Wearside residents have been getting in their last minute shopping for gifts to give as presents on Christmas Day.Wearside residents have been getting in their last minute shopping for gifts to give as presents on Christmas Day.
Wearside residents have been getting in their last minute shopping for gifts to give as presents on Christmas Day.

Christmas Eve in Sunderland: 12 pictures as shoppers search for gifts and others enjoy festive fun

There may only be hours left to buy gifts to give to friends and family on Christmas Day, but Sunderland’s shoppers have been out in force in a bid to get some last minute bargains.

Despite ongoing Covid concerns, Shoppers were enjoying some retail therapy in and around Keel Square and the city centre High Street as well as having fun on the festive ice rink.

With families given the green light to get together this Christmas, as well as presents, some shoppers were stocking up on tasty treats and tipples in readiness for the big day.

Here are some photographs of people doing their last minute shopping before Christmas Day.

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