The 2025 Manchester Marathon saw over 36,000 runners tackle the 26.2-mile route from Old Trafford through Stretford and Altrincham, finishing in Manchester city centre. Seamus Solan was there for ...

Preparations are well under way for Hardwick Festival 2025, with the site starting to take shape ahead of this summer’s event. A behind-the-scenes look revealed staging, layout plans, and final tweaks ...

Age UK Sunderland has launched a new initiative – ‘Day Tours’ – for older people, to help reduce social isolation. For over 70 years, the local independent charity has supported older people in ...

The fear of ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan is felt thousands of miles away, in the hearts of the British-Pakistani community here in the UK. These ongoing escalations between the two ...

A study by Sunderland University and the charity International Community Organisation of Sunderland (ICOS) has found that eastern European women are struggling to break the language barrier in ...

Earlier this year, Sunderland City Council launched The Pavilion at Keel Square, featuring one of the UK’s largest semi-transparent screens (20m×5m). The screen will showcase digital artwork from ...

Join Rollie & Hamish as they talk about loading up their actual backpacks for the epic walk they took with friend of The Toolbox Monday Lunchtime’s Jake Chappell. Setting out on a beautiful sunny day ...

Rollie rides solo this week but never fear he brings with him his invisible backpack to unpack. He also weighs in on famous men saying and doing inappropriate things as well as a one off return of ...

Rollie & Hamish unload the saddlebags once again as they welcome Greg & Jordan, two facilitators from the Sunderland Kayll Road branch of Andy’s Man Club to celebrate the branch’s first birthday. Andy ...

Preparatory works have now begun for the development of the new Crown Works Studios on the banks of the River Wear. The plans were initially granted approval back in May 2024, with Sunderland City ...

Glastonbury has unveiled its initial lineup, and among the star-studded names is South Shields’ very ownown JADE, performing alongside headliners such as The 1975, Olivia Rodrigo, RAYE, and Charli XCX ...

As we sit on the brink of Spring 2025, there are a whole host of emerging artists coming into the Spring of their career. 2024 was a massive year for the likes of Fontaines DC who knocked their ...