A frustrated resident has described a proposal to build houses on his local park as "depressing" and "unthinkable".
Michael Howe has lived next to Disco Field in Boldon Colliery for more than 30 years. The 50-year-old said children play on the green space and owners walk their dogs in the area.
He is fighting to keep the park after learning it has been earmarked by South Tyneside Council as a possible location where homes could be built. Michael has set up a Facebook group called 'Friends of Disco Fields' which now has more than 750 members.
