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Dad’s bid to help charity
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A SNEAKY supermarket worker stole iPods by hiding them in packets of cat litter.
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Sunderland freeze season card prices
SUNDERLAND have frozen season card prices for next season.
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Sunderland new boys a big boost – Colback
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Sunderland boss O’Neill sees mood change
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Sunderland boss wary of asking too much from Campbell
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Durham clubbers win fight to keep Klute ‘dingy and cheesy’
CLUBBERS loved Klute when it had that “rundown” feel.
Disabled workers will be ‘on the scrap heap’
SCORES of disabled workers are set to end up “on the scrap heap” if proposals go ahead to shut down Remploy sites in Wearside, councillors heard.
Dancing DJs get into the rhythm
RADIO DJs are being put through their paces as they prepare to dance in front of thousands of people.
Working to end child exploitation
YOUNG people have been learning about the darker side of fashion as they tackled a project on child labour.
Kevin survives another week in bid to be ITV’s Biggest Loser
BATTLING Kevin McLernon has survived another week after millions of TV viewers tuned in to see his battle with the bulge.
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Wearside Echoes: It’s show time!
WEARSIDERS with memories of teen life in the 1950s have taken centre stage in helping to create a new play.
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Wearside Echoes: Stepping back in history
THE pupils of Richard Avenue Primary School have a new class favourite – The Children’s History of Sunderland.
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Wearside Echoes: Flying back in time
A TREASURE trove of old factory photos are winging their way into the archives of Sunderland Antiquarian Society.
£900,000 lifeline for Wearside kids
HUNDREDS of children are set to benefit from a £890,000 cash injection to support vulnerable families.
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Weather for Sunderland
Saturday 04 February 2012
Today
Light sleet showers
Temperature: -1 C to 2 C
Wind Speed: 18 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 1 C to 6 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: West
