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EFL preview: Opportunity knocks for Black Cats and Bladespublished at 09:18 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

Sunderland and Sheffield United have the chance to put pressure on the Championship leaders this weekend.

Council plans to buy delayed developmentpublished at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February

Years of uncertainty have surrounded Durham's Milburngate site, which was due to open in 2022.

'Supply teacher' Dodds steps up for promotion testpublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February

Mike Dodds urges Wycombe Wanderers to "finish the job" and win promotion this season after taking over as head coach.

Knife and hammer duo who attacked blind man jailedpublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February

Gary Clews and Craig Brown attacked the man amid claims he had been disrespectful, a judge hears.

Cannabis lab raid prompts explosion warningpublished at 13:47 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February

An industrial oven and gas bottles believed to have been used to make "cannabis shatter" are seized.

Pub burglar banned from going out at nightpublished at 13:38 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February

James Gamble and another man stole £700 worth of alcohol from a pub, a court is told.

Pick of the stats: Sunderland v Watfordpublished at 13:19 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February

The key stats ahead of Sunderland’s Championship clash with Watford on Saturday afternoon.

Allen, Brown, Patterson & Trafford up for PotM gongpublished at 12:53 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February

Jamie Allen, Ciaron Brown, Anthony Patterson and James Trafford are nominated for the Championship's January Player of the Month award.

Cifuentes, Le Bris, Riza and Rowett up for January awardpublished at 12:03 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February

Marti Cifuentes, Regis Le Bris, Omer Riza and Gary Rowett are nominated for the Championship's manager of the month award for January.

Honking horn argument leads to man being jailedpublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February

Michael Tracey admitted witness intimidation and dangerous driving after a row, a court hears.

Fisheries authority criticises boatyard changespublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

NIFCA is concerned the move will end years of fishing heritage and tradition in Cullercoats.

Altered lithium plant plan approvedpublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

The plans involve extracting lithium from geothermal groundwaters at Eastgate's former cement works.

Rail chiefs 'committed' to filling station shopspublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

Several units remain empty after the redeveloped facility in Sunderland opened in December 2023.

New strengthening begins at doomed flyoverpublished at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

It is hoped the measure will enable Metro services to continue and could also see a bus lane reopen.

Violent burglar who threatened to hang man jailedpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

Kanga Jacinto Rodrigues also attacked his girlfriend and violently robbed a student, a court hears.

Rapist attacked woman who was being sickpublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

Thomas Dodds' victim says he has ruined her life and she is a changed person since the attack.

'How have we got Le Fee in the Championship?'published at 09:42 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

Fans' views on how Sunderland fared in the January transfer window.

Person trapped in bus and car crashpublished at 09:03 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

A bus and a car crash in Stockton at the junction of Church Road and The Square.

Ex-inmates feel 'forgotten' over abuse claimspublished at 06:15 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

Cleveland Police says it has submitted files about Kirklevington to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Abuser jailed for threats hours into relationshippublished at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February

A judge says Dean Coleman, of Dunston, poses a danger to women he is in a relationship with.

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