A Sunderland dad caught with guns while taking his son shooting has had the weapons destroyed. Bryan Hutchinson, 42, came ...

Plans for a ‘supported housing’ development on a former city pub site have been refused by council development bosses, following dozens of public objections and crime concerns.

A burglar has pleaded guilty after targeting the same victim twice when he raided communal rooms at a Sunderland over-55s ...

A Sunderland man has been fined after telling police officers his cocaine stash was paracetamol. Frank Spencer, 38, of Portsmouth Road, Pennywell was found with five drug wraps hidden in a plastic ...

Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo, you can get unlimited access ... estate walks in Pallion and Pennywell and other areas across the city including the city centre ...

Korrin Reeves, from Sunderland, was killed when ... saw a motorbike being ridden on the A183 Chester Road around the areas of Grindon and Pennywell at the time.

Plans have been unveiled to build almost 300 new affordable homes in Sunderland. Gentoo Group wants to build approximately 296 homes as part of its Chester Gate development in Pennywell.