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Green-fingered residents of Hendon and the East End have been given the opportunity to dig in and grow their own, with a major allotment refurbishment project in their area.

Read more about Allotment project launches in Hendon

An innovative new scheme will help residents to revitalise homes and community buildings in the Back on the Map area, of Sunderland.

Read more about Painting the town red

One of Sunderland's most important open spaces has had a new lease of life thanks to a local regeneration programme.

Read more about Historic open space given new lease of life

A new business forum is set to be launched to help firms in the Hendon and East End areas of Sunderland prosper and grow.

Read more about New business forum for Hendon and the East End

A Sunderland regeneration programme is giving local residents a behind the scenes view of its improvement works with a series of open days at one of its refurbished properties.

Read more about Open House

A new scheme has been launched to tackle the number of burglaries that occur in empty properties in the Hendon and East End area.  Led by Sunderland City Council and working in partnership with Back on the Map and Northumbria Police, it aims to reduce criminal behaviour and burglaries in the area.

Read more about Smartwater crime prevention scheme for empty properties

Theatre performance and drama workshop: A Twist of Lemon
Performance date: Thursday 4 September
Venue: Sunderland Bangladeshi Community Centre

Read more about A Twist of Lemon - Theatre performance and drama workshop

Hundreds of enterprising women are expected to descend on the Quayside Exchange building in Sunderland's East End for the city's biggest every women's business event.

Read more about Huge business event targets women in the city