Sunderland News from BBC Tyne And Wear

The latest News in Sunderland, Tyne And Wear

• Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:08:26 GMTThe North East eyes low carbon future
  The North East of England is creating a low-carbon economic area as the UK makes a major push to take the lead in electric motoring.
• Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:06:41 GMTChopra fined after drink arrest
  Championship footballer Michael Chopra is fined for being drunk and disorderly following a night out in Newcastle.
• Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:50:02 GMTReprieve for 180 call centre jobs
  A company delays the closure of a shopping call centre for six months as it investigates if it can avoid 180 redundancies.
• Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:44:11 GMTArk Royal returns to 'home' port
  The Royal Navy's flagship HMS Ark Royal returns to the river where she was launched for a five-day visit.
• Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:34:11 GMTIs this a solution to our pothole nightmare?
  A winter of freeze-thaw-freeze has left the UK's roads riddled with 1.6m new potholes. Now councils are turning to a new piece of kit to quickly repair pockmarked roads - a Jetpatcher machine.
• Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:32:43 GMTBird box slows speeding drivers
  Speeding drivers put the brakes on after a bird box resembling a speed camera is erected in a Wearside village.
• Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:54:30 GMTMorrisons backs 2018 England bid
  Morrisons signs up as the third commercial partner for England's bid to host the 2018 football World Cup.
• Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:13:53 GMTWarning of council tax phone scam
  Police are urging Sunderland residents to be on their guard against callers claiming to offer a council tax refund.
• Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:39:39 GMTPair charged over assault death
  A man and a boy are charged with manslaughter over the death of a man who suffered injuries in Sunderland last year.