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2021 news archive

Lighting up the Feast

Houghton Feast Steering Group have confirmed they are to purchase replacement lighting as part of the investment in keeping Houghton Feast a staple in the Sunderland events calendar.

Census 2021: Landmarks lit

Census '21: Northern Spire, Penshaw Monument and landmarks across the country are being lit in Census '21 purple.

The region's Directors of Public Health reassure people that they consider the AstraZeneca vaccine to be safe and effective:

"There have been 37 reports of potentially serious blood clots out of the 17 million doses given to people across the EU - that's actually a lower number of incidents than you'd expect to see in the population.

Investing in our highways and transport links

Investment, maintenance, sustainability and safety in city highways and transport.

Plans for first Lamplight Festival press on

Sunderland City Council has confirmed that plans to host the inaugural Lamplight Festival, due to take place in Mowbray Park on August 7 and 8 this year, are proceeding as scheduled.

Taxi driver banned

Magistrates agree with City Council that taxi driver must lose his licence.

Census 2021 is here

It's Census '21 and more than 120,000 city households have received their letters, and are completing the census, have you?

Stopping the noise

A man has been given a suspended sentence after admitting 54 breaches of an antisocial behaviour injunction.

A new crematorium

Looking for a new Sunderland Crematorium site

Statement from LA7 leaders

"Today marks an important milestone on our road to recovery as we reach the first step of the Government's plan for easing lockdown restrictions

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