Suspended Reform councillor apologises for racist Facebook posts saying they were intended as jokes

Glenn Gibbins was suspended by Reform UK and is now standing as an independent councillor for Hylton Castle ward ...

Reform councillor who said 'Nigerians should be melted down to fill in pot holes' wins seat

A Reform candidate who said Nigerians should be melted down to ‘fill in the pot holes’ has won a seat. Glenn Gibbins, the ...

Sunderland Nigerian community leader says suspended Reform councillor's comments have no place in society

Godwin Ejeh said he was saddened and disappointed by Facebook posts which said Nigerians 'should be melted down to fill ...
Sunderland Echo

The Stars and Stripes and Sunderland - forever entwined through this 500-year-old link

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Evening Chronicle

Sunderland's Hylton Castle £4m development project reaches crucial stage

A planned £4m project to restore an at-risk castle back at the heart of its North East community is nearing a crucial stage. The Grade I listed Hylton Castle, in Sunderland, which is also a scheduled ...
The Northern Echo

School children create time capsule to be included in fabric of Sunderland's Hylton Castle

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