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Supermarket chain Co-op has dismissed online rumours that it is set to take over a former Sunderland Sainsbury’s site – with the future of the building still uncertain.

The former Sainsbury’s supermarket, on Station Road, has stood empty since it was closed in October last year, prompting hundreds of residents signing a petition to keep it as a retail outlet.

Since the popular store closed, rumours have been circulating about wha the site will be next, with Waitrose confirming to the Echo at the end of March that they are not considering taking over the site.

Co-op dismisses rumours that they are set to take over the former Sainsbury’s site in Fulwell