Ten new recycling vehicles are ready to hit Wearside’s roads – and Sunderland City Council is asking local youngsters to help give them names.
The vehicles were recently bought to update the council’s fleet and to boost the quality of life of local residents and improve the environment.
Cllr Amy Wilson,...
Local housebuilder supports anniversary fundraiser for Percy Hedley Foundation.
Local housebuilder Barratt Developments North East has contributed £26,500 to a 50th anniversary fundraising campaign for the Percy Hedley Foundation - one of the largest regional charities that supports those with additional needs
The fundraiser for the Percy Hedley Foundation...
The idea of the Stars and Stripes flag fluttering in Washington on the Fourth of July may not sound unusual, but yesterday the Star-Spangled Banner was also flying over Washington, Wearside.
Washington was the ancestral home of the first American president George Washington (1732-1799) and yesterday (4th July) the mayor...
Yesterday
(21st March) it was confirmed that plans for a new dual-carriageway
link into Sunderland City Centre will receive a £40.5-million boost.
The
money, from central government, will be spent on the third phase of the
Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor (SSTC). Parts of the scheme which have
already been completed include the Northern Spire (SSTC2)...
Plans are afoot to revive one of Sunderland’s most historic districts. An area of central Sunderland that includes Fawcett Street, High Street East, High Street West and Church Street East has been declared a Heritage Action Zone.
The Heritage Action Zone initiative, run by Historic England, aims to “unlock the...
Two of the UK’s leading waste to energy companies – Low Carbon Ltd and PMAC Energy – have this month announced that planning consent has been granted for a new £300 million pound state-of-the-art waste to energy centre on the site of the former Corus Steelworks.
The Redcar Energy Centre...
As Sunderland starts to roll out major new regeneration and investment projects transforming the city centre and surrounding areas, the North East Fund is urging Wearside entrepreneurs, local SMEs and those with potential start-up ideas to consider the positive opportunities that may exist by becoming part of the City’s...
Sunderland's Metro Expansion Plan: Sunderland's Metro Expansion Plan envisions the extension of the Metro network into key areas, including Hendon, Grangetown, and Ryhope. These proposed routes bring with them the potential to revolutionise transport within the city. By connecting these areas to the Metro network, Sunderland can unlock accessibility...
Two
events will be taking place in Sunderland to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (27th
January).
On
Friday 25th January at 10.00 a.m., the mayor of Sunderland – Cllr Linda
Scanlan – will open a two-day exhibition dedicated to the life and legacy of
Anne Frank.
Anne
– a young Jewish girl – wrote a famous diary...
Owners
of long-term empty properties may face enormous increases in council tax.
Sunderland
City Council is considering asking owners of homes left empty for two years or
longer to pay more. The council’s cabinet will discuss this proposal when it
meets on 16th January.
If
approved, the empty home premiums would be:
100% for properties left empty...
