A MOSQUE will be built on the site of a transport depot after controversial plans were approved last night. Police were on hand to ensure the planning meeting at the civic centre went ahead peacefully, amid fears of protests as tensions ran high over...
The authority has bought The Pullman Lodge, in Whitburn Road, Seaburn. It sits alongside the Seaburn Centre and empty funfair sites, which are already council owned. The Echo understands that the plan is to redevelop that area of the seafront. About...
JUDGES have visited to see if Sunderland is blooming. Officials from the Royal Horticultural Society ( RHS) and Northumbria in Bloom awards came to the city yesterday, after it earned a place in the best large city category of RHS Britain in...
8/1/2012: Front Page: Strike threat Festival moved due to weather in pay dispute
MORE than 380 office workers in Durham City could take strike action if their pay claim is not met. Staff in Millburngate House, Framwellgate Riverside, have backed their union’s call to approve industrial action. They are employed by information...
SUNDERLAND’S £ 15million Primark will open its doors ahead of schedule and in time for Christmas. Today marked the official completion of The Bridges’ expansion that will house a 60,000sq ft Primark shop. The building has now been handed over to high...
ECHO readers are being given the chance to win an iPad3. For the next few weeks, Northeast Press is running an online survey for our readers. Specifically, we are keen to understand the views of people who engage with our websites, following recent...
8/1/2012: Front Page: Funeral of miners’ boss
THE funeral of a miners’ leader is to be held in his home town tomorrow. Father- of- two and grandfather- of- nine Dave Guy, president of the Durham Miners’ Association died of cancer last week at the age of 66. A requiem mass will be held at St Mary...
A SINISTER stalker who developed a “dangerous obsession” with a woman he barely knew has been put behind bars for the safety of the public. Jamie Bruce became fixated with his victim during their brief spell as neighbours a decade ago. Since then,...
SUNDERLAND’S Filipino community held a double celebration to mark a historic year for their adopted homeland. A 50- strong group attended the Filipino Christian Church, in Durham Road, to mark the start of the 2012 London Olympics and the year of the...
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