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.

Published In

Sunderland Echo, Hartlepool Mail, Shields Gazette

Focus Areas

  • Nostalgia

1649 Articles
over 1 year ago
sunderlandecho.com

Deadline looming for Sunderland Echo Business Excellence Awards entries - it's now or never for f...

The countdown is on and it is now or never for firms to enter the Sunderland Echo Business Excellence Awards.

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over 1 year ago
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Nine pictures from Sunderland's Hylton Castle Primary over the years as the school is praised for...

What a school and what great memories we have from its past.

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over 1 year ago
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Nine more pictures of Sunderland pubs in the 1960s

Engelbert Humperdinck was singing about the Last Waltz and The Beatles told us All You Need Is Love.

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over 1 year ago
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The Sunderland Reiki masters who have been nominated for a business award

A husband and wife business team from Sunderland is in the running for an award thanks to their holistic success.

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over 1 year ago
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Nine Sunderland photos as we step back in time for Walk To School Month - from Ryhope to West Rai...

Who’s ready for a walk to school?

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over 1 year ago
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Eight photos from the South Shields Sixties nightclub scene as we pay tribute to Stan Henry and t...

The Latino was the place to be during the swinging 60s South Tyneside social scene.

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over 1 year ago
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Tributes paid to Stan Henry - the man who brought Jimi Hendrix, Tom Jones and the Hollies to the ...

He was the man who changed the North East nightclub scene.

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over 1 year ago
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Historic Sunderland paper found in a house clearance in Lincolnshire .... and here are the 1873 h...

Darren Bembridge got the surprise of his life when he cleared a house in Lincolnshire – and found a first edition of ...

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over 1 year ago
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9 retro photos from Barnes Juniors as the school's future makes 'good news' Echo headlines

It’s a school in the news and for all the right reasons.

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over 1 year ago
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How Southwick's history is helping isolated Sunderland people recover from the pandemic

Sunderland residents are using ‘recovery art’ as a great way to emerge from the loneliness they felt in the pandemic.

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over 1 year ago
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Nine pictures of life in Sunderland in 1996 - from a pub demolition to the start of a new footbal...

What were you doing in 1996? Were you watching a Sunderland pub disappear from the skyline?

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over 1 year ago
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The creative Sunderland scheme which links students with jobs - and it's a huge success

Talented Wearside students are getting an insight into the world of work thanks to a link-up with city businesses.

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