Sunderland must keep any 'Newcastle-centric' mayor in check

www.sunderlandecho.com— On Friday, May 3 we will have the first elected North East Mayor. Opinion on the subject is divided on Wearside. People are either completely uninterested or consumed with suspicion; assuming of course that they even know about. Reported figures vary, but according to official, largely tedious and environmentally unfriendly bumf you may have received, the mayor could oversee a budget "worth up to £4.2billion over 30 years". So Sunderland may as well insert its snout as there are concerns, not...

www.thestar.co.uk—now Sheffield Wednesday must finish the job at Sunderland. He speaks well, he’s done it countless times over his storied career and he talks with a passion about the club few could match. His standing at the club speaks for itself but when Bannan speaks, people listen. And he means what he says. But when he spoke about his confidence in Wednesday bouncing back from their lowest moments in a topsy-turvy campaign, the comments drew a private doubt or two from those present. After Huddersfield, after Ipswich, after Middlesbrough, the message was always set...

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www.sunderlandecho.com—Sunderland man drunkenly attacked pregnant girlfriend after she woke him up to check on him. A man who drunkenly attacked his pregnant girlfriend after she disturbed his sleep to check up on him has kept his freedom. The victim found her partner Jack Anderson, 26, slumped downstairs last summer after he had taken alcohol and drugs but when she asked if he was alright, he flew into a rage. Newcastle Crown Court heard matters turned violent and when the female reminded him she was pregnant he grabbed her around the neck. Prosecutor Ian Cook said: "The defendant and (the complainant)...