Chris Binding Local Democracy Reporter
  • National World

Local Democracy Reporter covering Sunderland City Council, South Tyneside Council and Durham County Council for the Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette and other media partners.

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Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette, Chronicle Live

Focus Areas

  • Sunderland City Council
  • South Tyneside Council
  • Durham County Council

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chroniclelive.co.uk

Council fees and charges set to rise in South Tyneside - here's what you need to know

The cost of leisure membership, school meals and school milk, market fees and cremations and burials are all set to i...

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chroniclelive.co.uk

Plans to turn Sunderland bungalow into school for children with special educational needs

Sunderland City Council's planning department has received an application to turn a bungalow into a school for up to ...

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chroniclelive.co.uk

Former Sunderland pub site set for transformation into supported housing development

The site at Portsmouth Road once housed The Eagle public house but has sat vacant for decades since the pub’s demolit...

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chroniclelive.co.uk

Demolition bid for former mental health unit at South Tyneside District Hospital

South Tyneside District Hospital has submitted an application to knock down the former Bede Wing

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10 days
sunderlandecho.com

Former Sunderland pub site outlined for 'temporary supported housing for single males'

Plans for a ‘supported housing’ development on a former Sunderland pub site have been submitted to council developmen...

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sunderlandecho.com

Appeal rejected over digital advertising screen in Fulwell's Sea Road after Sunderland City Counc...

Plans for a digital advertising screen in a Sunderland neighbourhood have been thrown out at appeal by a Government-a...

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sunderlandecho.com

Detached house set to become special school under plans by care company

Plans to transform a bungalow into a school for children with special educational needs have been submitted to counci...

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sunderlandecho.com

Plan for flat above former Rob’s Cooked Meats shop in Sunderland's Blandford Street

Plans to convert office space above a shop into a residential flat have been submitted to council development chiefs.

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sunderlandecho.com

Plans for new short-stay serviced apartment in Sunderland city centre

Plans for a ‘short-stay serviced apartment’ above shop space in Sunderland city centre have been submitted to council...

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12 days
sunderlandecho.com

Revised plans approved for Sunderland care home development beside Lidl

Revised proposals for a care home development on Wearside have been given the green light by city planning chiefs.

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lancasterguardian.co.uk

Much-loved Lancaster man with passion for nature passes away peacefully

A much-loved Lancaster man who enjoyed photography, bird watching and bridge has passed away.

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chroniclelive.co.uk

Plans for new 'battery energy storage' facility on Wearside as council chiefs receive proposals

Proposals for a new 'battery energy storage' facility have been lodged with Sunderland City Council for land near Fox...

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