(12 Nov 2014, 6:05 pm)Michael wrote http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2014...eneration/

Is it just me or if you tilt your head to the right does the picture highlighting the site look a bit like a thumbs up.

(12 Nov 2014, 6:21 pm)Jimmi wrote Is it just me or if you tilt your head to the right does the picture highlighting the site look a bit like a thumbs up.

Texas?

Name announced for new £1million bar to replace Sunderland’s Chase
Read more: http://www.sunderlandecho.com/what-s-on/...-1-6950567

(13 Nov 2014, 9:03 pm)Dan wrote Name announced for new £1million bar to replace Sunderland’s Chase
Read more: http://www.sunderlandecho.com/what-s-on/...-1-6950567

Much better name than Chase

(12 Nov 2014, 6:21 pm)Jimmi wrote Is it just me or if you tilt your head to the right does the picture highlighting the site look a bit like a thumbs up.

Looks more like a Deformed Penis or someone sticking there Middle Finger up.

Need more rock music in Sunderland never mind more house music.I reckon every bar caters for 16 to 30.

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nort...ce-8132952

New artwork for Keel Square

(19 Nov 2014, 3:48 pm)Andreos1 wrote http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nort...ce-8132952

New artwork for Keel Square

Least something decent is going on the square.. looking forward to seen it complete!

Update on Sunderland College from Skyscrapercity forum:

BAM Construction has scooped the Sunderland College Vocational Campus building contract with a bid of £20.5m.

The 120,000 sq ft campus will be built in Sunderland city centre on the land known as the Holmeside Triangle opposite Park Lane bus station.

It will be delivered in two phases and will accommodate up to 2,000 students on courses include engineering, manufacturing, construction trades, automotive skills, travel and tourism, catering and hospitality.

http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2014...llege-job/

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Also 

Were getting a Swarovski shop in bridges

Couple of updates... thanks for Skyscrapercity and everyone who takes the pictures.

Keel Square - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1710912&page=8

Seaburn - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1080075&page=18

When on the 56 earlier, it went along St Mary's, the road looks complete now, with just the square needing completion, i can see a few more nights the road will be closed, for tarmacing and opening bus shelters, and of course moving the barriers etc... Expected completion is now January....

Thanks to skyscrapercity for the updates and everyone who posts the updates!

Couple of  updates:

Pullman Lodge firm goes into liquidation  - http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/busin...-1-7003187 - just knock it down, along with Seaburn center and build something decent, maybe a leisure center!!!!

That's Entertainment has supposed to of closed in the town... shame because it was a decent shop


Updates regarding pubs in the city center:

Port Of Call (was Chase) is due to open soon
Beehive - due to open soon (Not sure of it's new name?) - opening soon
Black Bull has also re-opened after a 1 million investment - now called Vesta Tilleys - Not sure if it's already opened?
New music lounge opening next door to Independent in the town called.... Josephs Music Lounge.  - opening soon

Damn! I love That's Entertainment. It seems like it has shut as Sunderland no longer appears on the website.

Interestingly South Shields now appears on their website, lets just hope it doesn't go the way of Newcastle and Sunderland branches.

(14 Dec 2014, 1:17 pm)Michael wrote Black Bull has also re-opened after a 1 million investment - now called Vesta Tilleys - Not sure if it's already opened?

Yep it is now open. I was there on Friday night before Newcastle .

(15 Dec 2014, 6:43 pm)Simmy wrote Yep it is now open. I was there on Friday night before Newcastle .

Any good? =D

Port of call now its new sign up and it looks good 

(15 Dec 2014, 6:44 pm)Michael wrote Any good? =D

Port of call now its new sign up and it looks good 

Yeah, there was a good selection of ales, bombs and ciders. There was a warm fire (which came in handy as we sat near to the door), the punters were friendly and had quite a bit of banter. The doormen were alright as well . Seems like a place to go to before you hit other bars/clubs later on in the night.

Building work to start at Sunderland’s Vaux site ‘by end of the year’

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/busin...-1-7074321

(27 Jan 2015, 7:24 pm)Michael wrote Building work to start at Sunderland’s Vaux site ‘by end of the year’

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/busin...-1-7074321

Was working through that way when the brewery closed. The pub which was built into the site was great for quiet pints.
The beer wasn't fantastic with it being Vaux, but was a lovely little place.

I had a masterplan redevelopment for Sunderland in mind but it didn't go down to well with friends from Sunderland...

I called it 'The Dresden Approach'

(27 Jan 2015, 9:40 pm)gtom wrote I had a masterplan redevelopment for Sunderland in mind but it didn't go down to well with friends from Sunderland...

I called it 'The Dresden Approach'

Could say that about Newcastle, Gateshead and Chester-le-street..... 

Monkwearmouth one-way system could be scrapped as part of £4m scheme for Sunderland

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local...-1-7087017

Seems the new lights are starting go up on Keel Square.... shouldn't be long before its fully complete, i wonder if they will re-tarmac all of the road again, so it looks smarter, as atm it looks like a terrible temporary one, i can't wait to see it being complete, as its took ages, Looking forward to seen the water feature on and the bus lane finally up and running!


Next step after the road/square  is complete, the VAUX site will get work done to it so it doesn't look a mess, so its ready to be built on by the start of summer. 


Pictures from Skyscrapercity, thanks to all who post their pictures - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1710912&page=10

(07 Feb 2015, 6:54 pm)AIG20 wrote New lampposts appear to be going up in Seaburn as well. Hopefully these remodelling roadwork's will see the end of those ugly horrible large and thick lampposts with the two/three globes on top. The new pavements look really nice as well - much better than the red tarmac and grey paving slabs. The new curb stones opposite the Marriot Hotel also look like Granite.

However, I hope they get all of the work done before the summer as Seaburn is an absolute mess at the moment; and the temporary traffic lights are getting really annoying.

I haven't being to Seaburn for a while, i may try and have a pop down soon, last time i was there, they were still doing the path down next to the beach, along with the barriers. 

By pictures though the Seaburn shelter has gone, thank god, as it was horrible, along with the toilets, which were also horrible, hopefully when the new ones get fitted they're kept clean and refurbished when needed.

What they need to do next down Seaburn is sort the old fairground site out.... maybe they could lower the rent to get people to put something on it!#


What i would also do is.. get rid of the Seaburn centre, pullman lodge and just re-build the Seaburn centre, so it looks better. 

(07 Feb 2015, 7:18 pm)AIG20 wrote The fairground is currently being used to store all of the dumpy bags and crates full of cement, dolomite, sand, paving and other materials; as well as all of the broken up tarmac, and so on.

I think those stylish brand new lights in the pedestrianized High Street West/West Street are the ones that are also going up in Seaburn.

Least its being used for something haha

What else are they planning on doing down Seaburn?

Was it to change the road system next to Morrisons? 

(07 Feb 2015, 9:17 pm)AIG20 wrote Here is the article that was released by Sunderland City Council before the roadwork's began:
http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=9813

Cheers!

I'm having a proper read of the proposals for the plans to scrap the Monkwearmouth one-way system, i think this will be a good idea, although Dame Dorothy Street's traffic lights and the whole road will need re-doing, i think this would work.


As for North Bridge street, not sure.... i still think they'll want the one lane, as the wheatscheaf will need to be altered if it was changed in to a 2 lane road.


The same side of the road is in need of repairs, its terrible.

Still not sure why this wasn't thought of when the wheatsheaf was altered.... typical Sunderland council, do it, take it back up months later....

It seems part of the bus lane on st marys is open now.

Got on the 2 back home from the Stop on Holmeside earlier on this afternoon, and I wouldnt be at all surprised if someone doesnt get knocked over in the near future due to the amount of Buses going along that stretch of Road.

(13 Feb 2015, 4:37 pm)Malarkey wrote Got on the 2 back home from the Stop on Holmeside earlier on this afternoon, and I wouldnt be at all surprised if someone doesnt get knocked over in the near future due to the amount of Buses going along that stretch of Road.

I used the 20 to go for a short ride between Park Lane and Fawcett St (height of laziness - I know) and someone nearly got knocked over. The young girl was too busy focused on her phone to even go to the bother of looking left and right before crossing the road. The driver had to come to an immediate halt otherwise he would have knocked her over. Thankfully the buses don't go at a great speed here which means that it's unlikely there will be any fatalities, but it won't be long before someone gets injured.

However quite a few drivers exceed the 20 speed limit...

(14 Feb 2015, 11:29 pm)idiot wrote However quite a few drivers exceed the 20 speed limit...

They do, something needs to be done, also think it doesnt help that the speed limit for the road isn't displaced... traffic lights near subway etc need updating, the road markings need to be re-painted on the road.

(14 Feb 2015, 11:29 pm)idiot wrote However quite a few drivers exceed the 20 speed limit...

Holmeside was completely gridlocked about half an hour ago because a driver of the 33 stood outside of The Point and was having issues with a customer (so it seemed from a distance) and there was a van and about six buses behind the 33. As such, none of the buses on the other side could move. Buses heading towards Wilkinsons were backed up as far as Hays Travel. There was no chance of any driver exceeding the 20mph speed limit!

Getting down to Fawcett Street, the driver of my 2/2A was forced to use the stand which Stagecoach's 3 service uses (ie the stop closest to Wilkinsons) because, if he didn't, he would have been blocking the road completely. Matters are made worse by the 8 and 20 laying over here opposed to outside of Mowbray Park. All passengers had to run from the bus stop the 2 is meant to use to the one closest to Wilkinsons.

St. Mary's Way this morning... Gridlocked for half an hour. I cannot believe it took that amount of time to get from the Wheatsheaf to Park Lane. The driver dropped people off outside of the police station in the safest place possible as one woman was already late for work and she was complaining that this was making matters worse as the driver didn't go via John St / Holmeside like they usually do when the traffic is so bad on St. Mary's Way.