Sunderland City Council

Housing estate plans to be decided at inquiry

Sunderland Council says plans to build 255 homes in Hetton-le-Hole are "fundamentally unacceptable".

The repairs are part of a project to bring South Chapel at Bishopwearmouth Cemetary back into use.

Liberal Democrat councillor Stephen O'Brien says the refusal is a "victory for common sense".

Glenn Gibbins is reinstated to the party after posts about Sunderland's Nigerian community.

The proposals for land in the Doxford area are to be discussed on Wednesday by a planning committee.

Councillors will decide the future of the former care facility in Grindon at a meeting on Wednesday.

The Quakers are funding the conversion of a 200-year-old building in Sunniside into a community hub.

Reform Sunderland says the building will only fly national and civic flags from now on.

Only three of the seven deputies would be entitled to a special responsibility allowance, Reform says.