2023 news archive

Sunderland is rubbing shoulders with major international cities including Hamburg, Montreal and Abu Dhabi as it prepares to host the UK leg of the 2023 World Triathlon Championship Series in just over two weeks' time.

A Sunderland resident suspected of fly-tipping has been fined by magistrates after failing to co-operate with a council investigation.

Eight smokers who threw cigarette ends on the ground in Sunderland have been hit with hefty fines totalling £4714.

A £25,000 grant from the Chewing Gum Task Force, administered by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, will help Sunderland City Council clean up gum and reduce gum littering.

Drivers are advised that road closures will be in place between the Grand Hotel roundabout on Seaburn Terrace and Roker Ravine bridge, while new road markings are put in place and resurfacing work is carried out.

Work is progressing on a £2.8m scheme to update the one-way system and bus priority routes in Sunderland city centre.

Sunderland will join communities across the world in the annual international commemoration of the Bosnian Genocide.

A ground-breaking project set up to make Sunderland city centre safer, cleaner and more vibrant has already seen a 73 per cent drop in rowdy and inconsiderate behaviour in its first six months.

Partners across Sunderland are working together to reduce alcohol harms in the city.