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Thousands waiting for North councils to pay out

THOUSANDS of workers are still waiting for their equal pay claims to be resolved by North councils.Read

Anthony Kiedis pledge to take on North's surf

ROCKER Anthony Kiedis won’t be Red Hot when he takes to the bracing North Sea. We can reveal that the Red Hot Chilli Peppers frontman is taking up an offer from the region’s surfers to join them in catching a wave. Read

New Bishop installed at Durham Cathedral

VOICES joined in hymn and prayer as the new Bishop of Durham was enthroned in his cathedral.Read

Firefighter tells of North heroes' blaze of glory

THESE pictures show how the hard work and bravery of firefighters often goes unnoticed.Read

North surf champ offers to host Chilly Pepper

ROCKER Anthony Kiedis will take some time out of his UK tour… to catch a wave in the bracing North Sea.Read

Regional beauty Melika Kaffash is going national

GORGEOUS Melika Kaffash is on her way to London after clinching a beauty crown.Read

New law will see teenage thugs sent to jail

LAWS which will see teenage knife thugs jailed are another victory for a Sunday Sun campaign.Read

Comic book legend Stan Lee inspired by Newcastle-born wife

A BONNIE North lass inspired the career of one of the biggest stars of the comic-book world.Read

Walker Nazi worshipper exposed as paedophile

HATE filled Nazi nut Michael Cowen strutted the streets as a tattooed hardman...Read

Explorer is due back with some amazing tales

EXPLORER David Scott Cowper is due to arrive back in the North this week... after two years at sea.Read

Dozy driver's lies land him a prison term

DOZY driver Alexander Logan landed himself behind bars with a false confession after a road crash.Read

Seaton Delaval rape victim Danielle Edwards fights back

RAPED by a stranger, Seaton Delaval woman Danielle Edwards has turned counsellor and fundraiser in the hope of helping others affected by the crime.Read

Gateshead strongman struck by sickness on eve of championship

MAN mountain Michael Donaldson was on track to be crowned Britain’s strongest man – before being struck down by a stomach bug.Read

Clayton and Rose Ellen Bennett tracked down to Gateshead pub

WE’VE tracked down notorious wedding snappers Clayton and Rose Ellen Bennett . . . in a Gateshead pub.Read

Red Arrows will continue Great North Run tradition

THE Red Arrows will complete their traditional fly-past for the Great North Run, the Sunday Sun can confirm.Read

Soldiers abseil in for Salute Our Heroes concert

SOLDIERS will abseil from the ceiling of a Gateshead landmark next weekend.Read

North nurse rescues teenager from burning car

A HERO off-duty nurse has told how she saved the life of a teenager trapped in a burning car following a horror smash.Read

Gateshead mum dies of drug overdose on daughter’s birthday

IT was a hearing that might have passed unnoticed, an inquest spelling out yet another life claimed by the epidemic of drug addiction in the region.Read

Melika Kaffash aims to win two beauty titles

STUNNING Melika Kaffash hopes to clinch two beauty crowns in a matter of months.Read

Calamity cameraman Clayton Bennett back in business

HERE’S a sequel brides and grooms definitely don’t want on their big day, the return of calamity cameraman Clayton Bennett.Read

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Joanne Butcher joined us as a reporter in January 2009. She heads up our Give Them Justice campaign, aimed at bringing justice to Tyneside asbestos victims.