Sunderland City Council LIVE - updates from the local authority's full meeting
Hello and welcome to our live blog, providing updates from the full meeting of Sunderland City Council on Wednesday, June 19.
Our reporter Chris Binding is attending the meeting, which will cover a number of topics of interest including a motion to bring a Crowtree-type leisure centre back to Sunderland, awarding an Honorary Freedom of the City to Sunderland-born footballer Jordan Henderson and the potential to install Messages of Hope on the city’s bridges. Stick with us for live updates from the meeting as they happen, and don’t forget to get in touch on social media to share your views.