The steps to Ryhope Beach are closed due to coastal erosion. Credit: Sunderland City Council Steps providing beach access are being closed due to coastal erosion which has seen a cliff recede by ...

Campaigners have been celebrating news that access will be restored to a much-loved beach two months after steps to the spot were closed by the council. Coastal erosion on the steps of Ryhope ...

Ryhope beach steps. Picture issued by Sunderland City Council. | Ryhope beach steps. Picture issued by Sunderland City Council. Council officers said they must close the 'unsafe' steps ...

Sunderland City Council has closed off the steps onto the beach at Ryhope, with barriers put in place to prevent access from the road from today, August 9. Council officers say the steps - which ...

Steps which lead to a Sunderland beach have been closed after they became "increasingly unsafe". The cliff edge near the steps at Ryhope's Beach Road has eroded about 16ft (5m) in the last five years.

As the long and light summer days fade away we begin to notice we are in season of transition as the shorter and darker autumn nights gradually creep in. This morning's beautiful sunrise was ...

If you are looking for somewhere to go for a walk during lockdown - you should head to Ryhope beach. Over the years coastal erosion has slowly swept away much of its sand and the relentless rumble ...

Restoration works have finally started on unsafe steps at a Sunderland beach after being closed off due to coastal erosion. The steps to Ryhope Beach were closed by Sunderland City Council on ...

The land near Ryhope beach has eroded by about 16ft (5m) in the past five years, a council says. The coastguard is warning people to avoid letting pets "wander off" around cliffs after the rescue.

This week, Ryhope South Beach is our focus. The beach was once a famous location often visited by the Bishops of Durham for bathing, but has long since been forgotten. After taking a walk through ...

The cliff edge near the steps at Ryhope's Beach Road has eroded about 16ft (5m) in the last five years. The steps were rebuilt in 2011 and were further repaired in 2018 after becoming unstable.