Northumbria Police statistics have shown an increase in crime in West Sunderland. The statistics have revealed that the total crime level is up by 3.9 per cent (71 crimes) for April – December 2013. The highest rises can be seen in violent crimes cases, which are up by 30.1 per […]
Tyne and Wear Fire Authority has announced it is to close Sunderland Central fire station, along with two other stations. The move will save the authority nearly £5.5million but will make 131 firefighters lose their jobs. This closure will leave the city centre without a fire station for the first […]
Sunderland City Council and Gentoo will fund the construction of a new car park in Lakeside. Lack of spaces around the Lakeside tower blocks has led to worsening parking problems, with the police issuing tickets for illegal and obstructive parking. But councillors agreed to shell out £10,600 to build 18 […]
GRIEVING families were relieved by the council’s decision to partially fund repairs to a cemetery today. The improvements to the baby garden area in Bishopwearmouth Cemetery will include covering the site with pea gravel and the addition of sustainable planting. There will also be a new footpath approaching the northern and […]
Disappointed residents of Doxford Park have lost their battle to stop a new Aldi from being built on the site of the Croftside Care Home. Concerned residents of Knollside Close fear that the new supermarket will bring unbearable levels of traffic to their doorsteps. But the South Sunderland Development Control […]
THE CAMPAIGN group North East People’s Assembly and residents met last night to discuss cuts to the Sunderland fire service. The plans involve scrapping one of Sunderland’s fire engines and could also mean the closure of Sunderland Central fire station. If the fire station is closed Sunderland will be without […]
A Sunderland football star has swapped the pitch for a plane to raise £600 for the charity that helped her close friend survive a heart condition. Rachel Furness, 25, from Washington, completed the 13,500ft parachute jump for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at Peterlee Airfield, in Durham, on Saturday. She […]
The iconic Coca Cola Christmas truck was in Sunderland after a poll suggested the city to be among one of the kindest in the country. The poll, conducted by the Coca Cola, added Wearside to the truck’s destination list and it was able to mark the beginning of the festive […]
The Duke of Cambridge visited Centrepoint centre for homeless young people in Monkwearmouth yesterday. He met some of the residents at the centre, of which the duke is Patron, and cooked chapatis with them. Wearsiders gathered together at the centre, in Dundas Street, to see Prince William and to greet […]
Shoppers at The Bridges, in the Sunderland city centre, have been creased up by the so-called musical Ruth today. The Sunderland Live male entertainer, dressed up like a nun, was dancing and signing comically on his grand piano on wheels, giving his audience the giggles. Other street entertainers of Sunderland […]