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

850 Articles
over 1 year ago
sunderlandecho.com

Plans to demolish historic ‘Bog Row Girls’ School’ in Hetton to make way for housing

A former school site on the outskirts of Sunderland could face the bulldozers to make way for housing under new plans.

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over 1 year ago
sunderlandecho.com

Fresh plans to protect people from modern slavery in South Tyneside

A new plan aiming to protect people in South Tyneside from modern slavery has been given the green light by borough c...

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over 1 year ago
sunderlandecho.com

Image released of new Sunderland multi-storey car park planned for site of Sinatra's

Plans to demolish a former city bar and social club to make way for a huge multi-storey car park are set to go before...

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over 1 year ago
sunderlandecho.com

Help for rough sleepers with £1million boost to homelessness services in Sunderland

Some of the most vulnerable people on Wearside are set to receive extra support after homelessness services received ...

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over 1 year ago
chroniclelive.co.uk

A new disco and karaoke bar could open in a former Sunderland bookies'

Work has already started on converting Cleo's Bar, on Park Lane

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over 1 year ago
sunderlandecho.com

Row brewing over new 'bus gate' which will see breaching drivers fined in Sunderland city centre

Plans for a traffic gyratory and ‘bus gate’ in Sunderland city centre have been given the go-ahead, despite concerns ...

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over 1 year ago
sunderlandecho.com

Work approved to safeguard future of historic Grade II-listed school in Sunderland

Plans for renovation works to help safeguard the future of a Sunderland school and “landmark listed building” have be...

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over 1 year ago
sunderlandecho.com

New wildlife ponds approved for Sunderland's Herrington Country Park to give new homes to newts

Plans for new wildlife ponds at Herrington Country Park to provide “valuable” habitat for great crested newts have be...

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over 1 year ago
sunderlandecho.com

New 'Cleo's bar' planned for former Coral bookmakers in Park Lane area of Sunderland city centre

Plans for a new bar in Sunderland city centre have been submitted to council development chiefs.

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over 1 year ago
chroniclelive.co.uk

Sunderland council rejects new KFC drive-thru near school over child obesity fears

The fast food chain wanted to build a new drive-thru at the site of an existing Wearside petrol station

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over 1 year ago
chroniclelive.co.uk

New Asda store will be built at site of Sunderland petrol station despite local backlash

The Shell filling station on The Broadway will be replaced with a new 'top up' Asda

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over 1 year ago
sunderlandecho.com

Controversial plans to demolish Sunderland petrol station and replace it with an Asda convenience...

Proposals to demolish a Sunderland petrol filling station to make way for an ‘Asda convenience store’ have been given...

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