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The four-storey St Mary's multi-story car park clad in red bricks with multiple large gaps in the wall. The sky is grey. A road runs to the left of it with cars coming towards the camera. A few people are walking on the street. In the distance is a covered bridge over the road with the worlds Sunderland City Centre written out across its windows.

City centre car parks in line for £2m revamp

Sunderland City Council is asked to approve work to St Mary's and Sunniside multi-storey car parks.

Dr Q's Food Factory which has a brown shop front with blue shutters which have not been pulled all the way down. A glass-fronted building can be seen to the right and a Turkish barber shop to the left. The flats would have sat above Dr Q's.

Plans for flats near music venue thrown out

A planning inspector upholds concerns that residents would complain about noise from the venue.

Long view down a stretch stretch of sandy beach under sunny skies. The sea is to the left, and to the right is a promenade with a low wall, with a grassy bank above it topped by a row of terraced houses.

Dog owners warned of summer beach ban

The ban, which was renewed following a public consultation last year, runs from May to September.

The exterior of Cleo's Bar which has large windows with various posters stuck on them. Above the windows and black door there's a pink and purple sign which reads 'Cleo's Bar' in white cursive letters. The words 'disco' and 'karaoke' are on either side. There's a wooden fence around the entrance.

Bar's licence revoked following crime and disorder

A man was hit with a bat by staff in January, a licensing sub-committee hears.

A number of notes and coins are placed on top of a piece of paper which reads ‘Council Tax Bill 2024/2025’.

Councillors pursued over unpaid council tax

A Freedom of Information investigation reveals court summons have been issued in some of the cases.

Fields in front of Penshaw monument, which is a grey Classical-style monument.

Dog walking field plans thrown out at appeal

The proposals for land near Penshaw Monument in Sunderland are dismissed by government planners.

Dr Julie Carter is smiling at the camera. She is standing in Sunderland's Stadium of Light and is wearing running an orange top. She has short grey hair.

GP runs across country to aid struggling families

Dr Julie Carter from Sunderland runs 88 miles (142km) in three days to raise money for local kids.

An aerial view of the footbridge. It is a long white structure crossing the River Wear and connecting Keel Square to the Stadium of Light, with cranes next to it on both shores. Wearmouth Bridge and the North Sea are also visible in the distance.

Hundreds respond to bridge name call

There have been 1,000 name suggestions from members of the public for Sunderland's new bridge.

The green marble façade of the former Marks and Spenser store in Sunderland city centre. The three-storey building has an ornate clock between the first and second floor. Food delivery workers are resting in front of the building. Several people are passing by. Some are sitting on round benches opposite the building.

What's next for former M&S building?

Feasibility studies are under way, with the council intending to keep the frontage "intact".