Sunderland was a bustling hive of shopping activity in the 1950s. Just look at this wonderful cine footage which proves it.

Marks and Spencer has announced that it will close its Sunderland city centre store due to 'changing shopping habits', with the retail giant instead opening a new shop seven miles away in Washington.

The Gala Casinos' Magic Bus will be located outside of the Station entrance of the Bridges Shopping Centre. This world's first ever Casino-on-wheels offers Sunderland residents the chance to try ...

A Sunderland shopping centre is powering into the future with the unveiling of the North East’s biggest electric vehicle (EV) charging station. Twelve advanced ultra-rapid 350kW charging bays ...

A colourful exhibition featuring personal stories, artwork and photography around the subject of pride has gone on show.

Plans to convert a former city centre amusement arcade into flats and retail units have been given the go-ahead by Sunderland City Council's planning department. The application for the ...

Magistrates have blasted a serial Sunderland shoplifter for her latest crimes, warning her the courts are “sick and tired” of ...

"We're determined that Riverside Sunderland is a stimulus for a whole-city-centre regeneration and that we connect surrounding areas into it." The unit was turned into student accommodation ...

A new glass centre is set to be created in Sunderland after Sunderland Culture was awarded a £5m grant by the Government. The organisation will work with London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V ...

A city's glass working heritage is to be secured through the creation of a new £5m centre dedicated to the art, the government has announced. Glass-making has been carried out in Sunderland for ...

Pop into the npower snug at The Bridges Shopping Centre, Sunderland from Friday 24th October. For more information head to www.npower.com. – ENDS – * UK Tea Council, 2014 ** Blow-dries are ...