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Connecting Wearside and the World: SGM is an independent news organisation covering both local and regional affairs.
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This is Jag Singh,. Jag, who is 29, is from South Shields and runs the Horsley Hill Premier store. He is a massive fan of England and travelled to Germany to watch them play Switzerland in the Quarter Final. Despite this, Jag was subjected to racial abuse online with a troll
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Newcastle United Fans embedded the image of Bradley Lowery onto their club crest in order to show solidarity and support for his family and legacy after the recent incident. It is a beautiful tribute which shows cancer has no colours and how our love for him fosters unity and
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BREAKING: Graham Moon, 23 of Grindon Lane, a student at the University of Sunderland, has been convicted of possessing indecent images in the form of Bart Simpson being sexually abused by his mother Marge. He has been sentenced to a community order, and will not be placed on the.
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BREAKING: A 42 year old Sunderland woman living on Ford Estate has also been arrested just now, who is alleged to be one of the "key instigators" of last night's riot.
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Watch the moment Sunderland dad Brandon Alderson pulls over and saves someone's life by the road side, all recorded on dashcam footage. Well done Brandon! #sunderland
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Do you recognise any of these youths? This is a clear photo of some of the young people involved in damaging properties and bricking windows throughout the town this evening #Sunderland
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It is a travesty not only for our city to experience this, but also for our club's colours to be used in this way. As SAFC fans, this is not who we are, and not what we represent. Sunderland A.F.C is a club that has been built on the heritage of miners and shipbuilders.
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He was arrested at around 10.30 this morning in the Cooper Rose pub.
Prominent Neo-Nazi filmed at Sunderland riot is actually from Stoke, investigators reveal.
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Leanne Hodgson has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for violent disorder, as part of an accelerated sentencing process #Sunderland
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Hospital source: "The dialysis unit at Sunderland and other outpatient treatment units are closing their doors early today. They’re brining all patients appointment times forward and closing earlier than usual and getting all patients in for treatment and back out asap until
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Chris Collier, a Sunderland local who served as a Captain in the British Army, and afterwards devoted himself to being a charity campaigner, has passed away suddenly #Sunderland #SAFC
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@poguesofficial @guardian An obituary that shames someone about their looks in the first sentence. Incredibly disrespectful.
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BREAKING: Leanne Hodgson, 43, of Holborn Road, Hylton Lane estate, has pleaded guilty to violent disorder. The court hears she was caught on footage pushing a large bin towards a line of police. John Garside, prosecuting, said: “There was a large crowd cheering and joining in.
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Outside the fire station on High Street West, rioters flipped a car over and set it on fire #Sunderland
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Jordan Pickford has been spotted sporting a Sunderland flag on his own private yacht #SAFC #Sunderland
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It is with sadness to report that the family of Kai announced on Facebook this morning that he lost his battle with cancer and passed away at just 24 years of age. Cancer has no colours and it is heartbreaking to see this happen to a young man. Thoughts are with his family at
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BREAKING: Sunderland City centre police station has been set on fire.
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More updates on the Stoke Neo-Nazi in Sunderland after meeting with a source. After he was arrested yesterday morning, police subsequently raided his hotel and found a number of "items of interest" clearly intended for inciting violence and riot.
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Sunderland player Luke O’Nien saved the life of an elderly dog which almost drowned in the sea last night, witnesses have testified #SAFC.
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The people of Sunderland unite!. This is what the people of our city are truly like, this is what we stand for #Sunderland
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The virus isn't holding back Dave the Rave, with his socially distanced mask performance in #Sunderland today! #safc
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Last night, the car that was targeted, tipped over and torched by the rioters belonged to a woman called Courtney Baker. Courtney obviously did not do anything to deserve this, which is a traumatic and terrifying experience. A GoFundMe has been set up to help compensate her for
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This is Zaf Iqbal. Zaf is a dedicated leader in the Sunderland interfaith forum and a loved community figure who works as a taxi driver. He was interviewed by the BBC this afternoon. Holding back his tears, he told the interviewer that he is a Mackem, he is English and he
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Comedian Matt Lucas wore a Sunderland shirt on last night's fantasy football league as he joined forces with former SAFC player Darren Bent to react his infamous beach ball goal in 2010 #SAFC
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This is Eva Lazenby. Eva was 100 years old, and had attended SAFC games since 1929, up until this year when she passed away. Her funeral cortège on Friday honoured her century long support of the club by passing the Stadium of Light. Absolute legend, RIP Eva #SAFC
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Sunderland central's new MP, Lewis Atkinson, makes a speech to the Bangladeshi community as he volunteers to help clean up the debris this morning #Sunderland
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Spotted somewhere in Sunderland. Photo by Sonny DugganPhotography
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This photo of Tommy from Simon McCabe is truly amazing, the odds of that cloud formation, at that specific moment, is very, very slim. An iconic image for the ages.
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A flashback to the Magical Bike Ride, one of the earliest and funniest viral videos ever created in #Sunderland
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Prominent Neo-Nazi filmed at Sunderland riot is actually from Stoke, investigators reveal.
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Large crowds have gathered this morning in front of The Peacock at the scene of the car fire. Everyone is in good spirits and it is heartwarming to see the good people if Sunderland in a sense of unity and solidarity together #Sunderland
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Video footage has emerged showing Sunderland and Middlesbrough fans clashing before kickoff today #SAFC
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It is with great sadness that the family of SAFC fan and sports journalist Jack Shields has announced that he passed away at only 29 years of age. Jack contributed to the Roker Report, SAFC TV and also professional match photography. He was suffering from heart related
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BREAKING: A source in the job centre has told SGM that an individual who has been arrested recently for their role in the riots, is allegedly claiming Universal credit benefits while simultaneously owning a business. A fraud investigation is being launched #Sunderland.
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BREAKING: David Lee, 39, of Roker Avenue, is standing trial on charges of committing an obscene sexual act against a seagull in public last year:.
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Sunderland is not Geordie.Jill Scott is not a Geordie.We are Mackems. #Sunderland #ImACelebrity #ImACeleb #JillScott
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At the hardwick festival in County Durham last night, Noel Gallagher mocked Newcastle United and bigged up Sunderland #SAFC #NUFC #Sunderland
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Yesterday archaeologists in Penshaw discovered what is believed to be a Bronze Age burial urn. The development comes amidst plans to build houses on the land it was discovered on.
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This is Elmo. This is the dog Sunderland player Luke O'Nien saved from drowning last week. His owner says he is recovering well #SAFC
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Having all the money and riches in the world cannot compensate for the loss of dignity something like this can bring #SAFC
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@lordmilespol You're joking if you think British people are going to move to a country with no free health care, higher levels of crime and gun violence.
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A giant sand mural was created on Roker Beach today in an appeal for Gaza.
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Roker Pier last night as the northern lights loom over Sunderland. Amazing photo submitted by Skylark Drone.
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In China, there is a brand of mustard called "Cowhead Mustard" which is copycat brand of Colman's Mustard. The company has appropriated the SAFC club crest for their brand logo #SAFC
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BREAKING: A 17 year old boy has been found guilty of penetrating a horse in a field.
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BREAKING: Sunderland council has announced a Partnership with Fulwell 73 Productions and Cain International "to build Crown Works Studios on the banks of the Wear.". "This will be one of Europe's largest High End TV and Film Studios and will create around 8,450 jobs" in ten years
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The term "Geordie" is trending on twitter because Jill Scott won I'm a celebrity. To the rest of Britain: Jill Scott is from Sunderland and in Sunderland we do not identify as "Geordies", which we associate with Newcastle. #Sunderland #JillScott #ImACelebrity #ImACeleb.
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Hate to return to negative posting again after all the uplifting scenes on High Street, but it has emerged that the rioters targeted our new SAFC club shop last night. This is disgraceful and it just goes to show how contrary these riots were to our club and city. You do not
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@EdBurnett8 People keep asking is, but there is a moral imperative to support her. It's called empathy, and it's driven by the shame and rejection of what happened last night. She didn't deserve this.
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Shay Christer, aged just 21 years old, passed away recently to the heartbreak of his friends and family. As Shay was a massive SAFC fan and a season ticket holder, they have asked if a minutes applause could be given for him at the 21st minute during tomorrow's game. RIP Shay.
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BREAKING: A Plains farm man has been sentenced to a community order after he soiled himself in front of a Springwell School and then attempted to clean his backside in broad daylight with San Miguel lager #Sunderland.
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Described as a "moment to remember", Dave the Rave squares off against a strange fairground "creature" outside the bridges in 2018 #Sunderland
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Today marks 25 years since the closure of Vaux Breweries in Sunderland, an integral part of our city's heritage, history and culture. Here is some archive footage from the last days of the Brewery taken in June 1999. Despite that it is gone, its memory and legacy will never be
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Content warning, violence. Yesterday two men were arrested after a fight in ford estate which involved the use of Machetes.
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BREAKING: A third season of Sunderland Till I die on Netflix is reportedly in the works, which will focus on the club's promotion from league one in 2021-2022 #SAFC.
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Imagine going to a cup final and the first thing on your mind is attendances at your rival's games. Who even goes through the effort of making a banner like this?
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The full length of the new River Wear footbridge is now in place! #Sunderland. Great photos submitted by John Burton.
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BREAKING: A Newcastle man has avoided a prison sentence after being convicted of having sexual intercourse with his own mother.
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Remembering that time Dave the Rave sought to cheer up our spirits during lockdown #Sunderland
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BREAKING: British supermarket chain Sainsbury's has renamed its Chicken Kiev products to "Chicken Kyiv", provoking widespread ridicule.
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New sand art on the beach in Roker this Christmas morning, as taken and submitted by Lee Reid #Sunderland
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Congratulations to 17 year old Bailey Hall from Sunderland, who has signed his first professional contract with Liverpool F.C. Bailey plays as a goalkeeper.
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Consequences Dale Houghton has faced for the Bradley Lowery Incident. 1. Faces potential prison sentence, certain football banning order.2. Expelled from his local cricket club.3. Banned from local pubs who have declared him "not welcome".4. Expelled from his local amateur team.
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Does it honestly matter what you think? A company called Fulwell73 owned by a Sunderland man, who intended it for Sunderland, is not going to move it to Newcastle to satisfy your astronomically inflated local egos. It is what it is, and the mentality of Newcastle fans to try and.
@Sunderland_GM @BrexitNe It needs to happen, I called it months ago that that area is for shipyards. Newcastle has more prestige and the jobs are still in the north east. Sunderland doesn’t have the X factor the toon does.
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Beautiful colours in the sea at Roker today submitted by Liam McCormick Photography #Sunderland
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Reports continue to circulate of youths running around Sunderland city centre bricking windows and fleeing police. There are multiple, albeit unconfirmed reports that Hays Travel has been hit, as well properties on Blandford Street. Again, this is not a far-right demonstration,.
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Introducing #SAFC's oldest attending fan. This is Eva Lazenby, who recently turned 100 years old and is still going strong to games. For 90 years of her life she's been a fan of Sunderland, and is one of the very few people left who would have remembered us winning the title.
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Pre-emptive and well planned police tactics have prevented trouble in the city of Durham tonight. Durham Constabulary says the force were able to disperse a gathering of 38 people who arrived, but one 15 year old boy from Crook was arrested on the scene over a "public order
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We can now additionally confirm that the facebook profile of David Lee (Seagull botherer) is authentic, as an animal cruelty website documenting the case also used the same profile photograph from it. Moreover, this also confirms he is a "Washington Mag" and therefore his
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BREAKING: Sunderland man John Harding has been captured in Ukraine by the Donestk People's Republic, and a video has been released of him appealing to Boris Johnson for help. He has been told he could face the death penalty.
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BREAKING: David Lee, 40, of Roker Avenue, has been jailed for 24 weeks for committing an obscene sexual act against a seagull. He has also been banned from owning pets for 19 years, and must pay a £150 victim subcharge #Sunderland.
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