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17Nineteen has suffered two recent break ins

Second break in at one of Sunderland's most important buildings

Demolition plans are to be submitted for Gentoo's Lambton, Londonderry and Lumley Towers, in Sunderland. Credit LDRS.

New plans to demolish landmark tower blocks

The East End is a treasure trove of history

12 historical gems to discover in Old Sunderland and the East End

New Bella Vista restaurant at The Boar's Head pub in the East End

The new restaurant aiming to attract more people to the East End

Devan Hahn, of Prospect Row, who won a gold medal in the Girls ABA Boxing Championships in Portsmouth in 2010.

A packed gallery of pictures from Prospect Row in Sunderland

How students are shining a light on the city's rich maritime heritage

Afternoon tea at The Donnison School in the East End

We're serving up afternoon tea in a real Sunderland hidden gem

Sunderland's historic Donnison School in the East End

We're Sunderland's best kept secret and we need your help

He caught more lobster than was allowed

Fishing novice fined after catching more lobsters than permit allowed

Jeremy Bungey from 1Energy and Cllr Lindsey Leonard from
Sunderland City Council

We're bringing a £67m energy boost to Sunderland city centre

John Brown AKA Pastie during his time running Sunderland Amateur Boxing Club.

Tributes to local legend and boxing trainer John Brown AKA Pastie

Boxing champ Ella Lonsdale has returned from the Czech Republic after winning the U19 European Championship for the second time.

I'm aiming to bring a gold Olympic boxing medal home to Sunderland

Broadway Junior Schools pupils Levanna Mohamad and Logan Tew with vouchers they won in an NSPCC competition in February 2020.

15 fabulous photos from Broadway Juniors as we step back in time

Queen Street Masonic Lodge

We're opening the doors to one of Sunderland's oldest buildings

Brenda Leek pictured at the refurbished bar of the Boars Head in 2005.

15 pubs we've loved in the East End of Sunderland

Sunderland from the air but how many 2005 scenes do you recognise from this angle?

Sunderland Aerial Views: 2005 Highlights
Here's how Sunderland looked 20 years ago - from the air.
Chris Cordner

Searching for a spare patch of sand at Seaburn in June 1976.

1976 heatwave: Iconic Sunderland photos

Entrepreneur Michelle Mone was the subject of a two-part BBC documentary

Gripping and thriller two-part BBC 2 documentary on lingerie queen Baroness Mich...

Burleigh Street - where black puddings flew through the air.

The day it rained black puddings in Sunderland

A view of Silksworth Row including Connie's and Holly's but it was all being demolished in February 1991.

Sunderland's lost 1990s landmarks

Angry parents who protested about the planned closure of St John and St Patrick's School in Hendon.

East End school protests remembered

Tom Newton who was known in Sunderland as Galvanic the rat catcher.

The Sunderland rat catcher who ate snails as a delicacy

Michael Ganley speaking to the Sunderland Echo for the next episode of our Wearside Echoes podcast.

Born in the East End: The little lad who became a Sunderland megafan

9 glowing carol singing scenes from Sunderland's past. Who do you recognise?

Age old tradition of carol singing: Sunderland scenes from the past

9 views of Barrack Street and Prospect Row to give you a retro flavour of the East End.

Nine nostalgic pictures showing the East End's charm

Memories from St Patrick's Garth in 1993, where children created their own mosaic artwork.

When The Garths got its own piece of art thanks to Wearside children

Public meeting to discuss future of Seventeen Nineteen
What was once a dilapidated church on the at risk register is now an asset to the community, hosting a wide variety of groups and events and welcoming hundreds through the door each week.
Katy Wheeler

The people of Hendon and the East End who made a real effort to put on a show in the 1990s.

11 pictures of faces enjoying the East End Carnival in the 1990s

A trip back in time to Barrack Street but how much do you know about it?

The Sunderland street with connections to the French Revolution

Peggy Hunt, 90, is flabbergasted at price of a drink in Ibiza.

Watch: Grandmother, 90, is flabbergasted at price of a drink in Ibiza

Terry Deary will be at the History Fair.

Vikings and Romans to slug it out at Sunderland history fair

The Giles Strong Quartet performs tonight at 7pm.

The Old Black Cat Jazz Club launched in Sunderland

Nine views of the East End street going right back to 1954.

Nine pictures from Prospect Row, telling the story of the street

The Garths where changes were on the way in the 1990s.

The 1990s and the changing face of Sunderland's East End

Events heading to Sunderland's Seventeen Nineteen

13 gigs, talks and shows heading to Sunderland's Seventeen Nineteen in 2024

The insults became too much - and led to the Day of the Black Puddings on the streets of the East End.

The day it rained black puddings in Sunderland

An insight into the characters of the old Town End.

Great characters from the East End, including Old Cutty Throat

Left, a previous show by Breaking Tradition (photo by Bryan Ledgard) and singer-songwriter Jez Lowe (Sunderland Echo image).

Help write a Sunderland song

A man, who is believed to have starred in EastEnders, has been arrested on suspicion of a child sex offence

Why is EastEnders not on tonight? Reason why explained

Despite this modest entrance, the Gray Memorial Garden has an incredible history.

The graveyard where 100,000 are buried

Candlelight Concerts is heading to Sunderland

See Sunderland's Seventeen Nineteen as never before in candlelit concert

Former Whistle Test presenter Bob Harris will deliver a talk on The Beatles (PA image).

Date announced for 'Whispering' Bob Harris’ Beatles night

Back on the Map worked with McCarthy Stone to help the bees of Mowbray Park.

Charity helps park's bees

A man, who is believed to have starred in EastEnders, has been arrested on suspicion of a child sex offence

EastEnders airs alternative opening sequence - here’s why

Seventeen19 centre manager Tracey Mienie.

Sunderland's Seventeen19 scoops major architecture awards after saving church

Seventeen Nineteen recently celebrated its first year at the historic Holy Trinity Church

Inside a hidden East End gem

Geoff Moon, owner of the Welcome Tavern, says the nearby work is ruining his business and is worried for his family's health.

Pub landlord slams council over problems caused by redevelopment work

Historical gems in Old Sunderland and the East End

12 historical gems to discover in Old Sunderland and the East End

Wheresoeover They Are In Any Measure comes to 17Nineteen on Saturday, April 1 from 7pm.

Concert inspired by Sunderland legend brings together young people with autism

Sunderland's historic Donnison School in the East End

A lesson on Sunderland's hidden gem girls' school

Idris Elba attends the premiere of Universal Pictures' "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" at Dolby Theatre on July 13, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

Idris Elba was offered a role in BBC’s EastEnders - why he rejected it

17Nineteen engagement officer Lily Daniels, left, with Angela Reed of Creative Calligraphy.

Beautiful calligraphy at 17Nineteen

Inside Sunderland's historic Phoenix Lodge in the East End

Inside a fascinating East End hidden gem

Headline-hitting stories you might remember from 25 years ago.

Goodbye to this school – and a whole rugby kit

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon in Whitechapel near Adler Street.

Fears missing aristocrat and newborn baby are sleeping in a tent

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