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[
"Richard Mennear"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:24 | null | 2016-08-26T08:45:00 | Visit now for the latest Hartlepool United news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fhartlepool-united%2Fhignett-glad-to-get-a-good-week-s-work-in-with-his-pools-players-1-8089935.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8089930.1472169144!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Hignett glad to get a good week’s work in with his Pools players | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | After a busy run of matches, Craig Hignett has enjoyed the chance to spend time with his players on the training ground this week.
Pools were without a midweek fixture for the first time this season after a busy run of Sky Bet League Two and EFL Cup games, playing Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday since the new season got underway.
Hignett hopes Pools will have benefited from a week on the pitches at Maiden Castle ahead of the game with Newport County tomorrow.
Pools go into the game looking to bounce back from the 2-1 defeat to Notts County.
“It has been great, for one the players can get a good rest because we have had a lot of travelling early in the season,” said Hignett.
“We have done a lot of travelling, been away to Exeter and Crewe.
“It is nice to get a couple of home games under our belt now, Notts County last weekend and Newport County this Saturday.
“Then we are back on the road again for some big ones.
“With no midweek game, it has been good to get some work in and reinforce what we have been doing and we will see what happens Saturday.”
The former Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers forward knows all too well there are no easy games in this division, with Pools’ unbeaten league run coming to an end last weekend at home to Notts County.
Pools, 13th in League Two, are four places and a point ahead of tomorrow’s visitors - who drew 1-1 with Crewe Alexandra last weekend - and Hignett is expecting a difficult game.
He added: “We have seen how they play and watched their games, nothing will surprise us about it. They had a decent result against Crewe.
“They are a hardworking side, their set pieces are very good, delivery is good and will be a threat from them.
“Apart from that, everyone is much of a muchness in this league, if you are not on it then you can get beat by anyone but by the same token if you are, then you can beat anyone.” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/hartlepool-united/hignett-glad-to-get-a-good-week-s-work-in-with-his-pools-players-1-8089935 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/43e3f3c90fc36a3b3eae1ea372a889b00c645e94918b0d4682b22d2447fa4909.json |
[
"Katy Wheeler"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:32 | null | 2016-08-26T13:06:53 | Visit now for the latest arts and culture news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fwhats-on%2Farts%2Flumiere-artist-will-create-ship-building-spectacular-at-sunderland-illuminations-1-8090830.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8090828.1472213194!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Lumiere artist will create ship-building spectacular at Sunderland Illuminations | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Forget ship in a bottle - a giant ship made out of bottles will help light up this year’s Sunderland Illuminations.
Artist Mick Stephenson, whose work has featured in Durham’s Lumiere Festival, has been commissioned by Sunderland City Council in partnership with the Cultural Spring to produce the ship, which will be anchored in the Rose Garden of Roker Park for the duration of the annual attraction.
Mick Stephenson with Emma Horsman from Cultural Spring
Around 15,000 plastic bottles will be used in the light art work which will be available to view when the switch is flicked for this year’s Illuminations on Friday, September 23.
County Durham-based Mick has a national reputation as a light artist and last year replicated Durham Cathedral’s beautiful Rose Window with thousands of recycled plastic bottles for Lumiere.
Mick, who attended Sunderland Art College, said: “I was at the Cultural Spring’s SteamCo event and got talking to the team and they asked if I’d be interested in a commission for the Illuminations. I jumped at the chance and thought a Ship of Light would be perfect – it’s a tribute to Sunderland’s proud shipbuilding and glass making past, but the city is also becoming known as a city of light.
“What I want to do is celebrate the beautiful ships that the Wear produced. The Sunderland yards were inventive and creative, particularly before ships were made from steel, and some of the vessels were simply stunning.
“Funnily enough when I was doing some research, I came across a famous lightship – basically a floating lighthouse – that was built in Sunderland. That lightship, called L72, played a key part in D-Day.”
The upturned Ship of Light will be made of more than 15,000 2-litre plastic bottles and the structure will be big enough for people to walk through.
“I’ve been working in schools to get local pupils to decorate bottles they’ve brought in and we’ve had some great designs. I’d like to thank Sunderland drinks company CBL who’ve helped me out again in providing plastic bottles,” added Mick.
The structure will be lit by spotlights positioned at 90 degrees to the artwork and Mick will also create another structure, spelling out the word Light, at one end of the ship.
This second structure will also be made from more than 250 traditional hand-held hurricane lamps.
Once the Illuminations is over the bottles will be donated to the Lite of Light project, which uses plastic bottles to bring lighting to homes in the Developing World.
•Sunderland Illuminations will take place in Roker Park and along Roker and Seaburn seafront from Friday, September 23 to November 5. Mick will be hosting on-site workshops at the Ship of Light, from 10am until tt starting on Saturday, September 17. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/whats-on/arts/lumiere-artist-will-create-ship-building-spectacular-at-sunderland-illuminations-1-8090830 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/da53203c409486d5124720e872f94c1af5524dae49eeb6731162b160a21f1b7e.json |
[
"Steve Clarke"
] | 2016-08-29T14:51:32 | null | 2016-08-29T14:00:00 | Visit now for the latest cricket news and reports - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fdurham-cricket-league-littletown-still-lead-the-way-as-top-four-all-win-to-keep-promotion-pot-boiling-1-8093785.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093783.1472425119!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Durham Cricket League: Littletown still lead the way as top four all win to keep promotion pot boiling | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | The top four teams in Division Two all won, keeping the promotion race bubbling along to the last game of the season.
Littletown maintained their promotion push and title ambitions with a comprehensive away win at Ryhope.
The home side made only 104 in 32.2 overs, with Bryan Conlon (3-30) and Shashikant Kadam (5-33), doing the main damage with the ball.
Only David Gilbert (24) and Jonathan Tomlin (23) showed much resistance.
In reply, Dan Pearson, with eight boundaries in 44 not out, and Kadam, who hit four sixes in 40, eased Littletown home in 23.4 overs.
There are just two weeks to go. Littletown head to Langley Park this coming weekend, before finishing off at home to Houghton on September 10.
Whiteleas, in second place, were also comprehensive winners at home to Ushaw Moor.
Owen Peterson (56, with nine fours), Andrew Potts (33) and Nicholas Quinn (30) led Whiteleas to 187-8 declared, after 46 overs.
Ushaw then capitulated to 55 all out, with Abdul Ameer taking a breathtaking 9-15, in a fantastic spell of bowling, to win the game. The other wicket was a run-out.
Marsden maintained their push with a 22-run win over Evenwood, and remain third.
Defeat severely dented the visitors’ own promotion hopes.
Opener Christopher Mann (106) hit a fabulous century, his third of the season in the league, to set the scene, backed by John Leslie (32). Billy Teasdale (3-54) and Oliver Wilkinson (3-64) returned decent figures to keep the score down.
The visitors batted well to begin with, Luke Bannister hitting 54, while Daniel Wilkinson added 43 down the order, but Paul Snaith (3-18) and two wickets apiece from Sura Malinga and Mann, saw them all out for 176 in 48 overs
Peterlee also won well, at home to bottom club Silksworth.
They amassed 208-3, with Aaron Shellie hitting a magnificent 117 to put his side in charge. David Anderson added 58.
Silksworth made just 80, with Shellie claiming 4-12 with the ball and David Andrew returning 5-40 to seal the win.
Houghton hammered Boldon CA by 113 runs
Gandhar Bhatawadekar, who hit 98 runs, and bowler Gavin Keen, with 4-56, were their heroes
Murton saw off Langley Park in a low-scoring game
Sam Sanderson (5-27 in 12 brilliant overs) and Keith Chapman (4-14 in 11) did the damage as Murton skittled Langley for 55 in 31 overs.
Chris Winn top scored with 26 in Murton’s charge to victory by six wickets in 9.4 overs, with Alan Welburn adding 13. Craig Robertson plundered 3-8 in four overs. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/cricket/durham-cricket-league-littletown-still-lead-the-way-as-top-four-all-win-to-keep-promotion-pot-boiling-1-8093785 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/8a74dd83a7b165d19e06d5fe49b488c2c4ccbd45f51e52845a3415b7ed96a33d.json |
[
"Vicki Newman"
] | 2016-08-31T06:51:18 | null | 2016-08-31T06:00:48 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fthe-holiday-photo-that-made-a-sunderland-dad-die-inside-and-vow-to-lose-10-stone-1-8096154.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8096267.1472625716!/image/image.jpg | en | null | The holiday photo that made a Sunderland dad ‘die inside’ and vow to lose 10 stone | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A Sunderland dad has shed a whopping 10 stone after saying his holiday photos made something inside him die.
Chris Smart, of Grangetown, was on holiday with his wife Jennifer and children Joshua, 13, and Bethany, four, when he was left “horrified” by a family snap.
Chris Smart has lost over 10 stone.
On the night before they travelled home, leaving his mum Lynne and dad Irwin, who were continuing their holiday for another week, the whole family posed for a picture together.
Chris, 32, said: “My mam wanted a group photo before we left the restaurant that night. For my meal I’d had a three-course special, lasagne to start followed by a 12-inch pizza then a dessert.
“My mam handed around her iPad showing everyone the photo. I had a look and for the first time in my life I realised how horrendous and horrible I looked – something inside of me just died. I was horrified.
“I knew I was a big lad but to see myself like that was a huge shock. I knew I had problems with my back, my knees, and I was seriously unfit but I just came to accept all of these things. But the photo kind of showed me the error of my ways.”
Sunderland dad Chris Smart has lost more than 10 stone with Slimming World.
After his mum returned home, she told Chris about Slimming World and he decided to give it a go.
Just one year on he’s lost 10st 3lb, going from 25st 7.5lb to 14st 13lb.
Chris said: “I used my mam as inspiration because she’d already lost close to 6st with Slimming World.
“I had no idea what to expect when I walked in. I walked through the doors to a hive of activity, people interacting and talking, there was a nice feel to it.
Sunderland dad Chris Smart has lost more than 10 stone with Slimming World.
“I on the other hand was absolutely terrified. I was shaking, nervous, worried in case people started talking saying, ‘look at the size of him’.
“As a man at that point I felt the lowest I ever had. I had let myself down, my self esteem was at an all-time low and my masculinity was taken from me like pulling a rug from under your feet.”
Chris, who works as mechanical engineer, says he used to have to buy his clothes at big and tall shops, and got emotional the first time he tried on a pair of 38” waist jeans in a “normal shop”.
He said: “I went to the men’s jeans and picked up a 38” waist pair. I tried them on and they were perfect. I became emotional, I was elated, I couldn’t believe that I was buying a regular size in a normal shop at a reduced cost to what I normally had to pay for clothes.”
Chris Smart has lost over 10 stone.
He added: “I have lost 10st and 3lbs in that short space of time. It is an achievement but I don’t seek praise or thanks because I decided to do it for me.
“I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and watch my son grow up. I was on a one-way path to destruction, a ticking time bomb and the only question wasn’t if, it was when.”
Consultant Paula Whiting runs groups at Thornhill School, in Thornholme Road, on Saturdays at 8am, 10am and noon, as well as at Ryhope Community Centre, in Black Road, at 9am and 11am on Tuesdays and 5pm and 7pm on Thursdays.
Chris’ diet
Before:
Breakfast - full English
This holiday snap spurred Sunderland dad Chris Smart on to lose more than 10 stone with Slimming World.
Lunch - two or three sandwiches
Dinner - takeaways or something quick in oven
Now:
Breakfast - Slimming World-style full English
Lunch - salad or something pre-cooked to warm up
Dinner - Slimming World meals from recipe books, meat and vegetables | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/the-holiday-photo-that-made-a-sunderland-dad-die-inside-and-vow-to-lose-10-stone-1-8096154 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/ee8ef42bcd1a8ddf6f55f04eddcf303ce0df67ae2b7fe7a5528b8618a672bb12.json |
[
"Diane King"
] | 2016-08-26T13:07:45 | null | 2016-08-26T10:55:41 | Visit now for the offbeat news - from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Foffbeat%2Fbritain-s-most-popular-pet-names-revealed-1-8090399.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8090397.1472205397!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Britain’s most popular pet names revealed | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | The most popular pet name in the UK is Charlie, according to new research into the names we choose for our animals by Pets at Home.
Pets at Home surveyed more than 800,000 pet owners through its My VIP club and has found the top 50 most popular names for each pet type. Whether the pet is a bird, cat, dog, fish, horse, reptile or small animal, Charlie was the clear winner with almost 34,000 of British pet owners choosing this name for their animal friend, topping the list of most common names for birds, cats and horses.
Poppy also proved to be a popular choice for many pets, particularly canines and felines, ranking at number one for dogs and number two for cats. Other common selections include Alfie, Bella, Billy and Molly.
George also ranked highly across all species with almost 10,000 of those taking part choosing this name within the top 50, again regardless of pet type, suggesting the young Prince’s influence may not end with toddler fashion and toys.
The world of entertainment, particularly children’s cartoons, appear to have had an effect on the names owners select. Bird based film Rio saw the film’s title rank in tenth place for birds, while classic cartoon character name Tweety came in at number 32.
Bestselling book A Cat Called Alfie may have inspired cat owners, with Alfie being the eighth most popular name for cats. Winnie the Pooh fans are meanwhile drawn to Tigger, which ranked at 11 in cat names. Demonstrating that classic films can still influence our decisions, Thumper, who appeared in the 1942 film Bambi, is still the seventh most chosen name for rabbits. Nemo, is the second most popular name for the nation’s fish following Goldie in first.
Gavin Hawthorn, Group CRM Director, said: “It’s interesting to see that just as popular culture and famous faces influence what we name our children, likewise, these trends can help the nation’s pet owners select a name for their animals. It seems likely that children being allowed to name their first animal friend forms a big part of the naming process, particularly among the film and TV inspired monikers.
“However, it also seems that books and even the Royal family are also helping Brits to decide on what to call their pet. Meanwhile Charlie and Poppy scored highly across species, suggesting that cute, traditional names will always appeal when it comes to naming our pets.”
Top ten names for British pets by species
Top ten names for dogs
1. Poppy
2. Alfie
3. Bella
4. Charlie
5. Molly
6. Max
7. Daisy
8. Bailey
9. Ruby
10. Lola
Top ten names for cats
1. Charlie
2. Poppy
3. Molly
4. Bella
5. Oscar
6. Daisy
7. Tilly
8. Alfie
9. Millie
10. Smudge
Top ten names for small animals
1. Daisy
2. Fudge
3. Nibbles
4. Poppy
5. Rosie
6. Charlie
7. Thumper
8. Fluffy
9. George
10. Harry
Top ten names for reptiles
1. Spike
2. George
3. Rex
4. Charlie
5. Sid
6. Monty
7. Bob
8. Leo
9. Rango
10. Sheldon
Top ten names for fish
1. Goldie
2. Nemo
3. Bob
4. Bubbles
5. Fishy
6. George
7. Fred
8. Jaws
9. Dave
10. Tom
Top ten names for horses
1. Charlie
2. Jack
3. Rosie
4. Molly
5. Harry
6. Alfie
7. Billy
8. Poppy
9. Murphy
10. Lady
Top ten names for birds
1. Charlie
2. Joey
3. Billy
4. Bobby
5. George
6. Blue
7. Alfie
8. Rosie
9. Sky
10. Rio | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/offbeat/britain-s-most-popular-pet-names-revealed-1-8090399 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/acbdb16e5a97da8f8772c59be434df5763a088980520bdfebf67516ac7e7560e.json |
[
"Richard Mennear"
] | 2016-08-27T18:50:51 | null | 2016-08-27T18:54:38 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fdavid-moyes-on-jordan-pickford-hunt-for-new-goalkeeper-and-southampton-draw-1-8092694.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8092693.1472320613!/image/image.jpg | en | null | David Moyes on Jordan Pickford, hunt for new goalkeeper and Southampton draw | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sunderland boss David Moyes says the hunt to add another goalkeeper to his squad could go down to deadline day.
Vito Mannone has been ruled out for three months at least after rupturing ligaments in his elbow, leaving Moyes in need of another goalkeeper.
Jordan Pickford was excellent against Southampton but was at fault for Jay Rodriguez's 85th minute equaliser, the ball squirming under the body of the England Under-21 international.
Moyes said Pickford apologised in the dressing room afterwards, but he received the backing of his manager.
Moyes said: "I told him he played really well.
"He knows – and he told me – that he made a mistake, but apart from that he played really well and made a couple of very good saves.
"But this is the dilemma you have.
"Everybody wants to see young British players play, and sometimes you have to accept that they are going to make mistakes.
"We can't afford it to cost us, but I want to give the young boys a chance to show what they can do and I thought Jordan played well today."
He added: "I think the real top players who are given opportunities make mistakes, but what they do then is grow from it.
"It's like self-development. They have to say 'OK, that's done'' and move on.
"He did a lot of good things, but the goal that was scored was one of those things that can happen when a young goalkeeper is playing and when you are a manager you have that worry in situations like that."
Sunderland have been linked with a loan move for Joe Hart, who is free to leave Manchester City after falling down the pecking order under Pep Guardiola.
His £125,000 a week wages would prove a major stumbling block for Sunderland though. Marseille goalkeeper Yohann Pele has also been linked with a move to Wearside.
When asked about Hart, Moyes said: "We need to bring in another goalkeeper, there's no doubt about that. I wouldn't expect to do that until Tuesday or Wednesday.
"I wouldn't say that anybody is in the frame, because I wouldn't mention names.
"But I'm always going to look at good players, because that's what I am trying to do – attract good players.
"But I've got a very good young goalkeeper and you have to look to the future.
"He played well today, and he hasn't got anything to be ashamed about for his performance today."
Jermain Defoe put Sunderland in front from the penalty spot after being fouled by Jose Fonte in the 80th minute.
They couldn't hold on for the first three points of the season, though, with Sunderland having to settle for a point heading into the international break.
Moyes added: "It happened at Man City too – it was 1-1 there, and we conceded late in the game.
"Southampton had periods when they had lots of possession, but we limited them.
"The opening period was probably when we were at our worst. It may have been because we had a cup game in midweek, which they didn't, so they started brighter.
"And maybe that game in midweek might even have had an effect in the last 10 or 15 minutes, because we have roughly the same group of players – we haven't got many to choose from." | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/david-moyes-on-jordan-pickford-hunt-for-new-goalkeeper-and-southampton-draw-1-8092694 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/f96ac21e7ed8e8da9115a339566a0ce8eaa523b8215ccd19598bd06f8888a071.json |
[
"Petra Silfverskiold"
] | 2016-08-29T08:50:29 | null | 2016-08-29T09:00:04 | Visit now for Sunderland news and features from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Four-region%2Fsunderland%2Fbungling-sunderland-shoplifter-left-his-contact-details-at-scene-of-theft-1-8091392.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8091391.1472223273!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Bungling Sunderland shoplifter left his contact details at scene of theft | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A bungling thief was caught after stealing a mobile phone from a Sunderland store - because he left his contact details at the scene of the crime.
Shaun McBeth, 36, visited Cash Converters, in Blandford Street, on May 31, to sell a phone, Sunderland magistrates heard.
It was just daftness, just being silly Shaun McBeth
But having handed over his personal information, he decided to grab a different phone from the counter, concealing it and leaving without paying for it.
Prosecutor Laura Lax said: “He goes into Cash Converters to try to sell a mobile phone and has given his own personal information to the cashier.
“CCTV footage shows him reaching out, stealing a Nokia mobile phone from the counter and concealing it on his person.”
McBeth, of High Street East, Sunderland, admitted theft.
He has 40 previous convictions for 95 offences and was recently released from a two-year sentence for robbery.
Representing himself in court, McBeth said: “It was just daftness, just being silly.
“Seeing it and picking it up. I put it in my pocket and left without payment.”
He was fined £40 and was told to pay £30 compensation, a £30 surcharge and £40 costs. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/our-region/sunderland/bungling-sunderland-shoplifter-left-his-contact-details-at-scene-of-theft-1-8091392 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/04695cfd38573c594109cfb0cf0c6148269fa63db60b1be5a440d2c398844a69.json |
[
"Vicki Newman"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:35 | null | 2016-08-26T00:06:18 | Visit now for the latest theatre and comedy news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fwhats-on%2Ftheatre-and-comedy%2Freview-the-dolly-mixtures-the-customs-house-south-shields-until-september-3-1-8089900.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8090194.1472201509!/image/image.jpg | en | null | REVIEW: The Dolly Mixtures, The Customs House, South Shields, Until September 3 | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | I laughed, I cried, and my heart swelled with pride as the true story of the Dolly Mixtures was brought to the stage.
This is the amazing tale of eight extraordinary women who came together to raise £100,000 for cancer research.
For 15 years throughout the 1970s and 1980s, they toured the male-dominated social clubs of the North East putting on shows and donating every single penny to the cause.
It started when Margaret (Patricia L Whale)’s husband and Hilda (Angela Hannon)’s brother, Ken (Steve Halliday) was diagnosed with cancer, and continued after his tragic death.
To put it into perspective, the £100,000 they raised is worth more than £1million today. That on its own is enough to make you proud of these homegrown heroes.
But this Customs House production goes so much further than that. It takes you on an overwhelming emotional rollercoaster.
The remaining Dolly Mixtures.
The Dolly Mixtures is a poignant, heart-wrenching story that really hits home.
We’ve all been touched by cancer, and this show, penned by South Tyneside duo playwright Tom Kelly and musician John Miles, is something that we can all identify with.
Right from the outset, as the on-stage band played the overture and black and white pictures of the real-life Dolly Mixtures flashed up on a giant screen, I was hooked.
Margaret and Hilda joined forces with pals Betty (Sarah Boulter), Joan (Christina Dawson), Liz (Kylie Ann Ford), Sylvia (Victoria Holtom), Jean (Samantha Phyllis Morris) and Doris (Georgia Nicholson), and did something truly amazing.
A group of ladies from South Shields, dubbed the Dolly Mixtures, raised �100,000 for cancer research by touring working men's clubs in the North East throughout the 1970s.
Each member of the strong female cast was incredible. They captured the heart and humour of the girls and their story, as well as raising plenty of laughs when they donned coats and caps to play the men running the social clubs, calling the bingo, and agents trying to profit from what they were doing.
Halliday too was wonderful as Ken. After his character’s sad passing, he stepped in to narrate the show, and every time he appeared on stage, I was overcome with emotion – simultaneously sad about his loss and happy to see him.
The show’s soundtrack is incredible. The girls had us in stitches with numbers like Squawk, Rattle and Shake and The Pheasant Plucker’s Song and fighting back tears to the likes of The Fight, Love Is A Four-Letter Word and Making A Difference – something that they really did.
But it was the touching duets from Margaret and Ken that had me in bits. I cried flood of tears as Halliday and Whale performed Always You and Say Goodbye.
The Dolly Mixtures were invited on stage with the cast to be presented with a liftetime achievement award from Cancer Research.
The infectious soundtrack had everyone tapping their toes and clapping along as the cast sung out memorable numbers like One More For The Road and One Hundred Thousand Reasons – and there really is that many reasons to love this show.
The static set was put to great use. The cast used chairs to transform the social club stage into tiny dressing rooms that they squashed into together and Hilda’s living room, where they sat together to make costumes and discuss ideas for their shows.
The musical, directed by Ray Spencer with help from choreographer Mina Anwar, is an absolute sensation that brought the packed audience to their feet in a rapturous and thoroughly-deserved standing ovation.
If I wasn’t already emotional enough, I cried even more as the surviving Dolly Mixtures were invited on stage to be presented with flowers and awards, and recognised by Cancer Research for what they did.
Hilda’s grandson, South Shields X Factor champ Joe McElderry joined them in a touching and special moment to present their prize.
This is a heart-warming true story that deserves to be shouted from the rooftops.
The Dolly Mixtures is at the Customs House.
I’ve never been so proud to be from South Tyneside.
Get tickets while you can – and take a tissue!
The Dolly Mixtures runs until Saturday, September 3. Click here to book tickets.
The Dolly Mixtures is at the Customs House.
The Dolly Mixtures is at the Customs House.
The Dolly Mixtures is at the Customs House.
The Dolly Mixtures were invited on stage with the cast to be presented with a liftetime achievement award from Cancer Research. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/whats-on/theatre-and-comedy/review-the-dolly-mixtures-the-customs-house-south-shields-until-september-3-1-8089900 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/cc3b87eedc5ade474efe908c07e00bc4f583502a9c73689ae44873fb9329087f.json |
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"Fiona Thompson"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:22 | null | 2016-08-31T12:28:55 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fracing-pigeon-fancier-could-have-vital-information-after-smash-between-mum-s-car-and-bus-on-seaham-road-1-8097833.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8097831.1472643088!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Racing pigeon fancier could have 'vital' information after smash between mum's car and bus on Seaham road | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Collision investigators are hoping to trace a potentially vital witness to a crash on the outskirts of Seaham last week.
The accident took place at 1.50pm on Tuesday, August 23, on the A182 between the A19 and Spectrum Business Park in Dawdon.
Police hope to speak to the driver of this silver Vauxhall Corsa about the collision which happened near Seaham.
The two vehicles involved were a 30-seater Go North East bus and a white Hyundai i10 car.
The car driver, a 36-year-old woman from Seaham remains in the James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough with injuries classed as serious, but not life-threatening.
Her three children, aged 10, seven and two, where also taken to hospital for treatment for minor injuries.
Two of the bus passengers were taken to hospital where they were treated for minor injuries and six of the passengers were also injured but did not require hospital treatment
The bus driver was not hurt.
The road was shut for three hours following the crash to allow for vehicle recovery and collision investigation activity.
Over the last week police have been taking witness statements and studying the footage recorded on the CCTV cameras installed on the bus.
One image on the system clearly shows a silver, five-door Vauxhall Corsa parked at the roadside almost directly opposite where the collision happened.
Other footage suggests the man may have stopped at that location to release some racing pigeons.
Investigating officer, Pc Ian Cousins said; “I should stress there is absolutely no suggestion the Vauxhall Corsa was involved in any way, we simply want to get in touch with this gentleman as a potential witness who might be able to help our inquiries.”
The man concerned is asked to contact Pc Cousins via the non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/racing-pigeon-fancier-could-have-vital-information-after-smash-between-mum-s-car-and-bus-on-seaham-road-1-8097833 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/59edb4f2df6a2eb71162fc5826497859c7ecfaf6e978d9325b777297e3bfddf3.json |
[
"Steve Clarke"
] | 2016-08-29T14:51:35 | null | 2016-08-29T15:00:00 | Visit now for the latest cricket news and reports - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fne-premier-league-cestrians-one-win-away-from-title-while-pressure-grows-on-lowly-eppleton-as-fell-force-tie-1-8093755.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093754.1472422607!/image/image.jpg | en | null | NE Premier League: Cestrians one win away from title, while pressure grows on lowly Eppleton as Fell force tie | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | The Chester-le-Street juggernaut keeps rolling on and they are now just one win away from claiming the Premier Division title.
Chester’s superb run of form, now eight wins in nine games, continued with victory over defending champions South North, by seven wickets, at Roseworth Terrace on Saturday.
The Ropery Lane outfit’s last two games are at home to Durham Academy, this Saturday, and away to second-top Newcastle on the last day of the season.
South North decided to bat first, needing to win the game to make up some ground on the leaders, and scored 207-7, John Graham unbeaten on 69 and Marcus North making 46
They would have posted a much higher total, but for left-arm spinner Gurman Randhawa, who took 3-58 in his 20 overs. Richard Waite bagged 2-59.
South North found the Cestrians in formidable form with the bat, in particular Andrew Smith, who hit eight fours and a six in his 80 not out, holding the innings together like glue.
He enjoyed excellent partnerships of 83 with George Harrison (32, with three boundaries) and 58 with Quentin Hughes (34no, with three fours) to put another crucial 28 points in the bag.
Waite added 26 and James Thompson 22.
Gateshead Fell boosted their survival hopes with a thrilling tie against Durham Academy.
The 15 points which Fell gleaned from the game allowed them to make up 10 points on Eppleton in their relegation dogfight.
The Academy posted 219-9 declared in 58,2 overs to win after some excellent batting from Josh Coughlin (67no, with five fours and a six) and Asher Hart (45), with Fell’s Sam Roseby taking 3-24 and two wickets apiece for Graham Onions, Adam Whatley and Andrew Porter.
Malik Javed (35) and Adam Whatley (57, with four fours and five sixes), set about the run chase and laid some solid grounding, but left-arm spinner George Harding, with a magnificent 20-over haul of 6-87 saw Fell losing their last six wickets for 51 runs.
That included a dramatic over from Alasdair Appleby, with two wickets in his first and last over, meant the game was tied with Fell all out for 219, a single run away from a precious victory.
Eppleton could only manage five points from their defeat at the hands of Tynemouth, but it could have been many more.
They sensationally bowled out Tynemouth for just 73, Graeme Hallam top-scoring with 13, with Liam Dixon claiming a brilliant 6-22. Abhijai Mansingh took 202 in three overs.
However, the Church Road side could only score 60 in reply,bowled out in 22.2 overs. with Andrew Smith taking 6-37 and Tahir Khan (3-22) as Tynemouth kept their very slim title chances alive.
Dean Musther top-scored with 20 for Eppleton, with three boundaries.
Hetton Lyons outgunned Benwell Hill, who needed points to ensure their safety from relegation.
They only managed one point after been bowled out for just 113, with Peter Halliday (33) top-scoring. Eddie Watson (5-27, taking the first five batsmen) and Ben Whitehead (3-29) tore into their batting.
In reply, Jonathan Malkin blasted 10 boundaries in 60 not out to ease Lyons home for the loss of just three wickets. Brydon Carse added an unbeaten 27.
Whitburn leap-frogged their opponents Stockton thanks to a three-wicket home win.
The visitors made 155, when Christopher Hooker top-scored with 35. Ian Eliott with (5-19 in 7,5 overs) and Craig Smith (4-68 in 12 overs), were too hot to handle.
Paul Shields (44, with six fours) and Ross Carty (40no, with six fours) steered their team home, after being in trouble at 11-3 and 71-5. Joe Coyne hit two sixes and three fours in 28.
Stockton’s Mitchell Gardner grabbed 5-35 with the new ball. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/cricket/ne-premier-league-cestrians-one-win-away-from-title-while-pressure-grows-on-lowly-eppleton-as-fell-force-tie-1-8093755 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/ad91b4a0f5c5a55a967c7ee197236fbaeb3c0cf4a8e77a27c9054b031c48480b.json |
[
"Sophie Brownson"
] | 2016-08-29T10:50:41 | null | 2016-08-29T10:10:19 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fwhat-will-the-weather-be-like-for-the-last-days-of-the-summer-holidays-1-8094019.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8094018.1472461886!/image/image.jpg | en | null | What will the weather be like for the last days of the summer holidays? | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | As the kids prepare to go back to school they can enjoy the last few days of the summer holidays as the warm weather looks set to continue.
The Met Office has confirmed that families can look forward to barbecue weather for the Bank Holiday Monday and throughout the rest of the week, as temperatures look set to peak at 21C on Tuesday and will stay around 18C until Sunday.
Although remaining mainly warm and dry, the Met Office has warned that the best of the weather will be at the start of the week, as some showers are expected on Friday.
Met Office operational meteorologist Martin Bowles said: "Monday is looking like a good day.
"Most people are going to have dry weather with plenty of sunshine conducive to enjoying the Bank Holiday outside.
"The rest of the week is also looking quite good."
Experts say that despite Tuesday getting off to a cloudy start, that cloud is expected to thin and break to allow some bright or sunny spells. Then on Wednesday rain will spread from the west, clearing to showers during afternoon.
Thursday will also be warm and cloudy but remaining dry through to Friday when rain will arrive from the west . | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/what-will-the-weather-be-like-for-the-last-days-of-the-summer-holidays-1-8094019 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/2e7600f81b82380bf8bad9cfee380af0f31ab59e096399ec1e075095cd0c1ea7.json |
[
"Vicki Newman"
] | 2016-08-26T18:49:29 | null | 2016-08-26T16:00:10 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Foyez-oyez-town-crier-jim-chambers-to-lead-washington-heritage-parade-1-8087556.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8087554.1472120975!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Oyez! Oyez! Town crier Jim Chambers to lead Washington Heritage Parade | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Oyez! Oyez! Town crier Jim Chambers will be leading the way at an upcoming parade.
Oyez! Oyez! Town crier Jim Chambers will be leading the way at an upcoming parade.
Jim Chambers is to lead the Washington Heritage Parade.
The 71-year-old will be out in front at the Washington Heritage Parade when it comes to the town on Saturday, September 17.
Jim, who lives in Usworth, will lead the procession of local colliery and school banners groups, WymRyder Motor bike group, local dance and theatre groups, The Rainbow Centre Children’s Centre, Durham Cadets and led by Ferry Hill Brass band from Washington Gardener’s Club at 9.45am, along Front Street and onto Albany Way.
The parade’s arrival at F-Pit Museum in Albany Park at 10am will help mark the beginning of the free, family carnival which will be opened by the Mayor and run until 4pm.
The grandad-of-four said: “I’ve led it for the last four or five years and it’s an honour to do it every time.
“I was elected as a town crier and the Queen’s own town crier Joe David travelled up from London to give me the outfit and everything.
“I don’t do it as much now because of my health, but I enjoy getting involved in parades, I’ve done some in South Tyneside too.
“I’m honoured to lead the parade and very proud to do it. I’m really looking forward to it.”
The parade is part of the Washington Carnival, formerly the Washington Heritage Event, which helps chart the fascinating history of Washington whilst offering a fun-filled family day out with music, dance, traditional crafts, games, children’s rides, exhibitions and a range of activities and attractions.
When Jim reaches Albany Park, he’ll be setting up a stall selling postcards to raise funds for charity the RNIB, which helps people with sight loss.
Jim said: “When we get to the park, I’ll welcome the mayor and mayoress who will open the event then I’ll go off to my stall to raise funds for the RNIB, who I worked with for 13 years.
“I’ve retired now but I still do some fundraising every now and again. It’s a charity close to my heart because my dad, Thomas, lost his sight and I’ll never forget it. He lost his sight through smoking and it’s something that I don’t think many people know can happen. They’ve only started to publicise it recently by writing it on cigarette packets.
“I’ll be selling postcards of me dressed in my town crier outfit for £1, or for £1.35 I’ll draw a picture on them, I do all sorts of things like famous people or nice scenes.”
Coun Linda Williams, chair of Washington Area Committee, said: “The Washington Carnival is a fantastic family event, with something for everyone to enjoy with children at the heart of the celebrations.
“We want to provide the members of our community with the chance to learn more about the magnificent history and tradition of Washington and feel part of it, whilst celebrating the area by taking part in all of the fun activities available on the day.” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/oyez-oyez-town-crier-jim-chambers-to-lead-washington-heritage-parade-1-8087556 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/b5d37996b787559ab64523df0e4c3b33306b6f4c9d5f1631f18a54e489f28a99.json |
[
"Kevin Clark"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:10 | null | 2016-08-30T10:33:50 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fsuccess-story-for-narrative-1-8095382.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8095381.1472549611!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Success story for Narrative | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A Wearside marketing communications agency has enjoyed a year of rapid expansion following a major rebrand.
A string of new contract wins has enabled Narrative Integrated Communications to increase turnover by 30% to £1.7million since it evolved from its former brand, Press Ahead, in 2015.
We’ve had a strong year of expansion since rebranding to Narrative; the rebrand has been a huge success in explaining how we’ve evolved. Kieron Goldsborough
In the last twelve months, the Sunderland company has won almost £400,000 of work across its core service areas, which include digital media, PR, creative, advertising and marketing strategy.
And staff numbers have also risen, from 13 to 19 ,in line with the increase in the firm’s workload.
The contract wins include a media buying deal with York College and the implementation of social media strategy for hospitality and events specialist Sodexo Prestige Venues.
Narrative is also working with North East legal expert BHP Law and Mattel, a global toy and game retailer which employs around 31,000 people and sells its products in more than 150 countries around the globe.
The growth has been triggered by the introduction of several new digital services at Narrative, which has seen a steep rise in the number of companies seeking to devise and implement social media and online marketing strategies.
Kieron Goldsborough, who took over the ownership of the business in 2014, said the name change had reflected the expansion of the agency’s offering to clients and its wider range of marketing services.
“We’ve had a strong year of expansion since rebranding to Narrative; the rebrand has been a huge success in explaining how we’ve evolved,” he said.
“Companies want to use a wider range of marketing communications tools to support their business goals and are looking for agencies that offer a full mix of services under one roof.
“Our recent contract wins and growth are a reflection of this trend. In particular, companies are asking us to help them exploit the power of online channels to reach out to a wider audience and the digital revolution is making this an exciting journey for us all.” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/success-story-for-narrative-1-8095382 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/6e20e670d4c8a6045b653ea9214815378e3f998055846a2218b71c81ef553ab9.json |
[
"Verity Ward"
] | 2016-08-26T13:04:29 | null | 2016-08-26T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fpokemon-is-a-no-go-after-dark-say-national-trust-bosses-1-8089244.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8089243.1472194956!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Pokemon is a ‘no go’ after dark say National Trust bosses | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Extra warning signs have been installed by nature chiefs in South Tyneside to keep Pokemon Go players away from the cliff edge.
National Trust workers have placed new signs in the Marsden area due to the increased number of youngsters playing the virtual reality game which sees players hunting for cartoon characters on their mobile phones.
They are also warning people not to play the game in the dark after a 20-year-old man injured his ankle when he fell at Trow Rocks in South Shields on Tuesday night.
The injured man, who had all three emergency services plus South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade attend to him, said he stumbled on cliff steps as the area wasn’t very well illuminated.
However, Trust bosses for Souter Lighthouse and The Leas are urging children, and adults, not to stray away from the paths.
A spokesman said: “We’ve seen many visitors joining in the Pokémon Go craze at Souter Lighthouse and The Leas. It’s always good to see people outside and enjoying themselves.
“We hope gamers who come to the coast will also take the chance to enjoy the real world beauty of their surroundings.
“It’s very important to take care too, particularly close to cliff edges. We wouldn’t recommend hunting Pokemon on the coast after dark and strongly advise that gamers stick to paths and don’t cross safety barriers.”
There was already signs placed on barriers along the clifftops, along with helpful numbers for people to call if they were feeling depressed.
But since the game’s launch last month, certain spots, including the Marsden Grotto area, have become very popular due to the number of virtual characters which can be caught there.
The National Trust spokesman added: “Our rangers have added some new safety signs at key points along the cliff tops.
“These were installed north of Marsden Grotto in July in addition to existing signs, following reports that children were playing Pokemon Go close to the cliff edge at that spot.” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/pokemon-is-a-no-go-after-dark-say-national-trust-bosses-1-8089244 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/9025eec584ade4758b84f20880e312a2985afc50925b5255769408fc54b9b594.json |
[
"Gary Welford"
] | 2016-08-28T12:49:55 | null | 2016-08-28T13:06:34 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fmum-tackles-family-5k-run-to-raise-awareness-of-having-a-healthy-heart-1-8093138.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093137.1472386078!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Mum tackles family 5k run to raise awareness of having a healthy heart | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A grateful mum is tackling a 5k run to raise heart-health awareness after her parents both had lifesaving treatments.
Stephanie Kaier, 35, from South Shields, is taking part in the Subway Helping Hearts Family 5K fun run at the Town Moor in Newcastle on Sunday, September 4.
In 2003, her dad Paul, now 61, suffered a heart attack, which left him with a heart infection.
Seven months later he received a heart transplant, and was able to return to work after successful treatment.
Stephanie, a mental health nurse in Sunderland, said: “It was a real shock. He was working away and had no obvious signs of heart disease except from a few chest pains.
"After his heart attack he slowly deteriorated, but the new heart changed his life. If it wasn’t for the donated heart, he wouldn’t be here.”
Stephanie’s mum Jackie has also experienced heart problems.
Three years ago, the fit and healthy 57-year-old, who did not smoke or drink, had a stent fitted on her heart after blockages were discovered.
Her parents' heart issues inspired Stephanie to change her lifestyle and live a heart-healthy life.
After her dad's heart attack, she quit smoking and is now a keen runner.
Stephanie will also take part in her third Great North Run this year, and has completed several 10K events.
The 5K series connection with Heart Research UK was important to Stephanie and her family.
She will be joined by her daughters Gabrielle, seven, and Emily, three. This year’s 5K will be Gabrielle and Emily’s first race and they are eager to win a medal for running, like their mum.
Stephanie said: “It’s great to take part in the run with the girls to help raise awareness of heart disease and have a lovely family day out too.
"It’s also a good way to help teach the kids about being fit and healthy and looking after their hearts.”
The Newcastle event is the eighth of nine in the Subway Helping Hearts Family 5K events taking place across the UK from May to September.
In what is an exciting twist, the 5K event will see families challenged to take on the ‘field of fresh’ for the final 500m!
Inspired by the Subway menu, the giant inflatable course has been designed to appeal to kids and adults as they make their way to the finish line.
For those out for a fast time, or feeling less adventurous, there’s still the choice of the traditional route because every 5K counts.
There be lots of free, fun activities on the day, and everyone who takes part will also receive a free T-Shirt, a free Subway lunch, a finisher’s medal and access to the Family Village.
Children under 12 go free and it's just £7 per person for the rest of the family when they register online.
Go to www.5ksubway.com for race information and to register. There will also be a limited number of places available for families to come along and register on the day - £9 for adults, and free for under-12s. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/mum-tackles-family-5k-run-to-raise-awareness-of-having-a-healthy-heart-1-8093138 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/5abcf00281fa3c6536b454bd5d93bd3a71597a867ed339c2e9c082054ed90bfe.json |
[
"Katy Wheeler"
] | 2016-08-26T18:50:52 | null | 2016-08-26T18:14:42 | Visit now for the latest theatre and comedy news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fwhats-on%2Ftheatre-and-comedy%2Fbroadway-musical-takes-to-east-durham-stage-1-8090380.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8090379.1472205295!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Broadway musical takes to East Durham stage | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | The bustling streets of New York City’s East Village is coming to East Durham for a rousing rendition of Rent.
To coincide with the Broadway musical’s 20th anniversary, it will be performed by In Your Face Theatre for a run of shows at Seaham Town Hall.
A group of 20 performers from the community theatre group will breathe new life into the musical next month.
David Jackson, chairman of In Your Face Theatre, said: “It’s a really powerful, poignant show, even more so because its writer, Jonathan Larson, died on its opening night 20 years ago. So he never got to see the show.”
The rock opera, based on opera La Boheme, follows a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City’s East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
It’s the third musical to be staged by In Your Face Theatre who have also brought Bad Girls and ‘Allo ‘Allo the play to Seaham.
David said: “We have a very diverse bunch of people in our group and Rent features characters who are in the LGBT community and explores issues, so it’s a show that appealed to us.
“Also the music is great, it’s really poignant and emotional and almost gospel. One of the characters is a drag queen and when he dies there’s not a dry eye in the house. It’s a real rollercoaster of a show.
“Even thought it was made 20 years ago it’s still fairly new and is not as well-known as a show like Grease so we wanted to bring it to a new audience in Seaham.
“We want to perform different community theatre rather than traditional shows such as Guys and Dolls.”
l Rent will be performed at Seaham Town Hall from Tuesday, September 6 to Thursday, September 8 with performances started at 7.30pm. Tickets are £8 from www.ticketsource.co.uk/inyourfacetheatrenortheast or by calling the box office on 07402344925. For more information visit the Facebook page on www.facebook.com/iyftnortheast | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/whats-on/theatre-and-comedy/broadway-musical-takes-to-east-durham-stage-1-8090380 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/fc739df9f6814c442f505ec62fe7b0f958093f58841a1a6f2dc36b400ed20a2e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:24 | null | 2016-08-25T15:33:30 | Visit now for the latest Olympics news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Folympics%2Fsunderland-rugby-player-becomes-face-of-national-campaign-for-wooden-spoon-1-8089060.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8089059.1472135681!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Sunderland rugby player becomes face of national campaign for Wooden Spoon | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Today, with just under two weeks to the Paralympics, Wooden Spoon, the children’s charity of rugby, launches its wheelchair rugby campaign – Supporting Tomorrow’s Superstars.
Wooden Spoon aims to raise enough money to buy a rugby wheelchair for every wheelchair rugby club in the UK and Ireland, to encourage more people to get into the sport.
The Government states that there are currently over 10 million disabled people in the UK – 770,000 of these are children. Only 18% of people with a disability are taking part in sport compared 39% of non disabled people.
However, wheelchair rugby offers people with a disability the opportunity to play full contact sport, no matter what their age, ability or gender.
Josh, 13, from Sunderland, who is a key player for the North East Bulls has cerebral palsy. He said: “My condition doesn’t limit me. Wheelchair rugby means I can get stronger and get better. A new wheelchair would help me and other young people. We have so much more to achieve.”
The Disabled Living Foundation estimates that it costs three times as much to raise a disabled child as it does to raise a child without disabilities. Many of the families Wooden Spoon have spoken to have cited costs as a major barrier for getting children and young people with a disability into sport.
Graeme and Caroline Waddell, Josh’s parents, said: “If you are able bodied and going down to your local rugby club, you can just turn up with your boots and that is it. With wheelchair rugby you can’t do that. The chairs are expensive.
“What we love is that it is so inclusive. If you can push your chair, you have a chance of playing.”
Steve Brown, Former GB Wheelchair Rugby Captain said:“Investing in children and young people is not about giving them something to do at the weekend. It gives them confidence that flourishes into every part of their life.”
Jai Purewal, Director of Rugby & Community Investment at Wooden Spoon said: “Our vision at Wooden Spoon is that every child and young person, no matter what their background has access to the same opportunities – through the power of rugby.
“This life-changing campaign will provide young people with disabilities better opportunities to play wheelchair rugby and help positively transform their lives.”
Wooden Spoon aims to raise £95,000 which will enable the charity to buy and distribute 19 wheelchairs to clubs across the UK & Ireland. Zurich is the first corporate supporter to get behind the campaign. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/olympics/sunderland-rugby-player-becomes-face-of-national-campaign-for-wooden-spoon-1-8089060 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/3029178be688d0b4a03c7c10e2249544b2af8caee907d348dc49aae7dc848137.json |
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"Richard Mennear"
] | 2016-08-28T22:51:20 | null | 2016-08-28T22:30:00 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fsunderland-are-just-getting-started-insists-defoe-as-he-backs-brilliant-pickford-to-bounce-back-1-8093642.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093640.1472411183!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Sunderland are just getting started, insists Defoe as he backs ‘brilliant’ Pickford to bounce back | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | In-form Jermain Defoe insists injury-hit Sunderland are just getting started after picking up their first point of the Premier League campaign.
Sunderland came within five minutes of their first win, Defoe’s penalty cancelled out by Jay Rodriguez’s late equaliser for Southampton.
But Defoe, who scored his second goal in three league games, believes Sunderland will be “fine” this season – if they maintain the same level of performance.
“It is always nice to get the first point,” said Defoe, who was disappointed last night to miss out on a place in Sam Allardyce’s first England squad.
“It would have been nice to get all three but there were so many positives – just like the Manchester City game.
“If we keep playing like that, then we will be fine.
“Every game is difficult in the Premier League, especially away from home.
“The manager had said before the game that if we get a point it is not a bad result.
“We have a few injuries that need to come back, a few additions would be nice, obviously.
“The same goes for every club, even if you have won the league you still try and improve and get new players in to get to the next level – it is no different to us.
“It is good that the young lads have an opportunity, though, even those that didn’t get on, just to be involved with the first team is special.
“We look forward to the next games after the international break.
“It is a long season and we are just getting started.”
Manager David Moyes had warned fans to brace themselves for another difficult season in the wake of the defeat to Middlesbrough.
When asked about the manager’s comments, Defoe said: “I don’t know, maybe he [Moyes] was joking!
“As a player, I never really think like that, I just take each game as it comes.
“It is such a long season, I can’t turn round and say yeah it is a relegation fight.
“It is never easy but it is not easy for any team.”
Defoe reserved special praise for Jordan Pickford – whose error for Rodriguez’s 85th minute equaliser overshadowed an otherwise excellent display.
Captain for the day Defoe said: “I thought Pickford was brilliant, he kept us in the game, his decision making when to catch, when to punch, was good.
“He produced some good saves, pushing the shots away from danger.
“He was fine [after the game], he is a confident lad and his kicking is unbelievable. He is a top goalkeeper and was our best player.
“He has great potential, he was just unfortunate with the goal.
“It won’t affect him though, he is so confident.
“It was good to have some of the injured players back and there are more to come back in.
“Fabio [Borini] got a little twinge in his groin but Fab was fantastic, he hasn’t trained that much; to come into the team with those energy levels was good.
“Kone was back and we need his presence at the back.
“The new lads that came in all did well too.
“It is always important when it is an international break, when everyone splits off or goes away, that we haven’t lost the game.
“Everyone seems to be confident.” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-are-just-getting-started-insists-defoe-as-he-backs-brilliant-pickford-to-bounce-back-1-8093642 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/76e521d3cd9a9ed3afb1e9139202c2dec4801dc89029dac9ef60a91364c18a40.json |
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"Chris Cordner"
] | 2016-08-26T13:05:52 | null | 2016-08-26T12:00:00 | Visit now for the latest education news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Feducation%2Fcollege-backs-the-search-for-the-best-in-sunderland-business-1-8087499.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8087498.1472115371!/image/image.jpg | en | null | College backs the search for the best in Sunderland business | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | College bosses have told of their pride at being involved in our search for the best in business.
Sunderland College is on board as a fantastic backer of our Portfolio Awards.
Our support of these awards is a commitment – a statement to the city that we would like to help every business to shine Iain Nixon
Iain Nixon, executive director of commercial activity at the college, said: “Sunderland College is very proud to support the Sunderland Echo Portfolio Awards.
“As an organisation that serves a great many businesses in Sunderland, we know more than most the high level of ambition, dedication and talent that exists here. To see that recognised at these awards is fantastic, and we’re delighted to be able to play a role in the event, by supporting as sponsors and also helping to judge the entries.
“We see the college’s place as being at the heart of Sunderland – and at the heart of the business community, ensuring it has the skilled people the city needs to succeed. We are investing in the future, with the doors of our City Campus due to open in a matter of weeks, which will allow us to better meet the needs of those in Sunderland.
“And we are already working with a growing number of ambitious businesses here, supporting them with apprentices and training, that is helping them to mould the most highly-prized employees, who will have the capabilities and competencies to step up to the plate and lead businesses in the city in the future.”
He added: “We have more than 12,000 students, who are gaining a fantastic level of training and education with the college. And we are working with more growing number of fantastic businesses – locally, regionally and nationally – with whom we have formed strong partnerships that produce exceptional outcomes for them.
“Every successful business achieves what is does because of people. And that’s what we are about – people – and bringing out the best in every individual. “
Mr Nixon added: “Our support of these awards is a commitment – a statement to the city that we would like to help every business to shine.”
Make it Sunderland is again our headline sponsor, and will sponsor our overall Business of the Year Award, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award, which is in the sponsor’s gift.
Make It Sunderland is also backing the contribution social enterprises make to the city in the Social Enterprise Award. Other sponsors are Maxim, Quayside Exchange, K&L Groundworks, UKasl, North East Business & Innovation Centre (BIC), Gentoo, Age UK Sunderland, The Bridges, Stagecoach North East, TTR Barnes, Sunderland College and Northumbrian Water.
To nominate, send your name, address and telephone number, the name of the person or business you wish to nominate, along with their address, telephone number and email (if known).
State which category your nomination applies to (from the list of categories) and provide a description of the reasons for your nomination (no more than 300 words). Post your nomination to: Nicola Meldrum, Alexander House, Second Floor, Rainton Bridge Business Park, Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland. DH4 5RA, or email nicola.meldrum@jpress.co.uk or lynn.wild@jpress.co.uk.
Nominations must be received by September 2. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/education/college-backs-the-search-for-the-best-in-sunderland-business-1-8087499 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/e0dbcd0338cfb4821e19a2c56d0079c8bcdf92255c56808d1addf633822fc4ff.json |
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"David Allison"
] | 2016-08-29T14:50:33 | null | 2016-08-29T15:11:19 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fwatch-thousands-turn-out-for-annual-vehicle-rally-in-sunderland-1-8094592.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8094583.1472480411!/image/image.jpg | en | null | WATCH: Thousands turn out for annual vehicle rally in Sunderland | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
Thousands of motoring enthusiasts turned out to see scores of classic vehicles on show at an annual Wearside event.
The 32nd vehicle rally was held in bright sunchine at Seaburn’s Recreation Park in Sunderland, just yards from the city’s seafront, organised by the North East Bus Preservation Trust.
North East Bus Preservation Society's Vehicle Rally at Seaburn Recreation Ground, Sunderland.
Vintage vehicle owners from around the country turned up to take part in the event, with an estimated 200 vehicles on display, including vintage and veteran cars, commercial transport, fire engines, buses and coaches.
Children’s rides and inflatables kept youngsters entertained while there were also various refreshment stalls selling food and drink.
Among those exhibiting was Roy Kingan, 78, who had his 1938 red MG TA on show.
“I’ve owned it 17 years and I managed to re-build it,” said Mr Kingan, who lives in Cleadon.
Youngster Toby Clow take the wheel, watched by dad Sam and car owner Roy Kingan at the North East Bus Preservation Society's Vehicle Rally at Seaburn Recreation Ground, Sunderland.
“I always enjoy these kind of shows. I’ve taken the car to the Lake District, Corbridge, Kielder and Ripon for similar events.
“Kids like to have a sit in the seat and pretend they’re driving it.”
As well as the exhibitions, many of the buses on show were driven around the area while packed with passengers.
Sunderland City Council’s portfolio holder for culture John Kelly said: “It’s been a great turnout and I think it helped that the promoters have really pushed things on social media.
North East Bus Preservation Society's Vehicle Rally at Seaburn Recreation Ground, Sunderland.
“There’s modern buses for the kids as well as plenty of vintage stuff for older people to see.”
Coun Kelly added that the popularity of the event boded well ahead of the inaugural North East Festival of Transport, which is set take place in summer 2017 at the same venue.
“This will definitely fit in with the event that we’re holding next year and we actually hope that it will be three times the size of today,” he said.
“People have come from all over to be here and I’m sure it will be the same for the festival.
Sheriff Bob Hewison at the North East Bus Preservation Society's Vehicle Rally at Seaburn Recreation Ground, Sunderland.
“Is there a better bit of scenery to look out onto that the seafront? I don’t think so.”
North East Bus Preservation Society's Vehicle Rally at Seaburn Recreation Ground, Sunderland.
North East Bus Preservation Society's Vehicle Rally at Seaburn Recreation Ground, Sunderland.
Terry Christie alongside the bus he used to ride on as a child at the North East Bus Preservation Society's Vehicle Rally at Seaburn Recreation Ground, Sunderland.
North East Bus Preservation Society's Vehicle Rally at Seaburn Recreation Ground, Sunderland. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/watch-thousands-turn-out-for-annual-vehicle-rally-in-sunderland-1-8094592 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/9830de738d0e841e62448d455d7550f15d62a3bd9a37d718792eb98f5c396d89.json |
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"Richard Mennear"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:40 | null | 2016-08-26T07:00:00 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fsteven-pienaar-hopes-to-pass-on-his-experience-to-sunderland-s-youngsters-1-8089882.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8089881.1472166093!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Steven Pienaar hopes to pass on his experience to Sunderland’s youngsters | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Summer signing Steven Pienaar is one of the elder statesmen at Sunderland – and he is looking to pass on his experience to the club’s youngsters.
David Moyes has given youth a chance in his opening three games in charge at the Stadium of Light.
Donald Love, Lynden Gooch, Paddy McNair, Duncan Watmore and Joel Asoro have all been handed starts, with England Under-21 goalkeeper Jordan Pickford set for an extended run in the side too after Vito Mannone’s elbow injury.
Pienaar, who worked under Moyes at Everton, is enjoying the added responsibility of being one of the senior players and the 34-year-old believes the first league win isn’t far away.
Sunderland travel to Southampton tomorrow after back-to-back Premier League defeats to Manchester City and Middlesbrough.
“To come into so many young players you are thinking ‘wow’,” said Pienaar, who has signed a one-year deal.
“It is good for me, though, I can pass on my experience and tell them to be calm, in the circumstances we have only lost two games.
“Keep your head, keep going, keep putting a shift in and the hard work will pay off.
“For them, it is a good opportunity and they are doing quite well.
“We have a lot of experienced players out at the moment, so for them to get this opportunity they can only get better.”
The former Ajax star added: “The manager has given a lot of young players an opportunity to play, the manager believes in the young players.
“It is a good opportunity for them, they have to believe and know the win is not far away.”
The South African, who joined Sunderland after a successful trial, came on as a first-half sub against Boro and then started the second round EFL Cup win over Shrewsbury Town.
He admits he didn’t expect to be thrown in quite so soon given his lack of games over pre-season but injuries have forced Moyes’ hand.
“I didn’t expect it to happen so quick but I have been working hard to get up to speed,” added Pienaar.
“For me to come on in the derby, it is always good to get a feel of the club, the supporters and the stadium,.
“I enjoyed every minute of it, but it wasn’t a great result for us.
“It was a good feeling.”
Pienaar made almost 200 appearances for the Toffees over two spells and he is enjoying working with Moyes again.
“I have worked with him for so many years and I am grateful he has given me this opportunity,” added Pienaar.
“I was back home, keeping fit, training with the guys in Amsterdam and my agent phoned me up and said ‘do you fancy training with Sunderland for a few weeks?’
“I said, ‘yeah, why not’.
“I was out of contract so for me to train with a club in a professional environment was great.
“He wanted to see how fit I was too, as I hadn’t played many games the last two years.
“To work with him again is good, it is always good to work under someone you have known so long.” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/steven-pienaar-hopes-to-pass-on-his-experience-to-sunderland-s-youngsters-1-8089882 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/58136452409f4b64f034e1f42cf6dd3708305675d06a76f5af2e2e7680c23bd6.json |
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"Steve Clarke"
] | 2016-08-29T12:51:30 | null | 2016-08-29T13:30:00 | Visit now for the latest cricket news and reports - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fdurham-cricket-league-hylton-battlers-can-t-stop-burnopfield-claiming-first-division-title-1-8093784.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093782.1472425117!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Durham Cricket League: Hylton battlers can’t stop Burnopfield claiming First Division title | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Burnopfield were crowned champions in their first season in Division One, after their easy win against relegated Hylton.
Gareth Breese (72) and John Oswell (64no) inspired the visitors’ mammoth total of 223-6. Marlon Black (2-39) and Kit Allan senior (2-66) did best with the ball.
Hylton were then bowled out for just 60, with the experienced Neil Killeen (3-7) and James Radcliffe (3-27) just too hot to handle. Black top-scored with four fours in 22.
Second-bottom Crook Town were hammered by nine wickets away at Horden, making only 98, when Lal Kumar took 5-14 in a devastating spell for the home side. Carl Watson grabbed 3-26, with Adam Dixon taking 2-25. Josh Holmes top-scored with 28.
In reply, Lee Jackson (31), Adam Dixon (37no) and Lal Kumar (26no) made batting look easy when they knocked off the runs required in 14.5 overs.
Dawdon and Philadelphia shared the spoils in a high-scoring game in the battle of third versus fourth.
The Green Drive men reached 201-9 declared, with Adam McGuire (3-40) and Shaun Hauxwell (3-51) impressing with the ball.
Philadelphia held firm for the draw on 186-8, led by Shaun Smith (57), Peter Greenwell (33) and Paul Hollinshead (43). Anthony Watson impressed with 4-20.
Bill Quay will be very pleased with their hard-fought draw at Castle Eden.
They took six points from the game, while relegation rivals Crook could not muster a single point at Horden.
The cushion is now 30 points with only two games remaining.
Quay made 157-6, in reply to Eden’s score of 209-2, with Keith Bailey smashing a brilliant 119 not out for the home side. John Newstead (38) and Michael Orridge (42no) batted well to see out the draw.
Seaham Park claimed their survival, with a very good six-wicket win at home to Durham City.
City batted first and scored 208-9, with opener Jacob McCann scoring 63, supported by Jonny Harding (42) and Cameron Fyfe (45).
Omar Shahid (4-60) and Michael Walker (3-49) were the bowling heroes for Park. In reply, Michael Walker hit 52 and David Hanson 33 not out as Park eased home.
Easington leap-frogged hosts Esh Winning into fifth place, courtesy of another century, his fourth of the season, from Sujit Nayak (106no).
His brilliant knock allowed the visitors to win by eight wickets, chasing down Esh’s total of 150-8.
Nayak also contributed with the ball (3-45) and, helped by Gary Ward (3-31), restricted the hosts, whose top runmaker was Jibran Khan (57). | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/cricket/durham-cricket-league-hylton-battlers-can-t-stop-burnopfield-claiming-first-division-title-1-8093784 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/7ea8cbcd2d9dcef09fd4123d71e0e3afe8056e1e0767fb7ed3eb4e0a6a853721.json |
[
"Miles Starforth"
] | 2016-08-31T06:52:17 | null | 2016-08-31T06:30:00 | Visit now for the latest Newcastle United news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnewcastle-united%2Fdeadline-day-newcastle-expect-late-interest-in-35million-rated-sissoko-1-8096952.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8096950.1472597598!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Deadline day: Newcastle expect late interest in £35million-rated Sissoko | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Newcastle United midfielder Moussa Sissoko’s future will be decided in the last hours of the transfer window.
The France star is desperate quit the Championship club before tonight’s 11pm deadline.
Tottenham are understood to have enquired about Sissoko, but their’ valuation is signifcantly below the Magpies’ £35million price tag.
Everton, West Brom and Crystal Palace are also understood to have an interest in the 27-year-old.
Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez said that a late move for Sissoko would be “impossible” earlier this month. But there is still a chance he will leave today – if the price is right.
The Tynesiders are set to confirm the loan signing of Chelsea’s Christian Atsu today, and Newcastle could also sign another winger, West Brom’s Callum McManaman.
Ghana international Atsu, 24, underwent a medical yesterday.
Benitez last week spoke about the need to sign a winger, saying: “We want to bring in a winger with pace, or who can beat an opponent, because when you have 75% of play, as we had in one match, and you are not creating too much, you have to beat players.”
West Brom are keen to sell McManaman, who infamously injured Newcastle defender Massadio Haidara with a crude challenge while playing for Wigan three years ago.
West Brom head coach Tony Pulis said: “I expect McManaman to leave. We’ll get our money back (£4.75m) on him.” However, Newcastle’s interest could depend on Sissoko departing.
Meanwhile, Newcastle striker Adam Armstrong has joined Barnsley on loan until January. Tykes boss Paul Heckingbottom said of Armstrong: “His talent and goal scoring abilities are clear to see as he was excellent in League One last season (on loan at Coventry).” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/deadline-day-newcastle-expect-late-interest-in-35million-rated-sissoko-1-8096952 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/c68426795a22d8bdce1463a0fef1c88a23302fb55f0aa3b100d30230db036167.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:52 | null | 2016-08-25T13:52:24 | Visit now for the latest theatre and comedy news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fwhats-on%2Ftheatre-and-comedy%2Finterview-alexandra-burke-on-heading-to-sunderland-with-sister-act-1-8088500.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8088492.1472129512!/image/image.jpg | en | null | INTERVIEW: Alexandra Burke on heading to Sunderland with Sister Act | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | “People have said they feel like Deloris Van Cartier is not too dissimilar to myself – she’s a strong black female with a big voice” – when it comes to finding a new actress to take the lead in Sister Act, you could say there’s ‘nun’ better than Alexandra Burke.
The former X Factor star has stepped into the shoes of Whoopi Goldberg, who played the disco diva turned nun-on-the-run in the film of the same name.
Now a new tour of the comedy tale is hitting the road with direction and choreography from Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood, and has already racked up rave reviews in its first few weeks.
Channelling her inner Deloris follows Alexandra’s success in the role of Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard. And she says she’s enjoying getting in the habit.
“I am over the moon with the reaction so far – I think it’s natural to be nervous and apprehensive about what people will think, especially as the show is still within its first month but I honestly couldn’t have hoped for better.
“We as a cast are learning every day and always seek to improve so to know that already it has been so well received is just great.”
Like many, Alexandra was a fan of the 1992 film which spawned the musical.
“I watched the film when I was a lot younger and loved it,” she said. “What really sold the show to me was the soundtrack, so am I so pleased it has been turned into a musical and that I am a part of it.”
Those disco tracks lend themselves perfectly to Alexandra’s powerful vocals which led to her winning the X Factor in 2008.
Speaking about belting out those big tunes, she said: “I love it. A lot have people have said they feel like Deloris Van Cartier is not too dissimilar to myself – she’s a strong black female with a big voice, a huge personality and a passion for music. I have such a broad taste in music, so being able to get on stage each night, step into Deloris’s shoes and into the 70s is amazing.”
She added: “The show is actually quite different to the film, but the storyline is still the same. It’s filled with so much energy and has such a fun factor about it. The storyline is so unique, it’s not something you expect to see – a disco diva in a convent. It definitely adds a new dimension to the plot. The detail that has gone into this show is incredible. There’s so many comical parts throughout and the cast’s delivery is just phenomenal.”
Treading the boards is a new direction for the singer, whose X Factor win led to hit singles Hallelujah, Bad Boys and Broken Heels, as well as her own headline tours.
But despite the album releases, she says theatre has always interested her.
“It was always something I wanted to do but I just wasn’t sure when,” she said. “When the opportunity to star as Rachel Marron in the Bodyguard first came along I remember being apprehensive about taking it on because it was out of my comfort zone and I didn’t have much acting experience, if any at all.
“But it is honestly the best decision I ever made. I can’t even begin to explain just how much I have learnt from musical theatre. I think any artist who gets offered the opportunity to be part of a show should grab it with both hands.
“My confidence has grown immensely as a result and I have made some great friends throughout my journey so far. I am so thrilled to now be onto my second show and playing the new part of Deloris Van Cartier. I get to perform to a theatre of people day in day out, doing what I love, singing - I feel truly blessed that I am in position to do this.
“It is not a change of direction forever, my music is still the most important thing to me and along with the show’s schedule I do try and factor in time in the studio to work on my own material, which I hope to release towards the back end of 2017.”
It was her own music which last brought the star to the Empire for her headline All Night Long tour in 2011.
“I cannot wait to come back,” she said. “It is a completely different experience being part of a show as opposed to your own show.”
•Sister Act is at Sunderland Empire from September 5-10. Tickets available from the Box Office, via the ticket centre on 0844 871 3022 or at www.ATGtickets.com/Sunderland | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/whats-on/theatre-and-comedy/interview-alexandra-burke-on-heading-to-sunderland-with-sister-act-1-8088500 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/931b62e48639a57ec87171f1af5aa3782acb4b25def03bc3fdab9102a1da8395.json |
[
"Richard Mennear"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:44 | null | 2016-08-30T17:23:06 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fsunderland-winger-jeremain-lens-speaks-out-after-loan-move-to-fenerbahce-1-8096522.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8096521.1472574295!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Sunderland winger Jeremain Lens speaks out after loan move to Fenerbahce | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Jeremain Lens has spoken out after his season-long loan move from Sunderland to Fenerbahce was confirmed.
Jeremain Lens has completed his loan move to Fenerbahce where he will be reunited with former Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat.
The winger flew to Turkey last night ahead of a medical this morning, with the 28-year-old joining the Turkish side on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal next summer.
Lens tweeted: "Due to circumstances beyond my control, I have taken the decision to be loaned for the remainder of the current season.
"I've known ups and downs with Sunderland, but I'm proud that one day I'll look back at my career and see Sunderland as the club that gave me my first Premier League experience.
"Special thanks to all the fans who were always there for me.
"I'm exited to start this new adventure at Fenerbahce.
"Thank you" | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-winger-jeremain-lens-speaks-out-after-loan-move-to-fenerbahce-1-8096522 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/a113b57acc7376cdb67cdb4117135ce9631910152e6394f870ced7163f896d30.json |
[
"Richard Mennear"
] | 2016-08-28T20:51:16 | null | 2016-08-28T19:51:12 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fno-place-for-jermain-defoe-in-sam-allardyce-s-first-england-squad-1-8093624.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093623.1472410368!/image/image.jpg | en | null | No place for Jermain Defoe in Sam Allardyce's first England squad | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sam Allardyce has named his first squad as England manager - but there is no place for Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe.
Former Sunderland boss Allardyce has named three strikers in his squad for the game against Slovakia, with Harry Kane (Tottenham), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Jamie Vardy (Leicester) all included.
Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney are classed as midfielders in Allardyce's first squad, but there is no place for 33-year-old Defoe.
The Sunderland striker admitted it would have been a "dream" to have been recalled.
The 33-year-old scored from the penalty spot in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Southampton, his second goal in three Premier League starts this season.
Defoe, capped 55 times by England, scored 18 goals last season under Allardyce and he has carried that form into this season, leading to calls for his first international action since 2013 - but he has not made the squad.
Ahead of the announcement, Defoe said: "It is nice to score and it is always at the back of your mind when you score goals, that is what you get judged on.
"We will see what happens, I just want to keep working hard, keep scoring my goals."
When asked is he had spoken with Allardyce, Defoe added: "No. You have to do it right, he can't treat me any different just because he was my manager last season!
"The squad gets announced today, if I am in it will be a dream, if not, I will just continue to play well and try and get my goals.
"I've always said, first and foremost concentrate on my club football and then see what happens after that."
Despite his advancing years, Defoe says there is no reason why he can't be an England player again as long as he keeps scoring in the Premier League.
Defoe added: "Lets be realistic, if I am scoring goals in the Premier League then why not?
"There is no difference between Premier League and international football. If you get a chance in a game, you have to score."
England squad to face Slovakia:
Goalkeepers: Forster (Southampton), Hart (Man City), Heaton (Burnley).
Defenders: Cahill (Chelsea), Clyne (Liverpool), Jagielka (Everton), Rose (Tottenham), Shaw (Man Utd), Smalling (Man Utd), Stones (Man City), Walker (Tottenham).
Midfielders: Alli (Tottenham), Antonio (West Ham), Dier (Tottenham), Drinkwater (Leicester), Henderson (Liverpool), Lallana (Liverpool), Rooney (Man Utd), Sterling (Man City), Walcott (Arsenal).
Strikers: Kane (Tottenham), Sturridge (Liverpool), Vardy (Leicester). | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/no-place-for-jermain-defoe-in-sam-allardyce-s-first-england-squad-1-8093624 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/d71963cd8f8794cea1dfca18ccfc506c607d8c5e4d159c9f89a9eb07cb3228e5.json |
[
"Fiona Thompson"
] | 2016-08-26T13:08:00 | null | 2016-08-18T11:11:44 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Ffill-up-on-street-food-as-full-moon-festival-serves-up-in-durham-1-8075840.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8075836.1471515492!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Fill up on street food as full moon festival serves up in Durham | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A light will shine on some of the region's top street food stalls as they serve up dishes at a special market next week.
Durham Market Place will host the Full Moon Market on Tuesday, with 11 stallholders set to fill the city centre with aromas and flavours from across the world.
It will run from 4pm to 9pm, with live music to also add to the atmosphere.
The family-friendly evening event will give visitors the opportunity to taste cuisines from Italy, Belgium, Thailand, Cuba, France and more.
Colin Wilkes is managing director of Durham Markets which organises the market together with the Durham Street Food Project.
He said: “This is a wonderfully atmospheric evening in the heart of Durham, with amazing food and live music.
La Creperie will create sweet and savoury treats on the night.
"It’s great to see visitors and locals enjoying it, to see whole families coming along for the evening, enjoying trying new dishes and favourites too.
“It’s not just a great evening out, but also an opportunity to support the region’s independent businesses.
"There are always new traders to discover, so it’s well worth making the Full Moon Market a monthly date.”
Live music will be performed by Chloe Castro, who appeared on The Voice, The Altercosmos Duo and The Bone Hill Apostles.
A scene from a previous Full Moon Market in Durham.
Street food traders will include:
Earth and Fire Pizza, serving up oven-cooked pizza, along with specials, garlic bread and dough balls
The Belgian Waffle Co, offering freshly made waffles with assorted toppings and syrups and thick milk shakes
Asian Project, which is run by two highly-experienced chefs who are passionate in their efforts to give people quality, Asian-inpsired food, such as wraps, sushi, shrimp crisps and desserts
Durham Market Place, which plays host to stalls on a regular basis, will hold the Full Moon Market on Tuesday.
Hello Healthy Food preparing griddled marinated chicken with a selection of salads and halloumi
Mojo Mixto makes Cuban sandwiches - or Cubanos as they are known in the Florida Keys - with a promise vegetarians can also get their fix of good food
Fat Hippo, which already brings in burger fans to its Saddler Street restaurant in the city, will also set up shop on the street for the evening offering its gourmet feasts to foodies
The Dark Steam Division will give people their caffeine hit through its artisan coffees, as well as herbal teas
La Petite Creperie will prepare savoury and sweet crepes.
Smokie Dokie's pulled pork and barbecue meats will give diners plenty to get their teeth into
Colin Wilkes, of Durham Markets Company, is looking forward to welcoming foodies to the festival.
Allotment Catering's vegan and veggie wraps will be offered up alongside salads
Stathis and his Greek Kebabs will see barbecued meats join fresh taziki and salad, wrapped in a pita. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/fill-up-on-street-food-as-full-moon-festival-serves-up-in-durham-1-8075840 | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/ef155f1112c2c3e7d1a89f173b4054d882ee3ab01c03a2560b26440e710edc9c.json |
[
"Verity Ward"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:05 | null | 2016-08-30T11:35:16 | News and features for the Hartlepool area of Teesside, from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Four-region%2Fteesside%2Fhartlepool%2Ffolding-bike-stolen-from-hartlepool-home-1-8095580.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8095579.1472553418!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Folding bike stolen from Hartlepool home | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A bike, which folds up, has been stolen from a house in Hartlepool.
This bike was taken from Telford Close sometime between late on Friday, August 26 and yesterday.
It is a Giant Halfway, folding black bike.
Anyone with information regarding its whereabouts is asked to contact PC Andrew Young on the non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/our-region/teesside/hartlepool/folding-bike-stolen-from-hartlepool-home-1-8095580 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/39600f4aee896be5acff804802c375583cf0c51b1d7a2bfa72faea60840ce130.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:52:11 | null | 2016-08-31T11:00:38 | Visit now for the latest athletics news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Fathletics%2Fsunderland-harriers-senior-men-aiming-to-repeat-win-in-farringdon-cross-country-relay-1-8095497.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8095476.1472551279!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Sunderland Harriers’ senior men aiming to repeat win in Farringdon Cross Country Relay | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sunderland Harriers senior men’s team bid to continue their winning ways in their own 34th Farringdon Cross Country Relay on Saturday.
The Wearsiders won last year’s event for the first time since 2012 to add to their record of 21 victories since the relays inception in 1983.
It was a superb performance in which team manager Albert James said: “This was a great win for us in a closely fought race.
“Our efforts to get our endurance runners up to the next level, was shown to be gradually coming together. We had four teams in the first 11 to finish. I was delighted with the result.”
James is looking for further progress on Saturday as he makes one change to last year’s team for the 4 x 1.8m relay.
Inform Ian Ritchie comes in for GP Matt Devlin, who has moved to work in Bristol. The 35-year-old Ritchie has improved his times over all distances during the summer and dipped under 16 minutes for 5k for the first time.
Last year’s victory was a well earned one, as they had leading clubs Tyne Bridge, Morpeth and Gateshead, following them home.
It was Steve Rankin that opened for Sunderland and he brought the royal blue vests home in third, clocking 9min 3sec.
Kevin Jeffress took Sunderland into the lead on the second leg just before the changeover, after his stint of 9.06.
Matty Devlin (9.35), making his relay debut, slipped to second on the penultimate leg before Steve McMahon chased down Gateshead and came home first with 9.09.
The benchmark for a top performance is a time of under nine minutes and last year’s fastest time was set by Morpeth’s Ross Floyd and Gateshead’s Dan Johnson (8.54) with Birtley’s Adrian Bailes also under nine minutes by one second.
James added: “We are a stronger team than last year and we are out to repeat our win. But it will not be easy as the three clubs that finished behind us can all turnout formidable teams. But we are quietly confident. I’m sure it will be another close run race.”
Sunderland’s Over-40 veterans’ are looking to improve on their runners-up spot of 2015. The team then was Tim Field (9.53), Michael Thompson (9.57), Paul Merrison (10.18) and Paul Blakey (9.43).
Only Field and Thompson remain up for selection as team manager Dean Phillips has to select four from five for his final team.
The others under consideration are Steve Potts, Ian Dixon, and Mark Head. It looks as though it will come down to between 51-year-old Field and Head for the final spot.
As well as the two relays there are races over approximately 1.8 miles for all the other age groups apart from the Under-11s who compete over 1,000m on the first race of the programme at 12 noon.
The relay starts at 1pm and the women’s race is the last one at 1.50pm. Late entries will be accepted on the day in the school hall.
Houghton Harriers are celebrating after having nine athletes winning awards, including two winners, at the conclusion of the North East Track and Field Grand Prix at Gateshead.
The winners were: Senior woman Laura Fenwick and Under-17 Jack Bittlestone. Under-15 Philippa Ellis, the long time leader in her category, just failed to win by three points in an exciting climax to her competition.
Fenwick amassed her points in the sprints and over 400 metres. Jack Bittlestone showed his speed over 100m and 200m and has also piled up points with other performances in the jumps and shot.
The other Houghton Grand Prix prize winners are: Under-13 5th Matthew Lumb, Under-15 3rd Henry Johnson, Girls 5th Lydia James, Under-17 4th Thomas Bowden, Under-20 4th Dominic Ellis and Senior Men 3rd Phil McCluskey.
Sunderland Harriers have two winners: Under-20 3rd Jess Fox and Under-17 4th Eve Quinn.
The Start Fitness awards will be presented at Gateshead Stadium on Monday, September 26, at 7.30pm. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/athletics/sunderland-harriers-senior-men-aiming-to-repeat-win-in-farringdon-cross-country-relay-1-8095497 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/238a870d1c75fa1317c46e5f4c94d9b86adcaeefa9ded42d0faa456b471ab3b5.json |
[
"Daniel Prince"
] | 2016-08-31T08:51:17 | null | 2016-08-31T09:15:10 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fboy-dies-after-sea-tragedy-in-sunderland-1-8097201.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8097200.1472631429!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Boy dies after sea tragedy in Sunderland | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A 17-year-old boy has died following a sea tragedy in Roker.
The teenager had been rescued by the RNLI yesterday after a sea rescue operation.
Northumbria Police confirmed that he had been taken to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infimary (RVI), with serious injuries, and he has since died.
Three other teenagers who were involved in the incident remain in a stable condition.
Two 17-year-old boys were seen in the water at the mouth of the Wear near the Old Pier at Sunderland Yacht Club at 3.22pm yesterday.
It is thought they had been in a dinghy and then entered the water to swim, subsequently getting into difficulty.
One of the males was rescued, along with two 17-year-old girls who were also in the dinghy.
A search operation was launched to rescue the missing 17-year-old, and our team reported seeing a boy being pulled from the water by rescue crews.
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "The 17-year-old boy who was rescued by the RNLI and taken to the RVI hospital with serious injuries has since died.
"The other three teenagers remain in a stable condition.
"Our thoughts are with the boy's family at this time." | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/boy-dies-after-sea-tragedy-in-sunderland-1-8097201 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/52ef412334c9a7dcc243bc3c8b5b1a187718144e27a61ff8708fa3d7f6a13475.json |
[
"Verity Ward"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:13 | null | 2016-08-22T12:50:53 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fhospital-patients-to-enjoy-pictures-from-port-of-tyne-s-photography-awards-exhibition-1-8082117.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8082115.1471866789!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Hospital patients to enjoy pictures from Port of Tyne's photography awards exhibition | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Patients will be able to reflect on top photography while attending hospital.
The Port of Tyne has donated photographs from its Reflect Photo and Film Awards 2014 exhibition to South Tyneside District Hospital in South Shields.
The images will be displayed in the Harton Lane site's new Surgical Centre.
The first phase of the £1.6 million development – the day surgery zone – is now open. In the coming months, major surgery and short stay zones will be added and when it is completed this winter, the Surgical Centre will have 69 beds and will offer a gold standard, integrated service, with a dedicated team of doctors and nurses providing seamless care for patients.
Neil Mundy, chairman of South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are tremendously grateful for the Port of Tyne’s support.
“The photo gallery will make a great addition and be enjoyed by patients and visitors.”
Among the collection of photographs is Raging Seas (Waves breaking over Seaham Harbour Pier and Lighthouse) by Owen Humphrys, a photographer with the Press Association.
“I am absolutely delighted that one of my photographs will be displayed and be seen by many more people”, said Owen.
Susan Wear, director of corporate affairs at Port of Tyne, said: “The photographs have toured the length and breadth of the North East including exhibitions at Sage Gateshead and the Discovery Museum and it is fantastic that they have now found a permanent home.” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/hospital-patients-to-enjoy-pictures-from-port-of-tyne-s-photography-awards-exhibition-1-8082117 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/ef730a50875c7ed3cc8d4d73517101c55b28452062553e022ad9e3d4a0261a91.json |
[
"Mark Donnelly"
] | 2016-08-31T08:52:07 | null | 2016-08-31T08:00:00 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Ftransfer-deadline-day-four-goalkeeping-options-for-sunderland-boss-david-moyes-1-8096646.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8096645.1472577890!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Transfer Deadline Day: Four goalkeeping options for Sunderland boss David Moyes | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | There's one position David Moyes urgently needs to fill before the transfer window closes.
With Vito Mannone sidelined with a fractured elbow, Jordan Pickford is left as the only senior goalkeeper in the Black Cats' squad, and Moyes is keen to address this.
For while Pickford undoubtedly has potential, the Sunderland boss is keen to bring in a more experienced colleague for his young stopper.
We've assessed four of the goalkeeping options Moyes may consider:
Daniele Padelli (Torino)
With Joe Hart signing fro Torino, it may spell the end of Padelli's three-year stay at Stadio Olimpico Torino.
With more than 100 appearances at Il Toro, Padelli would certainly fit the experienced mould Moyes is keen to bring in, while he spent time on loan in the Premier League in 2007 through a brief spell at Liverpool, although he only made one appearance at Anfield.
Highly-regarded in Italy, the keeper won't be content playing second fiddle to Hart.
If Padelli is allowed to leave Torino, he is likely to be in high demand.
Fiorentina and Atalanta are also said to be interested in his services and Sunderland would face stiff competition if they look to bring him to the Stadium of Light.
Mark Schwarzer (Free Agent)
Definitely a candidate to file under 'experienced', the former Middlesbrough and Fulham stopper is still going strong aged 43.
Having made only ten combined appearances for his last two clubs – Chelsea and Leicester – Schwarzer is now looking for a new club as he draws towards the end of his career.
A short-term fix he may be, but he would certainly provide some reliability between the sticks along with plenty of Premier League nous.
Moyes will have seen plenty of him during his 20-year spell in England, and may see him as the man to fill the void left by Vito Mannone's injury.
He's played in the North East before with Boro, and he could well be set for a return there.
Valdimir Gabulov (Free Agent)
A left-field suggestion, perhaps, but Sunderland could do a lot worse than the Russian stopper.
With more than 60 clean sheet during his 213 appearances in the Russian Premier League, Gabulov has certainly displayed some potential.
He has previously represented CSKA Moscow, Anzhi and Dinamo Moscow among others and at 32 could potentially be a bit more of a long-term goalkeeping solution for the Black Cats.
He went to Euro 2008 with Russia and has also featured in the Champions League before his release from Dinamo Moscow in the summer.
Could he be a viable option?
Yohann Pele (Marseille)
Linked with Sunderland by French newspapers earlier this summer, Pele could be an option considered by Moyes.
Previously of Toulouse and Sochaux, Pele took time out of football in 2012 for treatment for a pulmonary embolism, but is back playing now.
Currently playing for Marseille, the stopper has failed to break into the first team at Stade Veledrome and has been limited to only two appearances at the club so far.
At 33 Pele would be another experienced option, but his lack of playing time in recent years could be a cause for concern. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/transfer-deadline-day-four-goalkeeping-options-for-sunderland-boss-david-moyes-1-8096646 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/6376eac35bb190bfff9389da64df1439300fd2da3b8138b2d329ed0786dc6757.json |
[
"Diane King"
] | 2016-08-26T13:06:27 | null | 2016-08-26T10:52:31 | Visit now for the offbeat news - from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Foffbeat%2Fhow-to-escape-a-rip-current-rnli-urges-beachgoers-to-take-extra-care-this-bank-holiday-1-8090360.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8090359.1472205231!/image/image.jpg | en | null | How to escape a rip current: RNLI urges beachgoers to take extra care this bank holiday | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | With the Bank Holiday weekend upon us, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is calling on anyone planning to visit the coast to put safety first and take heed of the charity’s advice.
Following the tragic incidents this week, which resulted in the deaths of a group of swimmers, the charity is urging everyone to take extra care by the coast.
Steve Instance, RNLI Senior Lifeguard Manager, says: “Conditions can change quickly at the beach, so it is really important to respect the water and take extra care when visiting the coast.
“If you want to swim or bathe in the sea we would advise you do so at a lifeguarded beach. The red and yellow flags indicate the safest areas to swim and lifeguards keep watch over this area, so if you do get into difficulty raise your arm and call for help.
“RNLI lifeguards are always happy to answer any questions or advise of any risks, including where any rip currents may be, which can catch out even the most experienced swimmers.
“Check tide times, tide height and weather conditions for the day. If you intend to take part in activities on the water, such as kayaking, always wear a floatation device and carry a means of communication so you can raise the alarm if you find yourself in trouble.
“If you spot anyone in difficulty at the coast ring 999 and ask for the Coastguard.”
This weekend extra teams will be in place at various locations around the coast to provide safety advice to help keep members of the public safe.
What to do if you get caught in a rip current:
• Stay calm – don’t panic
• If you can stand, wade don’t swim
• Keep hold of your board or inflatable to help you float
• Raise your hand and shout for help
• Never try to swim directly against the rip or you’ll get exhausted
• Swim parallel to the beach until free of the rip, then make for shore | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/offbeat/how-to-escape-a-rip-current-rnli-urges-beachgoers-to-take-extra-care-this-bank-holiday-1-8090360 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/aafd080148b9e9215628d59ae4a37c2c702240e7831e9ae3c0308bbc966a8bb0.json |
[
"Mark Donnelly"
] | 2016-08-31T10:52:16 | null | 2016-08-31T10:18:56 | Visit now for the latest local football news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Flocal-football%2Fsunderland-ready-for-crunch-doncaster-clash-1-8096629.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8096628.1472577636!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Sunderland ready for crunch Doncaster clash | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sunderland Ladies goalkeeper Rachael Laws says an extended break has done her side the world of good as they prepare to face Doncaster Rovers Belles.
The Lady Black Cats haven’t played since the end of July and Laws believes that the time off has allowed Sunderland to regroup and prepare for the trip to the Keepmoat Stadium.
We’ve been able to go into a lot of detail, which could give us an advantage.
It will be a vital game for Carlton Fairweather’s side as they travel to face the Belles, who are currently propping up FA WSL1 without a point to their name.
While Sunderland are six points clear of their rivals, Emma Coates’ side have three games in hand, making the meeting between the two vitally important.
And Laws believes that an advantage could be the month-long break enjoyed by the Black Cats while Doncaster have been in regular action.
“I think the extended break has done a lot of good for us,” she said.
“We’ve been able to go into a lot of detail, which could give us an advantage.
“We’ve watched Doncaster’s game from the weekend (at Liverpool) and they played well and were only beaten by one.”
As well as giving them time to prepare tactically, the break has given the Lady Black Cats time to gel as a squad with trips to a boxing gym and adventure assault course.
This, says Laws, has seen the side develop a closer bond than ever.
“The break gave us time to get together which is just as important as working on our game.
“Good camaraderie off the pitch helps on it and spirits are high, probably as high as they have been this season. That should stand us in good stead for the game.”
The two sides have already met twice this season – Doncaster winning 2-1 in the Continental Tyres Cup before the Black Cats ran out 4-0 winners in the league in the league after the visitors had a player sent off in the fist half.
The previous meetings, and the level of detailed preparation Sunderland have gone into, gives Laws a good idea of her opponents.
But the stopper insists that the focus is purely on what her own team-mates can do.
“We’re expecting them to be defensively well-packed,” she said. “They’ve played a diamond midfield in the last few games and we’ve worked on that.
“But I think it’s more about what we can bring.”
Laws says Sunderland will be taking nothing for granted despite their previous big win against the Belles.
“We beat them 4-0 earlier in the year and, even though they had a player sent off, I believe we were strong enough to beat them regardless of that,” she said.
“It’s a big game and we need points as much as them.” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/local-football/sunderland-ready-for-crunch-doncaster-clash-1-8096629 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/bed90acc1f3239148776a675c131ef7592c2353bfaa3997eac1ad5d5edf373c7.json |
[
"Verity Ward"
] | 2016-08-30T08:51:07 | null | 2016-08-30T09:42:47 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fman-due-in-court-after-south-shields-homes-were-evacuated-during-bomb-scare-1-8095286.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8095285.1472546698!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Man due in court after South Shields homes were evacuated during 'bomb' scare | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A man is due to appear in court today after dozens of homes were evacuated following a 'bomb' scare.
Wayne Allen, 38, of Lake Avenue, Marsden, has been charged with a number of assaults and possessing a prohibited weapon.
He will appear at Newcastle Crown Court today.
Residents in Lake Avenue were forced to leave their homes in the early hours of Friday as officers and an army bomb disposal team sealed off the area after officers discovered what they said ‘gave the appearance of improvised explosives’ as they searched a property over an unrelated matter. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/man-due-in-court-after-south-shields-homes-were-evacuated-during-bomb-scare-1-8095286 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/1b5ccc940c246b93bca3a52f7f7b385b42ee195efd27e1ceae815ed2343271a4.json |
[
"Miles Starforth"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:32 | null | 2016-08-26T06:15:00 | Visit now for the latest Newcastle United news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnewcastle-united%2Ftriple-injury-setback-rocks-newcastle-ahead-of-crunch-championship-clash-with-brighton-1-8089812.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8089811.1472160153!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Triple injury setback rocks Newcastle ahead of crunch Championship clash with Brighton | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Newcastle United have suffered a triple blow ahead of tomorrow’s home Championship clash with Brighton (5.30pm kick-off).
Strikers Dwight Gayle and Aleksandar Mitrovic are unavailable, having been concussed in Tuesday’s EFL Cup win over Cheltenham.
And Rolando Aarons is facing eight weeks out after fracturing a metatarsal in the same game.
Gayle, who has netted four Championship goals this season, and Mitrovic both took blows to the head, and they will not be allowed to face Chris Hughton’s Seagulls because of the FA’s concussion guidelines.
Paul Catterson, Newcastle’s head of sports medicine and science, said: “We have to adhere to the guidelines set out by the FA in line with other competitive sports, which rightly puts the safety and health of players first.”
Manager Rafa Benitez is likely to turn to forward Ayoze Perez, who scored both goals against Cheltenham, to fill the gap up front.
Winger Aarons – who overcame a series of injuries to earn a new deal this summer – will undergo surgery on his foot.
Meanwhile, long-serving keeper Tim Krul has joined Dutch club Ajax on loan until the end of season after signing a contract extension at Newcastle until the summer of 2018.
Krul, close to a comeback from a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, replaces Jasper Cillessen, who has joined Barcelona. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/triple-injury-setback-rocks-newcastle-ahead-of-crunch-championship-clash-with-brighton-1-8089812 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/773d1d43bb5e9d0baa1fcc451e418fb3069e635c83b51e538e0a412f258ed5fb.json |
[
"Debra Fox"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:19 | null | 2016-08-31T13:40:26 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fwhich-of-these-tv-shows-would-you-most-like-to-see-return-1-8098106.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8098104.1472647204!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Which of these TV shows would you most like to see return? | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | The news that Crystal Maze is to return to our TVs more than two decades on since its last appearance set our brains whirring.
If that great game show can make a comeback, what else could be in the pipeline? With that in mind, we remembered some great telly gold. But which of these would you most like to see return? | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/which-of-these-tv-shows-would-you-most-like-to-see-return-1-8098106 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/4af571105ef4648497e7729a15ab07dbbb9a42100ea03c6cc1b2f4e8d2b98304.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:24 | null | 2016-08-19T18:05:09 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland and Tyneside lifestyle news and features from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Flifestyle%2Fgardening-getting-the-best-from-a-plot-in-the-shade-1-8077287.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8077280.1471536152!/image/image.jpg | en | null | GARDENING: Getting the best from a plot in the shade | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Most people think it’s the end of the world if they have a garden that’s in shade and give up on the idea of gardening at all.
However, more and more of us in urban or suburban homes have this to contend with – sunlight not blocked by trees but by other buildings.
Meconopsis, the Himalayan blue poppy.
You can have a lush garden in semi shade or shade – most people think of hostas, which thrive in light-medium shade but will not tolerate dry conditions – and there’s the slug/snail problem, so I haven’t listed them.
The amount of sun/shade will change with the seasons – really examine where the sunshine hits as the days wear on.
We see ‘full sun’, ‘partial sun/shade’, ‘dappled sun/shade’ and full shade on plant labels – this is what they mean.
Full sun: six full hours or more of direct sunlight at any time of the day.
The shield fern.
Partial sun/shade: Three-six hours of sunlight each day, usually morning and early afternoon sun.
Dappled sun: Similar to partial shade, only the light is filtered through a deciduous tree.
Light shade: Shadow cast by a building, wall, hedge, or tree on a site exposed to the sky and open to light.
Full shade: Less than three hours of direct sunlight, best if it’s morning light.
Deep shade: Dense kind of shade found under evergreens or shrubs that do not allow any direct light to penetrate.
Suitable plants:
Light and dappled shade: Campanula, Stachys, golden rod, Aquilegia, foxglove, bleeding heart, Pulmonaria, Brunnera, Ajuga, Tiarella, forget-me-nots.
Full shade: Pachysandra terminalis, box, ivy, ferns, Hebe rakaiensis, Phillyrea angustifolia, Ajuga, Bergenia x schmidtii. Griselinia littoralis, Hydrangea quercifolia, Mahonia, Pittosporum tenuifolium, Sambucus, Epimedium, Galium odoratum, Luzula, Euonymus fortunei Emerald Gaiety, x Fatshedera lizei Variegata, Lonicera nitida Baggesen’s Gold, Hydrangea seemannii, Lonicera henryi, Pileostegia viburnoides, Schizophragma integrifolium.
Deep shade: Butcher’s broom, Iris foetidissima, wood spurge, spring bulbs, snowdrops, winter aconites, Vinca.
Dry shade: Alchemilla mollis, barrenwort, cranesbill geraniums, Hellebores, masterwort, Astrantia, ivy, Cyclamen, Viola labradorica, sweet rocket, Convallaria, Pulmonaria, Rubus tricolor, Symphytum, Vinca, Waldsteinia ternata, ferns such as Dryopteris filix-mas, Polypodium vulgare or Polystichum setiferum, Fatsia japonica.
Damp shade: Bleeding heart, Monarda, Astilbe, Actaea, Solomon’s seal, toad lily, Himalayan blue poppy, Heuchera, Deinanthe caerulea, Maianthemum racemosum (American spikenard), Saxifraga stolonifera (strawberry saxifrage), Gentiana asclepiadea (willow gentian), Rheum, Rodgersia.
JOBS TO DO THIS WEEKEND
Sow hardy annuals directly into borders. They will overwinter and flower next summer.
Propagate perennials by dividing once they have finished flowering, but only in areas with some rain and duller weather, to avoid drying out problems.
Don’t be worried by bright green, heavily-armoured looking insects on your plants – these are harmless shieldbugs, which do not require control.
Get in qualified tree surgeons to remove large shrubs and trees that were casualties of winter waterlogging and summer drought. Remove stumps wherever possible, as rots could spread to other plants.
Ventilate conservatories to their maximum to prevent soaring temperatures. Use shading if necessary. Damp down greenhouses on hot days to maintain humidity levels.
Clearing out fallen leaves and debris regularly from ponds will help to keep down algal growth, as there will be fewer nutrients available from rotting organic matter. Barley straw pads or extract may also be beneficial.
Don’t cut off the flowerheads of ornamental grasses. These will provide winter interest.
Remove and destroy any Nicotiana showing signs of downy mildew. This shows up as yellowish blotches on the upper surface of the leaves.
Take cuttings of herbs such as rosemary, sage or mint now to bulk up supplies. Put cuttings in moist, well-drained potting compost (one part grit to one part compost) and place in a cold frame. Established chives can be divided now.
GET IN TOUCH
For more on these topics, plus cook what you grow, traditional recipes, North East information, environmental news and more, log on to www.mandycanudigit.co.uk (now smartphone friendly), www.sunderlandecho.com/gardening, follow me on Twitter @MandyCanUDigIt or you can like me on Facebook at Mandycanudigit | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/lifestyle/gardening-getting-the-best-from-a-plot-in-the-shade-1-8077287 | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/18459387d9a251bdf08f06149b395f73603cb6dc94afc3f4e19b39db3e7b5a59.json |
[
"Kevin Clark"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:08 | null | 2016-08-30T10:34:32 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fall-in-the-game-for-david-1-8095387.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8095385.1472549651!/image/image.jpg | en | null | All in the game for David | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A talented war gamer has started his own business with the help of the North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC).
David Ayre, 31, turned his hobby into a business, designing and manufacturing buildings for table top war games.
I recommend anyone with a business idea to at least go and talk it through with a business adviser, and that way at least you’ll know if it can make a viable business. David Ayre
David then sells the flat packed buildings to other keen war gamers.
“It all began when I made my own paint stand using a laser cutter,” he said.
“After realising how easy it was to do, I decided to have a go at creating a few prototype buildings to try out on friends and family, which went down a storm.
“It was then I visited the BIC.”
David worked with BIC business adviser Margaret Cook, who helped him to develop his business plan and supported him through the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA), a national government initiative to promote entrepreneurship.
“Margaret gave me all the help I could ever ask for to get Dave’s War Games up and running,” said David.
“The meetings we had were very relaxed and informal. Having a business adviser who is professional but down-to-earth and can explain things in ways that I could understand was vital.
“I knew how I wanted to run the business but had never written a business plan or looked at a financial forecast.
“Margaret explained costs that I had not factored in which I would have come across later had she not pointed these out.
“I love the flexibility self-employment allows you and the sense of achievement you get when you have a happy customer.
“I recommend anyone with a business idea to at least go and talk it through with a business adviser, and that way at least you’ll know if it can make a viable business.
“I believe I am the only company of this kind in the North East.
“I plan to increase each product line and continue to make contact with stores that are willing to sell my product.”
Margaret Cook commented:
“I am delighted with the progress David has made and to see his creativity come to life. He is a great example of someone realising that their hobby has potential and using that to their own advantage.”
The NEA programme aims to help those in receipt of benefits to start up a new business. For more information, contact the business support team on 0191 516 6149. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/all-in-the-game-for-david-1-8095387 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/1352b1e3bad875f8583ff3778ac647c5277f849c120a0cb57b9a06b3a0a7d04d.json |
[
"Dominic Harris"
] | 2016-08-30T08:51:11 | null | 2016-08-30T09:25:00 | Visit now for the latest health news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fhealth%2Fvaping-could-be-as-bad-for-you-as-smoking-cigarettes-1-8095238.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8095237.1472545591!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Vaping could be as bad for you as smoking cigarettes | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Vaping from electronic cigarettes could be as bad for the heart as smoking the real thing, scientists have warned.
A study found that a typical vaping session caused similar damage to the main artery in the heart as that suffered by those who smoked cigarettes.
The findings appear to fly in the face of advice from Public Health England (PHE), which last year said vaping is 95% less harmful than tobacco and called for GPs to be able to prescribe e-cigarettes on the NHS to help people quit smoking.
Researchers said vaping could damage the aorta in a similar way to smoking as they presented their findings at the European Society for Cardiology congress in Rome, the Daily Telegraph reported, and they would not encourage using such devices.
They found that the effects from a 30-minute session of vaping - seen as a typical habit as e-cigarettes deliver nicotine at a slower rate than cigarettes - were similar to those from smoking a cigarette for five minutes.
And they warned the UK had "rushed into" championing vaping as a method to help give up smoking.
Experiments were carried out on 24 adults with an average age of 30, examining only the immediate effects of e-cigarettes and smoking.
Professor Charalambos Vlachopoulos, from the University of Athens Medical School, told the conference: "We measured aortic stiffness. If the aorta is stiff you multiply your risk of dying, either from heart diseases or from other causes."
He added: "The aorta is like a balloon next to the heart. The more stiff the balloon is, the more difficult for the heart to pump. It's the most powerful biomarker we have for estimating cardiovascular disease."
Prof Vlachopoulos said that while the long-term risks of vaping remained unknown, he would not recommend their use.
He said: "There could be long-term heart dangers. They are far more dangerous than people realise. I wouldn't recommend them now as a method to give up smoking. I think the UK has rushed into adopting this method."
Rosanna O'Connor, from PHE, told the Telegraph: "Vaping carries a fraction of the risk of smoking yet many smokers are still not aware, which could be keeping people smoking rather than switching to a much less harmful alternative." | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/health/vaping-could-be-as-bad-for-you-as-smoking-cigarettes-1-8095238 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/6a5f565f1cab6984fff8aaf2463912359e2be49d7f4dea37e29a0a8e5f7452c9.json |
[
"Gary Welford"
] | 2016-08-28T10:51:28 | null | 2016-08-28T11:47:12 | News and features for Durham City, from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Four-region%2Fcounty-durham%2Fdurham%2Fdurham-teenager-samantha-lavery-sails-through-x-factor-audition-1-8093057.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093055.1472381234!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Durham teenager Samantha Lavery sails through X Factor audition | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Teenage singer Samantha Lavery is through to the next stage of The X Factor after sailing through her audition.
The first episode of the new series of The X Factor kicked off last night with a mixed bag of singing hopefuls.
But Samantha Lavery, 16, from Coxhoe, Durham, was unanimously voted through to Bootcamp after a powerful version of Ellie Goulding's Explosions.
Asked why she wanted to go on the show, she said: "My grandad was a singer as well and he's, like, my inspiration.
"He had had the opportunities to do it and had to give it up to look after his family."
Samantha, who is still a student, already has her own fan page on Twitter, using the hashtag #SamanthaLaverytowin
And as compliments rained in after her audition, she Tweeted from her own account: "Massive thank you to everyone for there lovely comments. It means the world."
Once the auditions are complete, the successful contestants move to the Bootcamp to battle it out, before making it to the next round, the Six Chair Challenge.
The hopefuls will be whittled down to six plus an additional wildcard choice in each category - the girls, the boys, the overs and the groups - before being whisked across the world to take part in the judges' houses stage.
A final three from each category will then be picked by their mentor to go through to the live shows.
Samantha Lavery wowed The X Factor judges with her rendition of the Ellie Goulding song Explosions.
* The X Factor continues on ITV at 8pm tonight. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/our-region/county-durham/durham/durham-teenager-samantha-lavery-sails-through-x-factor-audition-1-8093057 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/b76674a469bd42acc196f15dba772e4f80d3288b00394bde8f999bfab721b900.json |
[
"Fiona Thompson"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:07 | null | 2016-08-30T15:56:20 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fwave-of-excitement-as-work-begins-on-new-watersports-centre-for-seaham-1-8096285.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8096280.1472568955!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Wave of excitement as work begins on new watersports centre for Seaham | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A marina is awash with efforts to complete a new water sports activity centre which will give thrill seekers a chance to get their kicks.
The complex will run a range of sports including canoeing, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding sailing and wet and dry rowing, with funding to also see cycling, running, triathlon and orienteering sessions run from the hub.
An artist's impression of how the new centre in Seaham Marina could look.
It will also reach out to 14 to 25-year-olds to get them more involved on activities along the Durham Heritage Coast.
The complex is being built in Seaham’s North Dock marina development and is part of a project which also includes extra berths and new facilities for boat owners, better beach access and environmental works.
It is due to be completed in the autumn and joins The Waterside, a business centre home to cafes, a gift shop and a wool store, and East Durham Heritage Centre.
It will be managed by a Community Interest Company, which has recruited Colin Burn as its the watersports development officer.
Following months of planning to make sure the new centre will be a fantastic resource for the community it’s great to see work starting. Colin Burn, watersports development officer
He said: “Following months of planning to make sure the new centre will be a fantastic resource for the community it’s great to see work starting.
“I’m looking forward to being able to offer access to watersports that people may not have had otherwise, as we’ll be able to provide instruction and equipment for individuals and families, as well as schools and community groups.”
The marina is already offering a variety of taster sessions throughout the summer months to give people the opportunity to try what will be on offer once the centre is complete.
A kayak club has already been established at the site and uses the still water of the inner harbour to the more challenging water of the outer harbour.
How the finished water sports activity centre could look in Seaham Marina.
Lisa Simpson, marina manager, said “Everyone here at the marina is thrilled to see work of the activity centre commence and we’re looking forward to the end result.
“Visitors can come down over the summer to explore the site, and have a great day out here.”
Easington MP Grahame Morris has visited the activity centre site as work begins.
He said: “After the success of London 2012 and now the Rio Olympics, this is an ideal opportunity to build an Olympic legacy in East Durham.”
An artist's impression of the new water sports activity centre in Seaham Marina.
The development of the centre is being funded and supported by Sport England, Durham County Council, Seaham Harbour Dock Company, the Coastal Communities Fund and County Durham Sport.
The Coastal Community funding is also being invested in other areas, including the extension of the pontoon system and the development of a boat crane to enable maintenance and repairs for larger vessels amongst other improvements.
More details on the centre can be found via http://www.seahammarina.com/. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/wave-of-excitement-as-work-begins-on-new-watersports-centre-for-seaham-1-8096285 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/a68f00a24925e6101072c3b4e943093d8bdd6f3f4eb323760bd352d05b27ab43.json |
[
"Richard Mennear"
] | 2016-08-29T14:51:33 | null | 2016-08-29T14:16:27 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fsunderland-afc-transfer-news-reports-jeremain-lens-set-for-fenerbahce-medical-gyan-set-for-reading-1-8094452.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8094451.1472476674!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Sunderland AFC transfer news: Reports Jeremain Lens set for Fenerbahce medical, Gyan set for Reading | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Jeremain Lens is set to be reunited with former Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat at Turkish club Fenerbahce, according to reports.
Reports of Fenerbahce's interest first emerged a fortnight ago and the deal looks to be close, with media in Turkey reporting Lens is due in Istanbul tonight ahead of a medical tomorrow.
The reported deal is for a one-year loan, with the option of a permanent deal.
Lens came off the bench in the 1-1 draw with Southampton at St Mary's Stadium on Saturday, providing the cross that led to Jermain Defoe's goal but he is yet to start a game under Moyes.
It would mean a reunion for Lens and Advocaat, who signed the Dutch winger for Sunderland last season.
Sunderland spent an initial £8million on the winger last summer but he struggled to hold down a regular place in the side under Sam Allardyce, while he started the new season under Moyes on the bench at Manchester City.
He signed a four-year deal last summer.
Advocaat had previously worked with him at PSV Eindhoven.
Advocaat took over at Sunderland in March 2015 and led them to Premier League safety, but quit in October last year after a poor start to the season.
The Dutchman succeeded Vitor Pereira at Fenerbahce, who was sacked after one season in charge, earlier this month.
For the latest Sunderland AFC news like our SAFC Facebook page:
Meanwhile, former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan is set to join Reading on a season loan from Chinese side Shanghai SIPG.
The 30-year-old spent two years on Wearside before moving to UAE club Al Ain in 2012.
Gyan - currently playing for Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG - looks set for a return to English football on a season-long loan.
The Ghana striker flew into the south-east of England on Sunday.
He had been linked with a surprise move back to Wearside.
For the latest Sunderland AFC news like our SAFC Facebook page: | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-afc-transfer-news-reports-jeremain-lens-set-for-fenerbahce-medical-gyan-set-for-reading-1-8094452 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/35231200e50e35d95810610b161adf9d2d627b629c17ded8ee6acc194737e829.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:52:13 | null | 2016-08-31T11:44:36 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fsunderland-show-interest-in-steven-naismith-1-8097701.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8097699.1472640255!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Sunderland show interest in Steven Naismith | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sunderland are reported to be interested in Scottish international Steven Naismith.
The striker, currently at Norwich City, has been linked with a move to the Stadium of Light as David Moyes looks to strengthen his attacking options.
Naismith only joined the Canaries in January, scoring twice in 15 appearances as Alex Neil’s side were relegated from the Premier League..
But now it seems Naismith could be set for a move to the North East as the Black Cats seek to add new additions before the 11pm deadline.
A move would see Moyes reunite with a striker who he signed for Everton in 2012 and who he thinks highly of. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-show-interest-in-steven-naismith-1-8097701 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/1d1150cfb12769b1977e7efbceeaf9896b990d6cae70bf845052e30b63d162f7.json |
[
"Chris Cordner"
] | 2016-08-31T10:52:31 | null | 2016-08-31T11:00:00 | Visit now for nostalgia and retro news and features from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Flifestyle%2Fretro%2Fhe-was-told-to-move-the-fire-engine-or-lose-it-as-the-joplings-blaze-raged-in-sunderland-1-8096200.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8096198.1472567551!/image/image.jpg | en | null | He was told to move the fire engine or lose it, as the Joplings blaze raged in Sunderland | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Earlier this week, we began the story of Joplings and the December night when it went up in flames.
As Christmas fast approached, the unthinkable happened at one of Sunderland’s best known buildings.
Sidney Ord.
Sidney Ord was a fireman at the scene and his first-hand account of the event remains in the archives of the Sunderland Antiquarian Society.
Sidney would eventually become a Divisional Commander of the brigade but on December 14, 1954, he was a young fireman at Fulwell Fire Station,
Philip Curtis, from the society, has shared Sidney’s eye-witness description with us - starting with him getting a fire pump into position.
Sidney Ord knew the risks as the fire raged.
At that moment I looked back at the position I had just left in High Street and it was covered with huge coping stones from the collapse of the front of the building. Sidney Ord
It was so intense, it was affecting his fire engine and he needed to move.
But moving the appliance came with its own risks and not just to machine. Potentially, the lives of his colleagues were in danger.
Sidney explained: “The radiated heat from the fire was becoming unbearable and was affecting me and damaging the bodywork of the appliance.
“I decided that I could not move without warning my two branchmen that they would lose water – their lives could even be dependent on having a water supply.”
That’s when he got a timely intervention.
He explained: “At that time the Deputy Chief Fire Officer became aware of my problem and, having informed me that my branchmen were not in the building, ordered me to disconnect and move or we would lose the machine.
“I had earlier draped the side of the machine with salvage sheets to stop the paintwork peeling with the heat from the fire. I quickly disconnected and, with salvage sheets still attached, drove further up the High Street and round into West Sunniside behind the limousine.”
Yet within the space of that short drive, there came a reminder of how fierce the fire was that he was fighting.
“As I got out of the cab, someone was hosing down my machine as the salvage sheets were blazing.”
He moved the fire pump and, as he was about to realise, he had done it in the nick of time.
“At that moment I looked back at the position I had just left in High Street and it was covered with huge coping stones from the collapse of the front of the building.
“It was my good luck that night that the Deputy Chief Officer’s order to ‘Move it or we will lose this machine!’ really meant ‘this machine and its driver!’”
Fortune was with these brave firefighters but it was a long and tough task to bring the Joplings blaze under control.
“The fire was eventually brought under control by 3a.m. but I didn’t arrive home until 11 o’clock after a memorable night.”
The dawning of a new day brought home the full effect of the blaze.
When dawn arrived the scene was one of utter devastation with the store completely gutted.
The fire began in the basement and spread rapidly. By the time the alarm was sounded the whole store was alight. When fire engines arrived at the scene the glow from the blaze could be seen from almost twenty miles away and crowds had flocked there to see the spectacle.
However, six weeks after the fire it was business as usual in temporary premises on the old High Street site while a brand new store was built on a Second Worldbombsite around the corner in John Street.
This was completed within eighteen months and duly opened in May 1956 where it remained until its closure in June 2010.
After clearance, the store’s previous site in High Street was for many years occupied by Bristol Street Motors but today a car park, bowling alley and apartments are there.
Who remembers the night of the Joplings blaze, just before Christmas in 1954.
Or perhaps you have other memories of one of Sunderland’s best loved department stores.
If so, get in touch and tell us more.
Email chris.cordner@jpress.co.uk | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/lifestyle/retro/he-was-told-to-move-the-fire-engine-or-lose-it-as-the-joplings-blaze-raged-in-sunderland-1-8096200 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/79d9e065bed16e466ec4cb6d63dacb076f1bd2dd3ce1a886cf546d54ac771293.json |
[
"Kevin Clark"
] | 2016-08-29T12:50:35 | null | 2016-08-29T12:21:01 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fmatch-honours-south-shields-and-boldon-cricket-stalwart-bill-1-8094286.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8094285.1472469637!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Match honours South Shields and Boldon cricket stalwart Bill | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | South Shields and Westoe Cricket Club has paid tribute to one of its most prolific batsmen.
A special charity day was held yesterday to honour Bill Parker and to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society.
Bill was a very big character in the club Jim Elliott
Bill, a former teacher in South Shields and then at Bow School in Durham, died in February aged 68.
He had suffered from Alzheimer’s for the past five years.
It had been hoped yesterday’s event would take the form of two 20/20 matches, with a team made up of past players from South Shields and Boldon taking on a Durham over 50s/60s team before South Shields went head-to-head with Boldon for the WBP Parker Memorial Trophy – one of Bill’s old bats, in a glass case.
The bad weather put paid to the veterans match, but South Shields ran out winners of the main event, posting a total of 126 to Boldon’s 121.
Cricket section chairman Jim Elliott said it had been a fitting match to remember Bill: “It went right down to the last ball – it was a fantastic game.”
Bill had been an enormously popular presence at the club, said Jim.
He added: “He was the club’s second ever leading run scorer, with 16,100-and-odd runs over something like 30 years, and he was one of the very last players who captained both first teams at rugby and cricket.
“These days the two are completely separate sports but the 70s and 80s when Bill played, there was more cross-over.
“The seasons allowed it and it wasn’t as demanding as it is now.
“Bill was a very big character in the club and as a teacher he coached both rugby and cricket.
“He put a lot of effort into everything he did.
“It was very sad that we lost him this year, but now we have got the trophy and we are going to play for that every year.
“Bill did have an association with Boldon – he played third team cricket there – so maybe next year we will play at Boldon.” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/match-honours-south-shields-and-boldon-cricket-stalwart-bill-1-8094286 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/c07ec378a43f9e0cd2064b046446a1b34b0c5dcdfbaeb5c40ec0fedcbb421b21.json |
[
"Miles Starforth"
] | 2016-08-28T22:51:17 | null | 2016-08-28T22:30:00 | Visit now for the latest Newcastle United news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnewcastle-united%2Fwhy-rafa-benitez-hopes-to-be-a-happy-man-at-newcastle-once-the-transfer-window-closes-1-8093650.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093649.1472416798!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Why Rafa Benitez hopes to be a ‘happy’ man at Newcastle once the transfer window closes | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Rafa Benitez is a happy man at Newcastle United after a double swoop and a win – and he’ll be happier still when the transfer window closes.
Defender Achraf Lazaar became the club’s 11th summer signing yesterday when he signed a five-year deal at St James’s Park.
Experienced Republic of Ireland striker Daryl Murphy also joined from Ipswich Town over the weekend.
United manager Rafa Benitez is still looking to sign a winger – Chelsea’s Christian Atsu is one target – before Wednesday night’s transfer deadline.
The acquisitions followed Saturday’s 2-0 Championship win over Brighton and Hove Albion at St James’s Park.
Speaking after the game, Benitez said: “Now I am a little bit happier, but if we sign what we want and we can do the business that we want to do, then I will be happier.”
Newcastle are set sell midfielder Cheick Tiote, who is in Turkey for talks with Galatasaray.
The club are set to bank £1.5million from the sale of the 30-year-old, who is in the final year of his contract and does not feature in Benitez’s plans.
Murphy – who had a five-year spell at Sunderland earlier in this career – will offer Benitez another option up front.
The 33-year-old Republic of Ireland international has signed a two-year deal at the club.
“I’m absolutely delighted to get it over the line and really looking forward to it,” said Murphy.
“When I knew the club was interested, it was a no-brainer for me so I’m happy it’s all done.
“I think with the squad of players that the club have now, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be there or thereabouts come the end of the season.”
Benitez wanted a powerful striker to compete with Aleksandar Mitrovic up front.
“Daryl has experience and has proven that he can score goals in the Championship,” he said.
“He gives us another option in attack and we could see from this weekend’s game against Brighton that we needed more bodies up front.
“Daryl has a good attitude and he can be very important for us this season.”
Lazaar, 24, will compete with Paul Dummett for a place at left-back.
“I am very happy to be at Newcastle United,” said Lazaar. “I’m proud to sign here because Newcastle is a great team in England.”
Benitez said: “Achraf is a good, young player with international experience who has grown his game in Italy.
“He gives us width on the left, has a good left foot and will add great competition to the squad.”
Meanwhile, Newcastle’s third-round EFL Cup tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers at St James’s Park will be played on Tuesday, September 20 (7.45pm kick-off). | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/why-rafa-benitez-hopes-to-be-a-happy-man-at-newcastle-once-the-transfer-window-closes-1-8093650 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/029e3a7b0a2b66e052e9804d311602086064927dd8afe118815b4ebf18299029.json |
[
"Richard Mennear"
] | 2016-08-29T06:51:22 | null | 2016-08-29T07:00:00 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fhunt-for-new-goalkeeper-set-to-go-down-to-deadline-day-as-david-moyes-backs-jordan-pickford-1-8093213.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093212.1472390801!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Hunt for new goalkeeper set to go down to deadline day, as David Moyes backs Jordan Pickford | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | David Moyes has backed Jordan Pickford, as the hunt for another goalkeeper looks set to go down to the wire.
Sunderland need another keeper after Vito Mannone ruptured ligaments in his elbow in training, ruling him out for three months.
It has left Moyes with just Pickford and untried Max Stryjek to pick from.
Sunderland have been linked with a loan move for Joe Hart, who can leave Manchester City after falling down the pecking order under Pep Guardiola.
His £125,000 a week wage would prove a major stumbling block for Sunderland though, despite reports that Manchester City will pay a large portion of the wage, while Marseille goalkeeper Yohann Pele has also been linked with a move to Wearside.
“I think part of it is what becomes available,” said Moyes. “We’ve been thrown a thousand goalkeepers.
“Everyone’s throwing in goalkeepers who would like to come and some of them would probably see themselves as number ones, some of them might see themselves as competing with Jordan and there’ll be some who just feel they’re actually, genuinely number twos and there as back-up.
“So that will all get ironed out somewhere this week because we obviously need a goalkeeper.”
When asked about Hart, Moyes said: “We need to bring in another goalkeeper, there’s no doubt about that. I wouldn’t expect to do that until Tuesday or Wednesday.
“I wouldn’t say that anybody is in the frame, because I wouldn’t mention names. But I’m always going to look at good players, because that’s what I am trying to do – attract good players.
“But I’ve got a very good young goalkeeper and you have to look to the future.
“He played well and he hasn’t got anything to be ashamed about for his performance.”
Pickford had kept Sunderland in the game at Southampton on Saturday until Jermain Defoe gave Moyes’ side the lead from the penalty spot 10 minutes from time.
But it was his mistake, in an otherwise excellent display, that ended up costing Sunderland their first three points of the season and first league win in August since 2010.
Jay Rodriguez’s low shot squirmed under the body of Washington-born Pickford five minutes from time.
Pickford held his hands up for the error, but Moyes praised his overall display.
“I told him he played really well,” said Moyes. “He knows – and he told me – that he made a mistake, but, apart from that, he played really well and made a couple of very good saves.
“But this is the dilemma you have. Everybody wants to see young British players play, and sometimes you have to accept that they are going to make mistakes.
“We can’t afford it to cost us, but I want to give the young boys a chance to show what they can do and I thought Jordan played well.”
He added: “I think the real top players who are given opportunities make mistakes, but what they do then is grow from it.
“It’s like self-development. They have to say ‘okay, that’s done’ and move on.” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/hunt-for-new-goalkeeper-set-to-go-down-to-deadline-day-as-david-moyes-backs-jordan-pickford-1-8093213 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/e256ebab6e86fb1743e8593639dbd1649ee3f6a9dd4b488cf18086d13f3e3039.json |
[
"Gary Welford"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:02 | null | 2016-08-30T10:33:25 | Visit now for the latest health news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fhealth%2F7-ways-to-get-kids-into-good-sleeping-habits-to-head-back-to-school-1-8095380.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8095378.1472549692!/image/image.jpg | en | null | 7 ways to get kids into good sleeping habits to head back to school | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | With the new school year almost upon us, it's important to get children back into a good sleeping routine.
And with that in mind, a sleep expert has given 7 tips for easing them back into a healthy sleep schedule.
Dr Nerina Ramlakha says routine is key to getting children back into good sleeping habits.
Here are Dr Nerina Ramlakha's top sleep tips to help your child ease back into their school-time sleep schedules:
1. Start to introduce technology-free time in the evenings: Research has shown that by having a constant stream of light enter our eyes before we go to sleep, we are telling our brains we want to be awake. An hour or so before bedtime, rule out any blue light. This means no TV, tablets or mobile phones. The bedroom should be a technology-free environment.
2. Gradually reintroduce earlier bedtimes: An ideal bedtime for pre-teens would be no later than 8.30pm. Gradually shift bedtime earlier over the course of a few days to allow children to adjust.
3. A calming pre-sleep routine: The few hours before bed can be just as important as actual bedtime. Relaxing baths with lavender, a milky drink or reading are great ways to help children wind down and feel ready for bed.
4. Have a chat: Heading back to school or starting a new one can be worrying for some children and leave them feeling anxious. Talk to your child about any concerns they may have before bedtime, and encourage simple yoga or meditation by repeating a calming word or by helping them with their breathing techniques, including breathing deeply from the stomach.
5. Create a sleep-friendly bedroom: Bedrooms need to be sleep-friendly and this means a cool environment. Freshly-laundered bedding, possibly lavender-fragranced, can make the room feel very calming and relaxing. Again, technology-free bedrooms are a must!
6. Exercise is key: It is scientifically proven that exercise can help you get a better night’s sleep. Regular exercise is one of the most effective ways of reducing stress hormone levels (mainly adrenaline) thus enabling you to sleep more deeply. A short walk with children after the evening meal would be the perfect exercise to help them wind down.
7. Good nutritional habits: To help us sleep we need a good balance of the hormones serotonin and melatonin in our system. Sending children off to school with a balanced lunchbox will help to promote a healthy hormone balance. Things such as chicken, cheese, tuna, eggs, nuts and milk are all high in serotonin and are lunchbox friendly.
Dr Ramlakha, who is bedmaker Silentnight's sleep expert, said: “The school holidays are an exciting time for children. It means enjoying lovely holiday lie-ins, afternoon naps, and sometimes late nights, all hugely affecting both parents’ and children's body clocks.
“Routine is key to children feeling ready for bed at a suitable time and waking up refreshed. The sooner you begin to reintroduce a sleeping rhythm, after several weeks of irregularity, the sooner all the family can fall back into a healthy pattern."
For more information and sleep tips visit www.silentnight.co.uk/sleep-matters | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/health/7-ways-to-get-kids-into-good-sleeping-habits-to-head-back-to-school-1-8095380 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/fb81cf593a02a63ad8413cfc66daccfa02b62f25190048cc689ce7dd48d30392.json |
[
"Lisa Nightingale"
] | 2016-08-26T13:06:45 | null | 2016-08-25T16:25:50 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fgcse-results-praise-for-pupils-as-school-stays-on-exam-success-target-1-8089224.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8089221.1472138910!/image/image.jpg | en | null | GCSE Results: Praise for pupils as school stays on exam success target | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
Students at Boldon School have been praised by headteacher Elizabeth Hayes as they picked up their GCSE results.
The percentage of pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C was 57 per cent the same as last year.
Boldon School pupils pick up their results
However, the number of students gaining A* - C grade in English rose by seven per cent to 85 per cent compared to last year's figures.
It's an improvement Mrs Hayes is extremly proud of, as she praised her pupils.
She said: "It was really exciting before I opened the doors to the students as we have had a lot of students who have done incredibly well.
"We have maintained the standards tha we had last year and we have gone up in performance in individual subjects. English has gone up 85 per cent which is a fantastic achievement for our students.
Congratulations to the class of 2016 as students pick up their results. L-R Shannon Dunn, Sian Robinson, Lauren Holder, Ewan McKenzie, Emma Robson and Kayla Davison.
"We have had lots of students who have got As and A*s.
"It's lovely to see, when a person has done better than they expected and to celebrate their achievements whatever their achievement may be."
She added: "It doesn't get any easier. I have been doing this for 35 years and it's still just as hard. It's the same feeling every year of feeling nervous. But it's wonderful to see their smilng faces and lots of excitement.
"I'm delighted with the results the school has achieved. We have maintained the standards of those who achieved A* to C grades so I am absolutely delighted with out results. We have had some excellent performances in individual subjects including Maths, ICT, Sport.
"There has not been one subject where there has been a disaster which is wonderful."
Despite being nervous about picking up their results, students who arrived at the school in New Road, Boldon, spoke of their relief when they finally opened their envelopes to discover their grades.
Lauren Holder, 16, from Boldon opened her results to discover she had three A*s, six As, one B and one C.
She said: "I felt totally fine last night just excited. I did expect a little bit less than what I achieved so I'm really happy with what I got.
"It was really hard to study for the exams. I was constantly in the hosue. I'm just really happy it is all over."
Lauren hopes to become a pharmaceutical researcher.
Sian Robinson, 16, from Boldon achieved one A, seven Bs and one C. She is hoping to one day to either become a forensic pathologist or cardiovascular surgeon.
She said: "I just feel overwhelmed, sick and nervous but happy, very happy. I thought I wasn't going to pass some of them but I passed them all."
Shannon Dunn, 16, from Hedworth achieved seven Bs. one C and one D in her exams. She said: "I was very neverous and scared that I wasn't going to pass.
"I was just relieved when I got here and that I got the grades and I'm happy that I achieved the grades I wanted." | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/gcse-results-praise-for-pupils-as-school-stays-on-exam-success-target-1-8089224 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/e0645abdae0b0d3560883479c2a732c12f1755498156ee890827ec9c164a03e2.json |
[
"Lisa Nightingale"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:18 | null | 2016-08-31T12:00:48 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fpenshaw-monument-to-go-gold-in-cancer-campaign-1-8096350.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8096348.1472570466!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Penshaw Monument to go gold in cancer campaign | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | An iconic Wearside landmark will be bathed in gold light after a request by the Wearside family of a cancer survivor.
Penshaw Monument will be turned gold from next Monday until September 12 as part of the Glow Gold September campaign.
Penshaw Monument.
The initiative - launched by families of young people diagnosed with cancer - aims to raise awareness of childhood cancer throughout September, which is Childhood Cancer Awareness month.
The gold light will be bestowed on the historic monument after a request by Karen McCaffrey.
Her daughter Beth, now nine, was diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of four.
For two years she underwent chemotherapy and steroid treatment to help her battle the disease.
“We can’t affect what has happened to us and our children but we can make a difference for others and ensure there is a future for those children.” Karen McCaffrey
Mrs McCaffrey, from Sunderland, said: “The main aim is getting the colour gold synonymous with childhood cancer and September in the same way you think pink for breast cancer in October.
“With increased awareness of childhood cancer, comes greater awareness of the early signs and symptoms, earlier diagnosis, increased funding and increased research and ultimately a change in the prognosis for children diagnosed with childhood cancer.”
Mrs McCaffrey who was supported by children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent following her daughter’s diagnosis, added: “When Beth was diagnosed, it was a massive shock, because she didn’t really seem to have any symptoms.
“We’d just come back from holiday and she had been fine. She’d had a bad leg, which had started that morning when I dropped her off at nursery. When the GP heard she was sent straight to Sunderland Royal Hospital.
“We can’t affect what has happened to us and our children but we can make a difference for others and ensure there is a future for those children.”
According to figures from CLIC Sargent every day. 10 children and young people in the UK are diagnosed with cancer.
For information on the Glow Gold campaign visit www.facebook.com/GlowGoldSeptember
For information on CLIC Sargent visit www.clicsargent.org,uk | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/penshaw-monument-to-go-gold-in-cancer-campaign-1-8096350 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/752c3d9939e41e8b7dfaf42e663723c4fd6b3fa2b769ece0398b983c775778cc.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:51:24 | null | 2016-08-30T12:08:48 | Visit now for the latest education news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Feducation%2Feast-durham-college-campus-ready-for-intake-after-12m-redevelopment-1-8094073.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8094070.1472550327!/image/image.jpg | en | null | East Durham College campus ready for intake after £12m redevelopment | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | An East Durham College campus which has undergone a £12million redevelopment over the summer is all set to welcome prospective new students.
Students attending the Houghall campus in Durham will be able to benefit from new facilities in the main building, a new animal care centre, agricultural centre and indoor equine arena and stables.
Enrolment for courses at the land-based college will take place this week from Thursday to Saturday.
As well as students who have already applied for courses and had places accepted, student services staff will welcome new applications throughout this enrolment period.
Carina Tomlinson, assistant principal for curriculum at East Durham College, said: “This is an exciting time in the history of the Houghall campus.
“We are coming to the completion of our first major development work on the campus since it opened in 1938, and we are now looking forward to welcoming the first set of students to benefit from these fantastic new facilities.
“We look forward to meeting new students at our enrolment events at the start of September and getting them set up and ready to start on their new courses.
“Also, if anyone is looking to join a course at the Houghall campus, and hasn’t yet applied, our student services team will be on hand to give any advice needed to help get you on the right course to get you on the career path of your choice.”
For more information on enrolment and applying for courses at East Durham College, contact the student services team on 0191 518 8222, or visit www.eastdurham.ac.uk | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/education/east-durham-college-campus-ready-for-intake-after-12m-redevelopment-1-8094073 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/22acc0af63890fed1ea43d0dd05939703efe141e490ce339fa7950c4cbef40bd.json |
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"Ross Gregory"
] | 2016-08-27T16:50:45 | null | 2016-08-27T16:52:18 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fsouthampton-1-sunderland-1-manquillo-impresses-in-draw-but-who-was-man-of-match-1-8092484.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8092483.1472313228!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Southampton 1 Sunderland 1: Manquillo impresses in draw but who was man of match? | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sunderland's new-look team got their season up and running with a hard-earned point at Southampton.
The Black Cats battled and scrapped and led thanks to a Jermain Defoe penalty on 81 minutes, before a Jordan Pickford error handed Jay Rodriguez an equaliser.
It was a good, all-round team performance by Sunderland, but who scooped the man of the match award?
Jordan Pickford: 7
Set for an extended run in the team after Vito Mannone's injury, the England Under-21 international had been outstanding but was at fault for Jay Rodriguez's equaliser, letting it squirm underneath him. Cruel.
Javier Manquillo: 8
Impressive debut by the on-loan Spaniard. Was a real threat going forward, especially in the first half. Pinned back after the break.
Lamine Kone: 7
Back in the starting XI after his back injury and transfer talk. Missed a golden opportunity in the first half.
Papy Djilobodji: 8
Steady display by the former Chelsea man who made some good clearances. Fantastic injury-time block. His partnership with Kone has potential.
Patrick van Aanholt: 7
As ever, better going forward. Put some fantastic balls into the boxes from set-pieces.
Jack Rodwell: 7
Sitting deep in the centre of midfield, he was neat and tidy and tried to protect the back four, especially in the second half.
Steven Pienaar: 7
Used his experience and ability to give Sunderland some energy in the centre of the park despite struggling with a knee injury. Subbed after 67 minutes.
Lynden Gooch: 5
Busy and energetic but didn't stamp his mark on the game and needs to improve his end product at this level.
Fabio Borini: 5
See above for Gooch. Subbed after appearing to tweak a groin with a pathetic free-kick attempt.
Adnan Janujaz: 7
This kid has ability and produced some great pieces of skill and mazy runs. Sunderland should be feeding him the ball at every opportunity.
Jermain Defoe: 7
Forced to live off scraps but only needed one of those scraps to win, and then convert, the penalty!
Subs:
Duncan Watmore (for Borini, 64) 6. Great impact sub.
Jeremain Lens (for Pienaar, 67) 6. Provided the cross from which Defoe was fouled.
Donald Love (for Gooch, 76) 5. Surprise choice to help shore up the midfield. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/southampton-1-sunderland-1-manquillo-impresses-in-draw-but-who-was-man-of-match-1-8092484 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/99d5791a927717f8720cd4169963d253e948aac16d44b396a973a87a12792010.json |
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"Petra Silfverskiold"
] | 2016-08-29T10:50:29 | null | 2016-08-29T09:00:00 | News and features for the Houghton and Hetton area, from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Four-region%2Fhoughton-and-hetton%2Fformer-police-officer-caught-drink-driving-after-an-anonymous-tip-off-from-hetton-club-punter-1-8093141.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093140.1472461113!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Former police officer caught drink-driving after an anonymous tip-off from Hetton club punter | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A former police officer was caught drink-driving as a result of an anonymous tip-off from a fellow punter in the club where he was drinking.
Frederick Worsfold’s Mercedes CDI was stopped by officers in Houghton Road, Hetton, on August 8, Sunderland magistrates heard.
The caller did not know the male personally, but had observed him consuming at least four pints in the club Laura Lax, prosecuting
The 71-year-old had been drinking in Hetton victory Club when police were informed of his intention to drive.
Prosecutor Laura Lax said: “Police received a phonecall at 8pm, from an anonymous member of the public advising that the driver of a Mercedes was in the Victory Club and would be leaving soon, and ought not to be driving that vehicle.
“The caller did not know the male personally, but had observed him consuming at least four pints in the club.
“Officers saw the vehicle in Houghton Road, a short time later.
“They signalled for it to stop, which it did, and spoke to the driver.”
The court heart police could small alcohol on Worsfold’s breath, and he subsequently failed a roadside breath test.
He was arrested and taken to the police station, where he tested 56 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath – the legal limit being 35.
The pensioner is of previous good character, the court heard, with no previous convictions.
Worsfold, of High Street, Carville, Durham, admitted driving with excess alcohol.
Representing himself in court, he said: “I’ve had a clean licence for over 50 years, I’ve never even had a parking ticket.
“I was a police officer years ago.”
Worsfold was banned from driving for 14 months and was fined £500 and told to pay £85 costs and £50 surcharge. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/our-region/houghton-and-hetton/former-police-officer-caught-drink-driving-after-an-anonymous-tip-off-from-hetton-club-punter-1-8093141 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/a6af86714117172eecc240bbb8cbd5a63edc5951d13a291365a98d09206a2c14.json |
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"Ross Gregory"
] | 2016-08-29T14:51:38 | null | 2016-08-29T14:00:00 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fcats-eye-view-time-for-sunderland-to-deliver-on-the-transfer-front-1-8093559.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093558.1472407407!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Cats Eye View: Time for Sunderland to deliver on the transfer front | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | We’ll never know just what transfer promise Ellis Short made David Moyes when he convinced him to jump back into management with Sunderland last month. It’s safe to say, however, that there would have been one.
Moyes has been around the block too many times not to have taken the Black Cats job without having first sought some form of guarantees from the Texan about what budget he would have at his disposal.
The question now is, just how much money is there to spend? And more importantly, can it be spent – wisely – before Wednesday’s transfer deadline?
Sunderland’s last accounts, published in May, revealed another annual loss of around £25million.
If it hadn’t been for Ellis Short’s willingness to cover that deficit – admittedly, some of which he has to shoulder the blame for causing – then the club would be in serious trouble.
In former chief executive Margaret Byrne’s sole on-the-record interview with the Echo back in 2013, after similar poor financial figures were revealed, she spoke about the new TV deal being used to help ease debts and usher in fiscal stability.
Unfortunately, when that agreement came to an end, the club was in no better position. In fact, it looked a degree worse!
Now there is a new TV deal in town, one that blows the previous arrangement out the water.
Sunderland could finish bottom this season and still be guaranteed £100million.
It must be tempting for Short to think that this is the chance to clear the debt. Minimal investment on the pitch, bank the cash and ensure he no longer has to put his hand into his own pocket.
Looking at the Cats’ transfer business so far and you’d be forgiven for thinking that’s exactly what is happening.
The outlay this summer has been modest, certainly by Premier League standards.
Moyes has managed to bring in six new players at a combined cost of around £13.5million plus whatever the loan fees for acquiring Javier Manquillo and Adnan Janujaz were.
Approximately £6.5m has come in, with fees received for Santiago Vergini, Emmanuele Giaccherini and Younes Kaboul, while big earners like Jordi Gomez, Steven Fletcher and Danny Graham have been removed from the wage bill.
A net spend of a little more than £7million then.
There’s no doubt Sunderland still have more cash to splash. The £7m bid for Sevilla defensive midfielder Vicente Iborra shows that, while Moyes wants a striker to ease the burden on Jermain Defoe, and another goalkeeper after Vito Mannone’s injury.
Defence is another area for concern, with just veteran John O’Shea, Papy Djilobodji and Lamine Kone recognised centre-halves, though new arrival Paddy McNair can play in there too.
Asamoah Gyan has been linked with a cut-price return to Sunderland, six years after signing in a £13m move. The fact that he remains the record signing, despite the money coming in over an unbroken spell in the top flight, says a lot for how the belt has been tightened in recent years.
Short has a dilemma on his hands now. Without serious investment – either in the next couple of days or January – Sunderland run the risk of another relegation battle.
Having escaped by the skin of their teeth for a number of seasons, it could be one final fight they can’t win. If you keep going into a barber shop, you’re eventually going to get a haircut.
But push the boat out – paying for quality, proven Premier League performers to go alongside the youth and potential of Adnan Janujaz, Donald Love, McNair and Javier Manquillo – and it could be a prosperous season for Sunderland.
Short believes he has the right manager in Moyes. He waited long enough for him, having tried on a few occasions to lure him north.
It would be a crying shame if, having finally got his man, he didn’t provide him with the tools to do the job to the best of his ability. Whatever those transfer budget talks were, it’s time to deliver. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/cats-eye-view-time-for-sunderland-to-deliver-on-the-transfer-front-1-8093559 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/18ae1a38e8b4cd8cd23222fca68175de81f88e7a0066b43ebe30effa2049ee25.json |
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"Steve Clarke"
] | 2016-08-29T12:51:29 | null | 2016-08-29T12:00:00 | Visit now for the latest local football news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Flocal-football%2Fwearside-league-catcheside-makes-his-mark-as-the-late-late-hero-in-epic-west-end-triumph-1-8093364.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093360.1472398245!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Wearside League: Catcheside makes his mark as the late, late hero in epic West End triumph | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sunderland West End secured all three points in a nine-goal thrill-a-minute game at Annfield Plain on Saturday.
The Wearsiders, who were behind three times, emerged 5-4 winners when they scored the last goal in the final minute at Derwent Park.
Silksworth CW (red) take possession against Boldon CA on Saturday. Picture by Kevin Brady
Kai Hewitson’s brace had Plain comfortable, but, before the break, Michael McCabe halved the deficit.
George McCain levelled from the spot for West End, but Annfield regained the initiative courtesy of Gary Mackay’s strole.
West End hit back through McCain to level at 3-3. A Mackay free-kick made it 4-3 to Plain, but, in a rip-roaring finish, Mark Catcheside equalised and then became the Quarrymen’s hero as he fired in the winner on 90 minutes.
Ashbrooke Belford House were also involved in a nine-goal classic, but Coxhoe Athletic took the points by edging home 5-3 to maintain their impressive start.
A Robert Thompson hat-trick was the feature of the home side’s first-half performance and they turned around with a three-goal cushion.
Aiden Hart was their other marksmen, with Ashbrooke managing only one goal, scored by Adam Hopps.
By the 52nd minute, though, the Sunderland outfit were right back in the game following strikes by Mark Moon and Shaun Fisk.
Coxhoe then dimmed Ashbrooke’s hopes when they made it 5-3, with David Gibson scoring. Harry Graham cut the arrears to just one goal, making it all to play for in the closing stages.
Coxhoe, though, held firm to secure a fifth win in seven games.
Silksworth CW slipped to eighth place after a 2-1 defeat at home to Boldon CA.
Dominic Mossa gave the South Tynesiders a perfect start when his free-kick took a deflection past goalkeeper Jonathan Williamson with only five minutes gone.
Right on half-time, Boldon made it two as Shaun Graham drove home from 15 yards, leaving the Colliers with a formidable second-half challenge.
It wasn’t until the 89th minute that James Cook threw the hosts a lifeline, but his strike came too late and Boldon safely saw out time.
Seaham Red Star Reserves shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Stokesley SC, who are beginning to find their feet after being relegated from the Ebac Northern League last season.
Jordan Thompson rounded goalkeeper Jonathan Kinson to give Seaham an early lead, which they held until the half-hour mark.
The visitors then scored twice in a minute, with Chris Lynas and Ryan Rivis both beating Star goalkeeper Matthew Mustard.
With an hour gone, Seaham’s hopes rose when Michael Bulmer delivered a clinical finish wide of Kinson, but, despite mounting a late offensive, they were unable to produce a winning goal.
Jarrow continue to set the pace at the top of the table and they made it six wins and a draw from eight games when they saw off Windscale 2-0 at Perth Green.
Darren Morton had only been on the field a few minutes when he tapped in a Max Kirkham cross after 28 minutes and the substitute celebrated again a minute from the end, scoring the second decisive goal from close range to secure all three points.
Richmond Town are second, three points behind Jarrow with a game in hand.
They were the biggest scorers of the day as they put eight goals past Harton and Westoe, who have taken only one point from five matches.
Scott Ryan rifled a hat-trick, Callum Holbrook bagged a brace and Colin Anderson, Dan Kearsley and Mikey Elliott added to the woes of Harton, who have now conceded 23 goals in just five games.
South Shields Reserves are fifth-top, despite suffering a heavy 4-0 defeat at Redcar Athletic, for whom Michael Woodhouse (2), David Abel and Brian Stewart beat Mariners’ goalkeeper Liam Connell.
Wolviston were also on the receiving end of a big defeat as they crashed 5-1 at Hartlepool, whose star was 17 year-old John Stephenson, who completed a first-half hat-trick.
Although Wolviston, who have leaked 27 goals in seven games, pulled a goal back thanks to David Johnson, their hopes ended when Jamie Tumilty and Matty Gardner added further goals for Pool.
Prudhoe Town edged past Leam Rangers 3-1 when Stephen Foster and Kosta Sada (2) struck. The visitors’ only success was credited to Alan Mulholland when they trailed 2-0.
Horden CW’s long trip to Cleator Moor Celtic was postponed with the visitors unable to field a team, citing injuries after the hectic start to the season. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/local-football/wearside-league-catcheside-makes-his-mark-as-the-late-late-hero-in-epic-west-end-triumph-1-8093364 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/7c6779b290070acd0c15b30e883fbcb744640ccfeea2286b54f86a3992632dbd.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:17 | null | 2016-08-28T18:49:35 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fsafc-10-years-on-keane-s-deal-iuliano-to-sign-1-8084857.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8084856.1471975238!/image/image.jpg | en | null | SAFC 10 YEARS ON: Keane’s deal, Iuliano to sign? | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | MONDAY, AUGUST 28 2006
ROY’S IN: Roy Keane has agreed a three-year deal to become the Black Cats’ new manager.
The Irishman was poised to sign a £2million-a-year contract after watching Sunderland’s match against West Bromwich Albion at the Stadium of Light.
The former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland captain met the Sunderland players at the Academy of Light training ground yesterday.
A club statement said: “Keane and the club have agreed terms for him to be appointed as manager and it is envisaged that he will sign a formal contract immediately after Sunderland’s game against West Brom.”
Keane, 25, will take over as manager from chairman Niall Quinn, but he faces a busy first week in the job – he has until Thursday, when the transfer window shuts, to bring in new players.
It is reported that Keane will have between £15million and £20million to spend on new players.
Although Keane was expected to be in the crowd at today’s visit to West Brom, there will be no public announcement and the Echo understands he will not be paraded on the pitch before kick-off.
Sunderland have no game this weekend because of internationals, so Keane’s first match in charge will be away to Derby County on Saturday week.
Keane’s name has been linked to Sunderland since the Drumaville consortium took over the club at the end of June.
ROY KEEN TO MAKE HIS MARK: Italian defender Mark Iuliano could become Roy Keane’s first signing as Sunderland manager.
Keane, who will sign up as the new Black Cats boss after today’s game against West Brom at the Stadium of Light, met the team squad at the Academy of Light yesterday.
And the Manchester United legend has no doubt already turned his attention towards improving that squad before this week’s transfer deadline.
He has been strongly linked with top class former Juventus defender Mark Iuliano, who Keane tusselled with several times in Champions League games.
The 33-year-old centre-half is a free agent after parting company with Italian side Sampdoria this summer and, although the player has been sourced by Niall Quinn, the prospective signing is said to have the approval of Keane.
Iuliano was a first team player for Juventus for almost a decade during which time the Italian giants claimed the Serie A title on four occasions. He has also played World Cup football for Italy.
The only question mark over him would be his general fitness and whether time has taken much of a toll on his abilities.
But the player himself favours England for the final move of his career and the link with Keane could prove to be the key to him moving to Sunderland.
The Black Cats remain lined with Norwich City attacker Leon McKenzie, particularly after the club missed out on Kevin Phillips last week.
HYSEN CAN’T WAIT TO GET STARTED: Tobias Hysen is not fazed by the weight of expectation on struggling Sunderland.
He joins a club that has lost its first five games of the season and is about to appoint a new manager.
The 23-year-old, £1.7million signing from Swedish champions Djurgardens says he can’t wait to get started – hopefully against West Bromwich Albion this afternoon.
Hysen said: “My old home stadium has a 15,000 capacity. It was built for the 1912 Olympics and we get a great atmosphere there, but I have also played in bigger stadiums and I’ve played in big places around Europe.
“The expectation and big crowd at Sunderland doesn’t scare me. Every footballer has to handle the attention that comes with our job.
“I would rather have 50,000 fans watching me than 10,000. It is something I hope will handle and make the best of.
“My first aim here is to play as many games as possible in my first season. This is a big step for me and I will have my ups and downs. Hopefully I will achieve something here.” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/safc-10-years-on-keane-s-deal-iuliano-to-sign-1-8084857 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/5d0a240b8c159cde935be248194ff1b554d4611acb3d587ed623e88746f235d7.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:52:09 | null | 2016-08-31T10:56:05 | Visit now for the latest Middlesbrough FC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmiddlesbrough-fc%2Fmustapha-carayol-has-middlesbrough-contract-terminated-1-8097496.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8097495.1472637346!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Mustapha Carayol has Middlesbrough contract terminated | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Winger Mustapha Carayol has left the Riverside Stadium after his contract was terminated by mutual constent.
Carayol, 27, will now join up with Nottingham Forest on a two-year deal.
The Gambian international made over 50 appearances for Boro after joining from Bristol Rovers in 2012, netting 12 times.
Having previously spent time on loan at Brighton, Leeds and Huddersfield, Carayol has now departed on a permanent basis.
Elsewhere, Aitor Karanka expects it will be a quiet deadline day for the Teessiders after they completed most of their business early in the summer.
Speaking to the club’s official website, Karanka hinted that he is happy with the squad he has.
“I’m relaxed,”he said.
“We have been prepared and the club has worked very hard over the summer to do what we wanted to do, and for this reason I am relaxed and happy.” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/middlesbrough-fc/mustapha-carayol-has-middlesbrough-contract-terminated-1-8097496 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/299148b4d3b648081b29b5158b6069d2236a92d373c48d015fdff1b4efbd4598.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:01 | null | 2016-08-24T12:05:33 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland and Tyneside lifestyle news and features from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Flifestyle%2Fwearside-matters-city-eateries-beef-up-restaurant-week-1-8084324.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8084322.1471961346!/image/image.jpg | en | null | WEARSIDE MATTERS: City eateries beef up Restaurant Week | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sunderland’s first ever Restaurant Week just got saucy, as a trendy city burger bar has signed up to take part.
Saucy Burger and neighbouring Liberty Brown, both owned by The Apartment Group, have signed up to Eat Drink Sunderland Restaurant Week, which will take place between Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, October 2.
The hip city restaurants join a line-up eateries that will be showcasing their flavours as part of the nine-day event, which aims to shine a light on all that Sunderland has to offer in the food and drink stakes.
The burger restaurant, which opened earlier this year, will be offering two courses for £10 during the week, allowing diners to sample their food while saving money.
Restaurant manager Murray Greer said: “As part of the Apartment Group with other bars and restaurants across the region, we have signed up to restaurant weeks in other cities before, and we know just how effective they are in profiling the great plates of food that are served up in our restaurants day-in-day-out.
“We are really excited to take part in Sunderland’s first ever Restaurant Week and we hope people in the city get behind it, and ensure it is a week in which we show off all that we have to offer on Wearside.”
The nine-day event, which is being led by Sunderland Business Improvement District (BID), with support from a number of Sunderland business partners, is a tried and tested initiative.
Launched in New York in 2010 and since adopted as annual events in cities across the world, restaurant weeks provide an opportunity for cafes, diners and restaurants to attract new customers, as well as showing off the complete offer of towns and cities.
Eat Drink Sunderland Restaurant Week will see venues across the city showcase their unique flavours, offering special two and three course menus for £10 or £15 as part of the event.
The week will also see cafes have their chance to shine, with a £5 daytime offer, encouraging visitors to explore a number of new eateries and rediscover traditional cake shops that have been part of the fabric of Sunderland for many years.
Diners will be able to log on to the BID’s website during the week to find out about the offers available, and download a city centre map, as well as an online copy of Eat Drink Sunderland, a magazine that showcases some of the cafes and eateries both in the city centre and around the city.
Restaurants including Port of Call and The Karbon Grill have signed up already.
Gary Hutchinson, commercial director at Sunderland AFC and chairman of Sunderland Business Partnership, which is backing the week, said: “We’re delighted to see Saucy Burger and Liberty Brown sign up to be part of Restaurant Week.
“It’s great that we are expanding the week beyond the city centre and clearly the appetite is there among restauranteurs to get behind the week and make it a big success for Sunderland.
“The city has a whole host of great places to eat – from established eateries, to new and exciting new venues, and it certainly feels like we have the quality and variety to successfully run a Restaurant Week.”
Those who eat out during the week are encouraged to share their food pictures and talk about their meal using the hashtag #EDSWeek in social media posts.
Anyone who posts a positive review on social media and uses the hashtag during the week will be in with a chance of winning a VIP table for four at the city’s newly opened Karbon Grill in the Hilton Garden Inn, tucking in at the exclusive chef’s table.
More about Restaurant Week can be found at Sunderland BID’s website www.experienceithere.co.uk
You can also keep up to date by following @SunderlandBID and Facebook page.
Eateries keen to sign up can contact Sunderland BID on 0191 562 3130 or info@bidsunderland.com if they are based in the city centre, or Creo Communications on 0191 562 3134 or hello@wearecreo.co.uk for those in other parts of the city. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/lifestyle/wearside-matters-city-eateries-beef-up-restaurant-week-1-8084324 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/614b3b30c86d0a4e14a6f8c342103f9bbe223122f8a7f598ae26857488512818.json |
[
"Fiona Thompson"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:10 | null | 2016-08-30T15:52:26 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Froman-catholic-priest-pleads-not-guilty-to-fraud-charges-after-church-s-90k-fund-goes-missing-1-8096269.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8096268.1472568885!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Roman Catholic priest pleads not guilty to fraud charges after church's £90k fund goes missing | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A Roman Catholic priest has denied accusations of fraud and abusing a position of trust after £90,000 allegedly went missing from a parish church.
Father John Reid, from Stockton, is facing two charges after initially being arrested more than two years ago.
He is accused of diverting tens of thousands of pounds donated by parishioners, intended for charitable causes and the upkeep of St Cuthbert's Church, Chester-le-Street, to himself.
He is also accused of failing to keep proper receipts and accounts as he was required to do.
The charges relate to a four-year period, between June 2009 and October 2013.
At the time, the 69-year-old was also in charge of St Bede's Church in Sacriston, County Durham.
John Garside, prosecuting, told Peterlee Magistrates' Court the allegations involved an "abuse of trust and power".
Reid, who pleaded not guilty to both charges of fraud by abuse of position, withdrew from public ministry after the investigation was launched by Durham Police in 2014.
He was granted bail and will appear at Durham Crown Court next month. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/roman-catholic-priest-pleads-not-guilty-to-fraud-charges-after-church-s-90k-fund-goes-missing-1-8096269 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/3df5c640a950db0b539a17cb2deec5c6e236587562cd13d67a0bb85cff6ede21.json |
[
"Michelle Kilner"
] | 2016-08-27T06:50:22 | null | 2016-08-23T17:14:27 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Frecipe-for-a-calmer-life-georgie-hayden-tells-kate-whiting-about-the-emotional-journey-behind-her-new-recipe-book-1-8084702.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8084701.1471968963!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Recipe for a calmer life - Georgie Hayden tells Kate Whiting about the emotional journey behind her new recipe book | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | “We cook on so many levels, not just to feed ourselves,” says Georgie Hayden, taking a sip of tea.
As part of Jamie Oliver’s ‘Food Team’, the bubbly brown-eyed Londoner cooks for a living, dreaming up and styling recipes for Oliver’s books, magazine and TV shows. But she also cooked her way through a traumatic maternity leave, after her son Archie died just before birth two years ago.
“I can’t remember what happened for the first few months. I think we must have lived off food from nice people. I don’t think I cooked for a while. I really scared myself. I thought, ‘I just don’t care, I actually don’t care about food or anything’,” she recalls. “You feel really vulnerable and I didn’t want to go out... Then it sort of went full circle.”
Fearing she’d lost her love of food, Hayden gathered all her cookbooks together - including Honey & Co’s book, the Middle Eastern cafe where we meet today - and started thinking about food for her and husband Pete.
“After a few months of calming down, I thought, ‘Let’s start again... You’re going to sit down and start making a weekly meal plan’. Then I would drive myself to the supermarket and do the shop, and that’s actually what got me out again - having a purpose got me back into doing something and being a bit more confident.”
The familiarity and routine of cooking was like therapy and slowly eased Hayden, 34, through her bereavement.
What started out as a simple project has been gently nurtured into Hayden’s first cookbook, Stirring Slowly: Recipes To Restore + Revive. With chapter titles such as ‘A Sunny Start To
The Day’, ‘Bowl Food’, and ‘Bake Yourself Better’, it’s a book to turn to when you’ve had a long, tough day - full of warming, comforting and revitalising recipes.
In his foreword, Jamie Oliver says he loves Hayden ‘like a sister’, and she is equally full of praise for her mentor, with whom she’s travelled the world for work.
“After my maternity leave, I went back part-time, because I needed to sort my life out a bit. He said, ‘Whatever you need to do, we’ll make it work’. He’s phenomenal and he really cares.
It sounds cheesy, but the Food Team is family and it’s the most inspiring place to be.”
Hayden’s real family has had a huge impact on her love of food, too. Born to Greek Cypriot parents, her childhood memories are of Saturday pilgrimages from their home above her grandparents’ Greek restaurant to the ‘smelly shop’ - an Italian deli packed with hanging salami - around the corner.
Her dad worked in the family restaurant while her mum stayed home, teaching Hayden and her sister to bake. It sparked a lifelong passion - and she remembers shadowing both her grannies, determined to learn all the traditional Cypriot family recipes before they were lost.
“I still cook with my granny,” she says. “She’s amazing. She’s had such an influence on me.”
Hayden’s already planning her next cookbook - full of Cypriot food - but for now, she’s pleased to have created a legacy for Archie with her first one. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/recipe-for-a-calmer-life-georgie-hayden-tells-kate-whiting-about-the-emotional-journey-behind-her-new-recipe-book-1-8084702 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/72702eaeea41eca87088100112b08fe38a92ea9e9ccd27541dae85a82b4978f2.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T10:51:10 | null | 2016-08-28T10:52:12 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fpicture-special-sunderland-have-to-settle-for-a-point-at-southampton-1-8092998.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8092996.1472378087!/image/image.jpg | en | null | PICTURE SPECIAL: Sunderland have to settle for a point at Southampton | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
Sunderland thought Jermain Defoe's penalty had given them their first three points of the season at Southampton.
But Jay Rodriguez's first Premier League goal since March 2014 meant they had to settle just one as the Saints left it late to salvage a 1-1 draw.
Duncan Watmore in action at Southampton.
It was a cruel moment for young goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who allowed Rodriguez's strike to slip under his body.
Here's the story of the game in pictures, by our photographer Frank Reid. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/picture-special-sunderland-have-to-settle-for-a-point-at-southampton-1-8092998 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/aac4af257f907cbddfa92fa3b9496ba8f627440e88f654cfdef2da9f52bdbdbf.json |
[
"Grant Bailey"
] | 2016-08-30T10:52:00 | null | 2016-08-30T11:50:27 | Visit now for the latest music news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fwhats-on%2Fmusic%2Fthe-uk-names-its-top-40-driving-songs-which-one-is-your-favourite-1-8095610.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8095609.1472554263!/image/image.jpg | en | null | The UK names its top 40 driving songs - which one is your favourite? | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Classic examples of 'dad rock' dominate a top 40 chart of the UK's favourite songs for the open road.
Steppenwolf's rousing single Born to Be Wild - which was released in 1968 and coined the phrase 'heavy metal' - was the nation's top choice.
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, which stayed at the No 1 spot for nine weeks in 1975/76, was runner-up.
And the Beach Boys' surf tune I Get Around took the third spot in a poll of 2,000 UK adults by National Express.
The Top 10 was completed by I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by the Proclaimers, Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen, Highway to Hell by AC/DC, Take It Easy by the Eagles, Thin Lizzy's The Boys Are Back In Town, Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd and I Drove All Night by Cyndi Lauper.
Top 40 Songs for the Road
1. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
2. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
3. I Get Around - Beach Boys
4. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
5. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
6. Highway To Hell - ACDC
7. Take It Easy - Eagles
8. The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
9. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
10. I Drove All Night - Cyndi Lauper
11. Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
12. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
13. Hotel California - Eagles
14. Ace Of Spades - Motorhead
15. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
16. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
17. Road To Nowhere - Talking Heads
18. Paradise City - Guns 'n' Roses
19. On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
20. Drive My Car - The Beatles
21. America - Simon and Garfunkel
22. Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
23. Roar - Katy Perry
24. The Passenger - Iggy Pop
25. Get Lucky - Daft Punk
26. Little Red Corvette - Prince
27. Radar Love - Golden Earring
28. Shut Up and Drive - Rihanna
29. Heart of Gold - Neil Young
30. Green Onions - Booker T and the MGs
31. Pompeii - Bastille
32. Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers
33. R U Mine? - Arctic Monkeys
34. Stronger - Kanye West
35. Hundred Mile High City - Ocean Colour Scene
36. Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
37. Midnight City - M83
38. Let Me Ride - Dr. Dre
39. Roadrunner - Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
40. Low Rider - War
A spokeswoman for National Express, who commissioned the research to inspire people looking to explore Britain and beyond this summer, said: "There are few things more exhilarating than the open road, and our poll shows it's the classic hits that get people fired up.
"It's interesting to see so many American rock greats, such as The Eagles and Queen, are continuing to provide the soundtrack to the Great British roads." | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/whats-on/music/the-uk-names-its-top-40-driving-songs-which-one-is-your-favourite-1-8095610 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/a08fd8bcb00cac72ba2e1239f3927e02457740392f50b49672d788fcbed1b3ef.json |
[
"Steve Clarke"
] | 2016-08-26T13:12:11 | null | 2016-08-26T11:30:00 | Visit now for the latest local football news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Flocal-football%2Fwearside-league-silksworth-excited-by-start-under-new-boss-stobbart-1-8089634.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8089633.1472147679!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Wearside League: Silksworth excited by start under new boss Stobbart | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Silksworth CW are excited for the future, despite dropping to third place after the midweek derby loss at Sunderland West End.
Silksworth entertain fifth-top Boldon CW at Silksworth Welfare Park and club secretary David Steele is delighted with the start that new manager Andy Stobbart and his backroom staff have made.
“We had a very good pre-season and have won four of the first seven league games and drawn one,” said Steele.
“Andy has made an impressive start at a higher level of football and we are very excited for our prospects this season.”
Seventeen-year-old centre-half Brandon Alderson, who has been signed on loan from Ryhope CW and has impressed well as a substitute, might start.
Boldon have let striker Andrew Jameson join Sunderland West End such is their prowess up front this season so far, with Adam Bell, James Pickering and sub Dominic Mossa all scoring in the 6-2 win last weekend.
Midfielder Dan Nolan faces a fitness test, while Daniel Symington hopes to recover from a calf problem. Defender Tom West got 50 minutes under his belt on his return at Prudhoe and played the full 90 in the midweek defeat of Windscale.
Ashbrooke Belford House travel to Coxhoe Athletic and have new assistant managers in place (Lee Haldane and Lee Harrison) after Paul Robertson stepped down for work-related matters.
They have to do without Nathan Burrell (holiday) and Connor O’Neil (injured), but have Adam Hopps, Iain Potts and Aaron Croft returning to the squad.
Coxhoe still have Kyle Morris and Steven Fothergill unavailable and Neil Charlton is an injury doubt. New midfielder Arron Sherriff comes straight into the squad.
Sunderland West End travel to Annfield Plain, who have enjoyed much better form this season. West End, fresh from a 3-1 midweek win over Silksworth, have a full squad to choose from apart from skipper Lee Smith, who is on holiday.
Seaham Red Star Reserves are at home to Stokesley SC and welcome back Mark Ruddock, Adam Hepple and Jordan Thompson.
Anthony Watson is still unavailable, due to cricket commitments. Stokesley SC have a full squad to choose from apart from Ian Danby, but Lewis Wilson faces a late fitness test.
South Shields Reserves, in second place, travel to Redcar Athletic in a battle of two of the title favourites.
The Mariners, managed by Kevin Bolam, are likely to be without experienced former Spennymoor Town striker Gavin Cogdon (hamstring), but are hopeful of having a new signing available. Midweek marksman Wayne Phillips is also available, while keeper Liam Connell is fit following shoulder surgery and Craig Baxter could also be back.
Redcar striker Andy Jennings and defender Chris Bivens should both return to the squad for a repeat of the Total Sport Alan Hood Charity Cup tie a fortnight ago.
On that occasion, Chris Bivens was given a start up front for the first time and netted twice, with his first goal coming on just six seconds, a new club record for the fastest goal scored by a Redcar Athletic player.
All three Redcar goals that day came within the first seven minutes, leaving Shields shell-shocked. Given Shields’ second-half performance, the Teessiders will be expecting a much tougher game from the off this time around.
Horden CW face a daunting trip to Cumbria to tackle Cleator Moor Celtic.
Hartlepool, with only two wins this season, entertain bottom-placed Wolviston. Pool welcome back Josh Noble for the first time this season after returning from holiday, but skipper Alex Marshall is out for a number of weeks after breaking his wrist in last week’s draw with Horden.
Paul Donaghy is out with a knee problem and Luke Naylor faces a late fitness test on his groin problem, but, on a positive note, Matty Kelsey has re-signed for the club and is in line for his first start.
Craig Weatherill and John Stephenson both return after missing last week’s win over Ashbrooke Belford House.
Wolviston have a few players returning to the squad after missing last week’s draw at Windscale.
Defender Andrew McGirr, midfielders Nick Robinson and Josh Chambers and strikers Junior Masandi and Nathan Summersgill all return from work commitments. Player-coach Chris Davidson will be missing after undergoing a minor operation on his foot.
It has not been the best of starts for Harton & Westoe, who travel to Richmond Town. “We have been that bad, so we are hopeful of turning things around quickly,” said spokesman Kevin Gibson.
They will be without the injured duo of Danny Lydon and Shaun Heads, but Jak Quantrill returns from injury and Andy Hall returns from his wedding. There will also be four new faces in the squad.
They will face a tough match as Richmond have started well. However, Michael Gunnell, Ben Darville and Liam Darville are all missing due to holidays. Jason Newall is still out injured with knee ligament damage, but centre-half Michael Elliott returns to the squad.
Leam Rangers travel to Prudhoe, who have conceded 24 goals so far.
Leam will fancy their chances, but have injury doubts over defenders Gavin Williams (foot) and Matthew Frost (wrist), as well as forward Brodie Simpson (calf).
Windscale, who travel to table-topping Jarrow, will be without four regulars, who will be attending team-mate Mike Farrer’s wedding. They will however be calling on replacements from the reserve team which plays in the Cumberland County League.
Jarrow have injury doubts over Grant Pressling, Ross McCauley, Mark Williams and Max Kirkham but are hopeful they will all be fit to join the squad.
Robbie Coleman and Martin Dawson are unavailable, but Nathan Bell should be back. Darren Morton returned for the midweek draw at Annfield Plain after missing seven games. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/local-football/wearside-league-silksworth-excited-by-start-under-new-boss-stobbart-1-8089634 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/3d32d79241fb0243ddd05a61ec7373b2727f5eb66287d0aab95c1767e3f347eb.json |
[
"Chris Cordner"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:14 | null | 2016-08-24T11:00:00 | Visit now for nostalgia and retro news and features from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Flifestyle%2Fretro%2Fthe-sunderland-men-who-hatched-a-2-000-mile-plan-to-view-the-art-treasures-of-europe-1-8083968.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8083966.1471954481!/image/image.jpg | en | null | The Sunderland men who hatched a 2,000-mile plan - to view the art treasures of Europe | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | When you’ve got a real love of art, it’s natural that you want to find out more.
And that’s what these men from Sunderland did in 1963 when they revealed their plans to tour 2,000 miles of Europe.
The four men get ready for their European travels.
Chris Cordner reports.
A delve into the Echo’s archives revealed a story of great adventure, enterprise and a love of art.
Hats off to these men who really did want to find out more about the great masters of Europe.
They were Andrew Sheils, 19, of Westgate Avenue in New Silksworth, Alan Wilson, 19, of Wells Crescent, Westlea in Seaham, and Kenneth Henderson, 18, of Tunbridge Road in Thorney Close in Sunderland.
The Louvre in Paris, the Vatican in Rome, and the Pitti and Uffizi galleries in Florence are fixed stopping points on a 2,000 mile trip that will take them through France, Monte Carlo, Monaco and Italy Sunderland Echo reporter 1963
They were all students of Sunderland College of Art and joining them was a fourth friend, Stuart Reilly of Richmond, Ryhope, who was an apprentice welder.
The year was 1963 and they wanted to develop their love of art which had been nurtured in the classrooms of Sunderland.
The idea was that the college students, whose classroom lectures had brought them into contact with the great masters, wanted to see the great treasures of Europe.
They got together with Stuart to plan an itinerary which would include the galleries of Paris, Florence and Rome.
Our report at the time said: “The Louvre in Paris, the Vatican in Rome, and the Pitti and Uffizi galleries in Florence are fixed stopping points on a 2,000 mile trip that will take them through France, Monte Carlo, Monaco and Italy.
“Terminus is Rome, provided that the van which they bought last Christmas for £50 gives no mechanical trouble.”
The men were reliant on the transport they had lined up.
They had pooled their financial resources to buy a van which was seven years old at the time.
They had gone even further in their pursuit of art.
The resourceful group had also made superb arrangements to fund the trip itself with three of them getting jobs, said our report at the time.
“Finances for the actual trip have come from vacation jobs that have temporarily converted the three students into refuse collectors, ice-cream salesmen and deck chair attendants.”
Our 1963 report said: “New front tyres, welding repairs to the floor (a job undertaken by Stuart Reilly) and an overhaul of the brakes have put the vehicle in good working order.”
Mr Sheils was the spokesman for the group and explained in 1963 why their own transport was a necessity for the trip.
It was their preferred method of travel after a hitch-hiking continental holiday the previous year had ended abruptly with “the party returning to England and spending the remainder of their holiday employed by a travelling funfair at south coast resorts,” our article explained.
The pair had expected to be touring Europe for three weeks and we were wondering how it all went. If you can help with any extra details, get in touch. Email chris.cordner@jpress.co.uk.
The quartet were not the only Wearside people who got to see more of the world in the 1960s.
That same summer, 32 young people from St John’s Methodist Church in Ashbrooke, planned to visit Voss in Norway when they travel arrangements took an unexpected turn.
Their travel arrangements were deemed by officials to be too heavy for them to travel that way and transport by aeroplane had to be sorted out.
The party was led by the Minister of St John’s, the Rev Kenneth Waights.
He was assisted by the Rev B Walkland who was a Nottingham minister.
Mr Waights was said to be no stranger to travels to the continent and had regularly organised holidays for the youth of his church for many years.
Who remembers those trips and your youthful chance to see something of Europe in the early 1960s.
Email chris.cordner’jpress.co.uk | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/lifestyle/retro/the-sunderland-men-who-hatched-a-2-000-mile-plan-to-view-the-art-treasures-of-europe-1-8083968 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/46cde15b3336c76f70708431d3d591f6b9cc186bf689419f224b41c4a4c7d93d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:50:33 | null | 2016-08-26T20:13:16 | Visit now for the latest local football news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Flocal-football%2Fover-40s-league-griffiths-a-big-broadway-hit-as-grindon-outgun-marlborough-men-1-8091852.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8091851.1472238779!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Over-40s League: Griffiths a big Broadway hit as Grindon outgun Marlborough men | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Grindon hit double figures to get their First Division campaign up and running.
After an opening defeat to Hylton CW, Grindon should have had their game against Seaham Marlborough wrapped up the first 15 minutes, missing plenty of chances, including a penalty.
Griffiths finally made the breakthrough, only for Cringle to equalise, though Carl Ridley quickly restored the advantage.
Darren Cliff made it 3-1 at half-time, before the second period was dominated by Grindon, with Cliff completing his hat-trick.
Alan Ridley added a couple, while Griffiths fired three more to make it four in the game, as Grindon finished 10-1 winners.
Hylton CW drew 1-1 at Hartlepool Gillen Arms.
After falling behind to Lyons’ volleyed opener, Hylton rallied well, hitting both posts before levelling with a well-taken goal.
Easington CIU and Dubmire WMC each made it two wins from two, beating Consett 3-1 and Coxhoe Red Lion 3-1 respectively. Thornley Celtic drew 2-2 at Teessiders Dormans and Ferryhill Greyhound beat relegated South Shields 2-0.
Wearmouth CW and Washington Victoria, two of the newly promoted sides, both struggled to turn sides out for their Premier Division encounter.
Victoria were the brighter side in the first half, going ahead after 10 minutes with a tremendous goal from Karl Siberry, who volleyed in after a great Nathan Hicks cross.
After 30 minutes, it was 2-0, thanks to a brilliant goal from debutant Phil Sowerby. He played a one-two with Andy Lumsden and crashed the ball into the net.
Victoria remained on top until they had goalkeeper Graham Hutton sent off for handling outside the box with 30 minutes to go.
Manager Deka Middleton went in goal but one of his first jobs ended up with him giving a penalty away, for a foul on Stu Simpson. Lee Walshaw made no mistake from the spot to rouse Wearmouth.
Both sides had chances to score in a tense finish, but Victoria held on for a good away win. Davey Hoey starred for Wearmouth, while Hicks won the award for Washington.
Boosted by their opening 5-0 win, Ryhope Foresters produced another excellent performance to hold champions Marden to a goalless draw.
Ryhope started the stronger, with lively Anthony Nelson proving a handful for the Marden defence until he was forced off injured after just 25 minutes.
Man of the match Stephen Halliday again impressed in dictating play when Marden allowed. Marden hit the post with a good header following a quick break down the left.
Ryhope had lots of second-half possession but could not find the breakthrough, with both sides defending doggedly.
Churchill, Fishburn and McClane, in the Ryhope defence, were outstanding, while keeper Max Hesford did well to tip over a deep cross which was heading for the top corner of the net.
As both teams tired, Ryhope brought on last year’s leading goalscorer, Marcus Mariner, but they still could not find a winner.
Ryhope manager Trevor Corbett, clearly rushed off his feet, thanked the players for their efforts and dashed off to finish replacing the windows on his neighbours Wendy House as he only had the scaffolding until Saturday tea time.
Penshaw Catholic Club drew 2-2 at Red House WMC, while Hebburn Town lost 5-2 to visitors Hartlepool Touchdown after leading 2-1 at the break.
In Division Two, John Hogg Funerals enjoyed a great start to their season, winning a thriller 4-3 at home to North Shields Pineapple .
David Kennedy, Davie Mullin, Darren Campbell and Ian “Curly” Hammond came up trumps for Hogg.
Horden Sportsmans opened with an 8-2 derby drubbing of Peterlee Helford, while Pelton Crown edged home 3-2 at Mill View SC.
The Philadelphia lost 2-0 to Hartlepool Catholic Club, who struck twice in the second half, with a defensive error allowing them to bag the clinching, late second goal.
Durham Stonebridge outgunned Wallsend Boys Club 4-1, while South Shields Catholic Club squeezed home 1-0 at Cobblers Hall.
Washington JFC Biddick Inn began their Division Three season in style, crushing hosts Houghton Cricket Club 4-1.
Rolls-Royce revelled in an impressive 3-0 derby triumph at Oddies, while Willow Pond endured a 6-1 defeat at newly-promoted Newcastle East End.
Wingate Cons won 2-1 at Hedworthfield Red Hackle, while Stanley were 6-2 victors at Redcar Old Boys.
Ivy Legends won their Fourth Division opener 3-2 at Hartlepool Vets, while Oddfellows Arms lost by the same score to visitors Sedgefield.
Wearmouth Old Boys went down 5-0 at Boldon Colliery Tavern, and Colonel Prior fared even worse, thrashed 6-0 by visitors Billingham Vets.
Roseberry Grange sneaked home 4-3 at Hartlepool Jackson Arms, while Trimdon Vets drew 0-0 away to Hartlepool Tech and Durham County were pipped 3-2 at Heighington Bay Horse. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/local-football/over-40s-league-griffiths-a-big-broadway-hit-as-grindon-outgun-marlborough-men-1-8091852 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/a82ea4b8ed0997934d128757eca33f87f5b00275fb8613515392e1a9565a3e04.json |
[
"Katie Bulmer-Cooke"
] | 2016-08-29T14:50:36 | null | 2016-08-29T13:55:02 | Visit now for the latest health news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fhealth%2Fkatie-bulmer-cooke-sunniside-is-full-of-cool-businesses-1-8094408.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8094407.1472475282!/image/image.jpg | en | null | KATIE BULMER-COOKE: Sunniside is full of cool businesses | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | This week I was at a meeting in The Sunderland Software Centre and as lunchtime approached I decided to stretch my legs and be the designated lunch runner.
So I headed out, on foot, to pick up some dinner for everyone in the meeting.
As I headed through the city centre, or as I usually say ‘the town’, it really opened by eyes.
I am so guilty of always driving from one place to another (terrible I know, given that I work in fitness), and just sticking to the same routes and not taking notice of what is going on around me.
As I walked from The Sunderland Software Centre across to the cinema end of the town, I passed through Sunniside, a part of the town I haven’t been in for ages, and what a fantastic area it is.
Not only does it look great with the landscaping in the centre but there are some really cool businesses in this part of town too.
There’s the super trendy salon, Frances Marshall, and the very cool Sam’s Bar, to name but two of a range of trend-setting, original businesses. It’s certainly an area of the town I’ll be heading to more often.
My little outing across the city centre has in fact given momentum to the thoughts I’ve been having recently about getting a bike and cycling a lot more rather than being a lazy lump and driving everywhere.
Regular readers of my column know that I’m a big fan of the city centre, but being on foot, and out of the car, truly does open your eyes to even more of the mint things that are going on.
As a side note, while on this little foot-based outing, I managed to trip over, almost land flat on my face and take two people down with me.
Of course being on my own meant I had no one to laugh it off with (I’m so clumsy), so let’s hope I’ll be better on two wheels than I am on two feet! #totallyembarrassed!
Last week my little girl turned six-years-old ... when did I turn 30 and have a 6 year old? I still feel like I’m 19.
To celebrate her birthday she had some friends round to ours for a little party ... a little party with a BIG surprise.
I booked Make My Day Events to send two of their fabulous princesses along to do some princess training and play party games with Heidi and her little mates.
I’ve seen the Make My Day cast members perform before ,but WOW Rapunzel and Ariel were amazing.
I felt like Disneyland had arrived in Sunderland, and the best part, of course, Heidi’s little face when she saw them, totally priceless.
Make My Day Events don’t just do parties and events, they’ve also given their time on a voluntary basis to visit poorly children at the RVI and the heart unit at the Freeman hospital.
Whenever one of the children is going through a particularly tough time the hospital simply pick up the phone and Make My Day Events turn up to brighten up the day for both the child and their family.
I can’t put into words how touching this is and the joy it must bring children and their families during such hard times.
Make My Day Events are certainly a business that Sunderland should be extremely proud of and I totally take my hat off to them ... they are yet another reason to be proud to be a Mackem! | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/health/katie-bulmer-cooke-sunniside-is-full-of-cool-businesses-1-8094408 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/9b9fa3942f5e85ba9fe2832ea80ea60c2838a74dd5cd67b182ab343f084ae2ad.json |
[
"Richard Mennear"
] | 2016-08-29T16:51:35 | null | 2016-08-29T17:18:47 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fjeremain-lens-confirms-fenerbahce-move-and-claims-sunderland-would-just-love-to-get-rid-of-me-1-8094790.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8094789.1472487639!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Jeremain Lens confirms Fenerbahce move and claims Sunderland 'would just love to get rid of me' | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Jeremain Lens is set to complete his loan move to Turkish club Fenerbahce tomorrow after he confirmed the deal - and then fired a parting shot at Sunderland.
Lens, who doesn't anticipate any problems when he arrives in Turkey tonight ahead of his medical tomorrow, told Fox Sport: "Sunderland would just love to get rid of me."
The 28-year-old Dutch winger is set to team up with Dick Advocaat again at Fenerbahce, joining on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal.
"Tomorrow I will undergo the medical examination," said Lens.
"I do not expect any problems. I’m looking forward to it.
"It’s a nice transfer. Fenerbahce is a great club and a great challenge."
Lens came off the bench in the 1-1 draw with Southampton at St Mary's Stadium on Saturday, providing the cross that led to Jermain Defoe's goal but he is yet to start a game under David Moyes.
It would mean a reunion for Lens and Advocaat, who signed the Dutch winger for Sunderland last season.
Sunderland spent an initial £8million on the winger last summer but he struggled to hold down a regular place in the side under Sam Allardyce, while he started the new season under Moyes on the bench at Manchester City.
Reflecting on his time under now-England boss Allardyce, Lens said: "I did not play, was not even on the bench.
"I just had a problem with the club.
"What? No idea. Sunderland would just love to get rid of me."
Lens, who signed a four-year deal last summer, will now team up again with Advocaat, who had previously worked with him at PSV Eindhoven.
"I have a good relationship with Dick, but he also knows my qualities.
"It is not that he is doing me a favour," added Lens, who hopes to force his way back into the national side.
He added: "This is perhaps for the purpose of [playing for] Holland also again a good step.
"I go to Fenerbahce if the chance is to get more playing time.
"I did not find it strange that I was missing the last couple of times in the national squad. It was understandable because I was not playing." | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/jeremain-lens-confirms-fenerbahce-move-and-claims-sunderland-would-just-love-to-get-rid-of-me-1-8094790 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/38fb39749de5ecc87b8197767b03b1274f49b076c3b851f428f7ffa1fc1a48ff.json |
[
"Richard Mennear"
] | 2016-08-27T18:50:48 | null | 2016-08-27T19:05:27 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fdavid-moyes-i-d-love-to-have-a-sunderland-player-in-the-england-squad-1-8092699.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8092698.1472321225!/image/image.jpg | en | null | David Moyes: 'I'd love to have a Sunderland player in the England squad' | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Jermain Defoe will find out on Sunday whether he has done enough to earn an England recall.
Defoe has scored twice in three Premier League games for Sunderland this season ahead of former Black Cats boss Sam Allardyce naming his first England squad on Sunday.
The 33-year-old put Sunderland 1-0 up from the penalty spot in the 80th minute before Jay Rodriguez equalised five minutes from time for Southampton.
Moyes said: "I wouldn't be surprised at all, because Jermain Defoe is a goalscorer.
"He has that ability to score out of very little.
"And Sam knows him, he knows him better than me because he has worked with him for longer than I have.
"From what I've seen, he is a really good pro and that's what I like about him.
"He wants to do things right, and he wants to stay in good condition.
"He is certainly not someone who is just playing out the latter days of his career.
"I'd love to have a Sunderland player in the England squad.
"We started at Everton like that, then I hoped to have two players in the England squad, then three, and build it up into a squad of top international players.
"If Jermain Defoe gives us the start we need, I will be thrilled."
Defoe was tripped by Jose Fonte for the penalty.
Moyes added: "He had one or two sniffs of chances as well, and he put one away against Man City the other week as well.
"He took his penalty kick terrifically well, and we are going to need his goals.
"I haven't seen it [the penalty] yet. But some people say yes and some people say no, so if it is a split decision the referee has to call it one way or the other.
"He's a really good finisher, and we just need to keep a check on him because he is carrying a bit of a thigh strain."
New signing Javier Manquillo, 22, made his debut for Sunderland after arriving on a season-long loan from Atletico Madrid.
Moyes added: "I thought the right-back played very well today on his debut, so there were some pluses.
"I thought Adnan [Januzaj] had some great moments for us, and there were moments where you could see what a great player he is.
"We have to raise our quality and make sure that we are winning games, not drawing or losing them." | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/david-moyes-i-d-love-to-have-a-sunderland-player-in-the-england-squad-1-8092699 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/9442b324f8a4bd1a7cf8fb0c99d5bae64e3ad5d6a914cef16f616b7f08253b4a.json |
[
"Lisa Nightingale"
] | 2016-08-30T12:51:29 | null | 2016-08-30T10:50:01 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fsouth-shields-haven-point-closed-to-the-public-1-8095442.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8095441.1472552890!/image/image.jpg | en | null | South Shields’ Haven Point closed to the public | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Council bosses have closed the doors of a multi-million pound seafront leisure centre “until further notice.”
Haven Point in Pier Parade is shut to the public due to “unforeseen circumstances.”
As yet it is unclear what has forced the closure of the venue which was opened less than three years ago at a cost of £16m.
However, is has been rumoured there are problems with the water tank.
A statement from South Tyneside Council on its website reads: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, Haven Point will be closed until further notice. Sorry for any inconvenience.” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/south-shields-haven-point-closed-to-the-public-1-8095442 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/cb07080c14d52c57c1526b098774e2d10f5a32403cfa075c570f3d7b6cb877a5.json |
[
"Daniel Prince"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:21 | null | 2016-08-31T13:37:59 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fpolice-name-17-year-old-who-died-in-sunderland-sea-tragedy-1-8098094.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8098093.1472647246!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Police name 17-year-old who died in Sunderland sea tragedy | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Police have named the teenage victim of a Sunderland sea tragedy as 17-year-old Liam Hall.
Liam, from the Southwick area of Sunderland, had been with a group of friends when they got into difficulty yesterday.
He was rescued by the RNLI after a sea rescue operation.
Northumbria Police confirmed that he had been taken to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infimary (RVI), with serious injuries, and he has since died.
Three other teenagers who were involved in the incident remain in a stable condition.
Two 17-year-old boys were seen in the water at the mouth of the Wear near the Old Pier at Sunderland Yacht Club at 3.22pm yesterday.
It is thought they had been in a dinghy and then entered the water to swim, subsequently getting into difficulty.
One of the males was rescued, along with two 17-year-old girls who were also in the dinghy.
A search operation was launched missing Liam, and our team reported seeing a boy being pulled from the water by rescue crews.
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Police can identify the 17-year-old boy that died during the incident as Liam Hall, who was from the Southwick area of Sunderland." | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/police-name-17-year-old-who-died-in-sunderland-sea-tragedy-1-8098094 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/586cad5c8246e000904a395bc91f947da61b42c17eb9849f6586076f836786a4.json |
[
"Petra Silfverskiold"
] | 2016-08-28T16:51:35 | null | 2016-08-28T16:30:23 | Visit now for Sunderland news and features from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Four-region%2Fsunderland%2Fsteam-engines-provide-impressive-and-unusual-back-drop-for-roots-music-festival-1-8093359.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093355.1472398193!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Steam engines provide impressive and unusual back drop for roots music festival | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
Roaring steam engines provided an impressive – if unusual – back-drop to a brand new music festival.
The Station Steam Up and Americana Roots Music Show took place at Ryhope Engines Museum.
John Wilkins performs at The Station Steam Up and Americana Roots Music Show, Ryhope Engine Museum, Sunderland.
Organised by a number of musicians, including the Heavenly Thrillbillies, it was held in part to back the city of culture bid.
The three-piece, which includes Andy Fraser, Gary Brewis and Phil Wynn, was part of a lineup including Auld Man’s Bacciem, Pipedream, George Pallas and more.
Andy said: “The Heavenly Thrillbillies have done a lot of the organisation for today because we’ve been coming here since we were kids.
“We’ve got a stage downstairs and one on the mezzanine. It’s a celebration of Sunderland’s root music and a mix of everything else.
It’s an absolutely glorious venue to play
“It’s an absolutely glorious venue to play, with the feed-off from the atmosphere. All the bands have been knocked out playing it.”
Gary added: “We are doing our bit for the city of culture bid.”
John Wilkins performs at The Station Steam Up and Americana Roots Music Show, Ryhope Engine Museum, Sunderland. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/our-region/sunderland/steam-engines-provide-impressive-and-unusual-back-drop-for-roots-music-festival-1-8093359 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/ed9fa3b8f1e4659aa7d5f79b9781e77ea085ba3da33c2e641703a8c619badcf5.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:48 | null | 2016-08-23T10:05:26 | Visit now for the latest entertainment and leisure news and features for Tyneside and East Durham - from the Sunderland Echo, updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fwhats-on%2Fvintage-vehicles-rally-set-for-seaburn-seafront-in-sunderland-1-8082480.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8082478.1471875278!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Vintage vehicles rally set for Seaburn seafront in Sunderland | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | There will be a vast array of vintage vehicles on display in Sunderland this bank holiday Monday.
The 32nd annual vehicle rally organised by the North East Bus Preservation Society will be held at Seaburn Recreation Park.
A vintage bus.
Vintage vehicle owners from around the country will be descending on the seafront.
It is estimated there will be around 200 vehicles on display, including vintage and veteran cars, commercial transport, fire engines, buses and coaches.
As well as the transport display, visitors will be able to ispect sales stands selling toys, models, books, photographs and transport related items.
Refreshments will also be available throughout the day, along with children’s rides and inflatables.
The event is now regarded as one of the most prestigious on the rally calendar, with many different types of vehicles represented.
It is traditionally attended by in excess of 2,000 people on the day, ranging from enthusiasts to families of all ages.
And anyone visiting rally in the past may have made use of the popular free bus service provided, travelling on both old and new vehicles.
The circular tour usually runs via Fulwell Mill, Cleadon and Whitburn, returning to Seaburn along the seafront.
The event is not just for enthusiasts, but also the family.
The event is backed by Sunderland City Council and admission is £3 for adults and £2 concessions. For more information, visit www.nebpt.co.uk | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/whats-on/vintage-vehicles-rally-set-for-seaburn-seafront-in-sunderland-1-8082480 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/0dc529c5501bf9a4b4792fd7506400c94b78a44bf395a45af8a5e90574f4957f.json |
[
"Daniel Prince"
] | 2016-08-31T12:52:10 | null | 2016-08-31T12:38:43 | Visit now for the latest Non-League news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnon-league%2Fjulio-arca-commits-future-to-south-shields-by-signing-contract-1-8097886.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8097885.1472643654!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Julio Arca commits future to South Shields by signing contract | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Former Sunderland and Middlesbrough midfielder Julio Arca has committed his future to South Shields after signing a contract with the club.
Arca, who joined Shields last September, has snubbed interest from elsewhere to extend his stay at Mariners Park.
The Argentinean was a key part of last season's Northern League Division Two title-winning squad.
So far, he has made 37 appearances for the Mariners, scoring 13 goals. He has also taken on the role of vice-captain this season.
Arca said: "It's good to commit to the club even more.
"I'm really enjoying my football and it's the logical next step to reaffirm that commitment by signing the contract.
"The club is trying to be as professional as it can be and I want to be a part of that. I've thoroughly enjoyed the last year.
"I'm really looking forward to the rest of the season in Division One, which is going to be difficult.
"We've done really well over the last three games, though, especially the match at Penrith on Monday.
"We totally dominated the game and were very patient with the ball. It was a pleasure to be involved in that and hopefully we can continue to do well."
Meanwhile, Arca and Shields manager Jon King will deliver a coaching course at Mariners Park this Thursday and Friday for children aged between four and 14.
Places can be booked by texting your child's name, age and the words 'Mariners Park' to 07795 024333.
Arca and his Shields team-mates are next in action on Saturday, with the Mariners hosting Whitley Bay on what is non-league day. Kick-off is at 3pm. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/non-league/julio-arca-commits-future-to-south-shields-by-signing-contract-1-8097886 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/976251a12abe92a0d179974687f23c8de040a5a2cc431d16c6c7e9b9464ae6ea.json |
[
"Mark Donnelly"
] | 2016-08-31T08:52:41 | null | 2016-08-31T07:00:00 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fniall-quinn-reveals-the-drama-behind-sunderland-s-busiest-transfer-deadline-day-1-8096622.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8096621.1472577349!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Niall Quinn reveals the drama behind Sunderland's busiest transfer deadline day | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | If Sunderland fans get their way, today may be the Black Cats' busiest deadline day in history.
With several key areas needing attention, David Moyes is sure to make moves before the window slams shut – but just how many new additions come through the door at the Stadium of Light remains to be seen.
There is, though, a serious possibility that this could be the busiest deadline day since Roy Keane brought in six new faces in 2006.
Dwight Yorke, Ross Wallace, Stanislav Varga, Graham Kavanagh, Liam Miler and David Connolly all arrived at the Stadium of Light as the Black Cats chased promotion to the Premier League.
The results were quickly seen - Wallace netting on his debut with Kavanagh, Miller and Connolly hitting the goal trail shortly after.
Sunderland's first game after deadline day saw only a second win of the season as Derby County were dispatched.
It was Niall Quinn's first transfer window as chairman of Sunderland, and he reflected on the baptism of fire he received on 31st August 2006 as he tried to juggle the completion of all six deals.
"People have no idea of the stress," he said in his column for Sky Sports.
"Six players is six sets of paper work, six copies of every page and an army of physios, doctors, lawyers, administrators and club staff running around in the mayhem.
"And the main source of panic was keeping the six players and their agents apart during the day.
"We did not want them comparing notes on what deals they were getting so we shuttled the players and their entourages here and there between training ground, stadium, offices, physio rooms and external scanning centres.
"It was like an Ealing comedy." | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/niall-quinn-reveals-the-drama-behind-sunderland-s-busiest-transfer-deadline-day-1-8096622 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/bd6c972b76be09b1710614ac6d841bc2299f9644c7a425865c751d3c13b119bf.json |
[
"Ross Robertson"
] | 2016-08-27T16:49:31 | null | 2016-08-27T16:08:31 | News and features for Newcastle, Gateshead & North Tyneside, from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Four-region%2Fnewcastle-gateshead%2Fbrutal-boyfriend-took-pictures-of-injuries-inflicted-on-girlfriend-during-savage-attack-which-went-on-for-days-1-8092465.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8092464.1472310575!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Brutal boyfriend took pictures of injuries inflicted on girlfriend during savage attack which went on for days | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A mum was beaten, humiliated and photographed by her boyfriend during a brutal assault that went on for days.
Paul Hughes poured lager over his victim while pelting her with cans then subjected her to vicious violence because he struggled to fall asleep.
During the cruel campaign, the 31-year-old withheld the woman's epilepsy medication, which resulted in her having an attack.
She suffered two badly blacked eyes as well as deep bruising and injuries across her face and body.
The shocking attack last October, during which Hughes took a series of photographs of the injuries he inflicted, brought the couple's five month relationship to an end.
The victim said in a statement: "I am now scared of my own shadow.
"I don't sleep properly, every noise wakes me, thinking it could be Paul at my door."
At Newcastle Crown Court Hughes, of Avon Avenue, North Shields, admitted assault and was jailed for 21 months.
He was given a lifelong restraining order to prevent any contact with the woman.
The judge was shown the shocking pictures Hughes had taken of the injuries he caused during the attack.
Mr Recorder Mark McKone told him: "This involved a repeated assault over a number of days.
"Photographs the court have were taken by you. That is quite bizarre and worrying and suggests you were quite pleased with what you had done."
The court heard the violence started on October 9 last year when Hughes started pushing the woman against walls in his home without reason.
He then left and came back early the next day, with friends and lager in tow.
He threw two of the lager cans, which hit her, then poured a third one over her head, leaving her soaking and humiliated.
The court heard the woman made a bid to leave the house but Hughes dragged her back.
The couple eventually went to bed, but the court heard trouble started again when Hughes could not sleep.
Prosecutor Kieran Rainey said: "He couldn't sleep and refused to let her sleep.
"He was constantly waking her up.
"She was constantly pushed, punched, flicked and kicked by the defendant."
Mr Rainey said it was "mainly hits to the face and kicks to the legs".
It was after the victim managed to leave the house and seek help from a friend she suffered an epeliptic fit.
Mr Rainey said: "During the course of the assaults the defendant stopped her from taking her epilepsy medication.
"This was for a total of three days."
Mr Rainey said the victim suffered "gratuitous degradation" during the attacks, when she was humiliated by being soaked in lager in front of others.
Paul Currer, defending, said: "He has no recollection at all of the events which led to her injuries."
The court heard Hughes has a history of drink and drug problems which he is now trying to overcome.
Mr Currer said Hughes is sorry for his behaviour and is now settled with a new partner, who is pregnant by him. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/our-region/newcastle-gateshead/brutal-boyfriend-took-pictures-of-injuries-inflicted-on-girlfriend-during-savage-attack-which-went-on-for-days-1-8092465 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/e59939cabe454eb276f7d252212b8a3c9b539c10a19d7a101f928ad665e54e51.json |
[
"Richard Mennear"
] | 2016-08-28T14:51:14 | null | 2016-08-28T14:44:09 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fsunderland-afc-transfer-news-valencia-keen-on-cats-target-iborra-gyan-linked-with-shock-return-1-8093233.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093232.1472391948!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Sunderland AFC transfer news: Valencia keen on Cats target Iborra, Gyan linked with shock return | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sunderland face competition from La Liga side Valencia for £7million Sevilla defensive midfielder Vicente Iborra.
The Black Cats lodged a bid last week, which met the asking price and has been accepted, but with interest from elsewhere the deal remains up in the air.
The Echo understands Iborra is keen on a move to Wearside to test himself in the Premier League but Valencia are also keen on the 28-year-old.
Manager David Moyes is looking to sign central midfielders, defensive cover, a goalkeeper and a striker before Wednesday night's 11pm deadline.
Iborra's agent Fede Marco told the Spanish press: "The offer from Sunderland is a market situation.
"We think it is important enough to the club and therefore the move as we have done before.
"That does not mean that Sevilla is not happy with Iborra or Iborra is not happy in Sevilla, because it is quite the opposite, but with an important offer we have to move.
"The player is what he is, a good deal. Sevilla president also has well expressed, as they have to study it and wait to see what happens."
Work is ongoing to secure Yann M'Vila's permanent return but with Russian side Rubin Kazan playing hardball over a £5million deal for a player out of contract in January, it remains complicated.
Other midfielders linked include Tottenham Hotspur's Ryan Mason and Everton's James McCarthy - with Newcastle United, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Watford and Celtic all interested.
Meanwhile, Sunderland are in need of another striker - and they have been linked with a shock reunion with Asamoah Gyan.
The 30-year-old spent two years on Wearside before moving to UAE club Al Ain in 2012.
Gyan - currently playing for Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG - looks set for a return to English football on a season-long loan.
The Ghana striker flew into the south-east of England on Sunday, with Sky Sports reporting he is set to evaluate a number of offers.
Sunderland, Fulham and several other Championship sides have been linked with a move for him.
Gyan told Sky Sports News HQ: "I have a lot of options. Me and my agent are here to evaluate them and get the work done, and then I can continue doing what I do best, which is scoring goals and playing well.
"I am confident I will have a club in England. There are good options to think about, so we had to fly in quickly. Me being in England means there is something concrete, so we need to evaluate the options and do the work.
"I heard about Sunderland and Fulham but we will see what happens. There might be surprises. Football is full of them. The people around me are trying to benefit me. It doesn't matter if it is Championship or Premier league, it's about being comfortable where I am.
"Sunderland is a good club. It was unfortunate I didn't play for many years there. I had to leave and that is football. Sometimes you stay for a long time at a club and then other times you go. I just want to prove myself again in England. I am ready to go.
"I went to the Middle East but I was scoring goals for the national team and in the world cup. I don't regret it at all and now I am back to prove myself again. Maybe it is my destiny to be back to the Premier League or the Championship.
"Maybe we will make a decision tonight, or tomorrow." | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-afc-transfer-news-valencia-keen-on-cats-target-iborra-gyan-linked-with-shock-return-1-8093233 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/13249003c2e993e3d3be6435725128a7701b8ed74c0f6d9d3476e2f2ec8de338.json |
[
"Petra Silfverskiold"
] | 2016-08-30T06:50:57 | null | 2016-08-30T06:00:00 | Visit now for Sunderland news and features from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Four-region%2Fsunderland%2Fconcrete-slab-used-to-smash-sunderland-pub-window-after-drinks-pricing-row-turns-ugly-1-8094031.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8094030.1472462389!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Concrete slab used to smash Sunderland pub window after drinks pricing row turns ugly | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A drunk punter hurled a concrete slab through the window of a busy pub following an argument over the price of drinks
Alan Crake, 25, had been drinking in the Guide Post Inn in Ryhope on July 10 when he and a friend got involved in a row with staff, Sunderland magistrates heard.
He is utterly embarrassed, because he does work in a pub Chris Wilson, defending
Crake, who works as a kitchen porter in a different pub – The Seaton Lane Inn near Seaham – was with a co-defendant who is being dealt with separately, when the incident occurred at 10pm, on July 10.
Prosecutor Laura Lax said the landlord, Keith Dewart had known both men for 20 years.
“Mr Dewart was called over to the bar by the bar staff,” Miss Lax said.
“He could hear Crake saying ‘you shouldn’t have taken that money’.
“The landlord left the bar and went to talk to both of them. They were unsteady on their feet and smelled of alcohol.
“The other man started to become abusive and was told to calm down and stop swearing.”
She added: “Mr Crake threw a punch at Mr Dewart. That missed his face and Mr Dewart immediately threw a punch back at him, which hit him in the face.
“He than told them they were barred and locked the door.
“He then heard a loud bang, which he describes as sounding like a brick being thrown at the window.”
Miss Lax added that the CCTV footage showed a concrete slab being thrown by Crake.
The court heard, Mr Dewart went outside in a bid to stop Crake and his pal causing more damage.
“They were both shouting ‘come on then’, as if trying to get him into a fight,” Miss Lax added.
Crake, of Frederick Street, Seaham, admitted criminal damage.
Chris Wilson, defending, said: “The defendant is not charged with an offence of assault, but is charged with an offence of criminal damage.
“On the evening in question, he had been in the pub and there was an argument with the landlord that escalated when they left the pub.
“He then made the erroneous decision to break a window. The whole incident was captured on CCTV and the footage was shown to Mr Crake.
“He has in recent times turned his life around. He was a regular visitor to these courts.
“He’s now in employment, as a kitchen porter at a local pub.
“It appears there was an argument over the price of drinks.
“He is utterly embarrassed, because he does work in a pub, there is genuine remorse.”
Crake was sentenced to a 12-week community order with a 12-week seven-day curfew, between midnight and 8am.
He was told to pay £225 in compensation, £85 costs and £85 surcharge. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/our-region/sunderland/concrete-slab-used-to-smash-sunderland-pub-window-after-drinks-pricing-row-turns-ugly-1-8094031 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/78a61bc0ff749682895ef0126a02efbc75dbce768d62d2bad0f53cd0320f7d24.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:50:37 | null | 2016-08-29T11:00:00 | Visit now for nostalgia and retro news and features from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Flifestyle%2Fretro%2Fnight-when-joplings-was-burned-to-the-ground-1-8090448.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8090426.1472205727!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Night when Joplings was burned to the ground | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Those who were present to witness it will never forget.
The date was Tuesday, December 14, 1954. It was a night of drama.
Weary firemen clearing up.
The night when Joplings, one of Sunderland’s largest and best-loved department stores, was burned to the ground with nothing remaining but twisted girders and smouldering rubble.
Philip Curtis from Sunderland Antiquarian Society explained more.
It was a typical cold December day.
Christmas was on its way and Joplings department store, then in High Street, was packed with goods for the festive season.
A fire ladder in silhouette against the smoke.
A special effort had been made that year with Santa’s Grotto.
Wearsiders flocked there looking for that special Christmas present. Little did everyone know but that evening the store would be completely destroyed by Sunderland’s largest fire of the century.
Established in 1804, the store had moved into their High Street premises in 1921 from its smaller shop situated further down the street.
By 195, it was - together with Binns, Liverpool House, Blacketts and Kennedy’s - part of the thriving, active commercial shopping area of the town.
Clearing up begins.
The fire began in the basement with what is thought to have probably been an electrical fault and it spread rapidly.
By the time the alarm was sounded the whole store was ablaze. When fire engines arrived at the scene, the glow from the blaze could be seen from almost twenty miles away and crowds had flocked there to see the spectacle.
Firemen attending fought valiantly to save the store but the blaze was out of control.
To their credit they worked hard to contain the fire and ensure that the nearby buildings were saved from serious damage.
Fighting the blaze
Among the archives of Sunderland Antiquarian Society is a first-hand account of the fire from one of the attending officers, Sidney Ord.
Sidney would eventually become a Divisional Commander of the brigade but on December 14, 1954, he was a young fireman at Fulwell Fire Station.
He recalled how he was the driver of the Dennis Major Pump that night and “positioned my machine in High Street partly across West Sunniside to reach and also ‘set in’ to the water tank.
“Two hose lines were then laid to branches, I think, in William Street. The main building was at this time blazing from end to end although, strangely, the front windows were intact and the window display contents unaffected.
He explained in his first-hand account exactly what his job was on that dramatic night.
“As the Pump Operator, it was my duty to remain with the pump and operate its controls. From this position I could see the deteriorating situation in the store and I noticed in particular a window display of fur coats gradually heating up then burst into flames followed by the windows breaking.”
The morning after - Wearsiders arrived to view the remains.
We continue with Sidney’s account of the dramatic Joplings story in tomorrow’s Wearside Echoes.
The aftermath looking up High Street.
Firemen receiving a well-earned drink from the Salvation Army.
Anxious staff gather in the Havelock Cinema for a report on the situation following the fire.
Firemen at the scene. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/lifestyle/retro/night-when-joplings-was-burned-to-the-ground-1-8090448 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/bfb3791b55f25f970337c8a5b5ba99c9d3eb7113af08eb632734887105d2a87b.json |
[
"Gary Welford"
] | 2016-08-28T12:49:53 | null | 2016-08-28T13:42:53 | Visit now for the latest crime news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fman-faces-charges-after-bomb-scare-which-saw-south-shields-street-evacuated-1-8093170.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093169.1472388299!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Man faces charges after 'bomb scare' which saw South Shields street evacuated | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A man has been charged with several offences after dozens of homes were evacuated following a bomb scare in a South Shields street.
Wayne Allen, 38, of Lake Avenue, Marsden, has been charged with a number of assaults and possessing a prohibited weapon - believed to be a home-made 'taser'.
He will appear at Newcastle Crown Court on Tuesday, August 30.
Scores of residents were forced to leave their homes in Lake Avenue in the early hours of Friday as officers and an army bomb disposal team from Catterick sealed off the area.
The response came after officers discovered what they said ‘gave the appearance of improvised explosives’ as they searched a property over an unrelated matter.
Police later said: "“While initially it appeared there may have been suspected improvised explosive devices in the premises, this has proved not to be the case." | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/crime/man-faces-charges-after-bomb-scare-which-saw-south-shields-street-evacuated-1-8093170 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/10f6242c967831314085ab62a043472317d0265116168d0e244301dc2f84dffd.json |
[
"Gary Welford"
] | 2016-08-28T16:49:58 | null | 2016-08-28T16:24:06 | Visit now for the latest crime news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fpolice-issue-cctv-pictures-of-suspected-co-op-shoplifter-1-8093348.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093347.1472397931!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Police issue CCTV pictures of suspected Co-op shoplifter | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Police today issued CCTV images of a man they want to trace over suspected shoplifting in Easington.
The offence took place at the Co-op in Seaside Lane, on Thursday, August 18.
Anyone with information is asked to email CaughtOn.Camera@durham.pnn.police.uk, quoting reference CRI 00010469. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/crime/police-issue-cctv-pictures-of-suspected-co-op-shoplifter-1-8093348 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/7f2d3f38450358385fc7d37ce4e6fe3f01d9f2c736b283cc0ca8f60ebec9e4cd.json |
[
"Richard Mennear"
] | 2016-08-27T14:50:43 | null | 2016-08-27T14:13:55 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fsouthampton-v-sunderland-afc-team-news-everton-target-lamine-kone-returns-to-the-starting-line-up-1-8092402.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8092401.1472303751!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Southampton v Sunderland AFC team news: Everton-target Lamine Kone returns to the starting line-up | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Lamine Kone returns to the Sunderland starting line-up for today's game at Southampton.
The 27-year-old centre-back, who is wanted by Everton, has been out with a back injury and missed the games against Middlesbrough and Shrewsbury Town.
Manager David Moyes has been adamant Kone - who turned down the offer of a new improved contract 24-hours before complaining of a bad back - will not be leaving the club this summer.
Kone partners new £8million signing Papy Djilobodji at the heart of Sunderland's defence, with Javier Manquillo making his debut at right-back.
Steven Pienaar and Fabio Borini have shaken of knee and toe injuries, respectively, to start today's game at St Mary's Stadium.
Jeremain Lens, who missed the EFL Cup win with a foot injury, returns to the bench.
Southampton (4-2-3-1): Forster, Cedric, Fonte (C), Van Dijk, Targett, Emile-Hojbjerg, Davis, Tadic, Romeu, Redmond, Austin.
Subs: McCarthy, Yoshida, Clasie, Long, Rodriguez, Ward-Prowse, Bertrand.
Sunderland AFC (4-2-3-1): Pickford, Manquillo, Djilobodji, Kone, van Aanholt, Rodwell, Pienaar, Gooch, Borini, Januzaj, Defoe (C).
Subs: Stryjek, Khazri, Watmore, Lens, McNair, Love, Asoro.
Referee: Lee Mason (Greater Manchester) | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/southampton-v-sunderland-afc-team-news-everton-target-lamine-kone-returns-to-the-starting-line-up-1-8092402 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/fb2bb43234c5b819f48d02c45956f44f81d10d28257f715fa84ab88deb31cd05.json |
[
"Lisa Nightingale"
] | 2016-08-26T16:48:59 | null | 2016-08-26T16:31:28 | Visit now for the latest crime news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fgive-me-the-money-or-someone-is-going-to-get-hurt-sisters-relive-terrifying-moment-masked-man-tried-to-rob-their-sunderland-store-1-8091510.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8091721.1472229606!/image/image.jpg | en | null | 'Give me the money or someone is going to get hurt' - Sisters relive terrifying moment masked man tried to rob their Sunderland store | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Two sisters threatened in their Sunderland store by a masked man carrying what they thought was a gun have spoken of their shock.
Natalie Cowell and Kimberley Huitson were left shaken but unhurt after being threatened by a man wearing a balaclava who walked into Wilson’s Convenience Store, in Queen Alexandra Road.
Wilson's Convenience Store
The would-be robber demanded cash from Mrs Cowell as she worked behind the counter of the instore post office, while brandishing what the sisters thought was a weapon covered by a plastic bag. He was also armed with a piece of wood with protruding nails.
When the 32-year-old refused and sounded the alarm he attempted to smash his way through a perspex screen in a bid to get his hands on the cash.
The attempted robbery happened between 9.30am and 9.40am on Thursday.
Mrs Cowell, who was in the back office at the time, said: "The first that I knew was when we spotted a man walking into the store with an umbrella over his head.
Natalie Cowell and Kimberley Huitson say they will carry on as normal after their raid ordeal
"As he got closer to the post office counter he lifted the umbrella off his head. He was wearing a balaclava.
"He shouted really loud ‘give me the money or someone is going to get hurt’.
"He had a piece of wood with nails through it and something which looked like a gun in a plastic bag.
"Kimberley reacted really quickly and pressed the panic button. When he realised he weren’t going to give him any money he ran round the side and started smashing the gate."
Mrs Cowell, 34, got her sister into the back office where she locked the pair in to keep them safe.
She added: "Luckily there were no customers in the shop at the time. Some of the customers had seen him run from the shop and came in to se if we were alright.
"He had dropped the plastic bag and when we opened it, it was a part of a vacuum extension which had been cut to give the shape of a gun.
"All we saw was something pointing towards us."
The shop has been owned by the sisters since 2010 after they took over from their parents.
"The shop has been in out family for 16 years and this is the first time anything like this has happened.
"We were shocked and shaken after it happened but now we feel fine. The positive outcome was he didn’t get away with anything and no one got hurt.
"It’s not a nice situation to be in but we can’t afford to let it play on our minds. It’s one incident in 16 years since we’ve had the business. We will continue as we have been."
CCTV has been taken by police in a bid to find the person responsible.
The offender is described as aged 40 or older, he was wearing a balaclava, and a hi- vis jacket and carrying an umbrella and a blue plastic bag. He was seen running along Tunstall Road going in the direction of Ashbrooke.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting reference number 277 of 25/08/16 or ring Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/crime/give-me-the-money-or-someone-is-going-to-get-hurt-sisters-relive-terrifying-moment-masked-man-tried-to-rob-their-sunderland-store-1-8091510 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/fb4e1b46bca53ed4e213c1e2ec7493fc2f6fc905a8d73a61d709d29337e802ee.json |
[
"Miles Starforth"
] | 2016-08-27T06:50:40 | null | 2016-08-27T07:30:00 | Visit now for the latest Newcastle United news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnewcastle-united%2Fmagpies-set-to-seal-deal-for-palermo-left-back-1-8092081.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8092080.1472252937!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Magpies set to seal deal for Palermo left-back | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Achraf Lazaar is close to becoming Newcastle United’s tenth summer signing.
The Palermo defender is on standby to fly to Tyneside to complete a £3million move to the Championship club.
Lazaar, a Morocco international, has spent the past two years at the Sicilian club. Reports in Italy claim the Magpies have offered the 24-year-old a five-year deal after positive discussions.
Newcastle – who this week signed ex-Sunderland loan right-back DeAndre Yedlin from Tottenham –are also interested in taking Chelsea winger Christian Atsu on loan.
The Tynesiders host Brighton at St James’s Park tonight (5.30pm).
Meanwhile, defender Jamie Sterry – who made his full debut in Wednesday night’s EFL Cup tie against Cheltenham Town – has signed a new four-year deal.
The 20-year-old said: “I’ve worked really hard to get here, and this week has been really good for me.
“I’ve learnt a lot, especially under the manager but also under every coach and every manager.”
A clutch of clubs are bidding to take Newcastle striker Adam Armstrong on loan. The forward will be allowed to leave before the transfer deadline if another striker arrives on Tyneside.
Armstrong – who signed a new long-term contract this week – scored 20 goals for Coventry City last season, and the League One club are keen to take the 19-year-old back to the Ricoh Arena. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/magpies-set-to-seal-deal-for-palermo-left-back-1-8092081 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/8ec5262417f787836b6a5ef65814d11607c9a38a5382663cd8b0e37748e32c19.json |
[
"Steve Clarke"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:59 | null | 2016-08-26T13:00:00 | Visit now for the latest local football news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Flocal-football%2Fnorthern-league-fogbound-easington-miss-out-on-opportunity-to-extend-lead-at-the-top-of-division-two-1-8089926.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8089924.1472168127!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Northern League: Fogbound Easington miss out on opportunity to extend lead at the top of Division Two | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Easington Colliery missed the chance to move four points clear at the top of Ebac Northern League Division Two last night – as fog and a floodlight failure hit.
The Colliers’ home clash with newcomers Blyth Town was abandoned five minutes into the second half.
Easington were leading at the time, thanks to a goal from Ian Redman midway through the first half, but it will not go into the record books following the abandonment.
The fog was thick even before the start, making conditions difficult for both teams.
Tomorrow, Colliery – managed by Paul Frame and Craig Parkinson – are at home again, with Billingham Town the visitors.
Easington have won five out of five in the league to spark real hope of promotion to the top flight. Secretary Billy Banks said: “It’s a great start, but there is a very long way to go. The management team are delighted at present.”
Tow Law entertain Whickham in a battle of fifth versus fourth, while Durham City will look to build on their midweek triumph at Esh Winning when they tackle Heaton Stannington at Consett.
Crook Town, with just one win in six games, are at home to Alnwick, while Willington are favourites to beat pointless visitors Esh Winning.
Blyth Town head to Thornaby, with manager Mick Connors saying that the team is on its way back to full strength.
Second-top Stockton Town, a point behind Easington but having played a game more, have an intriguing derby at Norton and Stockton Ancients.
Holidaying captain Stephen Roberts is the only absentee, while Tom Coulthard returned for the midweek win at Willington, while Dylan McAvoy is progressing well and is back into the squad.
Scott Oliver has performed a surprise U-turn and decided to return as Hebburn Town manager.
Oliver quit last week after saying he felt drained and had stopped enjoying the job.
Assistant Chris Thompson took control last weekend. However, with Thompson unavailable for the midweek game against Billingham Synthonia, Oliver took the reins.
And after the 2-2 draw, he met with the club’s committee and decided to return permanently. Oliver said: “I took the team on Wednesday night as Chris Thompson was on holiday and after meeting with the commitee we have agreed that I will carry on.
“For a start, I didn’t want the club to go to Billingham with no managerm but the support of the players the last few days has been very humbling.
“I signed all the players and I couldn’t shake the feeling of letting them down.”
Hebburn host Bedlington Terriers tomorrow. Channon North, Jason Blackburn and Ross Toward return to the squad. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/local-football/northern-league-fogbound-easington-miss-out-on-opportunity-to-extend-lead-at-the-top-of-division-two-1-8089926 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/fc961a93ed0f3b10d97843b259b69e54c6ff80585807b8c71980f0fc9c7664d4.json |
[
"Richard Mennear"
] | 2016-08-26T18:50:39 | null | 2016-08-26T19:21:42 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fsunderland-target-alfie-mawson-set-to-join-swansea-city-1-8091816.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8091829.1472236112!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Sunderland target Alfie Mawson set to join Swansea City | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sunderland target Alfie Mawson is set to join Swansea City after the Welsh club agreed a fee for the Barnsley centre-back.
David Moyes confirmed earlier this week that the 22-year-old was on his radar, but the highly-rated defender is poised to join Swansea, once personal terms have been agreed.
Several Championship and Premier League clubs have been tracking the £3million-rated defender.
Sunderland are short of central defenders after the sale of Younes Kaboul to Watford, while £18million-rated Lamine Kone is wanted by Everton.
Moyes is adamant Kone is going nowhere though, with the defender’s back injury set to be assessed ahead of the game against Southampton.
Kone complained of a bad back less than 24 hours after turning down the offer of a new deal at Sunderland.
Moyes has been playing Jack Rodwell and Papy Djilobodji at centre-back, with John O’Shea nursing a hip injury.
A Swansea City statement said: “Swansea City have agreed an undisclosed fee with Barnsley for their highly-rated centre-back Alfie Mawson.
“The move is subject to the 22-year-old agreeing personal terms at the Liberty.
“Mawson, who joined Barnsley from Brentford in June 2015, scored seven goals last season as he helped the Tykes win the League One play-offs and lift the Football League trophy.
“This season, Mawson has scored twice in four Championship appearances as Paul Heckingbottom’s side sit in the top half of the division.” | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-target-alfie-mawson-set-to-join-swansea-city-1-8091816 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/a5ee4456c33f4e4f1cffe5fe344731c736f9e8aeb20e22c32b42332be3a7e603.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:51:12 | null | 2016-08-30T13:05:51 | Visit now for the offbeat news - from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Foffbeat%2Fgeordie-men-revealed-as-most-popular-in-the-uk-1-8095820.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8095819.1472558848!/image/image.png | en | null | Geordie men revealed as most popular in the UK | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Ladies, form an orderly queue.
Newcastle is home to the UK's most popular men, research by a dating network has found.
The North East city has also been crowned one of the finest places for singletons to look for dates - along with Sunderland and Hartlepool.
Men living in Newcastle make more matches than men in any other city (55%) - and Newcastle's ladies also score highly when it comes to finding dates.
Carried out by Badoo, the data revealed Newcastle to have the highest concentration of people who are single, and ready to mingle, with almost half of the population unattached.
Joelle Hadfield, Badoo’s spokesperson, said: “People might find it strange that Newcastle is among the best places for singles to date in the UK. While it does have the third highest proportion of singles, most importantly, it has some of the most desirable men and women in the UK, meaning conversations that may lead somewhere are more likely to be taking place. Badoo is also the ideal platform to meet like minded people as we create ten matches a second.”
London is the most challenging city for singletons, where under a third of the population is single, followed by Bath and Oxford.
Badoo analysed data from almost nine million users of its service, combined with population figures from the ONS, to carry out the research. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/offbeat/geordie-men-revealed-as-most-popular-in-the-uk-1-8095820 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/ae7fa5412985cc309554962f0efd69408d446d298d2ea272b2e8e8ca43a1df3c.json |
[
"Roy Kelly"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:50 | null | 2016-08-30T16:38:19 | Visit now for the latest Hartlepool United news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fhartlepool-united%2Fhartlepool-united-sign-newcastle-united-s-next-andy-carroll-tom-heardman-on-loan-1-8096397.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8096396.1472571594!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Hartlepool United sign Newcastle United's next Andy Carroll Tom Heardman on loan | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Hartlepool United have signed ANOTHER striker after bringing in Tom Heardman on loan from Newcastle United.
Barely had the ink dried from Bradley Fewster's signature on a half-season deal for the Middlesbrough forward when Pools announced the switch of Heardman.
The 20-year-old Geordie joins Pools until the turn of the year and will come into contention for Saturday's League Two trip to Stevenage.
Heardman has enjoyed good reviews at Newcastle with local media pundits saying the last man of his height to bang in goals in a black & white jersey was Andy Carroll.
The young prospect, from Gosforth, stands 6ft 4in and has scored goals at youth and reserve level for the Magpies though he has recently recovered from a hip injury.
Heardman, who will have the no34 shirt in the squad, spent last week training with Pools at Maiden Castle, where he impressed Hignett and his right-hand-man Curtis Fleming.
“I’m really pleased that Tom is coming into the club,” Hignett told the Pools website.
“He’s come back to fitness in good form and has scored a few goals for Newcastle’s Reserve side this season so we want him to come here and kick-on.
“He’s a big lad who can put himself about and he’s something a little bit different to the other forwards we have in the squad at the moment."
Like Fewster, Heardman will not be eligible for the Checkatrade Trophy tie \at Notts County tomorrow night. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/hartlepool-united/hartlepool-united-sign-newcastle-united-s-next-andy-carroll-tom-heardman-on-loan-1-8096397 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/4e62c40b527a4688e780b3a4818c2d4006a44a5dfeef25735f909c06815a3609.json |
[
"Chris Cordner"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:48 | null | 2016-08-17T11:02:48 | Visit now for nostalgia and retro news and features from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Flifestyle%2Fretro%2Fgermany-and-britain-s-navies-clashed-off-the-sunderland-coast-1-8073463.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8073461.1471529087!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Germany and Britain’s navies clashed off the Sunderland coast | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | They were on their way with a deadly mission.
One hundred years ago today, the German Fleet was heading for Sunderland with a sinister aim of bombarding the city. They came perilously close.
A boy rivet heater at JL Thompsons.
If they had succeeded, the First World War could have taken a completely different course, said historian Alan Owen.
He explains more in the second part of this historic story.
From 5.30am on August 18, 1916, Britain and Germany were caught up in a string of manouevres on the high seas.
It shaped the future of Sunderland.
As it is possible that Germany would have turned on the Kaiser and forced him to abdicate, leaving Germany to become a republic, the war would have been over before the social structure of Germany completely collapsed, as it did after 1918 Alan Owen
Two squadrons of the German High Seas Fleet were heading our way, hell bent on destruction.
But at 5.30am, they ran into the path of the British submarine E23. And even though its torpedoes missed the first target, the submarine resurfaced in time to attack the last ship, the battleship Westfalen.
The German ship was so badly damaged, it was forced to return to base.
It was first blow to the Royal Navy and soon, events were unfolding fast.
Before long, Admiral Reinhard Scheer - commander in chief of the German Fleet - was getting reports of British surface ships being sighted.
His vast array of airships and submarines were feeding him the latest movements of the British.
8.30am - Airship L13 (positioned south of the fleet) sighted two flotillas of British destroyers with a squadron of cruisers behind them.
9am - More sightings ... this time from submarines U52 and U53 and the airship L21, including one that HMS Nottingham had been sunk off the Farne Islands.
10.40am -L13 sports cruisers. The alert was sent to Scheer that the whole British fleet was believed to be at sea.
This was all going on within miles of the Sunderland coast and Alan Owen told how vital the outcome of a sea battle was.
“The German army had suffered enormous losses during the battles at Verdun and the Somme in 1916 and the loss of their fleet who have brought her to her knees.”
But the Germans positioned off the North East coast were ready for the enemy.
Trouble was, so was the British Navy’s Admiral in Chief Admiral John Jellicoe.
And when he got a report of the German Fleet east of Clamborough Head, he ordered his fleet to about turn.
Scheer meanwhile was getting all sorts of conflicting reports on the British fleet and its size. At one point, he believed 16 destroyers - with accompanying small battleships, large battleships and cruisers - was moving south to north.
He estimated battle would begin in two hours if his fleet and the opposing British continued on the same course.
But then the British ships disappeared when they changed course once more to avoid a thunderstorm. Scheer had a decision to make.
Without knowing where the ships were, he decided the whole venture was too dangerous to risk and headed for home.
As it later turned out, he was 30 miles from Beatty’s cruisers and 60 miles from Jellicoe’s battleships.
But the toing and froing had left it too late for an attack. If Scheer had ploughed on for his target of Sunderland, he would have found a docks brimming with ships which would have stood no chance against his shells. In the end, Scheer returned to Germany with only HMS Falmouth damaged on the way home by a U-boat.
Alan added: “If Admiral Scheer’s High Seas Fleet had suffered a catastrophic defeat, what would have been the result.
“As it is possible that Germany would have turned on the Kaiser and forced him to abdicate, leaving Germany to become a republic, the war would have been over before the social structure of Germany completely collapsed, as it did after 1918.”
As a consequence, it could have given Germany a better chance to regain its position as a leader in the industrial world, said Alan. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/lifestyle/retro/germany-and-britain-s-navies-clashed-off-the-sunderland-coast-1-8073463 | en | 2016-08-17T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/44972141acf6c7ad330d4527b5ee798cfb7525438edf57c4e2ac58fda8e93e18.json |
[
"Stuart Chandler"
] | 2016-08-27T06:50:58 | null | 2016-08-27T07:00:15 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Flong-to-reign-over-us-1-8084685.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8084684.1471968729!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Long to reign over us | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Victoria went on to rule for 63 years, and was our longest serving monarch until she was overtaken by Elizabeth II on tith September 2015.
BAFTA-nominated actor Rufus Sewell is cast alongside Jenna starring as Lord Melbourne, Victoria’s first prime minister. The two immediately connected and their intimate friendship became a popular source of gossip that threatened to destabilise the Government – angering both Tory and Whigs alike.
Tom Hughes stars as Prince Albert. Appearing in the drama from episode 3, Albert immediately makes an impression on the young queen, his first cousin. Although Victoria resisted attempts to rush her into marriage initially, her partnership with Albert was a success and they would ultimately produce nine children.
We caught up with former Doctor Who companian Jenna to find out about the drama. . .
Jenna explains one of the most useful aids to understanding Victoria was her sketchbook...
“I read her diaries but although those have her words they’re more about the rhythm of her writing and her emphasis and consciousness in a way. She’s very emphatic in her writing.
What she likes is in capital letters and underlined and it was very thorough and passionate but I think for me, the most interesting thing was her sketchbook because that is the one thing that has been untouched of her vision and what interests her and how she saw the world. I never knew Victoria was such a good artist but most of what she draws is very human and is not about grandeur or jewels or affairs of state in a way it is much more about nature, horses and people, drama and opera and when she was younger the heights of passion and emotion. She drew Lord Melbourne a lot at one stage and then obviously Albert as well as a lot of landscapes. It is interesting to see the world through her eye which you feel more from her when looking through her sketches.”
What helped your transformation into Queen Victoria?
“We went through a lengthy process with the contact lenses trying to find the right ones that would look natural and work on camera. There were a couple that made me look like a white walker from Game of Thrones but I would rehearse in the lenses and I kept them in all of the time because once you have them in, to look at yourself in the mirror and see yourself completely differently is fantastic. It was the make-up designer Nic Collins idea to go with the lenses because in all of the portraits the one thing that really sticks out are her eyes; they are so big and such a known feature about her.”
But ultimately Jenna explains it was finding the voice of Victoria that was the biggest challenge...
“As well as the relationship between crown and girl it was her voice that was most interesting because for me I start at a place of voice and can hear the voice very clearly before I play a person or character so I think finding a regal voice that was of the time, accessible but not inhibiting in a way was a challenge. I listened a lot to Emily Blunt in Young Victoria and Judy Dench in Mrs Brown and bridging that age gap.
“For speeches you had to up it a certain notch and then when behind closed doors with Albert, finding the more human elements to her because I think one of the biggest fears in period drama is being so stiff that you become talking heads and you have to be mindful of the etiquette and as a girl, she is impulsive. Also taking her through an age. Beginning at 18 and growing her up and yet doing that quite quickly and in less of a marked way, going from someone who is vulnerable and actually insecure and inexperienced yet someone who has a big sense of will and who is incredibly stubborn and flawed yet trying to get across her likeability through that. Trying to get her lust for life through all of that.”
Jenna tells us what it has been like to undertake such an incredible role and what she was keen to portray to an audience.
“Something we spoke about a lot was this idea of playing between state and private, between Victoria’s public face, her private face and going between those two worlds. When she is in her quarters she is undone and private. It’s about finding the human within the role of Queen and discovering the girl taking on this incredible responsibility.’
“With so much access to her diaries you know a liEle bit about what her daily life was like. On the day of her coronation, for example, she woke up at 4am and could hear the crowds outside and the cannons being fired. It is so fascinating to think of her experience inside the palace and outside those four walls and what her relationship was to the public.
“So it’s about fulfilling that on screen, seeing her the way we see her, as queen Victoria in this role that she plays but also seeing her as the girl that she was, behind the scenes and playing between the private and public worlds.”
Queen Victoria had a vast number of hidden talents, which meant that Jenna had to learn a whole new set of skills for this role.
“It was very interesting because once I got the job it was a matter of three weeks before I had to be on horseback riding on camera, ballroom dancing and playing the piano. I managed to get some Beethoven down. I have a piano in my house and I have wanted to learn for ages so it was the perfect opportunity. Tom (Hughes) is an amazing musician, he actually really could do it all and I could do one small section and then completely fudge the rest by methods which were rather ludicrous. Apparently she sings opera but I’m not so sure I would get those skills up to par but we will see!”
Victoria start on Sunday at 9pm on ITV with a 90-minute special and continues on Monday. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/long-to-reign-over-us-1-8084685 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/472e6da18dd9ce88ff223e3aaa481636f4b2725e952cb0a1ca9c540b4767f960.json |
[
"Richard Mennear"
] | 2016-08-31T12:52:13 | null | 2016-08-31T13:18:21 | Visit now for the latest Sunderland AFC news - direct from the Sunderland Echo and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsunderland-afc%2Fsunderland-target-yann-m-vila-drops-transfer-hint-with-photo-1-8098032.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8098031.1472645989!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Sunderland target Yann M'Vila drops transfer hint with photo | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sunderland-target Yann M'Vila has arrived in England - sparking fresh deadline day rumours over his future.
He posted a picture on his Instagram story account of him arriving at Heathrow, with the caption 'Hello London'.
Sky Sports are reporting that M'Vila has signed a pre-contract with Sunderland to sign in January - but his current club Rubin Kazan are demanding £7million from Sunderland to secure his signature now.
The French midfielder - rumoured to be wanted by Crystal Palace and Sporting Lisbon - starred on loan for Sunderland last season.
The club have been in negotiations with Russian side Rubin Kazan all summer, but the deal has proved extremely complicated.
The sticking point has been Kazan’s determination to bank a hefty fee for M’Vila despite only four months remaining on his contract.
Sunderland aren't putting all their eggs in one basket though.
David Moyes said last week: "We are in for other midfielders as well."
He has not been included in Rubin Kazan's Premier League squad list for the upcoming season. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-target-yann-m-vila-drops-transfer-hint-with-photo-1-8098032 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/f224c348cc5a176a4eaa84d8367576228b0da9c8ffd764f55f409d8488089436.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T12:50:59 | null | 2016-08-28T12:50:16 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Flottery-jackpot-rolls-over-to-14million-1-8093118.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093117.1472385088!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Lottery jackpot rolls over to £14million | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | There were no jackpot winners in last night's National Lottery draw, making Wednesday's top prize an estimated £14million.
The winning Lotto numbers were 23, 22, 05, 34, 54, 10 and the bonus number was 08.
Set of balls one was used in draw machine Lancelot, Camelot said.
No players matched all six main numbers or five out of the six with the bonus.
There were 100 ticketholders who matched five out of six numbers to win £1,188 and 7,436 won £103 by matching four numbers.
There were 67 extra prizes - one for every medal won by Team GB.
In the Millionaire Raffle Gold medal, 27 people won £1 million, 23 people won £100,000 in the Millionaire Raffle Silver medal, and 17 people won £50,000 in the Millionaire Raffle Bronze medal.
Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at the National Lottery said: "Team GB's triumph in Rio is a fantastic example of what National Lottery funding can achieve.
"To say thank you to each and every player there were 67 extra life changing prizes won in tonight's Lotto draw.
"This is one for every medal won by Team GB including 27 extra millionaires, for each of our gold medals.
"Check your tickets and thank you for playing, and helping to support Team GB."
No-one scooped the top £500,000 prize in the Thunderball.
The winning Thunderball numbers were 23, 28, 36, 11, 19 and the Thunderball number was 05.
No-one won the Lotto HotPicks top prize of £350,000. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/lottery-jackpot-rolls-over-to-14million-1-8093118 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/ce3ab78c98fe0917f239267f3a629714ab178cd2ee68bbcf211613a72a2903e1.json |
[
"Sue Kirby"
] | 2016-08-26T13:01:09 | null | 2016-08-25T16:02:17 | Visit now for the latest education news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Feducation%2Fgcse-results-twin-success-at-southmoor-1-8089131.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8089128.1472143918!/image/image.jpg | en | null | GCSE results: Twin success at Southmoor | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Southmoor Academy is again celebrating another year of fantastic results including twins clinching 21 A* and A grades between them.
Identical brothers, Thomas and Elliot Hall, picked up their outstanding results when they went along to the Ryhope Road school.
It was third time lucky for Alicia Fucile as she passed her maths exam.
Thomas was thrilled with his seven A*s, three As, one B and one C and Elliot was also delighted with his eight A*s, three As and one B.
Both boys plan to stay on at Southmoor's sixth form to do A-levels, but have different career paths in mind, Thomas aims to follow a path into psychology while Elliot wants a career in law.
Thomas said: "We did do a lot of studying together. People have always compared us, but we don't mind, we are not really competitive with each other."
As well as being brothers the boys are also good friends. Elliot said: "We do get on really well." And, Thomas added: "Most of the time."
Students at Southmoor Academy celebrate their GCSE results.
Others picking up impressive results were Laura Vincent, 16, who got two A*s, seven As and three Bs, Alex Peverell, 16, who got one A*, five As and four Bs, Sara Robson, 16, who got three A*s, six As and three Bs, Katrina Wake, 16, who got eight A*s, two As and four Bs and Lucy Milnthorp, 16, who got two A*s, six As and two Bs.
There were also tears of joy from one of the sixth form A-level students, Alicia Fucile, 16, when she passed her GCSE maths with a C grade after sitting it for the third time.
She said: "I never thought I was going to get it and it is so important to have maths GCSE to be able to go on and do A-levels. I am just so thrilled to have passed."
Dr Phil Ingram, executive headteacher at Southmoor, said he was delighted with the results with the proportion of pupils gaining A*-C in English and maths rising by 4.2% to 65.3%, and the number of student getting five or more A* to C grades rising from 61% to 63%.
He said: "These results remain significantly above national averages and early indications show them to be some of the very highest results in Sunderland.
"Naturally with such high performance we are seeing record take up for courses at Southmoor’s Sixth Form and with the calibre of entrant, we look forward to great results at A/S and A level next year." | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/education/gcse-results-twin-success-at-southmoor-1-8089131 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/bd3c99bc38bea9227309e5296640438add51874d100b782b4489ebe1cf9c3b07.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:51:17 | null | 2016-08-31T11:27:47 | Visit now for the offbeat news - from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Foffbeat%2Famazon-dash-lets-you-order-these-things-with-special-buttons-around-your-home-1-8097634.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8097632.1472639422!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Amazon Dash lets you order these things with special buttons around your home | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | For anyone who has found the whole process of internet shopping too much like hard work Amazon has come up with a solution.
The online retailer today revealed that it is introducing its Amazon Dash Buttons to the UK.
Amazon Dash button
The dinky little gadgets are a one-touch way to order a host of popular products without all that complicated rigmarole of actually logging onto your Amazon account and searching for them.
The Dash Buttons are literally that, small plastic boxes housing a button, which when pressed will connect via Wi-Fi to your Amazon account and using one-click buying order your selected products.
Each button is linked to a particular item and there are 40 brands available from launch so you can get everything from cat food to condoms and nappies to NERF ammunition delivered to your door.
Daniel Rausch, director of Amazon Dash, explained the thinking behind the devices: "We've all experienced the frustration of running out of something we need - Dash Button and Dash Replenishment Service are designed to make that moment a thing of the past.
"Dash Buttons offer the convenience of one-click shopping from anywhere in the home - they can be placed near those frequently used items you don't want to run out of, and when you see supplies running low, the Dash Button makes it easier than ever to order more. Just press the button and your item is on its way."
The £4.99 devices are only available to Amazon Prime customers, which means you’ll have to sign up to the £79-a-year service to enjoy the Dash Button’s convenience. The good news is that you’ll get £4.99 back off your first order of each product.
Alongside the buttons, Amazon also announced the UK rollout of its Dash Replenishment Service.
Like the button this links to your Amazon account but rather than having to do the ordering yourself it allows connected smart devices to order supplies themselves.
This means the likes of washing machines, dishwashers and printers from big-name brands including Bosch, Samsung, Whirlpool and Siemens can monitor your consumables usage and order more before you run out.
If they could just design a button that remotely loads the dishwasher too, they could be onto a winner.
The full list of available Amazon Dash buttons
Air Wick
Andrex
Ariel
Aveeno
Biona
Brabantia
BSN
Catsan
Cesar
Depend
Derwent
Dettol
Dreamies
DryNites
Durex
Fairy
Fairy Non Bio
Fiesta
Finish
GBC
Gillette
Huggies
Johnson's Baby
Kleenex
Lenor
Listerine
NERF
NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto
Neutrogena
Nicorette
Nobo
Olay
Optimum Nutrition
Pedigree
Philips Sonicare
PLAY-DOH
Regaine
Rexel
Right Guard
Rimmel
Rodial
Sheba
simplehuman
The Breath Co.
Vanish
Whiskas
Wilkinson
Wunderbrow | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/offbeat/amazon-dash-lets-you-order-these-things-with-special-buttons-around-your-home-1-8097634 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/36412c38a59022cd79cc0d516c616f5e0254373fb7ece6a08d0f9b83a88ba3e4.json |
[
"Elizabeth Anderson"
] | 2016-08-30T12:51:17 | null | 2016-08-30T11:52:17 | Visit now for the latest business news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Frevealed-the-top-uk-companies-for-work-life-balance-1-8095616.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8095615.1472554426!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Revealed: The top UK companies for work-life balance | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A recruitment firm has been named the best company in the UK for work-life balance.
Financial recruiter Goodman Masson took first place in the list by jobs site Glassdoor, based on reviews submitted to its website by current and former staff.
The company, which is based in London and also has offices in Dusseldorf, was praised by staff for its “huge investment” in staff benefits and “great” parties twice a year.
“The attention paid to the wellbeing of staff is at a level rarely matched elsewhere,” said an anonymous employee working in the London office.
In second place was technology firm Cisco Systems, and in third place was insurer HomeServe.
West Midlands-based HomeServe, which employs 1,200 people at its headquarters in Walsall and has 2.1 million customers in the UK, was commended for its attitude towards the treatment of its staff.
“The salary is very competitive and you are rewarded very generously for your hard work and just for carrying out your role. The company has a great framework for career progression and is always looking to promote people internally for job roles,” said a water supply engineer working at the firm.
Greg Reed, chief marketing officer at HomeServe, said: “We believe if you take care of your people, they will take care of your customers. This means creating a culture where people genuinely enjoy coming to work every day because they feel what they do really makes a difference in our customers’ lives.”
Temping firm LOLA and Screwfix completed the top five. Other companies in the top 20 included Apple, American Express Lloyds Banking Group, Unilever and John Lewis.
Google is known for its plush offices, but doesn’t make the top 20 companies for work-life balance. Its new London office has sleep pods so workers can take a nap, although perhaps this is an indication of long hours.
For a company to have been considered, at least 50 work-life balance ratings must have been submitted by UK-based employees in the past year.
The top 20 companies for work-life balance:
1. Goodman Masson
2. Cisco Systems
3. HomeServe UK
4. LOLA Staffing
5. Screwfix
6. American Express
7. BP
8. Peninsula Business Services
9. ARM Holdings
10. Unilever
11.Thomson Reuters
12. Kantar Worldpanel
13. Atkins
14. Téléfonica
15. Credit Suisse
16. Rolls-Royce
17. John Lewis
18. Waitrose
19. Lloyds Banking Group
20. Apple | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/business/revealed-the-top-uk-companies-for-work-life-balance-1-8095616 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/0eee0a8eeb65a578c70fc12a9fc4da6a3cfff154aa6a16343450983a25cce1f9.json |
[
"Katy Wheeler"
] | 2016-08-26T14:50:01 | null | 2016-08-26T14:19:54 | Visit now for the latest places to eat out in Derbyshire - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fwhats-on%2Feating-out%2Fnorth-east-restaurant-picks-up-oscar-of-the-curry-world-1-8091064.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8091110.1472218436!/image/image.jpg | en | null | North East restaurant picks up Oscar of the curry world | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A South Tyneside eaterie has curried favour with judges to be named as the North East Restaurant of the Year.
Zeera in Ocean Road, South Shields, proved their spice is right after winning the title at this year’s English Curry Awards, held at the Mercure Hotel in Manchester.
Held annually to celebrate the country’s best curry houses, the competition is based around nominations and Zeera came out top among tough competition in the North East region.
The restaurant was also shortlisted nationally in the Best Marketing campaign section on the back of its successful sponsorship of this year’s South Tyneside Festival.
Restaurant owner Shah Choudhury said: “All the team here are on cloud nine and we would like to thanks all our customers for their kinds words and support in helping us achieve this major accolade.
“We were happy to be nominated alongside some of the best restaurants in the region so to take the top honour is amazing. The award is reward for the Zeera team who work so hard to bring our customers the best and we already working on exciting plans for 2017 to make the experience an even better one.”
“The award is reward for all the hard work we put in to make the Zeera experience an excellent one. We will strive to continue to bring our the best in Indian Cuisine and we have exciting plans for 2017.”
The restaurant opened back in December 2007 after brothers Shahanoor, Kohinoor and Abadur Choudhury decided to go it alone and open their own place.
Zeera quickly became a favourite haunt for curry lovers visiting Ocean Road from across the region and head chef Kohinoor went on to win South Tyneside Chef of the Year twice in 2009 and 2011 and North East Curry Chef of the Year 2012.
In 2012 Zeera also doubled in size to cope with demand and now caters for up to 80 people in two adjoining contemporary Bollywood-style dining areas. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/whats-on/eating-out/north-east-restaurant-picks-up-oscar-of-the-curry-world-1-8091064 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/5674b6dfa763dbebb51b45d41d8f1a18f437b979ffa08091c00f292a33a025b6.json |
[
"Petra Silfverskiold"
] | 2016-08-29T08:50:27 | null | 2016-08-29T09:00:00 | News and features for the Houghton and Hetton area, from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Four-region%2Fhoughton-and-hetton%2Fformer-police-officer-caught-drink-driving-after-an-anonymous-from-club-punter-1-8093141.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093140.1472386064!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Former police officer caught drink-driving after an anonymous from club punter | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | A former police officer was caught drink-driving as a result of an anonymous tip-off from a fellow punter in the club where he was drinking.
Frederick Worsfold’s Mercedes CDI was stopped by officers in Houghton Road, Hetton, on August 8, Sunderland magistrates heard.
The caller did not know the male personally, but had observed him consuming at least four pints in the club Laura Lax, prosecuting
The 71-year-old had been drinking in Hetton victory Club when police were informed of his intention to drive.
Prosecutor Laura Lax said: “Police received a phonecall at 8pm, from an anonymous member of the public advising that the driver of a Mercedes was in the Victory Club and would be leaving soon, and ought not to be driving that vehicle.
“The caller did not know the male personally, but had observed him consuming at least four pints in the club.
“Officers saw the vehicle in Houghton Road, a short time later.
“They signalled for it to stop, which it did, and spoke to the driver.”
The court heart police could small alcohol on Worsfold’s breath, and he subsequently failed a roadside breath test.
He was arrested and taken to the police station, where he tested 56 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath – the legal limit being 35.
The pensioner is of previous good character, the court heard, with no previous convictions.
Worsfold, of High Street, Carville, Durham, admitted driving with excess alcohol.
Representing himself in court, he said: “I’ve had a clean licence for over 50 years, I’ve never even had a parking ticket.
“I was a police officer years ago.”
Worsfold was banned from driving for 14 months and was fined £500 and told to pay £85 costs and £50 surcharge. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/our-region/houghton-and-hetton/former-police-officer-caught-drink-driving-after-an-anonymous-from-club-punter-1-8093141 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/fc1dc1204eef9316c2190a0624b2d4144dd961f1010b969a3d9cbb3ba4b9f81a.json |
[
"Kevin Clark"
] | 2016-08-27T12:49:28 | null | 2016-08-27T11:45:32 | Get the latest breaking news from the Sunderland Echo - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more for Tyneside and East Durham. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fnews%2Fsunderland-leading-way-in-preventing-mentally-ill-harming-themselves-and-others-finds-minister-1-8092284.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8092283.1472298521!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Sunderland ‘leading way’ in preventing mentally ill harming themselves and others, finds Minister | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sunderland is leading the way in protecting mentally ill people from harming themselves and others, says a senior minister.
Sarah Newton, Minister for Vulnerability, Safeguarding and Countering Extremism, visited the new Hopewood Park site in Ryhope.
This part of the country is doing extremely well and Hopewood Park is really an exemplar of fantastic mental health services.
The Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust site includes a section 136 suite, a specialist unit to which people who have been arrested under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act can be taken.
The section allows police to take people into custody if it is believed they pose a risk to themselves and others.
The trust has been working closely with Northumbria Police to improve the emergency care of people with mental health problems.
Sarah Newton has been in the North East to see the progress that has been made for herself.
“The reason I have come is to met the people on the front line, the police, the NHS, local authorities and volunteers,” she said.
The development of specialist section 136 suites was revolutionising the way people suffering from a mental health crisis were dealt with, and the North East was leading the way: “In the past, they would have been taken to a police station, which is not the right place to treat them,” said Mrs Newton.
“What they need is to be taken somewhere health professionals are on hand to attend to their needs.
“The Government is really committed to make sure there are alternative, safe, community-based places for officers to take people.
“This part of the country is doing extremely well and Hopewood Park is really an exemplar of fantastic mental health services. The work they have piloted in working with the police in a very integrated way means they do have a very safe place to bring people.”
That co-operation extends to mental health nurses from the trust going out with officers to assess people it is believed may need to be detained under Section 136.
“Too many people in the past have been treated as though the are criminals when they have not done anything wrong, it is just that they have had a crisis in their mental health” said Mrs Newton.
“They need to be treated, rather than put into a police cell.”
The Government has made £15million available to health trusts to improve provision of mental health places of safety.
The first wave of bids, totalling £6.1million, has been awarded to 15 trusts and organisations covering 11 police force areas.
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear missed out, but Mrs Newton has urged the trust to apply for the next round of funding, which opened this week. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/sunderland-leading-way-in-preventing-mentally-ill-harming-themselves-and-others-finds-minister-1-8092284 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/d5ac1489711d64d3b7aa38b300897b09d60e9bb742acbc38221e4415735693b5.json |
[
"Steve Clarke"
] | 2016-08-31T12:52:12 | null | 2016-08-31T12:00:00 | Visit now for the latest local football news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Flocal-football%2Fnorthern-league-five-star-cestrians-break-duck-in-stunning-style-1-8096953.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8096951.1472597599!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Northern League: Five-star Cestrians break duck in stunning style | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Chester-le-Street turned on the style to secure their first win back in Division One of the Ebac Northern League.
Colin Wake’s newly-promoted Cestrians, had lost their first five league matches this term, and looked in big trouble at Dunston UTS last night.
Dunston went two goals up in the first half through Mark Peck’s own goal, after a shot was blocked on the line, and a Dale Burrell strike from Ollie Leadham’s free-kick.
After the break, Chester roared back in sensational fashion. Lee Mole started the revival, driving home a shot from the edge of the box to give keeper Stefan Holden no chance.
Dominic Laws slotted home a right-wing corner to level, then Chester stormed in front on 67 minutes when Laws was fouled in the box and Mole converted the resulting penalty.
David Latham ran through the home defence to beat Holden from the edge of the box to make it 4-2, then ex-Dunston player Michael Hepplewhite sealed victory on 84 minutes, firing home a rocket shot from 25 yards.
The other top-flight game last night saw Newton Aycliffe beat West Auckland 2-0.
Both teams had a man sent off in the first ten minutes, with West’s Adam Burnicle dismissed for a reckless fifth-minute challenge and Aycliffe’s Stuart Banks red-carded for retaliation.
Aycliffe opened the scoring in the 28th minute when John Campbell headed Ashley Coffey’s cross past goalkeeper Gareth Shaw .
They left it late to clinch victory when ex-Sunderland reserve-teamer Jordan Laidler hit home a looping 25-yard shot.
In Division Two, Durham City were held to a dour 0-0 draw by Hebburn Town at Consett.
Sam Norris went closest to scoring, hitting Hebburn’s bar from a 25-yard free-kick.
Norton and Stockton Ancients won 2-1 in their derby at Billingham Town.
Jamie Davis replied to a Phillip Caley double.
Tonight, Washington host Jarrow Roofing at Nissan (7.30pm kick-off) in an attractive First Division match. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/local-football/northern-league-five-star-cestrians-break-duck-in-stunning-style-1-8096953 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/ac6286bc4e42dc5bf88cce18fa1e035ab3fff05915336a9ade47ca63c23c18ba.json |
[
"Steve Clarke"
] | 2016-08-29T08:51:25 | null | 2016-08-29T09:30:00 | Visit now for the latest local football news - direct from the Sunderland Echo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunderlandecho.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Flocal-football%2Fnorthern-league-swansbury-makes-point-for-rca-against-fa-vase-holders-morpeth-town-1-8093478.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimage/1.8093477.1472403247!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Northern League: Swansbury makes point for RCA against FA Vase holders Morpeth Town | null | null | www.sunderlandecho.com | Sunderland RCA are third-top in Division One in the Ebac Northern League, only a point behind leaders Shildon and equal with Consett, after an entertaining 2-2 draw at home to Morpeth Town.
Callum Hassan, James Cassidy and Ross McNab forced Morpeth keeper Jim Provett into three excellent saves in a couple of dramatic minutes before Stephen Callen fired Martin Swales’ team into the lead, converting a right-wing cross from Colin Larkin.
But Morpeth turned the tables. Paul Robinson slammed home a fierce strike to level after Luke Carr’s angled effort came back off the bar.
Keith Graydon put the visitors in front, scoring after good work from Sean Taylor, but centre-back Greg Swansbury stabbed in RCA’s equaliser, after being denied by a Provett save, to ensure a point apiece at Meadow Park.
Seaham Red Star comfortably saw off Jarrow Roofing 3-1 at Boldon, where they established a three-goal lead.
Paul Gardiner bagged the opener against his former club after Andy Jennison could only parry Robbie Bird’s shot.
Dan Kirkup’s looping header, from Lee Kerr’s free-kick, made it 2-0, then Luke Proctor was released inside the left channel and his cutback was side-footed home by Bird.
Although Roofing were given a lifeline by Anthony Myers’ tremendous effort from 25 yards, which gave Star goalkeeper Shaun Newbrook no chance, Mark Collingwood’s side was never extended.
Consett are tucked in between leaders Shildon and RCA following a 2-0 victory at Newton Aycliffe, where Jake Stafford and Jordan Nellis notched.
In Division Two, Easington Colliery were knocked off the top when they suffered a first defeat, 1-0 at home to Billingham Town, for whom Chris Dickinson scored the only goal right on half-time.
Durham City suffered a second defeat in six matches when Heaton Stannington won 1-0 at Consett, Dan Robinson getting clean through to drive past goalkeeper Dan Gladstone on four minutes.
New boys Stockton Town lead the table with five wins and two draws from seven fixtures. They defeated Norton 4-2, courtesy of Callum Hannah (2), Sonny Coleman and Matthew Garbutt.
Team Northumbria are second, a point ahead of Easington, after sinking winless Brandon United 5-0, thanks to Dan Taggart (3), Kevin Carr and Ryan Redford. | http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/local-football/northern-league-swansbury-makes-point-for-rca-against-fa-vase-holders-morpeth-town-1-8093478 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.sunderlandecho.com/b11ada396e6c73ba9c28f61471551133253d479d892f715efd6a42ad8b740000.json |
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