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18/09/2019 - 15:33
Sunderland's National Glass Centre and neighbouring residential areas are to be served by a new regular bus service from Monday 16 September 2019.
The new 702 service is being introduced by the...
11/09/2019 - 15:25
Pivotal political speakers in Sunderland's history are among the things to discover more about during this year's Heritage Open Days in Tyne and Wear.
England’s largest free festival of culture and...
10/09/2019 - 12:22
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13 DECEMBER 2019 - 5 JANUARY 2020
After successful auditions, local performers from Kathleen Davis Stage School and Shameem Karim School of Performing Arts will join panto stars on stage...
10/09/2019 - 11:22
A much-loved Roker seafront mural is getting a makeover.
The curving walls and roof of the Marine Walk Play Area were first painted to look like a whale in 2014. Now, five years later, the mural is...
04/09/2019 - 13:36
This year Washington ‘F’ Pit is open every day from 1 - 29 September so that everyone can take the opportunity to visit this remarkable monument to the region’s coal mining past.
Washington ‘F’ Pit’s...
03/09/2019 - 11:44
The jewels in the crown of Sunderland's Heritage Action Zone are throwing open their doors to the public later this month as part of the annual Heritage Open Days.
The Heritage Action Zone was set up...
29/08/2019 - 11:26
A long-awaited Chilean flamingo egg has successfully hatched at WWT Washington Wetland Centre – the first chick to arrive in over four years!
For 30 long days, staff and volunteers at WWT...
27/08/2019 - 11:22
Sunderlands creative industry sector is one of the community partners supporting the Active Sunderland BIG Summer Festival 2019.
Tomorrow's event - it's £5 for all the activities - at Herrington...
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Sunderland marks the easterly end of the 140-mile C2C (Coast to Coast) route. The C2C cycle trail from Whitehaven in Cumbria to Sunderland is Britain's most popular long distance route, with up to 15,000 cyclists completing it every year.
