MEDIA & Press

We’re Chris, Dan and Rosie, and together we make up the We Are Local Heroes team.

Meet the Team
About We Are Local Heroes

who are we?

what’s happening?

So much! We run a weekly Podcast with guests from across the region, as well as Local Heroes Markets every weekend.

Current projects include: Hands on The Wheel film premiere, Breaking Bread school project.

Past projects: The Gaderung at Ad Gefrin

contact us

For media enquiries, please email:
info@wearelocalheroes.com

media coverage

Three men sitting on a sofa with a "Local Heroes" sign on the wall behind them. Text below reads: "Si King talks of 'excellent' Sheepfolds Stables and love of 'passionate' North East." Shelves with various items are visible in the background.
Newspaper headline about Si King praising a bakery's pink slice in Sunderland Echo.

The Sunderland Echo | Sunderland's best pink slice? Si King praises posh version from city institution Müllers

TV chef was handed Sunderland’s signature snack as part of a podcast with Local Heroes, the people behind the city’s food markets in Sheepfolds and Sunniside.

Interviewed by Chris Jewitt and Dan Prince on the podcast entitled Pride, Passion and Pies, Si chats pies from his Sunderland shop PROPA, growing up in Kibblesworth and the importance of local food heritage.

MSN News
Screenshot of a news headline from Chronicle Live about Sunderland foodies attending the first food market event at Sheepfolds Stables, featuring text about the event's offerings.

Press for Sunniside Food Market in June 2025

Sunderland Echo | Sunderland Business Partnership
Aerial view of Sheepfolds Stables lit up at night, advertising a new monthly market hosted by Appetite magazine, with urban cityscape and cranes in the background.

The Local Heroes Sunday Market at Sheepfolds Stables mentioned in The Northern Echo | Sunderland Business Partnership | Hospitality and Catering News | Sheepfolds Stables

Press pack

Outdoor market scene with people walking and browsing vendor stalls under trees.

Markets

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Download Market Information PDF here.

Two men sitting on a sofa, smiling and laughing during a podcast recording, with microphones and a rustic background.

podcast

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Download Podcast Information PDF here.

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we are local heroes

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