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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

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
Jazz heaven in the heart of Sunderland
Tony Gillan

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
Sunderland community group Back on the Map has teamed up with a housing developer to support a wildlife restoration project in Mowbray Park.
Tony Gillan

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

The cane with Jack the Ripper’s likeness carved into it (Photo: College of Policing)

Eerie likeness of Jack the Ripper found carved onto cane

The venue can be used for multiple events

New Seventeen Nineteen venue to host two-day history festival

The Welcome Tavern owner Geoff Moon is concerned for the future of the pub.

Pub landlord fears for his business’s future over nearby improvement works

Frank Styles new mural on The Salvation Army Swan Lodge.

Striking new mural by Frank Styles unveiled on landmark Sunderland building

Hidden Stories exhibition at Holy Trinity Church

Shining a light on the hidden stories of one of city's oldest buildings

Sharon Vincent's new book on the East End.

Forgotten tales from the East End

What a year but were you pictured?

11 photos from your fantastic Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977 in Sunderland

Witch marks on a gravestone

Witch marks found carved into 300-year-old Sunderland church to ward off evil

The new Seventeen Nineteen will host Old Time Sailors

Seventeen Nineteen to be transformed into ship for lively sailors performance

Knowledge has opened in the Boar's Head pub in the East End

Best views in the city? Review of Sunderland's new Knowledge restaurant

Phoenix Hall, Queen Street East, Sunderland, believed to be the oldest purpose-built Masonic hall under the English Constitution in existence and still in continuous use today.

Repair work approved to save 230-year-old Masonic hall in Sunderland's East End

Seventeen Nineteen centre manager Tracey Mienie.

City's new Seventeen Nineteen venue scoops two national awards

A look inside Seventeen Nineteen ahead of opening to the public

Sneak peek of Seventeen Nineteen as opening date is announced

Knowledge restaurant has opened on the ground floor of The Boar's Head in the East End

Inside new restaurant Knowledge as it transforms 300-year-old Sunderland pub

Life in the East End in pictures.

Excellently retro in the East End

49,50 and 51 High Street East Picture.

Historic shop buildings in historic set to become flats under new plans

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