What was making the news in the Sunderland Echo in 1971?

Our weekly journey back through the Echo photo archives travels nearly half a century today.
Sunderland Civic Centre under construction in 1971.Sunderland Civic Centre under construction in 1971.
Sunderland Civic Centre under construction in 1971.

We are looking back at images which were making the news locally in August 1971.

As our main picture suggests, it was a time of change across town the "modern" Civic Centre gradually taking shape to replace the demolished Town Hall.

Sunderland Civic Centre under construction in 1971.Sunderland Civic Centre under construction in 1971.
Sunderland Civic Centre under construction in 1971.
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Have things changed for the better? We'll leave that one for you to decide.

Further details about all our pictures are contained in Saturday's Sunderland Echo.

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