Sunderland LIVE for Friday, October 4: Houghton Feast Opening Ceremony, breaking news, traffic and weather updates

Welcome to our live news blog covering all things in and around Sunderland – and the wider region – for Friday, October 4.

By Faye Dixon

Published 4th Oct 2019, 06:00 BST

Updated 4th Oct 2019, 20:57 BST

The Northern Spire Bridge in Sunderland.

Hello!

It’s Faye on the late shift until 10pm.

Our team will be with you from 6am-10pm with all the latest news, traffic, travel and weather to keep you moving today. Keep refreshing and scrolling upwards for the latest stories and if you have anything of interest for our readers then please contact us via our Sunderland Echo Facebook page, through email at echo.news@northeast-press.co.uk or by a good old-fashioned phone call to (0191) 5166127.