These days, Sunderland and “Hotels” isn’t something that goes together in your head. The city is not known for having a Hotel Scene at all. You have the Grand Hotel…

Sitting at the top of a hill on Seaham Road sits a pub known as the “Copt Hill Inn” which now according to Google is, “Permanently closed” with the pandemic…

Shiney Row is a village in the outer area of the city of Sunderland, located in the region what is known as “the coalfields“. Situated between New Herrington, Penshaw, Houghton…

Pictured: Sunniside, to the left is the office where Sunderland First held their meetings. Patrick Lavelle was a highly respected and esteemed journalist in Sunderland. Having worked as a Crime…

Who lived in the area of Sunderland before formal records began? Or in other words, before the Romans came to this country? And what exactly did they do here? What…

“Video killed the radio star”– First written by Bruce Woolley but popularized by the Buggles in late 1979, grew to become one of the most iconic songs of the decade…