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First housing approval for ambitious Riverside Sunderland masterplan

A pretty new pedestrian pathway is set to take shape in the shadow of the Sunderland Empire.

Sunderland’s e-scooter rental trial will begin on 31 March, with the first of 300 distinctive orange e-scooters deployed across the city. The 12-month trial, operated by Neuron Mobility in partnership with Sunderland City Council, will provide the city with a safe, socially-distanced and environmentally-friendly transport option for those that must travel.

Landmarks across Sunderland will be lit yellow on Tuesday 23 March as the city joins in a national day to remember all those have died during the Covid pandemic and show support for everyone who has been bereaved.

Three major schemes at Riverside Sunderland are expected to pass through planning next week.

Ocado Retail’s CEO, Mel Smith CBE, has spoken of the ‘huge significance’ of the firm’s Sunderland site, less than two years after the global grocer arrived in the city.

The developer that will take forward plans for a stunning new residential community in the heart of Sunderland is expected to have its bid agreed by the city council next week.

SUNDERLAND’S leader has vowed to ‘deliver a train station that the city and its residents deserve’, after revealing that a phased programme to transform it is set to move forward within weeks.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has today unveiled plans to build an iconic new Eye Hospital in the centre of Sunderland as part of the City’s ambitious Riverside Sunderland masterplan.

Sunderland was one of 72 towns and cities across the UK to receive a multi-million-pound boost to its high street at the end of 2020.

New connections are set to take shape in Sunderland as part of a major regeneration project that will reawaken forgotten parts of the city riverside.

Plans for the first of 1,000 ultra-sustainable smart homes to be built on Riverside Sunderland’s former Vaux brewery site, are moving forward.