Vera star Brenda Blethyn opens sensory garden at disabled horse-riding charity

Sunderland's new Koji restaurant

Sunderland's new DB/CB burger restaurant

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'They're bringing Sunderland down' - shoppers on city centre Marks & Spencer closure

Reaction to 5-1 embarrassment - watch The Roar on Shots!TV

Sunderland Til I Die season three preview and re-living Wembley win over Wycombe Wanderers

Scale of new Holmeside surface level car park

Inside Seaham's new Studio B interiors store

Foundations laid for Sunderland's Culture House

Inside the new Zapatista Burrito Bar at Dalton Park

'You just have to pick the strongest team' - The Roar on Shots!TV

Inside the Sunniside warehouse set for a £4.5m transformation

Air ambulance in Barnes Park, Sunderland

Five things to do in Sunderland this week: March 11-16 2024

Inside The Muddler Newcastle as pan-Asian restaurant heads to Sunderland

Seven facts about Durham Prison

How former Sunderland player Yann M'Vila has fared at West Brom

Inside the new Wild Fire Pizza bar and restaurant in Deptford

New 'bigger and better' clearance store set to open in Washington with 'massive bargains' for customers

School lessons - choose the ones you loved and loathed

Roll up for retro circus scenes from Sunderland

The Sunderland Echo commemorates 40 years since the miners' strike with special coverage

The Miners' Strike and Wearside: 40 Years On

Transfer latest as Sunderland Echo writers talk Hull City loss and Michael Beale backlash

Sunderland vs Newcastle FA Cup preview with Sunderland Echo and Shields Gazette writers

Black Samphire Trailer.

Popular Seaham micropub The Coalface back under management of owners

Five things to do in Sunderland - April 29-May 4 2024

Inside Sunderland's stylish new Son of Sander salon

'Point scoring' - an ex teacher's view on 'banning' of smartphones in schools

Sunderland headlines 24 April 2024: Killer of Connor Brown jailed again