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Hundreds of jobs taken from Sunderland city centre in Government tax office closures
HUNDREDS of Government jobs are to be shipped out of Sunderland city centre.
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Sunderland’s adopted warship HMS Ocean sails in at dawn + VIDEO video
AS the sun rises on Sunderland, HMS Ocean majestically makes her way into the Wear.
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Meet Sunderland’s nappy-wearing beauty queen + VIDEO video
SHE’S not even out of nappies, but Holly Young is a prize-winning dancer and beauty queen.
Runaway horse smashed car window after rampage through Sunderland
A RUNAWAY horse caused mayhem as it went on the rampage before smashing into a car window.
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Sunderland grandad found drunk in car with grandchild
A MAN found to be drunk in his car with his four-year-old grandson could face jail.
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Turner eyes new campaign after longest Sunderland run
MICHAEL Turner hopes his longest run of first-team football since signing for Sunderland will see him hit the ground running next season.
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Transfer rumours: Newcastle, Chelsea, Arsenal, Man United, Man City, Everton, Liverpool, Bolton
NEWCASTLE could resurrect their interest in Switzerland midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta who has recovered from a knee injury – Daily Star
Sunderland announce kit deal with Adidas
SUNDERLAND have confirmed the club’s new strip will be manufactured by adidas, with the first glimpse of next season’s shirts coming next month.
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Sunderland to face Hartlepool in pre-season
SUNDERLAND will face neighbours Hartlepool United in pre-season as they head to Victoria Park for the second successive year.
Sunderland’s Mignolet to start for Belgium against England
SIMON Mignolet will start Belgium’s friendly with England next week, in a clear indication the Sunderland keeper is set to continue as number one for club and country.
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Sunderland’s adopted warship HMS Ocean sails in at dawn + VIDEO video
AS the sun rises on Sunderland, HMS Ocean majestically makes her way into the Wear.
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Sunderland Aviation Museum Commemorates 30 Year Anniversary of The Falklands War.
MEMORIES of the Falklands War will take centre stage at an aircraft museum.
BRAZIL BLOG: Our Jane’s first message home
REPORTER Jane O’Neill has swapped reporting from Sunderland’s city centre to the depths of Latin America. Along with three other young professionals and a group leader, she is part of a Rotary-funded Group Study Exchange trip to Riberiao Preto in Brazil.
Cocktail creater blends pink drink for midnight walkers
THE perfect pink cocktail has been created to mark a girls’ night out with a twist.
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MUMS and dads are in for a treat as Sunderland raises the curtain on a more child-friendly cinema.
Sunderland Echo model competition winners pick up their prizes
OUR Echo Face 2012 of winners had a twinkle in their eyes when they picked up their sparkling prizes from Collinson Jewellers.
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Wearside Echoes: Diving into football history
SUNDERLAND footballer Ralph Punshon Scott may have made his name as a diver – but that was just as part of his day job, rather than on the field.
Wearside Echoes: Sunderland’s burial grounds unearthed
DIGGING into your family tree may mean unearthing Wearside’s past – as local historian Norman Kirtlan has discovered. “Tracing the burial records of Anglican ancestors is relatively easy in Sunderland but, for those with non-conformist great-grandparents, the trail can often go cold,” he said.
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Wearside Echoes: Chalking up school memories
A TREASURE trove of classroom memories has been saved from the skip.
Mail bosses finally deliver postbox move
ROYAL Mail bosses have finally delivered on residents’ demands to move a postbox to outside a post office.
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- Sunderland won’t prevent Everton move for Richardson
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- Transfer Rumours May 23, 2012: Arsenal, Manchester United, Blackburn, Stoke, Tottenham, Wolves
- Sunderland look to offload McCartney to promoted West Ham
- Norwich striker Holt tight-lipped on future
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