The number of people in Sunderland making use of the blue badge disabled parking scheme rose by a tenth last year, new figures show.

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THE pool of strikers potentially available to Sunderland has shrunk significantly in the last couple of days as rival clubs make their own moves ahead of Monday’s transfer deadline. The Black ...

The proposed site of a new glassmaking hub has been announced. Glassworks Sunderland will be based in the former Peter Smith antiques warehouse on Borough Road in Sunniside, the city's council said.

She returned to Sunderland alongside former referee Rebecca Welch and said the provision for girls in her hometown was now far better than when she was younger. The pair attended an Emerging ...

Work has started on a new public park in Sunderland city centre. The Riverside Park will be the focal point of the Riverside Sunderland development project, one of the UK's largest urban ...

Any light showers will ease by this evening. Turning cloudy overnight with spells of rain moving in, which may be heavy for a time. Rain will clear to leave a few showers towards the end of the ...

Find out more about the best rated restaurants on Stowell street. Sunderland are hosting their own celebrations and are kicking it off a little later in the new year. The festivities start on ...

Sunderland will be looking to recover from the disappointment of that draw to Plymouth Argyle by beating their bitter North East rivals, Middlesbrough, on Monday night. Despite being massive ...