A BMX track is gearing up to welcome cyclists back after being given a new lease of life.
Sunderland City Council has invested £80,000 on improving the surface and refining the layout of the track at Hetton Lyons Country Park as part of its drive to encourage more people to be...
On 17th November 2021, Sunderland City Council represented not only the North East region but the country as the only shortlisted UK finalist at the World Smart City Awards 2021 at the Smart City Expo World Congress.
Standing alongside fellow experts and changemakers, Sunderland was a leading part of the...
Sunderland-based community interest company, MBC Arts Wellbeing donates £5000 of food and cleaning products to food banks across the region.
MBC Arts Wellbeing of 31 Norfolk Street, Sunniside, Sunderland has donated £5000 of food, cleaning and hygiene products to three Sunderland foodbanks, equating to 2.2 tonnes of essential items being...
A Washington play area has been given a £225,000 makeover, complete with a sensory garden, zip wire and inclusive play equipment, as work continues to upgrade play facilities across Sunderland.
The upgraded play area in Bonemill Lane, Fatfield, which is formally known as Harraton Park play area, now includes new...
In what has been a year like no other, University leaders today praised students and staff for uniting “like never before”.
Sir David Bell, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Sunderland, highlighted the “resilience, commitment and adaptability” shown by the University community during a challenging 12 months.
It comes...
Visitors to this year’s Sunderland International Airshow will have the chance to enjoy the best views of all the event’s action, music and entertainment in fully catered comfort.
Tickets are now on sale for the very popular Take Off Enclosure, which was first launched at last year’s airshow.
The enclosure offers...
Vertu Motors is opening the majority of service departments for key workers and their vehicles
Service departments at Bristol Street Motors Sunderland Vauxhall and Peterlee Hyundai and Vertu Honda Sunderland will all be open.
Anyone classed by the government as a key worker, or vehicles such as utilities, emergency services and...
“I'm proud to see the University working together with the people of Sunderland and the wider north-east region”
A major collection effort is underway by students and staff at the University of Sunderland’s School of Medicine to help provide essential items for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.
In response to...
PARENTS are being urged to stop using baby self-feeding pillows immediately and throw them away after a warning that they could lead to choking and death.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued an Urgent Safety Alert and said using them could lead to immediate, serious harm or...
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...
