2021 news archive

Sunderland has been awarded more than £2m from Homes England to press on with the next phase of its transformational £59 million housing plan.

Sunderland's Director of Public Health is calling on everyone who is eligible to get their Covid and flu jabs without delay as case numbers remain high across the city.

TV legend and star of Sunderland Empire's panto, Su Pollard joins the Mayor of Sunderland, Councillor Harry Trueman in Keel Square on Thursday 18 November for the city's Christmas Lights Switch On.

Transport leaders have today (Tuesday 26 October) approved the region's Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) at a meeting of the North East Joint Transport Committee.

Sunderland City Council is working in partnership with Northumbria Police to combat the use of illegal private e-scooters on the city's public roads and pavements.

A new partnership is set to improve efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, and boost local businesses by more than £270,000.

Sunderland's Remembrance Parade and Service is set to make a welcome return to the city centre next month after going online last year due to the pandemic.

A SUNDERLAND mum has praised life-changing new council homes that are enabling her profoundly autistic son to spread his wings.

A specially trained sniffer dog has helped Sunderland City Council's trading standards seize a haul of 4,000 illegal cigarettes.

PLANS to transform the former Elemore Golf Course into an Eco Park, Cafe, Garden and Visitor Centre could take a significant step forward when they go before the City Council's Cabinet next week.