Herrington Country Park in Sunderland wasn't always the gem it is today - in fact, it's built on the site of a former colliery. The former Herrington Colliery, which was opened in 1874 and closed in ...

Two 16-year-old boys and a girl aged 15 were arrested and have been charged with attempted murder in connection with the incident. The teenagers, who cannot be named due to their age, remain in ...

Sunderland City Council’s Coalfield Area Committee, at a meeting this month, aligned £20,000 towards a project for the miners’ memorial garden at Herrington Country Park.