly with tears in her eyes as she mutters: ‘I’m so proud of you.’ But it’s just a […]
