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Sunderland City Council warns of more than £6million in cuts

Cllr Glynis Campbell Sinclair was spotted cleaning her windows while on camera during a meeting of Highland Council's Inverness Area Committee Picture: Highland Council / SWNS

Councillor cleans her home's windows during live-streamed meeting

The Easington Lane memorial

War memorials given a facelift in time for Remembrance Day

Lesley and Anth Rose with two of their biological grandchildren

Support to become a Sunderland foster carer

Sunderland City Council issues latest advice for Storm Babet

Sunderland's Festival of Light has been cancelled for Thursday, and may not go ahead on Friday and Saturday either, depending on the forecast.

Sunderland's Festival of Light cancelled as Storm Babet set to hit

Artist's impression

New film studios will be 'bigger than Nissan' for Sunderland

The 11 dogs campaigners believe the council had euthanised (Lost Souls/Facebook)

Council seizes 82 dogs from sanctuary, sparking controversy as 11 put down

Stock image of a school crossing patrol.

Council staff may be asked to volunteer for crossing patrols amid 'struggles'

The unit at Symmetry Park

Butternut Box shows commitment to Doncaster with 133,606 sq ft expansion

Ellis Anthony Gibbs dropping litter out of his car window in a car park in Hull. The teenager was fined £250.

Teenager fined £250 after throwing McDonald’s bag out of car window

Young mum, 22 horrified as Norwich council flat floods with ‘thick brown’ human waste

Mum horrified as council flat floods with ‘thick brown’ human waste

Hannah Ingram-Moore and her late father Captain Tom Moore (Photo: Getty Images)

Daughter of Sir Captain Tom Moore ordered to tear down home spa

Stock image from Pixabay.

Landowners to appeal after plans for 'equestrian arena' turned down

Wayne Simpson, who had his burger stolen by a seagull in King Street, South Shields.

Sunderland man demands refund on Big Mac stolen by seagull

Jeremy Clarkson has won his battle with West Oxfordshire District council as permission to provide more parking at his Diddly Squat farm has been granted.

Jeremy Clarkson given green light for changes at Diddly Squat farm
The year long battle saw Clarkson’s Diddly Squat farm branded ‘a victim of its own success’

Paul O’Grady: Comedian given freedom of the borough in posthumous honour from Wirral Council

Paul O’Grady given ‘highest honour’ in tribute after his death

All boat operations suspended from Bournemouth Pier

A Martin Lewis fan revealed how a tip from the consumer champion helped her secure a £8,500 refund from her local council.

Martin Lewis fan shares how they got £8,500 council refund

Council apologises for ‘error’ and ‘upset’ after entire car park of vehicles wrongfully ticketed

Entire car park of vehicles ticketed after council error

Local elections 2023: Where are they taking place in May 2023 and why isn’t my council having them?

Where are local elections taking place & is my council holding them?

Tactical voting could be pivotal at the next General Election

Local elections 2023: what will be voted on

A row has broken out over the introduction of voter photo ID for the upcoming local elections. Local politicians have been airing their views including Washington and Sunderland West MP Sharon Hodgson, leader of the Sunderland Conservatives Anthony Mullen, and Lib Dem councillors Niall Hodson and Paul Edgeworth.

Row erupts over voter photo ID requirement ahead of local elections

Voters will be required to show photo ID to vote in the May elections

Government introduces new rule to vote in elections this spring

Ben Thornbury demonstrating 'crazy pothole golf' in Malmesbury

Man sets up pothole crazy golf course to ‘make a point’ to council

Millie used ChatGPT to help write an email to York City Council

Student uses ChatGPT to appeal wrongly issued parking fine

The external phase of the new train station is now complete

Sunderland's new train station entrance reaches milestone in development
The development of Sunderland’s new train station entrance has reached a milestone as part of a major £26million revamp.

President Joe Biden has welcomed the arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Getty)

US President Joe Biden welcomes Vladimir Putin ICC arrest warrant

Restoration works are forging ahead at the Elephant Tearooms

See amazing detail of Sunderland's Elephant Tearooms

Full list of places that will see a council tax increase in April 2023

Former Sunningdale School site in Springwell. Picture c/o Google Streetview.

Demolition approved for former school buildings which pose 'danger to public'

The steel frame taking shape on the Sunderland skyline. Images issued by Creo Comms.

Timelapse video shows Sunderland station taking shape on city's skyline

Nicola Bulley went missing on January 27

Nicola Bulley: Councillors remove contact details over harassment

The historic Phoenix Hall in the East End

Major £200,000 restoration of Sunderland's historic Phoenix Hall forges ahead

Side rubbish left alongside bins will no longer be collected from Tuesday January 31.

Side waste collections to end in Sunderland - here is the date for changes

MI6 forced to close top-secret spy school after London location is accidentally leaked by local council

MI6 closes secret spy school after council leaks location

Jeremy Clarkson could be axed from Amazon Prime (Pic:Getty Images)

Jeremy Clarkson barred from selling his book at Diddly Squat Farm

The Banksy mural in in Lowestoft, Suffolk, after the skip was removed

Removal of part of a Banksy work has now left the mural ‘worthless’

Jeremy Clarkson has opened a restaurant at his Diddly Squat farm.

Jeremy Clarkson closes Diddly Squat farm restaurant

Coun Julia Potts

Council urged to scrap reintroduction of replacement bin charges in Sunderland

Man receives one of first catcalling fines in UK after sting operation

Gentoo tenant Shannon Eastick, 28, with her children Carson, seven and Caliana, four. Shannon has moved to live with her parents after a problem with rodents in her own house.

Distraught mum hits ‘rock bottom' due to rodent problem

The average motorist leaves their car running for 244 minutes every winter – gen...

Sunderland City Council's Enforcement Team have been using fire drones to help detect illegal fires in the run-up to Bonfire Night.

'Fire drones deployed across city’s skies to prevent illegal bonfires

The red arrows perform at the 2018 Sunderland Airshow.

Council: 'No plans to run Sunderland Airshow in the future'

University of Sunderland Vice-Chancellor Sir David Bell has been speaking about his future hopes for the institution which is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary.

Sunderland youngsters don't need to leave city to 'get on in life' says Uni boss

Sunderland City Council are to hold a cabinet meeting at the City Hall on Thursday October 13 to discuss the increasing shortfall in the Council's budget.

Council’s emergency inflation budget set to be wiped out as energy costs double

King Charles III has been formally announced as the nation’s new sovereign.

Bank holiday declared for date of Queen's state funeral

Jill Scott playing for England.

PA image.

Calls for Sunderland football legends to be given the freedom of the city

Picture issued by Sunderland City Council with a reminder on 'unauthorised' grave tributes.

Families ordered to remove 'unauthorised' tributes from loved ones' graves

Residents of Gertrude Street, Grasswell, Houghton, were left upset after being told to drag their bins to the bottom of the street.

Sunderland Council postpones new bin system on "unadopted" road

Residents of Gertrude Street, Grasswell, Houghton.

Upset residents told to leave bins at end of "unadopted" road for collection

Newcastle United's training ground upgrade plans (photo: Public Access)

Major Newcastle United training ground upgrade gets approved

Sheldon's grave was left 'a complete mess' says his mum Katrina.

Mum of Sheldon Farnell left 'upset' after finding her son's grave damaged

Sunderland City Council bin collection

'Unofficial' bin protest causes bin collection delays in Sunderland