Uni nightclub which hosted major acts to be razed

The demolition of a former university nightclub has been approved.

Earlier this year, Sunderland University lodged proposals to flatten North Shore, near its St Peter's Campus, with no plans for a replacement.

Previously known as Manor Quay and Campus, the building had hosted major acts including the Arctic Monkeys, JLS, Coolio and Ne-Yo, but has not been used since 2016.

Sunderland City Council approved the demolition but did not confirm when the work would begin.

Debbie Travis-Waller, who has happy memories of the venue, previously told the BBC that she and fellow former students were "gutted" when they found out about the demolition.

"They were like: 'It's a proper end of era'," she said.

"It was a great part of our lives for a good five or six years."

Mrs Travis-Walker also recalled watching S Club 3 play to a packed venue in 2011.

She said that she was the Students' Union entertainments and bar manager at the time and said that night was her favourite memory of the club.

"It was absolutely rammed. Everyone was dressed up and the atmosphere was just brilliant," she said.

A spokesman for the university said the venue had not been required by staff or students for nine years.

"There are no plans for a replacement building on the site at the present time," he said last month.

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