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Mail bosses finally deliver postbox move
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Henderson on England standby list for Euro 2012
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Notts County rival Hartlepool United’s hunt for Howard
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Black Cats fan lands dream job editing SAFC fanzine
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Feast your eyes on world cuisine at Sunderland’s first Split Feastival
GEAR up for a weekend of fun and food at Herrington Country Park next month.
Black Cats fan lands dream job editing SAFC fanzine
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The Likely Lads are back again
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Crowds drink the bar dry at Houghton beer festival
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Man sheds 14 stones at bootcamp
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Wearside Echoes: Your photos of bygone Sunderland
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Wearside Echoes: Singing the praises of old church
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Wearside Echoes: Model ship is creating Royal waves
A MODEL ship with Royal connections is to take centre stage in Wearside’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Historic pubs celebrated in postcards by renowned sketch artist
HISTORIC pubs in Sunderland have made it into a series of collectable postcards.
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