Chris Cordner Journalist
  • Bowburn
  • National World

40 years of service with the Sunderland Echo, Hartlepool Mail and Shields Gazette and passionate about sharing memories of the past across our proud communities.

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Sunderland Echo, Hartlepool Mail, Shields Gazette

Focus Areas

  • Nostalgia

1650 Articles
over 1 year ago
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Autumn 2022: Five seasonal traditions you just don't see any more at Halloween, Bonfire Night, Ch...

Tradition. It ain’t what it used to be.

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over 1 year ago
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Halloween 2022: TikTok's North East Nostalgic takes a look at some of Sunderland's spookiest ghosts

What do you know about the gruesome past of Wearside?

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over 1 year ago
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The suffragette who was booed in Sunderland - but that's only part of the dramatic story

She’s been described as one of the most important people in UK history – but did you know about Emmeline Pankhurst’s ...

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over 1 year ago
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9 old photos of Monkwearmouth Hospital and the staff who have made such a difference as redevelop...

A brand new future is on the way for Monkwearmouth Hospital – but let’s not forget its past.

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over 1 year ago
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Grave robbers, Zeppelins and vampires - weird and wonderful stories from North East history uncov...

Heard the one about the Christmas grave robbers who stole a child’s body in Sunderland?

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over 1 year ago
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27 celebrities that Wearside people have had conversations with - from a World Cup winner to a st...

It’s a day you are never likely to forget.

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over 1 year ago
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Nine photos from when October meant Santa parades through the streets of Sunderland

October – the time of year when Santa and a sprinkling of celebrities would parade through Sunderland.

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over 1 year ago
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The Sunderland restaurant venue with a unique menu - and it is backing the search for the best in...

A popular restaurant with a beautifully diverse menu is backing the search for the elite in Wearside industry.

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over 1 year ago
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13 pictures remembering the magic of Pink's last Sunderland gig at the Stadium of Light in 2010

After Pink announces she is returning to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light in 2023, here we look back to her last visit t...

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over 1 year ago
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Nine Sunderland classroom heroes from the archives as we celebrate World Teacher Day

Don’t we all think the world of them? Now comes your chance to show your appreciation of teachers.

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over 1 year ago
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Eight terrific photos from a Top Rank Halloween party in Sunderland in 1986

We are having a party Halloween style.

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over 1 year ago
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The Sunderland art scheme which encourages you to look at the past - jazz bands, shipyards and all

An insight into Southwick’s past went on display at an exhibition which combined nostalgia and talented artwork – and...

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