The North East Party has announced that is ramping up its campaign to recruit new members in Sunderland and field candidates for the upcoming local elections in May. But just…

By Anna Pavlova, The image of shipbuilding can be seen as a male-dominated industry. However, women were a key part of the North East shipbuilding communities and sometimes their work…

By Elle Gray-Thynne In 1978, a Sunderland man became responsible for a notorious hoax against British police as he masqueraded as the Yorkshire Ripper. Leading to dire consequences. Born on…

By Anna Pavlova, A project led to 14 women being selected from the past and present to represent the diversity of the achievements of the women in Sunderland The project,…

By Elle Gray-Thynne In 674, Benedict Biscop, a Northumbrian nobleman built a monastery known as Monkwearmouth which was part of Anglo-Saxon Northumbria. The king of Northumbria, Egfrith, gave him fifty…

By Amy Nicholls from the North East Eats blog. Read her previous reviews of: Bellinis Seaburn, 808 Bar and Kitchen, Mexico 70 and The Palm’s Liberty Brown Spice up your life this…