The number of people in Sunderland making use of the blue badge disabled parking scheme rose by a tenth last year, new figures show.

Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo ... and I was doing my coaching badges in the summer. One of the people who take the coaching course said I can put you in contact ...

A new club dedicated to one of the fastest-growing sports in the world has opened its doors in Sunderland. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo, you can get unlimited access ...

Argyle keeper Conor Hazard kept his side in it at the break after good saves from Dan Neil and Dennis Cirkin on his return from injury as Sunderland had more than three-quarters of the first-half ...

The 65-year-old from Sunderland said it has been so successful he feels like he has "been cured". Surgeons in Newcastle hope an adapted version of the deep brain stimulation system will have a ...

A new bursary programme to empower young people in a North East city to achieve their artistic ambitions has launched. Young artists in Sunderland now have an opportunity to turn their creative ...

Riverside Park will span both sides of the River Wear and is being built as part of Sunderland City Council's redevelopment of the area. The 47-acre park will be made up of five areas and work has ...

SUNDERLAND are still determined to land a new forward in the final week of the transfer window – but Regis Le Bris does not feel the club necessarily need a new ‘number nine’. The Black Cats ...

With promotion to the Premier League a realistic ambition for Sunderland this season, the repercussions of not achieving that goal bear heavy. Last season, the Black Cats were carried by Jack ...

Photo by Ian Horrocks/Sunderland AFC via Getty Images 6 Months In: A reflection on where the ‘REGolution’ stands Halfway through the season, Milo takes a look at the ongoing effect Le Bris is ...

Last month, we covered claims from Ukraine which stated FC LNZ Cherkasy and FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv are keen on signing Sunderland’s Nazariy Rusyn on loan in the winter market. The Ukrainian ...