Vigil

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A round the clock vigil by Women Against Pit closure, outside the gates of the threatened Vane Tempest Colliery in January 1993.

The women who protested outside the pit gates in January

A chorus of Silent Night, a flask of coffee and a sleeping bag was all it took to get you through the night before a Christmas sale in 1986.

Christmas queuing: The era when Sunderland people did it for 26 hours

A sponsored vigil at the Top Rank Bingo Hall in 1982.

The night there was a spooky vigil in the Top Rank bingo hall

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This is not one of the actual dogs, but two Staffordshire bull terriers called Marshall and Millions were gunned by police in London.

Vigil for two dogs shot dead by by police to be held in Sunderland

The BBC has confirmed Vigil has been renewed for a second season

Vigil season 2 confirmed by BBC with shocking plot twist for fans

South Wales Police have named those killed in the crash

Three people killed in Cardiff car crash named by police

British actress Helen Mirren delivered a speech on stage during a vigil in Trafalgar Square, central London

Dame Helen Mirren shares ‘powerful’ poem at vigil for Ukraine

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The area around the Tommy statue on the Terrace Green is usually used to create a display in honour of Remembrance Day, but the project had to miss this year out due to the pandemic.

Veterans lead 24-hour vigil at Tommy statue

Joan Hoggett with one of her grandchildren.

Vigil for Sunderland shop worker Joan Hoggett to take place tonight

Syrians evacuated from the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo during the ceasefire arrive at a refugee camp in Rashidin, near Idlib, Syria.

Vigil planned as Sunderland shows solidarity with families fleeing Syrian city o...

South Tyneside District Hospital vigil. Front Unison Gemma Taylor

Vigil held over NHS hospital trust's new alliance

Dave Herbert, Shirley Ford, Roger Nettleship, Myrtle Spence and Gemma Taylor.

Vigil to take place over hospital fears
A vigil is to be held in a bid to ensure South Tyneside's hospital services remain unchanged.
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