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 ...

This weekend was the last time the National Glass Centre would open on a Sunday, as it prepared for closure in 2026. Yibin Wang went along to find out what visitors to the Centre think.

In light of the somewhat fresh news that the Tyne and Wear Metro will extend it’s services into Washington with the introduction of three new stations, we have investigated which current metro ...

Indie sleaze is a music genre popular from the late nineties to the early tens. Encapsulating elements of indie rock, club and pop music with pioneers such as the Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT and ...

The Stadium of Light is more than a venue for football: it’s a place to foster togetherness. Here Stuart and Anthony start their walk around the ground feeling like very different people but end up ...

Rollie finds himself bereft without his rotten soldier, as Hamish is back visiting his family in Scotland. Rollie unsaddles the invisible backpack and then poses questions that come out of having ...

This is an interactive map designed to take you around the North East, looking at where to go for the best amusement arcade experience. This map is perfect for those who love retro games, those who ...

The space is St Oswald’s Hospice’s new fund-raising shop in the Ouseburn, in Newcastle. Like most charities, St Oswald’s Hospice fundraising team have been on the lookout for new ways to raise money ...

From black metal savagery to mythology inspired riff worship, the North East’s metal scene’s diversity makes it an area to watch in 2025, as Will Pollock discovers.

Environmental activists such as Greta Thunberg are helping inspire Sunderland students to take everyday actions to tackle climate change. The University of Sunderland’s environmental sustainability ...

60% of people in the UK believe that concerns around climate change ‘have not been exaggerated’, according to a poll by YouGov. While this is still a vast majority, it’s down from 64% in January 2024.

A report from the Office for National Statistics has revealed that a quarter of Britons are reluctant to embrace new behavioral habits to help tackle climate change. Between August and October 2024, ...