Tony Gillan

Nov 18, 2024 | sunderlandecho.com | Tony Gillan

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA new book on the history of Sunderland AFC contains a few stories that even the biggest club obsessives might not have heard. All Our Yesterdays: A History of Sunderland AFC by Kevin Sinclair tells the story of the club since the end of World War Two. Kevin, a retired accountant from Hebburn, has been a supporter since the mid 1960s, has made the story more human and relied less on mere facts and figures.

Nov 18, 2024 | sunderlandecho.com | Tony Gillan

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowWearsiders will have the chance to see the world's most famous documents when they return to Durham Cathedral next year. Three rare Magna Cartas will be displayed next summer at the cathedral to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the 1225 issue in its collection. From July 11 to November 2, 2025, visitors will be able to see the rare documents as part of a new exhibition, Magna Carta and the North.

Nov 15, 2024 | sunderlandecho.com | Tony Gillan

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowProblem parkers are continuing to cause a headache in two busy Sunderland roads. Sunderland City Council says the notoriously bad parking in Chester Road and Durham Road is being penalised, but opposition councillors say the authority is a 'soft touch' on the issue. In June 2023 the Echo reported on what some had called "lazy, ignorant" parking at the eastern ends of the two roads.

Nov 14, 2024 | sunderlandecho.com | Tony Gillan

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA new initiative between police and partner organisations is aiming to reduce the number of young people going missing from home. Safe Return launches this week in Sunderland and sees Northumbria Police officers liaising with charities Together For Children and Waythrough, to identify children who have begun to go missing from home recently on a regular basis.

Nov 14, 2024 | sunderlandecho.com | Tony Gillan

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowSunderland-based children’s charity Love, Amelia has been given The King’s Award for Voluntary Service. It is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive. It is equivalent to an MBE. Recipients are announced on the monarch's birthday. Love, Amelia supports children aged 0-16 across the North East who are experiencing poverty and hardship.