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Seaton Sluice Cerebral Palsy sufferer inspires athlete

A SPORTY mum is leading a challenge of a lifetime in a bid to help a young boy take his first proper steps.Read

Washington RAF hero is Sunday Sun’s most loyal reader

IS this the Sunday Sun’s most loyal reader? Bill Smith, 93, has been reading the Champion of the North since he was a young lad.Read

Heartache over missing name on birth certificate

BRAVE teen mum Toni Jordan is being forced to cough up the cash to officially acknowledge her baby’s tragic dad, the Sunday Sun can reveal.Read

Top pool players practice game at Whitley Bay pub

FROM the outside the Seahorse pub looks like any ordinary bar - but this drinking hole happens to be home to some of the world's best pool players. Read

Ex-Navy man's hope to become Transgender model

SWINGING her long legs around the pole, Natasha Gray moves to the music with expert precisionRead

X Factor judges will drink from Tyneside mugs

THEY’VE made mugs out of hundreds of singing contestants who’ve braved their cruel comments.Read

Teens record Whitley Bay State of Mind - a rap parody of Jay Z track

TEENAGERS turned rap stars to produce a spoof song about a popular North coastal town and it’s got everyone logging onto YouTube to watch it.Read

Sara’s Hope Foundation home for sick kids to open

A NORTH family’s dream of creating a holiday home for sick children will finally take off this month.Read

16-year-old conductor leads brass band

TALENTED young musician Callum Harrison is not a one to blow his own trumpet, but his brass band mates are hoping he will lead them to victory.Read

Plastic cow cheers up Whitley Bay care home

HERD the one about the plastic cattle in the old folks garden? A North care home has taken the unusual step of buying in plastic livestock to help bring its lawn to life.Read

Writer Ann Cleeves in novel charity auction

CRIME novel fans have the chance to star in the next book by Ann Cleeves after the writer launched a charity auction in memory of a young girl who lost her battle against cancer.Read

Cherie Lunghi’s shock at Whitley Bay decline

STRICTLY COME DANCING star Cherie Lunghi says she is heartbroken at the decline of a North seaside resort.Read