New Writing North will convert Bolbec Hall in a project that is being hailed as an example of the artistic sector boosting ...

Young people across Sunderland will have the opportunity to watch a new theatre production as the National Theatre brings a ...

With sub-zero temperatures interspersed with stormy conditions, winter in Sunderland is rarely conducive to having fun ...

Here are some stories you may have missed on Wearside this week. Passengers have returned to electric-powered travel after 70 ...

A sculpture honouring the "forgotten" women shipyard workers of Wearside has been unveiled. The 6ft (1.8m) tall corten steel ...

HONG KONG, Jan 3 (Reuters) - China opened its first national sports arbitration centre this week in Beijing, the capital, taking a key step to strengthen the legal framework for resolving sports ...

The Government of India has announced a seven-day national mourning following the demise of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. All government programmes scheduled for Friday have been cancelled.

And while many will be settling down with a glass of mulled wine - others may be making one last trip into town. As expected, the shops in Newcastle city centre have been crammed with last minute ...

Sunderland football legend Niall Quinn returned to the NHS centre his testimonial game paid for, twenty years on from its opening. The centre, which has especially designed child-friendly ...

Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland ... Tamworth in the National League Cup earlier last month, with Crompton impressing against the fifth-tier side. The centre-back scored ...

One of Thatcham’s oldest family businesses will cease trading tomorrow (Friday). Thatcham Glass Centre, based in Green Lane, has permanently closed after almost 70 years of serving Thatcham ...

Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo ... with an “eating/servery area” and a “display area for National Trust publications and information”. The development was ...