Sunderland City Council’s planning department has received an application for St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, off Meadowside, in the city’s St Michael’s ward.

Acting Principal of Somerset Primary and Infant School, Elarine Butler (right) and other members of staff receive a cheque of $200,000 from a former student of the school on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

A mini bus was stolen from a school and abandoned - with police now urging others with the vehicles to review their security. It follows a spate of crimes involving mini buses being stolen or ...