Council news

A star-studded line-up of Sunderland players, old and new, joined in the celebrations on Tuesday (18 February 2020), as the city's multi-million-pound sporting hubs were officially opened.

Survey suggests highways and transport satisfaction is better than average.

Work to restore Sunderland Minster and the park to the south of it has hit the halfway mark and is on track to be completed by May.

Council Tax increase tabled for budget.

Work is progressing well on clearing the former Alex Smiles waste site, with almost a third of the waste removed so far.

Works to transform an abandoned waste site into use as a key manufacturing site have successfully begun.

New rules and guidelines for development are now adopted in the Local Plan.

Schools are helping road safety and preventing poor parking with new signs.

We can and we will destroy your vehicle if you use it for fly-tipping.

In 1900 the people of Sunderland came together to 'crowdfund' the city's Jack Crawford monument.