Richard Ord Deputy Editor
  • Sunderland
  • National World

Columnist and deputy print editor for Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette and Hartlepool Mail.

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68 Articles
5 days ago
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RICHARD ORD: Rishi Sunak wages war on the fog-gobblers

Perhaps if they gave vaping a less exciting name it wouldn’t be so popular with the youth. Fog-gobbling ought to do it.

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5 days ago
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RICHARD ORD: Rishi Sunak wages war on the fog-gobblers

Perhaps if they gave vaping a less exciting name it wouldn’t be so popular with the youth. Fog-gobbling ought to do it.

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12 days ago
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RICHARD ORD: The day I entered a new dimension of gnasher polishing

My library emailed this week about returning a borrowed book. They threatened not to fine me if it was late.

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14 days ago
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Talented a cappella choral groups to perform charity fundraiser in Cleadon

A charity music night featuring two talented a cappella choral groups is taking place in Cleadon on Tuesday, April 16.

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19 days ago
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RICHARD ORD: I was in Specsavers, but I didn’t see that coming!

Sent a text to my girlfriend: ‘Just off for an eye test this morning… please don’t take it personally.’

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about 1 month ago
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RICHARD ORD: Grappling hooks at the ready... and that's just for the stairs!

​Do you remember when stairs were fun? ​I’ve memories of racing my brother up them two or three steps at a time to be...

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about 1 month ago
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RICHARD ORD: Pipe and slippers? More like grappling hooks and crampons just to get upstairs...

​Do you remember when stairs were fun? ​I’ve memories of racing my brother up them two or three steps at a time to be...

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about 1 month ago
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RICHARD ORD:

​Do you remember when stairs were fun? ​I’ve memories of racing my brother up them two or three steps at a time to be...

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about 2 months ago
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RICHARD ORD: Hard-up royals heir-brush their way to another PR calamity

​Those of you still buying the newspaper (‘hi mam’) will notice that I have updated the photograph of myself at the t...

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about 2 months ago
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RICHARD ORD: When it came to the needle, my doctor wasn’t quite on point!

​Unlike the secretive royals, I’m open and honest about my medical treatments. Not for altruistic reasons, I just lik...

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2 months ago
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RICHARD ORD: Toe the line and the silver linings will come

​My brain is now finely tuned to seek out the slimmest of silver linings in the ominously darkening clouds in my life.

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2 months ago
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RICHARD ORD: The future of space travel is full of wonder… and spelks!

​Good to see that the Japanese are doing their bit for the environment with plans to launch a wooden satellite into o...

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