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Sunderland Echo News outlet for Sunderland, South Tyneside, East Durham & the North East. Comments made on this page may be used in follow-up stories.

Reader pictures shared with us on this page may be used online, on social & in print with a credit. The newspaper was founded in 1873 as the Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. Its founders were Samuel Storey, Edward Backhouse, Edward Temperley Gourley, Charles Palmer, Richard Ruddock, Thomas Glaholm and Thomas Scott Turnbull. The inaugural edition of the Echo was printed in Press Lane, Su

nderland on 22 December 1873; 1,000 copies were produced and sold for a halfpenny each

It was Sunderland's first daily local newspaper, and is today published from Monday to Saturday, for 75p.

A Sunderland musician has composed this incredible tribute to Wearside’s punk rockers who are no longer with us:
16/11/2024

A Sunderland musician has composed this incredible tribute to Wearside’s punk rockers who are no longer with us:

It would be a further blow to the city centre after recent closures, including M&S:
16/11/2024

It would be a further blow to the city centre after recent closures, including M&S:

'The tragic and unfathomable loss will remain with you. But remember him as a man' 💔 - via NationalWorld
16/11/2024

'The tragic and unfathomable loss will remain with you. But remember him as a man' 💔 - via NationalWorld

It's been 30 years since the launch of the National Lottery:
16/11/2024

It's been 30 years since the launch of the National Lottery:

Sunderland fans got to turn back the clock to the days of legends on a special night of memories 45 years ago.
16/11/2024

Sunderland fans got to turn back the clock to the days of legends on a special night of memories 45 years ago.

Problems are persisting in the area, with both cars and cyclists causing a nuisance:
16/11/2024

Problems are persisting in the area, with both cars and cyclists causing a nuisance:

Helping people in Sunderland when they are at their lowest ebb has been transformational – and not just for the clients
16/11/2024

Helping people in Sunderland when they are at their lowest ebb has been transformational – and not just for the clients

A highlight of the Sunderland shopping scene was facing its last Christmas in the late 1970s:
16/11/2024

A highlight of the Sunderland shopping scene was facing its last Christmas in the late 1970s:

Some of you will remember this:
16/11/2024

Some of you will remember this:

One of Sunderland’s most historic areas gets our attention in another of our profiles of streets in years gone by.
16/11/2024

One of Sunderland’s most historic areas gets our attention in another of our profiles of streets in years gone by.

He's now facing jail:
16/11/2024

He's now facing jail:

The Moon will be around 14% larger and 30% brighter than usual:
15/11/2024

The Moon will be around 14% larger and 30% brighter than usual:

These schools have shown they are setting their pupils up for future learning success, according to some key measures 👩‍...
15/11/2024

These schools have shown they are setting their pupils up for future learning success, according to some key measures 👩‍🏫

'She was bubbly and had so many friends' 💔 - via NationalWorld
15/11/2024

'She was bubbly and had so many friends' 💔 - via NationalWorld

The 120-seat cinema has emerged from the ashes after a previous facility was badly damaged by Storm Arwen:
15/11/2024

The 120-seat cinema has emerged from the ashes after a previous facility was badly damaged by Storm Arwen:

The reunion has been a long time coming for these fans
15/11/2024

The reunion has been a long time coming for these fans

Pudsey made a great breakthrough for one little boy in Sunderland:
15/11/2024

Pudsey made a great breakthrough for one little boy in Sunderland:

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Our newspaper was founded in 1873 as the Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. Its founders were Samuel Storey, Edward Backhouse, Edward Temperley Gourley, Charles Palmer, Richard Ruddock, Thomas Glaholm and Thomas Scott Turnbull. The inaugural edition of the Echo was printed in Press Lane, Sunderland on 22 December 1873; 1,000 copies were produced and sold for a halfpenny each It was Sunderland's first daily local newspaper, and is still published daily from Monday to Saturday.

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