The History of the Galleries, the oldest shopping centre within Sunderland’s boundaries
Before Second World War II, the area known as Washington consisted of little more than a few villages, with the...
History
The Meadow well Riots, how anti-police sentiment sent a Tyneside suburb up in flames
The 1980s and early 1990s were a grim period for the North East of England. The Margaret Thatcher government had...
The story of Viv Graham, one of the most feared and yet admired, men in the North East
Viv Graham (1959-1993) was a doorman, amateur boxer and gangster who was known throughout Newcastle and Gateshead, establishing himself as...
Remembering the Darren Bent “Beachball” incident, one of the Premier League’s most controversial moments
The year was 2009. Sunderland A.F.C were being managed by Steve Bruce and had an extremely successful start to the...
Maws Pies, a beloved Sunderland Brand which ended in scandal, but was any of it true?
Maws pies was a localised chain of pie shops which originated in South Hylton in the 1960s. Famously, the pies...
Who is Beefy, and was he really once a Sunderland fan?
Keith Roberts, better known as Beefy, is an iconic Newcastle United supporter from Jarrow (and recently local politician) who is...
