2021 news archive

The Mayor of Sunderland, Councillor David Snowdon, has raised the Commonwealth Flag and recorded a personal message to be shared online.

The Leader of Sunderland City Council has praised schools for the lifeline they have provided to the city's schoolchildren throughout the pandemic.

Next year's budget agreed - Leader of the City Council Cllr Graeme Miller said it was in line with post-Covid recovery plans and for a more dynamic, healthy and vibrant city.

Following the Government's announcement of the planned roadmap for recovery, Sunderland City Council has been reviewing its services, venues and facilities to look at their staged reopening against the proposed key milestone dates.

This week marks another important stage on the cautious road to recovery with the Budget on Wednesday and schools opening next Monday, but as we said just a few days ago we must continue to be vigilant.

Changes to the current traffic management at the A19/A690 junction will be in place over the weekend from Friday 26 February.

Not long now to Census '21.

Sunderland City Council has proven it will not be tolerating fly-tipping and littering as three offenders face fines.

Sunderland City Council is encouraging residents to sign up for the Spring funding round of Crowdfund Sunderland by highlighting projects that have benefitted from the scheme.

The government's announcement of a cautious approach to easing lockdown is sensible but it needs to be kept under constant review