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Neighbour to the rescue as blaze hits house in Peterlee

A HEROIC neighbour has told of the moment he bravely stormed into a burning house to save an elderly couple.Read

Sunderland social club investigated over sexism claims

A WORKING men's club is being investigated after regulars tried to kick out a woman who went into the bar for a drink.Read

Tribunal sides with Darlington Memorial Hospital

A DOCTOR who hit out at colleagues in a blazing temper was not unfairly dismissed for his conduct, a tribunal has ruled.Read

Experiment will highlight dangers of isolation

FOR a week he’ll be in solitary confinement as a prisoner in his own home.Read

North jockey's brave fight back from horror fall

A JOCKEY who cheated death in a horror fall has overcome his paralysis...to return to horse racing as a trainer.Read

Widow demands action over tourist attacks

THE widow of a North tourist killed in Portugal has told how a recent copycat crime brought her pain flooding back.Read

Russell Crowe meets Sir John Hall

HOLLYWOOD superstar Russell Crowe continued his unlikely trip North yesterday with a trip to see Sir John Hall.Read

North students’ go-kart takes podium position

AN electric go-kart built by North engineering students has powered to a podium position at a top US motoring event.Read

Suspected bogus callers arrested by police

DETECTIVES have arrested a couple they suspect of stealing more than £20,000 from pensioners – including a 101-year-old woman.Read

Timdon Station conman jailed for swindling women

A CONMAN who swindled unsuspecting vulnerable women out of thousands of pounds is today behind bars.Read

Firefighters tackle blaze at Sunderland recycling plant

FIREFIGHTERS have been battling their second major blaze in two days.Read

Dreamspace tragedy was "accident waiting to happen" claims High Court judge

THE events organiser behind the Dreamspace disaster must bear the larger proportion of the blame for the tragedy, a High Court judge has ruled.Read

Dreamspace events organiser to take majority of blame for County Durham tragedy

THE events organiser behind the Dreamspace disaster must bear the larger proportion of the blame for the tragedy, a High Court judge has ruled.Read

Parents put artistic Luke in the picture

WHEELCHAIR-bound Luke Walker has found a novel new way to practise his favourite hobby.Read

Craig Conway tells of split with Jill Halfpenny

NORTH actor Craig Conway has opened his heart over his split from Jill Halfpenny to reveal they are still firm friends.Read

Darlington FC scoop FA Trophy at Wembley

FOOTY fans descended on Wembley this weekend with two North teams up for the cup.Read

Meet our new columnist – The Apprentice’s Philip Taylor

YOU’RE hired! That’s Phil Taylor’s verdict on Zoe Beresford.Read

Chester-le-Street 18-year-old Rachael Marsden in Miss Natural Curves 2011final

GEORDIE lass Rachael Marsden is proving curvy women have what it takes to break into the modelling industry.Read

Plans for Darlington Golf Club road face second vote

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new road approved by a North council face a fresh vote after complaints over the decision.Read

Photographer Clayton Bennett strikes again

IT SHOULD have been a bitter-sweet moment to treasure forever.Read

Cameraman Clayton Bennett on public order charge

CALAMITY cameraman Clayton Bennett has appeared in court on public order charges.Read

Justice for ScS customer

NO wonder Carol Milburn was less than comfortable with North East furniture company ScS.Read

Wedding photographer Clayton Bennett’s trail of misery

ANGRY couples have revealed an album’s worth of dodgy wedding snaps taken by under-fire photographer Clayton Bennett.Read

Is this the North’s worst bathroom?

COULD Dorothy Eyes be the less-than-proud owner of the North’s ugliest bathroom?Read

Premature baby doing well 18 months on

BORN prematurely at just 23 weeks, little battler Billy Doran has fought back from the brink of death.Read

Music group under threat from funding cuts

MUSIC will become a lesson only for posh schools in the North if ministers don’t make a crucial funding decision.Read

Teesside magician wins a trip to Las Vegas

PLAYING tricks on legendary illusionists Penn & Teller has paid off for a North magic man . . . he’s off to perform in Las Vegas!Read

Turbo Pacs garage owner sues company and wins

A NORTH garage owner who lost his life savings in a collapsed investment scheme has taken on the system, and won.Read

Care home worker suspended over assault claim

A SECOND North care worker has been suspended by a health care group already hit by allegations of assault on one of its residents, the Sunday Sun can reveal.Read

Sacriston robber wore Power Ranger disguise

A RAIDER disguised as a Power Ranger burst into a North bookies demanding cash.Read

Horrors of Stanhope Castle school days relived

THEY were meant to protect him - instead they robbed Alan Brogan of his childhood.Read

Tyneside RAF vets prepare to fight their last battle

BRAVE RAF veterans are preparing for their last battle - to save their historic display in a museum.Read

Thousands raised in memory of Brian Mitchell

REGULARS at a North pub have raised thousands of pounds for charity in memory of their buddy.Read

Young thugs target ambulances in Fishburn

VANDALS as young as 10 are seriously endangering lives by wrecking ambulances, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.Read

Sunderland skier takes national title again

A SKIER has reached a new peak after success on the slope for the second year in succession.Read

Sunday Sun reporter takes to the track at Croft

MORE than 40,000 North race fans headed to Croft circuit to see the British Superbike Championship. But this year there was a special addition to the programme, as Sunday Sun motorsport writer Zoe Burn saddled up and took to the track with one of bike racing's biggest stars.Read

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