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At Spark we do everything we can to support the North East’s music scene. We play songs from local artists and bands right across our schedule, every day of the week. Every month, we compile a playlist of the freshest local tracks with at least one …

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The United Kingdom is facing a serious issue with knife crime. In 2024, nearly 50,000 knife-related offences were recorded. Over the past five years, Northumbria has seen a 46.02% increase in such crimes (Licensed, 2024).

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A Sunderland man has been fitted with a pioneering brain implant that has helped him tackle his severe tremors due to Parkinson’s disease. (Credit- Kevin Hill)- Approved A small computer that Kevin Hill has described as the size of a “Jaffa Cake” was inserted into his chest wall a year ago – one of the first […]

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Sunderland’s annual Waves Festival took place on Saturday, 16 November. The multi-venue music festival with the intent to showcase Sunderland’s burgeoning music scene consisted of 45 acts from around the UK.