Tony Gillan Reporter
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Facebook Community News Reporter at JPI Media covering Washington and Jarrow.

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Northumberland Gazette, Sunderland Echo, Hartlepool Mail, Shields Gazette

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1560 Articles
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Man arrested after suspected stolen car crashed into Sunderland garden wall

A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a suspected stolen car was crashed into a garden wall.

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Nine classic Sunderland pubs well worth a visit, according to a veteran barman and quizmaster

I wasn’t always a journalist. I was previously a barman, a pub quiz master and (very occasionally) a bar patron – dur...

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New initiative to help rape victims welcomed by Sunderland’s police

Northumbria Police force has welcomed the national roll out of a specialist operation, which transforms the way offic...

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Daredevil nurse Sarah’s 15,000 ft skydive for care home

A daredevil nurse who is also a mother of five is to jump from a plane 15,000 feet in the air for a cause which is ve...

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Police say calls are being answered ‘three times faster’

Northumbria Police answered 378,559 calls from the public in the first six months of 2023 and says they are answered ...

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Council chiefs defends lack of 'free after three' parking at new Riverside car park in Sunderland

City leaders have defended a lack of free parking at the new £14million Riverside car park.

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Concerns over homeless accommodation proposals in Thorney Close area of Sunderland

Sunderland City Council has moved to reassure Thorney Close residents and defended plans to demolish a former working...

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The 2023 Durham Miner's Gala - 152 years of tradition in 12 pictures

The annual Durham Miners’ Gala drew the usual huge crowds in 2023.

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More glory for Sunderland primary school's footballers

A primary school football team has kept up an incredible record by winning another two cups to put in an already well...

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Sunderland Top Model North East finalist is competition's top charity fundraiser

A Wearside model has taken the worthiest prize at the Top Model North East final.

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Villette Road in Hendon, another busy Sunderland shopping street with 'inconsiderate' parking

Motorists who park illegally and inconsiderately have angered residents living beside another of Sunderland’s busy sh...

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Man, 33, arrested by police after Sunderland church burglary

A suspected burglar has been arrested following a break-in at a Wearside church when police recognised him on CCTV.

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