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St Gabriel's Church on the corner of Kayll Road

Landmark church launches huge drive to overhaul ageing system

St Mark's has been brought back to life

I'm so glad it's not been pulled down - your revived church memories

Celebrating joining Northern Lights Learning Trust are pupils of Dame Dorothy Primary School with headteacher Iain Williamson; school governor Linda Wilson; and chief executive of Northern Lights, Jo Heaton.

Dame Dorothy School joins Northern Lights

Don't be fooled by the cute looks. Beagles worship the devil.

RICHARD ORD: It's beginning to look a lot like... a Satan-loving beagle Christma...

Spine-chilling cottage with ‘catacomb-like’ tunnel and secret meeting room on sale for £450k - pictures

Spine-chilling cottage with ‘catacomb-like’ tunnel on sale

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby was convicted of speeding (Photo by Andrew Milligan / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW MILLIGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Archbishop of Canterbury fined £510 for speeding

Rev Richard Coles on Sky Arts Book Club

BBC Radio 4’s Richard Coles ‘forced to quit popular show’

: Members of the General Synod react after blessings for same-sex couples was approved in a vote by the General Synod at The Church House.

Church of England votes to offer blessings to same sex couples

Rev Dr Philip Lockley is the new priest at Holy Trinity church in Washington Village. Picture by Stu Norton.

Clergyman and historian Philip right at home in new role

Nativity plays and door-to-door carol singing can go ahead post-lockdown

Four ways to celebrate World Food Day with children

Northern Saints Primary School

New library and IT suite to be built at school

The Rev Canon David Tomlinson with members of the Murton 'Communities of Hope' project examine their planned new location in a disused shop. Photo by Keith Blundy.

Empty shops to be transformed with £4.2m

Christian church services have been cancelled - here's how other faiths are resp...

Sunderland Civic Centre

Council chiefs offer to pay family's funeral bill after wrong grave dug

When should Christmas decorations be taken down?

Christmas is over for another year - but when should you take down your decorati...
The bumper Radio Times is in the recycling, the shops are full of Easter Eggs – Christmas is well and truly over. Or is it?
Kevin Clark

Mike Ashley's Sports Direct retail business has come under fire from the Church Commisioners.

Mike Ashley's Sports Direct comes under fire from Church of England over failing...

The new servery at Sunderland Minster was blessed during a special service.

Sunderland Minster set for meal times thanks to newly kitted out kitchen

King Street's Christmas tree

Council chiefs risk bad luck for borough as Christmas decorations remain up afte...

From left Coun Michael Mordey, project user Jonathan Adams, University of Sunderland Mike Foster, Co-wheels manager Liz Gray and travel officer Diane Hilder

Drive to encourage more people to use Sunderland car hire scheme

Father Jacques Hamel was celebrating mass for three nuns and two parishioners on a quiet summer morning in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray when the attackers burst in and forced the 85-year-old priest to his knees before slicing his throat

North East churches told to review security after Normandy terrorist attack

Bishop Stephen Conway is welcomed to Whitburn C of E Academy 6th form college by students (left to right) Chloe Manuel. Chloe Inskip and Chris Williams Photograph by FRANK REID

Sixth form dream becomes a reality

Head Paula Williams of Whitburn Academy died of pneumonia, Monday January 3 2011
25/06/2010 Photographer: SN FILE PIC

Academy to open sixth form as late headteacher's dream comes to fruition

COMMUNITY LIFE: From left, Bishop of Jarrow, the Right Rev Mark Bryant, with ordinands Michael Volland and Mark Tanner, with the parishioners.

Project launched to train vicars in former pit villages

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