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During the second week of April, local freelance photographer Anna Kemp was involved in her first market held by Made Up North and the Makers March. On April 13, Spark met up with local photographer Anna Kemp (@annaclairesnaps), at the University of Sunderland City Campus. In this brief interview, she talks about herself as an […]
The global pandemic has had a major effect on many businesses with charity shops being one; that have struggled to keep their doors open. Elaine Ryder, manager of The Children’s Society charity in Birtley, is thrilled with her shop’s return since restrictions have reduced. The store manager highlighted the importance of donations with The Children’s […]
Love, Amelia are using a Crowdfund campaign to raise money for a van.
Chris Davison, the president of activities, talks about how Sunderland Student Union gives back to the community and discusses upcoming and past environmental projects organised with the Student Union. This includes helping hedgehogs, community gardening projects and park clean-ups to contribute to helping the environment and encourage University of Sunderland Students to give back to […]
Boxing is a lonely sport that requires hard work and dedication just to be punched in the face, and it takes a particular type of individual to do so. Meet the software developer who fancied the challenge. Many people see the big events when boxers such as Tyson Fury and Katie Taylor win all the […]
“The Fans Museum really is a hub for the community,” says Andy Parkin, the facilities manager for the organisation. He added: “From Nick Sharkey’s match ball to the Darren Bent beach ball,” there’s something there for everyone to “reminisce” about. Comparing it to the great teams across the world, Michael Ganley, the founder and director […]
Spark investigates the post-Covid-19 pandemic era damage to Washington FC and how they survived financially and practically. The Covid-19 era in the 21st century created many problems in the football world especially in small teams like Washington, where most of their revenue comes from their sponsors and fans. So, someone can easily understand how difficult […]
The recent dog exclusion zones on Roker and Seaburn beach have left many dog walkers split on opinions. For many dog walkers, a walk on the beach is a great way to make memories with their canines. But from May 1 until September 30, some North East beaches have introduced restrictions for our four-legged […]
A North-East runner has pledged to run 100 marathons in honour of his late friend as he prepares to run in the Sunderland half-marathon this weekend. Andrew Patchett, 48, from Blyth, began running half-marathons after being forced to retire from Cricket due to a shoulder injury. His career in running has since taken him across […]
A wave of zero-waste shops opened across the country in the years before the pandemic, but as Covid – 19 hit our lifestyles changed and many of these stores are facing closure. You’d be forgiven for thinking our problem with single-use plastics had disappeared. Just a few years ago, it seemed the issue of plastic […]
