Pubs

A total of 17 Wetherspoons branches are up for sale, with 14 already under offer.

Full list of Wetherspoons pubs set to close across the UK

19 of the best pubs for food in the UK according to food writers and customers (Photo: NationalWorld/TripAdvisor)

19 of the best pubs for food in the UK

Wetherspoon is slashing prices on seven drinks next week - at more than 700 of its pubs (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Wetherspoons confirms it's slashing prices on seven drinks next week

Beggar's Bridge, East Boldon.

Sunderland and South Tyneside Beer and Cider Festival

A small selection of Sunderland hostelries for freshers to try.

Sunderland named among top cities for students' night out

Man smokes a cigarette outside pub.

Watch: Would an outdoor smoking ban kill the ‘Great British pub’?

September is Food and Drink month for National World

Savour the delights of eating and drinking with Food and Drink Month

The 2007 smoking ban didn't really close any pubs.

Revealed: the exact number of pubs closed by the 2007 smoking ban Tony Gillan

The Sunderland pub Pride In Pennywell which had a grand opening in 1993.

The pub which was proud to be from Pennywell

The 17 best pubs to visit in the UK according to CAMRA have been named (Photo: Whatpub/Mark Bates/Helge Nareid)

CAMRA name the 17 finalists for Pub of the Year 2024

Sunderland Restaurant Week sees newcomers added to the list

Taking you back to memories of a 2005 night out.

Seven pictures from a night out in Sunderland in 2005

A retro round in pubs which are up for sale from the Mountain Daisy to The Point.

Seven pubs which are up for sale, and how they looked in years past

Bilk's Sol Abraham

Boardmasters 2024: Bilk’s Sol Abrahams reflects on Cornish experience

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13 pubs and clubs up for sale in and around Sunderland

This is something positive we can all get behind after recent embarrassments.

Sunderland Music City gives us something positive to rally round

It was genuinely the most dismal, depressing spectacle I've ever witnessed in Sunderland (and bear in mind how many football matches I've seen).

Tony Gillan

10 historical Wetherspoons pubs in the North East and the fascinating stories behind them

10 Wetherspoons pubs in the North East with a fascinating history

The end for all these pubs, clubs and night clubs. See how many you remember

The last days of these nine Sunderland pubs, clubs and nightclubs

Work is continuing at the forthcoming Grace Kelly's bar in Seaham.

New Irish-themed bar 'coming soon' to Seaham

Back in time for this gallery of faces inside the pub in 2003, 2005 and 2007.

Nine pictures from the Colliery Tavern over the years

A selection of memorable Sunderland venues - but what would make your list?

Nine favourite Sunderland clubs, pubs and nightclubs of all time

Join us for a drink in 1984 at venues across Wearside.

Seven Sunderland venues for a drink and bite to eat in 1984

I visited the cheapest Wetherspoons in the UK - where a pint is only £2.34. (Photo: Graham Murray/Google Maps)

I got a pint from the cheapest Wetherspoons in the UK

The 11 oldest pubs in the UK - and what you can order at them

11 of the oldest pubs in the UK - and what to order at them

Sunderland in the 1970s.

When a 9.30pm curfew was planned for Sunderland teenagers in the 1970s

Great British Pub Awards: Shortlisted finalists confirmed in prestigious pub awards. (Photo: Zarya Maxim - stock.adobe.com)

The 94 best pubs across the UK named

Quishing is the new scam you need to look out for.

Pub-goers warned to watch for new 'quishing' scam this summer

Don’t get caught out 😨

Matthew Mohan-Hickson

The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is one of the prettiest waterways in the UK

A wonderful week on the Welsh waterways for my canal boat holiday

The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is one of the prettiest waterways in the UK

A wonderful week on the Welsh waterways for my canal boat holiday

The 8 Wetherspoons pubs across the UK with the cheapest pints named. (Photo credit: Google Street View)

The 8 Wetherspoons pubs with the cheapest pints in the UK named

(Photos: Getty Images/Hazel Nicholson/Flickr)

Carlsberg acquires Robinsons - how that affects your favourite drinks

The decision made in the 19th to build the museum was highly controversial.

Fears of 'less boozing' meant Sunderland Museum was almost never built

Pimms are offering pub-goers a free glass of No.1 Serve. (Photo credit: Mischief PR)

More than 300 pubs offering free Pimm's this summer - how to claim

Vine Place venues for you to enjoy from 2004 onwards.

15 pictures of nights out in Vine Place, from 2004 years onwards

The Ivors Davies located on Cowbridge Road East in Cardiff is currently up for rent on Rightmove for £5,000 per month. The 3,351 square foot venue is available for lease with two floors and an external beer garden to the rear of the building.

The 8 at-risk Wetherspoon pubs that are on the market right now

Eric Bristow re-opened the Alexandra in 1992. Before that, it had been known as Porcupine Park.

Double top memories of the Porcupine Park in Sunderland

Mole Valley has been given the title of the Wetherspoons capital of the UK (Photo credit: Google Street View / Getty)

'Spoons capital of the UK is named - and you may not have heard of it

The winners of the National Pub & Bar Awards 2024 have been announced. (Photo credit: Eggogen - stock.adobe.com)

The best pubs and bars across the UK are named

(Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Wetherspoons pints could hit £11 by 2035, according to research

Inside the new-look Grange pub in Fulwell after major refurbishment

(Photo: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

UK pubs face crisis as 80 closed per month in 2024 alone

A feast of beer photos from the Sunderland Echo archives.

Cheers to that! Nine retro Sunderland photos for Beer Day

(Photo: Pexels)

How you can save money on hosting parties for Euro 2024 fixtures

A teaser of the great photos in this retro collection of Stackyard scenes.

Nine pictures from The Stackyard

Ron Davidson with his portrait of Kevin Ball, his Brewery Tap sign and Into the Light.

Tributes to artist Ron Davidson, famed for his Vaux and SAFC artworks

Breweries announced for Sunderland Craft Beer Festival

Brewdog will be giving away a free pint of Cold Beer to customers who come wearing shorts this Bank Holiday weekend.

Brewdog will be giving away free pints of beer this Bank Holiday

All food chains in the UK were kids eat free (or nearly free)

Porcupine Park, Painted Wagon, Chambers and more. Sunderland venues with a background worth looking at.

Seven Sunderland pubs and clubs with a story to tell

Let's shake up the cocktail memories and tell us if you remember these scenes.

Nine creative cocktails from Sunderland bars over the years

A picture gallery from 2004 to 2009.

Nine snapshots from Luma, taken between 2004 and 2009

The Spit & Sawdust, one of the cheapest pints in London. Inset: Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images

Watch: I went in search of the cheapest pint in London

Tell us which of these venues was on your schedule for a Sunderland night out.

Nine top choices for a night out in Sunderland in 2009

Venues have been ranked on base of rating and number of reviews

Nine Wetherspoons pubs in and around Sunderland ranked on Tripadvisor

Writer Ian Mole, top right, illustrator Pete Dimmock and their new book.

Sunderland-inspired poetry and illustrations in special new book