Drivers are reminded of scheduled closures to the Queen Alexandra Bridge in the coming weeks.
The bridge will be closed Southbound for 11 weeks from Monday 7 June while £420,000 worth of maintenance is carried out.
The works will see infrastructure specialists Balfour Beatty remove cables from the bridge, rail deck...
Sunderland City Council is recognising the efforts of volunteers in the city as part of National Volunteer Week.
Taking place from Tuesday 1 to Monday 7 June, Volunteer Week aims to thank the hard work that hundreds of people within our communities do every single day.
There are several reasons why...
People across Sunderland are being encouraged to part with their old laptops and desktops in a bid to help charities and those they support, to get online.
Sunderland City Council has partnered with Protech City to launch the GO! Get Online Scheme to offer low-cost computer equipment to registered charities...
The ward councillor for Washington West, Cllr Henry Trueman, has been officially sworn in as Mayor at a meeting of the full council, with his wife and ward councillor for Washington West Cllr Dorothy Trueman to serve alongside him as Mayoress.
They took over the ceremonial chains of office from...
As we head towards World Goth Day (Saturday, May 22nd) two Sunderland psychologists are opening up about their own experience of prejudice and how they hope one TV soap’s current hate crime storyline will help spark a change in attitudes.
There were heartbreaking scenes in Coronation Street earlier this month,...
Fans of comics, characters and coffee can now get their fix at a newly opened gaming café and shop at Sunderland city centre.
And to celebrate the full opening of Geek Retreat at John Street, eagle-eyed fans can join in a Pokémon Polaroid hunt – and be rewarded with a...
Plans are underway to install an interactive, waste-guzzling sculpture in Sunderland city centre – and the public has been asked to help.
Sunderland BID has joined forces with North East-based TA!LAB to design a unique work of art to be sited at Market Square.
And not only will the, as yet...
Sunderland is once again supporting International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) by raising the rainbow flag at the civic centre.
The Mayor of Sunderland, Councillor David Snowdon raised the rainbow flag at Sunderland Civic Centre to show solidarity for sexual and gender diversity, ahead of the day itself...
A new report has shed light on the use of performance and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) in ex-Service personnel.
The research, from the University of Sunderland and funded by Forces in Mind Trust, found that body image and keeping up with the demands of active duty are the main reasons for...
Sunderland's city centre drivers are reminded of slow-moving traffic as a further six ‘abnormal loads’ – some nearly 30 metres (100ft) long – will be moving to the Port of Sunderland on Tuesday.
Six loads are scheduled to leave the Deptford site of crane manufacturer Liebherr and travel towards the...
