- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Tributes paid to funnyman Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
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Facebook backing for bomb-row Sunderland councillor
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.
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Sunderland is “third-worst” city to find a job
WEARSIDE is one of the worst places in the country to find a job, according to a new report.
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Developer defends Mosque plans
THE construction firm behind plans for a controversial mosque has defended its proposals after a backlash from neighbours.
Council tables tax freeze
SUNDERLAND City Council has proposed a council tax freeze for the second year in a row.
13 commentsCall for council tax freeze
CITY leaders are under pressure to come up with a council tax freeze ahead of a rates announcement this week.
13 commentsClampdown on bad landlords in Hendon
ROGUE landlords are being warned they could soon be facing court action.
MP in Harry Potter-themed row with Nick Clegg
A WEARSIDE MP has beaten the Deputy Prime Minister with a broomstick in a Harry Potter-themed row over health reforms.
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Women win £30million equal pay fight
A MULTIMILLION-POUND bill is set to be handed to Sunderland City Council after 1,100 women won an equal pay dispute.
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Warning over eviction threat
THOUSANDS of families across Wearside could face the threat of eviction from their homes after Government cuts in welfare.
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Tory councillor drives his mum crazy
COUNCILLOR Lee Martin has been driving his mum crazy after landing her with a parking ticket thanks to a new permit scheme he helped introduce.
25 commentsCouncil funding shake-up fears
WEARSIDE is set to bear the brunt of a controversial shake-up of council funding, Parliament has heard.
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.
Sunderland’s iconic new Wear crossing likened to Golden Gate Bridge
SUNDERLAND’S new river crossing was likened to the Golden Gate Bridge last night as councillors joined together to welcome the scheme winning funding.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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