Sunderland in General

I have lived in Sunderland all of my life, so this review can hardly be impartial, but I will try to be honest. First of all, I can honestly say I love living in Sunderland. The cost of living is low and there is a lot to be proud of in the city. The people who live here make the city what it is, being on the whole friendly and open. Depending largely where you live in the city there is a strong sense of community. Until the recent recession Sunderland felt like a city on the up, with new employment being created and a buzz about the place. While Sunderland often lives in the shadow of its larger neighbour Newcastle I find this to be better - our ...  Read the complete review

In comparision to some of the others cities in this country, Sunderland is small to be honest, but when to compare it to nearby Newcastle which is a lot more famous, Sunderland is a lot bigger. The city centre is full of shops and places to go. It has its own shopping centre, with about 100 stores, some of which include big names like Top Shop, Debamhams, which is huge and at the end of the centre, and a supermarket, Tesco. There are also shops surronding this centres, and it has three main streets of shops. At the edge of the city centre, it has a big bus terminal, where you can get a bus to almost anywhere in the region, and it is said that from Sunderland you can ...  Read the complete review

I lived in Sunderland all throughout my childhood and it wasn't until I moved down south that I realised how much nicer it is to have sand on the beaches which is a good thing about Sunderland, but the trouble is the weather is so much colder so you never seem to be able to enjoy them as much as we should. Shopping is quite good in Sunderland there is the bridges which is constantly being refurbished so there is lots of interesting new shops. Sunderland has a university which attracts a lot of students each year. The students therefore also appreciate the many pubs and clubs in Sunderland town centre. Sunderland has its own empire theatre and the plays are usually really ...  Read the complete review

THE Worst place to live in UK

What would you say to the prospect of seeing the Red Arrows for free? Well, my answer to that very same question was an excited "yes please!" - although the fact that I am writing in the category may have given that away slightly. You see, last weekend saw the biggest gathering in the North East take place, the Sunderland International Airshow. The airshow is an annual event on Wearside and has been for the past 15 years; it also happens to be Europe's largest free show of its kind. Never being one to pass up a freebie I went along to see what it was all about, although to be honest I expected it to be not up to the standards of the shows you pay to see on ...  Read the complete review