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Featured Story TV’s George Clarke helping shape plans for world-class homes in Sunderland

TV Architect George Clarke is among a line-up of experts helping to shape plans for 1,000 new cutting-edge homes at Riverside Sunderland, it has been revealed.

The Beam shortlisted for award

A flagship business hub at the heart of Sunderland city centre has been shortlisted for a coveted industry award. The Beam – the first building...

Overlooking Wearmouth Bridge from The BEAM

Why preserving the city’s icons is vital

As new Sunderland icons rise from the ground, the city skyline is transforming. The Northern Spire, piercing Sunderland skies was the start of a programme...

Sunderland landmarks lit blue in tribute to NHS and social care workers

LANDMARKS across Sunderland are being lit blue In a symbolic show of support for the NHS and social care workers. From dusk yesterday, The National...

Designing 21st Century Sunderland

Five key projects for Riverside Sunderland and the city centre are moving to their next steps. Earlier this month, as part of its 2020/2021 budget...

Gilbridge set for transformation

A distinctive Sunderland building is set to be transformed into a busy business hub after a North East developer won a competitive bid-process to buy...

Imagining Riverside Sunderland event

There’s still time for Sunderland residents to help shape ambitious plans for a new urban quarter in the heart of the city. Riverside Sunderland will...

Third new tenant set to move into The Beam

Sunderland's flagship office development The Beam is almost fully let, after revealing it has secured its third tenant. Asset55, a South Tyneside-based technology company, that...

Imagining Riverside Sunderland

In November 2019 we announced an ambitious strategy to create a new urban quarter in the heart of the city. The intention is to regenerate...

Have your say on Riverside Sunderland plans

Sunderland City Council wants the people of Sunderland to help shape its ambitious plans for a new urban quarter in the heart of the city...

Our Smart City of Sunderland is 5G ready

Fantastic news for the residents of Sunderland as the city leads the way as the first city in the UK to deploy 5G ready WiFi...

Ocado Group moves into The Beam with first recruits in post

The first 30 of 300 new jobs for the city have been filled, as global grocery business Ocado Group moves into its Sunderland home. The...

£100m boost for city centre vision

Legal & General, one of the world’s largest investment managers, has announced that it has backed an extensive masterplan for the regeneration of Sunderland’s city...