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Plan for police training hub
The Journal
|August 18, 2025
PLANS for a new “operational training facility” for Northumbria Police have been officially submitted to Sunderland City Council's planning department.
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The proposed site is an industrial unit at Alston Road, in the Pattinson Industrial Estate in Washington, previously occupied by manufacturer Ulster North East. Under the new plans, the site could become a key training hub for the region’s force. Northumbria Police previously publicised plans for investment in a new “operational training facility” in Washington as part of a range of initiatives to modernise the force’s estate.
This story is from the August 18, 2025 edition of The Journal.
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