THE A692 Consett Road at Watergate Bank, in Gateshead, will be closed to traffic on Sunday for roadworks and drain cleaning.

The road will be closed between Whickham Highway and Pennyfine Road from 4am to 6pm.

Access will be remain available to residents and to The Ravensdene Lodge Hotel, in Lobley Hill, and the Marquis of Granby public house, in Streetgate, Sunniside.

Diversions will be in place via Sunniside Road, Broom Lane and Whickham Highway.