Thirty-five people have been fined in the first two weeks of a Sunderland City Council crackdown on city centre littering. The fines, each totalling £150, have been handed out as part of the council’s drive to improve Sunderland city centre. This follows the launch of a deep cleaning programme at […]
Sunderland will host three sporting events when the World Transplant Games heads to the North East this summer. From 17-24 August, NewcastleGateshead will host the world’s largest organ donation event. The North East will welcome over 3,000 participants from 70 different countries to compete in a range of different […]
The Salvation Army’s North-East regional manager, Tony Thornton, says he hopes Sunderland City Council’s new draft homelessness strategy resolves many of the issues facing vulnerable people in the city. The council are running an online consultation on the draft of their new strategy, which they say covers all types of […]
Sunderland’s Liberal Democrats have called on Sunderland City Council to cut councillors’ allowances in the upcoming budget on Wednesday 5 March. It will be the third year in a row they have asked this, and their leader, councillor Niall Hodson, isn’t holding out much hope it will be voted […]
The 9th edition of the annual Sunderland Run Festival weekend, which is due to take place in Keel Square on May 11 and 12 this year, is now open to enter. Last year’s edition of the event attracted over 4,000 participants in 10K and half-marathon races, leading the organisers to […]
A North East mother of two children has said that ‘schools do not dictate’ when it comes to making the decision to take her children out of school during term time. Her statement follows petitions that have been rapidly gathering signatures around the UK to allow parents to take their […]
Various Freedom of Information requests have revealed where the most dangerous areas for potholes are in the North East. Some of the worst areas include Newcastle, Durham and Northumberland. In the last three years, Newcastle City Council has filled a staggering 43,922 potholes at a cost of just under £12 […]
Arrests of rivalling North East football fans have been halved in the space of one season, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. During their 2015/16 seasons, Newcastle United and Sunderland AFC amassed over 50 arrests each at home games. Newcastle had 63 of their fans arrested at or near […]
Members of Sunderland City Council have been at the centre of controversy regarding the city’s pothole crisis. Liberal Democrat Martin Haswell, councillor for the Pallion and Ford areas of the city, challenged the council at a recent meeting to do more to help repair the roads. He said: “Residents across […]
Home developing company Gentoo Homes have submitted phase one of plans to build 500 new homes in the Chester Gate area of Sunderland. The plans suggest building the homes in the area will have a total value of £74million, and will be available to both buy and rent. The proposal […]