Sunderland City Council

Victorian seafront toilets reopen

New bridge becomes 'musical instrument'

Risk to children 'not recognised'

Monument greenbelt homes opposed

Delayed £117m bridge dubbed white elephant

Carillion-hit brewery revamp resumes

Tall Ships festival draws huge crowds

BBC Local Live: North East England

Waste plant blaze finally put out

Council spent £6m on agency staff

'Bulbous pig' tweet candidate reinstated

Sunderland elects youngest councillor

Newcastle councillor loses by 12 votes

Devolution deal for North East agreed

New boss for troubled children's services

What to look out for in May's local elections

Care files found on car boot laptop

Further education provision 'inadequate'