Sunderland - a town of winners. It certainly was in 1989 when Wearsiders won all sorts of competitions. John Kirtley, of Washington, was the winner of the competition to name the new Sunderland ferry, which was run by the Echo and the Arts Development Agency. After the launch, the ferry will be used to run regular sight-seeing trips around the harbour. John called it The Little Waster after the nickname of comedian Bobby Thompson, who died a year earlier. The passenger ferry was officially...
One of Britain’s best loved artists posed for a rare photo on Wearside - and here it is. This Echo archive image shows Laurence Stephen Lowry on the day that an exhibition of his work went on show at Sunderland Art Gallery. Lowry posed next to one of his masterpieces in 1966. It was one of 81 paintings and 35 drawings which went on display. Sunderland was the starting point of the exhibition before his work moved on to Manchester, Bristol and the Tate Gallery in London. Lowry adored Wearside...
Rev up your memories for a look back at a stylish 2004 collection of Sunderland Mod scenes. Here’s a reminder of the night when Mods gathered at Bar Pure in Park Lane. Superb scooters, top fashions and shades galore were on show. But were you there? Have a look at our Echo archive collection and then get in touch to tell us more.
An underwhelming season has come to a close and all eyes on what should be a summer of change at Sunderland. Just 12 months ago, a Tony Mowbray-led Black Cats side had secured a place in the Championship play-offs and the mood remained positive despite a semi-final defeat against Luton Town. What materialised did not live up to the hype as Mowbray departed months later and successor Michael Beale failed to make an impact during his short-lived reign. Mike Dodds was placed in interim charge for...
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – More improvements are coming to Echo Amphitheater. The U.S. Forest Service says work at the site, north of Abiquiu Lake, will include the water station, electric hookups, road resurfacing, and new fire ring and picnic tables. The campground, picnic table, and trail will shut down on Monday and construction will last six months. []
Amid the grandeur of Gothic architecture and the warmth of flickering candlelight, Saint Mary of the Annunciation on Hasell Street will play host to the melodies of Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart and many others in this year’s Piccolo Early Music Series. “The rhythms of the past will come alive in the wonderful acoustical setting of St. […]
A woman has appeared in court charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a cyclist died following an incident in Sunderland. Ali Reza Ghaisar, 48, died after an incident in Hylton Road, Sunderland, on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Vicky Hardy, 44, of Helmsdale Road, Ford Estate, did not enter a plea during a two-minute hearing on Monday, May 13, 2024. Magistrates in South Tyneside told Hardy her case must be heard at Newcastle Crown Court. She was granted unconditional bail to appear at that...
Sunderland have been linked with signing Ian Poveda on a free transfer.
Not all connected speakers have a voice assistant built in. The Sonos One SL, for instance, doesn't have a microphone. So, if you want to use your voice to control such devices, you may need to pick up a secondary smart speaker, such as Amazon's Echo Dot. As luck would have it, that little Alexa-enabled device is on sale for $28. That's 44 percent off and just $5 more than the record-low price. That's not to say the Echo Dot isn't a decent speaker in its own right. In fact, we think it's the...
A woman and two men who stole hundreds of pounds worth of items from two shops just hours apart have been jailed. George Waters, and Andrew Haikney, both 39, entered the One Stop Shop in Sunderland, in September 2023, where they grabbed as much as they could. Newcastle Crown Court heard that Haikney was then punched to the face by a member of the public and it was at this point Caitlin Simpson, 25, joined in and began swiping goods. The trio then travelled to Poundland in the city where...
Savour these scenes. They’re from 19 years ago when the people of Sunderland had their say. They were pictured inside the Lambton Worm and they all obliged with a Sunderland Echo photo. We thank them all and here they are once more.
In Dementia Action Week, a Sunderland-based charity is looking for more people living with the condition to come along to enjoy activities, meals and mutual support. North East Dementia Care (NEDC) was founded in 2019 by Sandra Falkner who also chairs the charity. She cared for husband Billy, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in his 50s and who passed away in 2015 aged 67. The charity is based at the shopping centre at Portsmouth Road in Pennywell (near Asda). People attend between one and five days a...