THE regional director of the Government agency One NorthEast visited a regeneration project in Sunderland to check on its progress.
Dr Bob Dobbie visited the Back on the Map area in the city's East End and Hendon to learn more about some of the projects which will come to fruition during the next few years.
The fact-finding tour began at the Bangladeshi Centre where Dr Dobbie met partnership members.
This was followed by a visit to Hendon Beach to find out about plans to transform the area and a trip to the Valley Road School project.
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