<![CDATA[Sunderland Echo - News]]> Feed http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/npse_news_feed_1_981342 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:12:29 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[UPDATE: Twins in hospital after motorbike pushchair crash]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/update_twins_in_hospital_after_motorbike_pushchair_crash_1_4274586

A TODDLER is in a critical condition after a motorbike collided with a pushchair carrying a pair of twins.

]]> 1.4274586 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:12:27 +0000 <![CDATA[Door staff hit back after clamp down]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/door_staff_hit_back_after_clamp_down_1_4274473

BOUNCERS have hit back after criticisms over heavy-handed action at a trouble-hit city centre club.

]]> 1.4274473 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:02:31 +0000 <![CDATA[Student loan penalties spark clash of views]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/student_loan_penalties_spark_clash_of_views_1_4274047

SCRAPPING plans to impose penalties for early student loan repayment has had a mixed reaction on Wearside.

]]> 1.4274047 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:40:39 +0000 <![CDATA[Friend’s tribute to famous Sunderland pigeon man]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/friend_s_tribute_to_famous_sunderland_pigeon_man_1_4274037

“I AM going to be lost without him - we were always together.”

]]> 1.4274037 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:35:42 +0000 <![CDATA[Washington counsellor sexually assaulted woman]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/washington_counsellor_sexually_assaulted_woman_1_4271875

A COUNSELLOR employed to help vulnerable women in their homes sexually assaulted one of them.

]]> 1.4271875 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:06:05 +0000 <![CDATA[Community centres fear axe in Durham County Council cuts]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/community_centres_fear_axe_in_durham_county_council_cuts_1_4271683

THE long-term future of some community centres across County Durham today hangs in the balance.

]]> 1.4271683 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:38:20 +0000 <![CDATA[Facebook backing for bomb-row Sunderland councillor]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/facebook_backing_for_bomb_row_sunderland_councillor_1_4271661

SUPPORTERS of a councillor suspended after an IRA Facebook row have set up an online campaign group – on the same website that landed her in trouble.

]]> 1.4271661 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:34:41 +0000 <![CDATA[Killer bug baby back home in Sunderland]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/killer_bug_baby_back_home_in_sunderland_1_4271454

IT’S the day Simone Clark has been praying for – her baby’s safe return home after a desperate battle with meningitis.

]]> 1.4271454 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:52:42 +0000 <![CDATA[Sunderland star banned for speeding at 104mph in Porsche]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sunderland_star_banned_for_speeding_at_104mph_in_porsche_1_4271428

SUNDERLAND AFC star Nicklas Bendtner has been banned from driving for 56 days and fined £660 after admitting speeding at nearly 104mph in his Porsche.

]]> 1.4271428 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:46:13 +0000 <![CDATA[Wannabe journalist’s interview with a star]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/wannabe_journalist_s_interview_with_a_star_1_4269711 ]]> 1.4269711 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:22:40 +0000 <![CDATA[Queen of shops lends town Twitter support]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/queen_of_shops_lends_town_twitter_support_1_4269387

“SCARY, bonkers, yet really quite fabulous”.

]]> 1.4269387 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:21:27 +0000 <![CDATA[Woman walks free from court after glass attack]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/woman_walks_free_from_court_after_glass_attack_1_4269369

A SINGLE mum who left another woman scarred after throwing a glass has escaped a jail sentence.

]]> 1.4269369 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:14:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Killer’s guilty plea over row]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/killer_s_guilty_plea_over_row_1_4268165

A MAN has admitted killing a grandfather with a bat in a “moment of madness.”

]]> 1.4268165 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:08:36 +0000 <![CDATA[Sunderland is “third-worst” city to find a job]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sunderland_is_third_worst_city_to_find_a_job_1_4268059

WEARSIDE is one of the worst places in the country to find a job, according to a new report.

]]> 1.4268059 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:41:38 +0000 <![CDATA[Grieving dad tells of pride at second son heading to war]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/grieving_dad_tells_of_pride_at_second_son_heading_to_war_1_4268037

A DAD who suffered the loss of his oldest son in Afghanistan today spoke of his pride as his youngest prepares to go to war.

]]> 1.4268037 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:35:51 +0000 <![CDATA[Thousands call for permanent tribute to Niall Quinn]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/thousands_call_for_permanent_tribute_to_niall_quinn_1_4267894

CALLS for a permanent thank you to Niall Quinn have started to pour in after the Sunderland legend stepped down from SAFC.

]]> 1.4267894 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:11:49 +0000 <![CDATA[Smash brings traffic to a standstill]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/smash_brings_traffic_to_a_standstill_1_4267718

RUSH hour traffic has been brought to a standstill on the A19 after a four-vehicle collision.

]]> 1.4267718 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:21:25 +0000 <![CDATA[Teenager attacked in bar]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/teenager_attacked_in_bar_1_4266467

A TEENAGE clubber suffered a broken jaw after being punched in the face.

]]> 1.4266467 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:57:34 +0000 <![CDATA[Armed Navy officers in port terrorist exercise]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/armed_navy_officers_in_port_terrorist_exercise_1_4265422

NAVY officers put their training to use in an operation to practise protecting ship crews and cargo from terrorists and pirates.

]]> 1.4265422 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:19:48 +0000 <![CDATA[Sunderland play gets French movie treatment]]> http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sunderland_play_gets_french_movie_treatment_1_4265338

WEARSIDE is set to miss out on its shot at cinematic glory.

]]> 1.4265338 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:13:03 +0000