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BBC News
01-08-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Sunderland's Keel Crossing one-day opening for Rugby World Cup
An unfinished footbridge will temporarily open for the first day of the Women's Rugby World Cup before shutting again for final cosmetic Keel Crossing will welcome pedestrians on 22 August, including fans travelling to the Stadium of Light for the tournament's opening match between England and the more than 40,000 people expected in the city for the game, council leader Michael Mordey said: "It will be incredible seeing a sea of England and USA shirts and scarves walking across the bridge."Keel Crossing will close at the end of the day so the final phase of works can be completed before it is officially opened for permanent use. The £31m structure links Keel Square in the city centre with Sheepfolds and the Stadium of is one of several high-profile developments currently under construction as part of the Riverside Sunderland scheme, including Culture House and the new eye said: "I think this crossing has come to represent the sense of renewed positivity and optimism that is growing in Sunderland right now." Follow BBC Sunderland on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
16-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Sunderland eye hospital pictures show eco-friendly measures
Pictures of a region's first gas-free hospital show measures that will make it green, an NHS trust new eye hospital is under construction and is due to open next summer, replacing the ageing Sunderland Eye will be north-east England's only all-electric hospital, South Tyneside and Sunderland (STS) NHS Foundation Trust says, with more than 100 solar panels on its energy centre - a separate building to help power the hospital - is almost complete and features a rooftop garden, which the trust hopes will support biodiversity and reduce the need to heat and cool the structure. Fiona McKinley, STS trust's directorate manager for ophthalmology, said the new building would make "a world of difference"."A huge part of that will be the green features it has, which will not only mean it is a sustainable site which reduces our emissions and keeps running costs down, but will make it a more comfortable environment to work in," she said. The hospital is part of the Riverside Sunderland development in the city environmentally friendly features planned include air source heat pumps to heat and cool the building and more than 100 electric charging points for vehicles. The trust said work to recycle old equipment and furniture which is not needed from the current Queen Alexandra Road site was also under new building is now wrapped in protective sheeting while windows are installed, making the building open, the building will offer treatment through its emergency department and there will also be an out-patient unit for children. Follow BBC Sunderland on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
11-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Name of Sunderland's new footbridge revealed as Keel Crossing
A city's new footbridge has been officially named after thousands took part in a public latest landmark will be called the Keel Crossing, connecting Keel Square with the Sheepfolds and the Stadium of leader Michael Mordey said he was looking forward to the "spectacle" of the structure turning into "a sea of red-and-white shirts" on matchdays."It will be a real sight to behold," he said. The £31m footbridge is due to open in the measures 32ft (10m) wide and spans 853ft (260m), at a height of 98ft (30m) above the said the local authority had received hundreds of name suggestions for the new opened in May, with Wear Crossing and Beacon Bridge the other said Keel Crossing - named after the structural backbone of a ship - honoured the city's shipbuilding history but also its future. The structure is one of several high-profile developments currently under construction as part of the Riverside Sunderland scheme, including Culture House and the new eye said the footbridge was a "central pillar" of the project and would make the Stadium of Light and Sheepfolds more accessible."I think I speak for every fan when I say I can't wait to see the spectacle of the Keel Crossing being transformed into a sea of red-and-white shirts and scarfs come matchdays," he added. Follow BBC Sunderland on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
28-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
New Sunderland footbridge name shortlist revealed
Voting has opened to decide a name for Sunderland's latest multimillion-pound than 1,000 possible contenders were submitted by the public for the new Wear favourites have since been whittled down to a final three for people to choose from - Keel Crossing, Wear Crossing and Beacon Mordey, leader of Sunderland City Council, said a panel of representatives from local community groups had been "overwhelmed" by the response. "We received over 1,000 in total, which shows just how much the campaign captured everyone's hearts and imaginations," he said."We've had entire families, school classes and community groups coming together to think of ideas, so hopefully this next stage will spark even more excitement."The panel included Rob Lawson, chair of Sunderland Business said he hoped the shortlist would "capture hearts and imaginations for generations to come". Due to open this summer, the bridge is a central figure in the development of Riverside Sunderland, described as one of the UK's most ambitious urban regeneration 10m-wide and spanning 260m, at a height of 30m above the river, it is one of several high-profile developments under £31m has been spent on the bridge, commissioned by the Labour-led council, which will link Keel Square with Sheepfolds and the Stadium of Light. In recent months, parts of the bridge have made their way across the North Sea after being manufactured in Ghent, footbridge naming vote is the first feature to go live on Your Sunderland, the new online platform launched by the council. The vote closes on 6 added: "By providing an open forum where residents can have a say on ongoing city developments and projects, we're ensuring everyone has a chance to shape the decisions directly impacting their lives and communities." Follow BBC Sunderland on X, Facebook and Instagram
