Tens of thousands travelled to Wembley to watch the Sunderland win promotion to the Premier League A family's bid to have organ donation taught to schoolchildren, the "end of an era" with the planned ...

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Upset at plans for a new road, "unacceptable" problems at a railway station and a fundraising mission have all been making headlines on Wearside and County Durham over the past week. Here are some ...

Up until this month, however, Ferryhill Athletic had never been able to celebrate a promotion. Not anymore. Last week, Ferryhill were confirmed as Wearside League First Division champions, with 20 ...

Sunderland boss Roy Keane has started his summer cull by telling a quartet of experienced players they will not be offered new deals. Andy Cole, Ian Harte, Stephen Wright and Stan Varga, who are all ...

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Fears a local park is being "terrorised" by youths on bikes, delegates from a leading US space agency visit Durham, and an exhibition celebrates the achievements of working-class women in the ...

A new footbridge's temporary reopening, a family who went to all Lionesses games in Switzerland and a woman's 11 hour swim for charity - here are some of the stories that made headlines in Wearside ...

An artwork made by veterans, the reopening of a Grade II listed miners' hall and a promised housing boost are among the stories to make headlines in Wearside over the last week. The doors of a Grade ...