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Gentoo members of staff donating school items to families

Gentoo donates hundreds of uniforms and school items to disadvantaged families

Liz and Alan Logan who lost a lifetime of memories in a fire in their Sunderland home.

Devastated Sunderland couple lose everything in horrific fire

Open Arms 2025

Community Champion awards return to Sunderland

Leon Stephenson and Stacey Thwaites from Gentoo pictured with firefighters from the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service.

Doomed tower blocks in Sunderland get a temporary new use

City Hall Sunderland.

Mackem Community Event returns after hundreds attend first date

Peter and Gemma Wise.

Disabled man claims Gentoo house leaves him trapped and in fear

Gentoo's Church Street North and Dock Street tower blocks in Roker are set to undergo major improvements.

Tower blocks set for upgrade to make homes warmer for all

Best Small Space, Planters and Pots winner and Gentoo customer Lisa Reed pictured with David Rogers, estate operative at Gentoo, and Alan Gordon, neighbourhood estates manager at Gentoo.

Gentoo crowns the winners of its Ready, Set, Grow gardening competition

Greggs is taking shape at Eastgate Point

Greggs to open at new £15m Sunderland development on well-known site

Richard Reed Solicitors staff help prepare school bags for Love, Amelia’s Back to School campaign.

Sunderland law firm supports back to school campaign

Hetton town councillors, including Cllr Joanne Lloyd and Cllr Andrew Ramsey, with Joanne Gordon, Development and Regeneration Director at Gentoo, at the opening of the park.

Revamped park officially opened for children and families to enjoy

High-rise residential buildings at Lakeside Village, Sunderland.

E-vehicle storage and charging unit approved for high-rise Sunderland estate

Students from East Herrington Primary Academy, in East Herrington, Sunderland, have been awarded the Best School Garden title in Gentoo’s annual Ready, Set, Grow gardening competition.

Primary school crowned winner of gardening competition

Gentoo has launched a £47.7m investment programme that will deliver improvement works to more than 2,800 homes across Sunderland.

Thousands of homes to benefit from investment programme

Kenneth Hewitt with the Freedom of Information request response confirming 19,513 people were caught at a speeding hotspot in Chester Road.

Motorist calls for signage as 20,000 people caught at speeding hotspot

Radio 1's Big Weekend is set to be one of the biggest events of the year

Hundreds of people given free Big Weekend tickets
Hundreds of Mackems are being given the chance to experience Radio 1’s Big Weekend for free.
Katy Wheeler

High-rise residential buildings at Lakeside Village, Sunderland. Credit Google Maps

E‑vehicle storage and charging unit plan for high-rise Sunderland estate

Pictured at St Luke's Centre, in Pallion, is Lian Maltas, from St Luke's Centre, Aiden Graham, Chris Hall and Michelle Johnson from PHS, and Marie Wisson and Sharon Lowes from SVSA. Photo credit Helen Smith Photography.

Volunteers help transform Sunderland church

Gentoo tenant Brian Lormor has been threatened with eviction if he doesn't find homes for seven of his nine dogs.

Nothing to live for says resident faced with losing dogs or his home

The partial closure order being issued against the property in Hall Farm.

Partial closure order on property after neighbour left living in fear

The roof replacements carried out on Gentoo properties in Hylton Red House.

Sunderland homes get a £6.7m makeover from Gentoo

Cllr Chequer with volunteers Shelley Fowler and Diane Bowden at Silksworth Youth and Community Centre's Food Hub

We're making healthy food more affordable and accessible for people

Readers react to tower block demolition decision due to repair costs

Lambton, Londonderry and Lumley Towers, Sunderland

Latest on replacement plans after demolition of Sunderland towers

The property in Hendon Valley Court which has been issued a closure order

Here's why police officers issued closure order on Sunderland flat

L-R Lee Francis, Chief Executive Officer at RE:GEN Group, Lisa Jones, Senior Manager of Affordable Housing Growth (North) at Homes England, Louise Bassett, Chief Executive Officer at Gentoo Group, Bridget Phillipson, Secretary of State for Education and Member of Parliament for Houghton and Sunderland South and Joanne Gordon, Homes and Development Director at Gentoo Group

We've broken ground on our largest affordable housing development

Lambton, Londonderry and Lumley Towers, Sunderland

Major update on tower blocks' demolition as residents lose homes
An update has been provided by a housing boss on plans to demolish three city centre tower blocks and rehouse existing residents.
Nic Marko

Proud pupils and staff with Gentoo and sponsor representatives at the award presentation.

From playground to produce: Barmston Village Primary wins Gentoo gardening award

Sunderland mum threatened to kill ex-husband over eviction fears

Representatives from Gentoo and Love Amelia delivering the school uniforms to local families.

Every child deserves to start school feeling equal to their peers

Lambton, Londonderry and Lumley Towers, Sunderland Credit LDRS

Councillors quiz Gentoo boss over plans to demolish tower blocks

Aerial footage of Eastgate Point, a new high-quality, mixed-use development in Sunderland that has been designed by award-winning architectural, structural and civil engineering, and project management company, Building Design Northern (BDN).

Work forges ahead on transformation of former Littlewoods site

On site in Mill Hill:( L-R) L-R) Simon Watson, Operations Director at RE:GEN, Peter Akers, Director of Asset and Sustainability at Gentoo, Andrew Harrow, Framework Manager at Esh Construction, David Summers, Assistant Director - Planned Investment and Commercial at Gentoo, Lisa Coverdale, Head of Customer Experience at PHS.

More than 750 Sunderland homes in line for improvements this year

HICSA will train housebuilders of the future

Inside Sunderland's Housing Innovation & Construction Skills Academy

A Gentoo Home in Washington following improvement works.

We are spending £44m to improve 4,000 Sunderland homes

Emily Cox MBE, Louise Bassett, Keith Loraine OBE, Joanne Gordon

Gentoo’s newest affordable development honours housing leader

Keith Loraine, OBE

Gentoo’s newest affordable development honours housing leader

Chester Gate, Sunderland, proposed site plan

Gentoo eyes summer start date for latest phase of major housing scheme

Chester Gate, Sunderland, proposed site plan

Blot on the landscape to be transformed with hundreds more new homes

Chester Gate, Sunderland, proposed site plan

Next phase of major new housing estate edges closer

Sunderland City Council’s planning department has received an application for the Cornhill Centre off Goschen Street in the Southwick area

'Sensitive' bid to turn offices into children's nursery and flats

A computer generated image of the proposed new Gentoo depot.

Gentoo unveil plans for new depot on former Littlewoods store site

Ellis enjoys meeting Santa and Mrs Claus at Gentoo's family festive fun day.

Families enjoy a free festive fun day thanks to Gentoo

Gentoo and partners have provided their tenants with free e-vehicle health checks.

Gentoo's free e-vehicle health checks

Gentoo's new 99-home development in Newcastle.

Sunderland's Gentoo expanding to Newcastle

From left: Alan Baker and Mrs Price, deputy head and head at of Rickleton Primary School: David Rogers and Alan Gordon of Gentoo with community volunteers and Rickleton students.

Best School Garden in Sunderland named

Climate Action Sunderland's event is in Washington on Saturday, November 9.

Climate Action Sunderland's day of events

A car is toppled over and set alight during scenes of disorder in Sunderland this evening (FRI), which follows on from rioting in Hartlepool earlier this week after the Southport stabbing tragedy.

Gentoo to take action against tenants convicted for disorder

Cricketers Hill, a Gentoo development at Carley Hill.

Gentoo's Shared Ownership a 'more affordable way' to buy homes

Gentoo has taken on 28 new apprentices for 2024.

Sunderland housing group Gentoo takes on 28 new apprentices

Garden scenes for you to enjoy from 1947 to 2009.

Nine glorious garden scenes spanning 62 years of Sunderland history

Gentoo manages 28,500 homes across Sunderland.

Gentoo given top marks

Green-fingered goddess Mrs Wilson collects her prize from Gentoo representatives.

The talented gardener who has been named the city's best

Gentoo's family fun day was a smash hit with the kids.

Kids loved the Gentoo fun day

There will be a host of indoor and outdoor activities at the Beacon of Light.

Free family fun day for Gentoo customers

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