Sarnies & Sundaes opens in the former Roker Pie Shop

First shoppers win golden tickets as The Bargain Clearance Centre in Washington opens its doors to customers 

New balloon and party shop opens in Sunderland

Sunderland's Holiday Inn officially opens

Tim Hortons opens in Boldon

New women's health hub opens on International Women's Day

Southmoor pupil Alice Ward opens her GCSE results - ten straight grade-nine passes

Vera star Brenda Blethyn opens sensory garden at disabled horse-riding charity

Sunderland's Little Miss Teen Great Britain opens cancer charity Amber's Legacy's new home

New barber opens in Sunderland

Geek Retreat opens in Sunderland

Headteacher in tears as new school opens

Featherbed Books opens in Houghton

Celebrity gardener Frances Tophill opens school's new £60,000 Forest School

Sin at the bishop's palace - new exhibition opens at Auckland Castle

David Bruce opens new Sunderland AFC store

Third phase of Sunderland's Strategic Transport Corridor opens

Sunderland Echo News - ‘A jewel in the Sunderland crown’ – Mayor opens 1719 and its first Spring Fair event

Mayor of Seaham Councillor Linda Willis officially opens Caruso's tearoom

Roller rink opens for summer in Sunderland's Keel Square

Testo's flyover on the A19 officially opens

SAFC legend Jimmy Montgomery opens MKM Building Supplies' Sunderland branch

The Special Lioness opens new centre in Washington.

A new branch of The Range opens at Durham's Dragon Lane retail park

Watch as hundreds of people enjoy some retail therapy as Washington's new M&S store opens for customers

League One play-off semi-final first leg: Lincoln City v Sunderland - Watch Party

Sunderland youngsters show they care with Roker beach clean

St Patrick's Day celebrations at These Things Happen in Roker

Teenagers carry out mass clean up of Roker beach with vapes, beer cans and broken glass found

Inside Grandpa Dickie's Shed - Sunderland's new seafront bar

Sand art marks 100-day countdown to AJ Bell World Triathlon Series coming to Sunderland

RAF Hercules flying past Roker and Seaburn

The Stadium of Light story

Vaux - 25 years on from its last day

Fun at the Farringdon prom

Sunderland's summer fairs

Sunderland Arts and Culture Trail set to launch this weekend to increase city centre footfall and trade

New simulator allows off-shore workers to train for oil rig helicopter emergencies