“We’re seeing more and more intergenerational solidarity: older activists bringing wisdom from past movements, and younger ...

SunLife’s data further indicates that the rise in direct cremations year on year is a result of economising measures. In 2023 ...

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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 ...

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In 1997 a group of staff, students, and community volunteers came together to create a temporary radio station. The station was called Radio Utopia and broadcast on low power from the University’s ...

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Join Rollie Joe Carney and Hamish Smith as they chat about men’s issues like mental & physical health, loneliness & social isolation, body image & self esteem and more.

As more than 500 crime fiction fans descended on the Playhouse, Whitley Bay for Bay Tales 2025, Spark‘s Eleanor Tait spoke to award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland book series, Ann Cleeves, ...

CineClub began over 25 years ago in Priestman Building, which is now home to our Art, Design and Performance courses. Back then, lecturers would choose a film for everyone to watch, before leading a ...

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 ...