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Adele bags a shopping spree

Adele Hathway is pampered at Tribeca hair salon after winning a shopping spree with Sunniside Partnership. A LUCKY Sunderland mum is celebrating after scooping a £1,000 shopping spree. Adele Hathway, 40, of Town End Farm, successfully found f... Read more

Retail Awards Website is Live

The Sunderland City Centre Retail Awards website is now live at: www.retail-awards.co.uk The Retail Awards is one of the 'Quick Win' projects to celebrate the staff who work in the City Centre and acknowledge the high levels of customer service... Read more

Prima Facie: At First Sight

The changing face of Sunniside in Sunderland city centre has been documented in a photographic exhibition at the area’s newest venue. Prima Facie: At First Sight goes on display at thePlace gallery in Athenaeum Street tomorrow (THURS). Prod... Read more

Studio Q in Sunniside

A Sunderland art graduate has taken over a former sofa showroom, turning it into his seat of learning. Frank Styles, 26, of Hendon, is using the old SES building in Nile Street, Sunniside, as an art studio and gallery. He has been given use of ... Read more

Sunniside Hosts Key Note Speeches at North East Festival of Architecture

Two internationally renowned artists involved in Sunderland’s regeneration will give talks at the city’s latest award-winning development as part of this year’s North East Festival of Architecture. Presented by Sunniside Partnershi... Read more

Sunniside Ready to Hit the Right Note at City's Music Festival

Sunderland’s up and coming Sunniside quarter will be buzzing with music as gardens, bars and restaurants host a variety of acts as part of the city’s forthcoming Sunderland Live Festival. To celebrate the arrival of Take That and Oasis t... Read more

thePlace to be in Sunderland

A new showpiece £6m arts and business centre in the regenerated historic quarter of Sunderland city centre is attracting top creative businesses. thePlace offers a high quality range of offices as well as exhibition space, a café, meeti... Read more

More Success for Sunniside

A newly opened £6 million arts and business centre in the historic part of Sunderland city centre has received another prestigious award. thePlace is the latest addition to the £130m regeneration of Sunniside. And yesterday (WED) it p... Read more

Sunderland Developments Commended at National Awards

thePlace and Sunderland Aquatic Centre, two of the city’s newest developments, received prestigious awards at the Civic Trust Awards in London last week. thePlace - a newly opened £6 million arts and business centre in the historic part ... Read more

More Improvements Planned for Sunniside

Work is soon to start on £2 million of improvements to streets in Sunniside in Sunderland city centre. The work is part of the ongoing regeneration of Sunniside and follows on from the success of the award-winning Sunniside Gardens. Improvemen... Read more

/sLab in the City

Shop windows in Sunderland city centre will come alive with film, sound, sculpture and performance in a bid to bring contemporary art to street level. Sunderland’s digital media lab, /sLab, will present a variety of work by a diverse selection... Read more

Explore Sunniside with the help of a new card

Sunderland’s rejuvenated Sunniside quarter has launched a credit-crunch busting scheme to help people enjoy all that the area has to offer. The new Sunniside Card gives users 10 per cent off at any participating shops, bars, cafés, rest... Read more

Designers Find thePlace for Business

A design agency has moved to Sunderland to set up home in the city’s new £6m business and arts centre. C&C Design is the latest addition to thePlace, which was officially opened in Sunniside last November. The award-winning venue, w... Read more

Top Marks for Sunniside Businesses

Businesses in Sunderland’s rejuvenated Sunniside quarter have been recognised at three different award ceremonies, celebrating food quality, customer service and architecture. The historic area of Sunniside is home to 160 listed buildings... Read more

Sunniside Conservation Area - Have Your Say!

Sunderland residents and business people who have an interest in the heritage-led regeneration of the Sunniside area, will have an opportunity to have their say in consultations and exhibitions to be organised this Spring by Sunderland City Council... Read more

Family Fun in Sunniside

A fundraising family fun day featuring a performance by X Factor finalist Charlie Mole is being held in Sunniside in Sunderland city centre. Organised by Adorable Angels photography in association with Zeebra Models, the event will take place at th... Read more

More Improvements Underway in Sunniside

Two million pounds of improvements to streets in the Sunniside quarter of Sunderland city centre will begin this week (TUES 1 SEP). The work is part of the ongoing regeneration of the area, led by Sunniside Partnership, and follows on from the succe... Read more

Sunniside Up in Sunderland

Explore Sunniside in the historic quarter of Sunderland city centre and you’ll be surprised by just how much is on offer – it’s bigger than you think! Based around the award-winning Sunniside Gardens and home to the prestigiou... Read more

Greenhouse Music

Budding musicians are hitting the right note in Sunniside thanks to new training facilities that are helping to build on the city’s thriving music scene. Greenhouse Music has been running in Sunderland for the past seven years. Originally offe... Read more

More Improvements Planning for Sunniside

Plans for £2 million of improvements to streets in the historic part of Sunderland city centre will be on public display next week. The work is part of the ongoing regeneration of Sunniside and follows on from the success of the award-winning ... Read more

FLAW by Derek Hill

A near fatal tropical illness is the inspiration behind an exhibition that will go on display at Sunderland city centre’s new £6m arts and business venue in the new year. Derek Hill uses industrial chemicals and oil paints to create larg... Read more

D'Acqua

The basement of a hundred year old building in the historic part of Sunderland city centre has been transformed into a stylish new restaurant by two entrepreneurs. D’Acqua is the brain child of James Shadforth, of Fulwell, and adopted Mackem R... Read more

thePlace to be in Sunderland

A new showpiece £6m arts and business centre in the regenerated historic quarter of Sunderland city centre is to officially open in November. thePlace is home to exhibition space, a café, meeting rooms, artists’ studios and a rang... Read more

thePlace to be says 'Landmark Awards'

A new showpiece £6m arts and business centre in the regenerated historic quarter of Sunderland city centre has scooped one of the region’s top building awards. thePlace is home to exhibition space, a café, meeting rooms, artist&rs... Read more

New Arts & Business Centre Celebrates City's History

Hundreds of years of Sunderland’s history are celebrated in glass art work built into a new £6 million showpiece arts and business venue in the city centre. thePlace is the latest addition to the regeneration of Sunniside – Sunde... Read more

Sunniside Gardens Commended

New £2m gardens in the heart of Sunderland’s historic city quarter have been commended at a prestigious award ceremony. Since opening in 2007 Sunniside Gardens have transformed what was once a rundown part of the city centre and have sc... Read more

Traders Team Up to Shout About City Jem.

Evening businesses in the historic part of Sunderland city centre have joined forces to promote the area and encourage more visitors into the regenerated quarter. The rejuvenation of Sunniside has helped attract a wealth of new businesses to the are... Read more

Sunniside

Two regeneration projects in the heart of Sunderland’s historic city quarter – Sunniside - have been honoured at prestigious award ceremonies in the region. On Thursday night thePlace – a new £6m arts and business centre whic... Read more

Planners' President sees Best of North East Planning

Press Notice from the ROYAL TOWN PLANNING INSTITUTE – North East Region Planners’ President sees Best of North East Planning The national President of the Royal Town Planning Institute, Janet O’Neill, visited the North... Read more

City's Music Scene Celebrated at New £6m Arts & Business Centre

Sunderland’s music scene through the ages has been captured in a photographic exhibition to mark the opening of the city’s latest award-winning regeneration project. Former Sunderland University student Mark Shotton, 23, of Washin... Read more

Bringing the Sunniside of History to Life

Historical characters from Sunderland have been brought to life and have taken to the streets of a rejuvenated area of the city centre. Students from Sunderland University have been working with art group Lis Molzahn, Paul Brooks and Sally Schoon of... Read more

Drop-In to see exciting new plans for Sunniside

A drop-in session to give residents and businesses the opportunity to find out more about new plans for Sunniside is being held later this month. The event will take place at the Argent Business & Conference Centre, 24/26 Norfolk Street, Su... Read more

Sunniside's Up in Sunderland

New investment is transforming Sunderland’s historic Sunniside area, restoring it to its former glory and creating an exciting and dynamic location for business and leisure. Sunniside has played a key role in Sunderland’s commercial ... Read more

'Click Together' temporary arts housing project gets ready to unfold to the public in Sunderland....

Fold-Up, a contemporary public art installation by German artist Wolfgang Weileder has achieved its incredible goal of building a temporary housing structure in 10-working days using innovative continental construction techniques. Passers-by, offic... Read more

Grant set to pave the way for further Sunniside success

GRANT SET TO PAVE THE WAY FOR FURTHER SUNNISIDE SUCCESS More than £2 million of improvements are to be made to streets and public spaces in an historic area of Sunderland following approval by the city council. Over the next two years are... Read more

A Time for Reflection in Sunniside Gardens

Sunderland’s past, present and future is to be reflected in Sunniside Gardens through a mirror sculpture symbolising the city’s heritage and its regeneration. The sculpture was designed by former Sunderland University lecturer Laura J... Read more

Artists Starting a Wave in Sunniside

Visitors to an historic part of Sunderland city centre will be given a cinematic experience with a difference when artists and businesses join forces later this month. Paul Brooks, Lis Molzahn and Sally Schoon of Sunderland-based Art-Wave have been ... Read more

Welcome to SundIRELAND!

Ireland’s adopted 33rd county, Sunderland, will be celebrating its first ever Irish Festival in the city’s beautiful Sunniside cultural quarter on Saturday 30th August. The North-East, and Sunderland in particular, is an obvious choice f... Read more

thePlace to be in Sunniside

A showpiece £6m arts and business centre will soon be open for business in the historic quarter of Sunniside. thePlace is the latest addition to Sunniside’s exciting regeneration programme and will help transform this previously ... Read more

Bringing Sunniside's Historic Characters Back to Life

An art project which brought historical characters from Sunderland back to life has Margaret Wilks E. Sussex. I have been researching my family history for several years now and so you can imagine my surprise and delight to find the account of the ... Read more

Grant set to pave the way for further Sunniside success

More than £2 million of improvements are to be made to streets and public spaces in an historic area of Sunderland following approval by the city council. Over the next two years areas within Sunniside will receive better lighting, paving, s... Read more

Sunniside Safeguard Grant Scheme

“The Sunniside regeneration project is transforming this historic part of the city centre and the Sunniside Partnership and its partners are making a substantial investment in improving the appearance, security and popularity of the area. &l... Read more

Sunniside Gardens Scoop Another Top Award

New gardens that have transformed an historic area of Sunderland city centre have scooped a top award from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The £2 million Sunniside Gardens won the RICS North East Renaissance Awa... Read more

Police signpost security grants

Northumbria Police are telling business owners in the centre of Sunderland that funding may be available to help make their premises more secure. The Safeguard Grant Scheme is aimed at supporting businesses and community properties within the S... Read more

Artist's Call for Mecca Music Memories

A Sunderland photographer is hoping to capture memories of the ‘Mecca’ as part of an exciting exhibition about the city’s music scene. Mark Shotton is calling for past visitors to Sunderland’s once thriving music venue, ... Read more

New Gardens are a Big Draw

A group of Sunderland artists will be celebrating the creation of £2m gardens in the city as part of the national Big Draw campaign next week (OCT 11). ASSIGN (Art Sunderland Support Initiative Group Network) is running a series of art... Read more

Scouts Set Up New Camp in Sunniside

Sunderland scouts are celebrating their centenary year in style by moving into a new HQ in one of the city’s regeneration areas. Sunderland District Scout Association will open up its new doors in Foyle Street, Sunniside this weekend. ... Read more

New Gardens are a Big Draw

People involved in an art project marking the creation of £2m gardens in Sunniside were invited to see a final exhibition of all the work produced. A special display of drawings inspired by the regeneration of the historic city quarter... Read more

Sunniside on the Up

Major steps forward are being made in the historic area of Sunniside in Sunderland thanks to a sensitive regeneration programme. Since 2003, £130m of investment has helped breath new life into its elegant Victorian and Georgian streets, which ... Read more

News from Robinson Landscape Design

Robinson Landscape Design leads the team appointed to deliver the next phase in the regeneration of the Sunniside Cultural Quarter in Sunderland. The work will see the redesign of streets within this historic setting, restoring the unique character o... Read more

Contemporary apartments in the heart of Sunniside

The first new block of apartments to be built in the historic area of Sunniside in Sunderland has been completed, adding to the successful regeneration of the city quarter. The ndhomes development Biscop House is home to 22 new contemporary apartm... Read more

Faithful+Gould Helps to Revive the Forgotten Merchant City of Sunderland

The Stockton-on-Tees office of international project management and cost consultants Faithful+Gould’s has reached the completion of two projects which have played a vital role in the revival of the former merchant city of Sunderland. This area... Read more

Sunniside Gardens, Sunderland

What survived at Sunniside Gardens up until work started on site last February, was the piecemeal remains of a narrow, early 19th century rectangle of grass, trees and some shrubs mostly surrounded by modest two storey Georgian brick buildings. The s... Read more

Gardens set to make Sunniside blossom

The completion of a stunning £2 million garden scheme in an historic quarter of Sunderland will be celebrated with a colourful festival involving almost 100 schoolchildren. Sunniside Gardens will come into full bloom this spring and ... Read more

New Vision is Taking Shape

Only four years into a 12-year plan and things are already looking up for Sunniside. The area now has over 40 different restaurants, cafes and bars, plus a cinema, a casino and even a holistic spa. Some of the early adopters have included:- ... Read more

Sunniside on the Up

Businesses in an historic quarter of Sunderland city centre are being given a new lease of life thanks to the success of a commercial grant scheme. Owners and developers are improving properties in Sunniside with the help of commercial prope... Read more

Northern Developments Helps Launch New Arts Project

A leading North East construction company has helped an exciting new arts project get off the ground in Sunderland. rednile Projects has received £1,000 from northern Developments for its innovative New City Programme in Sunniside. The... Read more

Art Exchange at the Heart of Regeneration

A ‘big brother’ style art project, which has transformed a disused clothing factory in an historic part of Sunderland city centre, will be exhibited this month. Artist groups rednile Projects Ltd in Sunderland and Kangaroo Kourt in Brist... Read more

Contemporary apartments in the heart of Sunniside

School Pupils Help Sunniside Look to the Future

A safe uncovered in a Sunderland house dating back to the 1840s has been turned into a time capsule by schoolchildren to help preserve memories of the area’s revival. The safe was found in 29 West Sunniside, which is currently being refurbis... Read more

Garden set make Sunniside Blossom

Stunning £2 million gardens are set to transform an historic area of Sunderland. Sunniside Gardens will come into full bloom this spring and become an oasis right in the heart of the city. The centrepiece will be officially opened at a... Read more

New Director for Sunniside Team

A new director has been appointed to lead a multi-million pound scheme to revive an historic part of Sunderland City Centre. Ben Hall will play a crucial role in shaping the future of Sunniside, which is currently undergoing a £130 mil... Read more

Second Phase of City Centre River Quarter Development Begins

The long wait is over, the second phase of the exciting River Quarter Development in the heart of Sunderland’s historic Sunniside has begun. Demolition contractors finally took possession of the former Bristol Street Motors site at Hig... Read more

Manor Hotel Demolished

Work has begun to demolish a derelict hotel in the heart of Sunderland paving the way for the second phase of a new £6.1m arts and business centre. The Manor Hotel in Sunniside will make way for thePlace, which is part of the £13... Read more

New Arts Centre into Final Phase

A showpiece £6m arts and business centre is in its final phase of completion and set to transform a regenerated area of Sunderland City centre into a thriving, cultural quarter. thePlace in Sunniside is an exciting new venture, accommodati... Read more

Sunniside Gardens Scoop National Landscape Award

A £2 million showpiece garden that has transformed a rundown area of Sunderland city centre has scooped a national landscape award. Sunniside Gardens was opened in March this year, becoming an oasis right in the heart of the historic q... Read more

Sunniside Restaurant Serving Up a Musical Feast

A new restaurant unique to the North East will be serving up a slice of the West End when it raises its curtain in Sunderland next month (SEPT). Diners at the Theatre Restaurant in Sunniside will be able to enjoy the glitz and glamour of a Broad... Read more

Old Labour Exchange Benefits New Art

AN old dole office in Sunderland is giving a group of artists a kick start to their career 30 years after it closed. Sunderland University MA Artists group 1607 has teamed up with local property developers, BSB, to hold a temporary exhibition in the... Read more

Gordon Brown Associates

Gordon Brown Associates in West Sunniside is one firm to benefit from a commercial property grant. The solicitors, which has been offering legal services for 22 years, has recently received a £30,000 cash boost towards the refurbishment of it... Read more

Sunniside On The Up

Major steps forward are being made in the historic area of Sunniside in Sunderland thanks to a sensitive regeneration programme. Investment of £130m is planned for the area and £44m has already helped breath new life into its elegant V... Read more

Sunniside On The Up

Gardens set to make Sunniside blossom

A stunning £2 million showpiece garden is set to transform an historic area of Sunderland. The newly completed Sunniside Gardens will come into full bloom this spring and become an oasis right in the heart of the city. The gardens have b... Read more

Sunniside Up...It's the new Notting Hill of the North

The Sunniside area of Sunderland is going ‘back to the future’, regaining a once proud reputation as a fashionable place to live and work, thanks to a sensitive regeneration programme supported by One NorthEast. It’s an astonis... Read more

Customs House Announces Panto Tour

The Customs House have announced details of its second library tour in support of the pantomime Sleeping Beauty. Following the huge success of last year’s tour where over 350 children took park, the venue has announced even more dates for this... Read more

School Children show that this is thePlace to be

School children in Sunderland got to see their artwork on public display in the city’s latest award-winning development – thePlace in Sunniside. The exhibition previewed pictures of Sunderland landmarks by children at Huds... Read more

Sunniside Showcasing at Uni’s Fresher’s Fayre

Find out what Sunniside’s got to offer at Sunderland University’s Fresher’s Fayre on Wednesday September 30 at the exciting new CitySpace building on Chester Road. Members of the Sunniside Partnership team as well as staff from thePlace café and... Read more

Students get 10% off in Sunniside with campus card

Students can now enjoy 10% off at their favourite places in Sunniside using their very own campus card. Sunderland’s stylish city centre quarter is bursting with bars, restaurants, shops and entertainment. Now anywhere that d... Read more