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Sunderland Echo photographer Stu Norton met folk out and about in the warmer weather at Roker.
The first phase of a new development transforming part of Sunderland’s Pennywell estate has gone on sale.
Fivehundredhouseswillbe builtintotalattheChesterGate housing development, just off Chester Road.
The private housebuilding arm of Sunderland-based Gentoo will build two, three and four-bedroom properties on the site.
The Chester Gate sales and marketingsuiteopenedonSaturday,and,inlinewithcurrent Government guidance, anyone interested in visiting the development must pre-book an appointment with the sales team.
Anthony Douglas, Operations Director at Gentoo Homes, said the firm was ‘extremely pleased. with the level of interest it had already received. “We’re extremely delighted to be launching the highly anticipated Chester Gate development – a site perfectly located at the gateway to Sunderland,” he said.
"This is a extremely important development for the city and a fantastic addition to our portfolio of existing luxury, high-quality developments in Sunderland.
“We look forward to welcoming potential customers.” awaited and we’re delighted
All of the new homes also with the range of high-quality come with a two-year Gentoo newhomesGentooHomeshas customer care guarantee and on offer.” a 10-year NHBC warranty as House style and prices standard, the firm has said. at Chester Gate: The Elder,
Gentoo Group chief executiveNigelWilson,ChiefExecutive three-bedroom home with garage, from £204,995; The Acer, Officer at Gentoo Group, three-bedroomhomewithtwo said the large development bathrooms,from£185,995The will help Sunderland meet its Spruce, four-bedroom home, housebuilding target as a city. from£239,995;TheLime,fourbedroomhome,from£237,995;
He said: “Sunderland has a very ambitious target of bringing7,000newhomestothecity The Mitford, four-bedroom home with en-suite, from by 2030 and the Chester Gate £249,995; The Aspen, threestorey, developmentwillplayanabsolutelyvitalroleinachievingthis four-bedroom home, from £249,995. alongsideGentoo’salreadyambitious Visit https://www.gentoohomes.com/our-developments/development/ 900-home affordable homes plan. We know the redevelopment of the site is long chester-gate-sunderland/
A mum was left "absolutely terrified" after a man threw tinned potatoes at her windows then brandished an axe outside her home.
William Storey, who was caught on CCTV wielding the weaponinthestreet,hadfallen out with the woman's partner in the months before the bizarrestand-offinMaylastyear.
Newcastle Crown Court heard after the potatoes failed to break the windows, them 59-year-old threatened he would burn down the house then"shoutedandremonstrated"withstrangersinthestreet while armed with the weapon.
The mum said in a victim statement:"Iamabsolutelyterrified as a result of this man's behaviour towards me.
"I am ill from it, worried sick.
"I am scared of taking my children to school as the route is past his house.
"I cannot sleep and I cannot rest. I sleep downstairs on the sofa with a bucket of water next to the letter box, ready to putoutfires,toprotectmychildren.
"Hehasnorighttomakeme feel like this, I just want this to stop."
ProsecutorKateBarnestold the court there had been "difficulties" in the two to three monthsbeforeMay28lastyear.
Miss Barnes told the court: "The problems, she thinks, stemmed from an argument he had with her partner on an earlier occasion.
"Matters came to ahead on
May 28 when she heard banging noises coming from downstairs.
"She discovered Mr Storey had thrown three tins of potatoes at her downstairs windows, fortunately causing no damage.
"Her partner went outside
to challenge Mr Storey."
The court heard Storey left the area but returned a while later, with a carrier bag.
Miss Barnes added: "He heldthecarrierbaguptowards their home and removed from it an axe."
The court heard the mum's partnerwasatanupstairswindow and shouted for Storey to leave.
Miss Barnes said: "At that point she heard Mr Storey saying he was going to burn down the house."
Storey's behaviour was caught on CCTV and showed him holding an axe as he crossedbackandforwardonto the road, shouting and remonstrating with passers-by".
Miss Barnes added: "He used the axe to whack a lamp post and bin."
Storey, of West Lodge Cottages, Ashbrook, Sunderland, who already had a criminal record, admitted attempted criminal damage, possessing a bladed article, threatening criminal damage and a public order offence.
Judge Edward Bindloss sentenced him to 13 months behind bars with a five-year restraining order to keep him away from the mum's house.
The judge told him: "You were clearly acting erratically and unpredictable.
"In her victim statement she said 'it was terrifying, this has made me worried and ill, I have been worried about my children, I have been jumpy and anxious, I just want all this to stop'."
Jamie Adams, defending, saidthetroublestemmedfrom Storey accusing the woman's partnerofdealingdrugs,which isnotacceptedbytheprosecutors.
Mr Adams added: "Thankfully, he has done something about this, in that he and his partner have moved out of the area and they have gone to a much quieter part of Sunderland.”