Wearside and County Durham stories you might have missed

Light and sound installation Luxmuralis has been taking place at Durham Cathedral

A pink door that caused a row, an embroidered map and a new eye hospital taking shape - here are some of the stories you might have missed this week.

Former student nightclub flattened

Former students have called it "the end of an era"

A former university nightclub, which hosted artists including Arctic Monkeys and Ne-Yo in its prime, has been demolished.

Plans to flatten North Shore, near the University of Sunderland's St Peter's Campus, were approved in June.

Previously known as Manor Quay and Campus, the building had not been used since about 2016.

The university said there were currently no plans for a replacement.

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Pink door causes row

Jennifer Smith painted the frontage pink to help her salon stand out

A business has been allowed to keep its front door pink days after it was ordered to repaint it to blend in with the rest of the street.

Jennifer Smith, who runs an aesthetics clinic, in Seaham, County Durham, said she got a letter from the council asking her to paint the door grey or black to fit in with the town's conservation area.

She said customers were left "really angry" and a repaint would have cost hundreds of pounds.

However, she said since received a letter saying the pink door could stay.

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Light show helping with cathedral costs

Luxmuralis has been on at Durham Cathedral since Wednesday

A cathedral's light and sound show is a key way of bringing in money to help cover multimillion-pound maintenance costs, chiefs say.

The Storytellers, a Luxmuralis installation at Durham Cathedral, is now in its fourth year.

It will see texts and literature - from children's classics to fantasy and romance - projected inside and outside of the building.

Revenue generated will be put towards the building's overheads and allow the cathedral to remain open free to visitors throughout the year.

• You can read more about the festival here.

Fabric map shows town's 'magic'

The fabric map representing Houghton-le-Spring was created by the Reverend Claire Cullingworth (right). She is pictured with the Reverend John Barron and volunteers Denise Hall and Debbie Anderson

An embroidered map featuring people's memories of their hometown is forming one of the centrepieces of Houghton Feast.

The annual event in Houghton-le-Spring dates back to the 12th Century.

Some 150 crafters came together to create the fabric map dotted with representations of their recollections of the popular gathering and special places in the town.

"Community is by far the strongest theme the memories relate to," said the Reverend Claire Cullingworth, of St Michael and All Angels Church, which will display the map afterwards.

• You can read more about the stories featured the map here

Milestone for new eye hospital

Sunderland's new eye hospital is set to open next year

Health chiefs say a new eye hospital has reached a major milestone, as its exterior is revealed for the first time.

Sunderland's Eye Infirmary, due to open in the summer, will replace an existing facility on Queen Alexandra Road which was deemed no longer fit for purpose.

Scaffolding on the development has now been removed.

Dr Ajay Kotagiri, clinical director of ophthalmology services at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, described it as a "hugely exciting moment for everyone involved in the project".

• There is more about the new eye hospital here.