Welcome to Wearside Echoes from Sunderland Echo, the podcast all about Sunderland and its wonderful past.

He's a wizard with a camera, been a top-notch nightclub doorman, and even worked on a milk round when he was 14.

That's Bob Usher, the Sunderland man who also has other strings to his bow. He met his future wife when she reckoned he was the spitting image of a famous footballer!

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Welcome to Wearside Echoes from Sunderland Echo, the podcast all about Sunderland and its wonderful past.

Elsie Ronald gets our vote as the most switched on 91 year old in Sunderland.

She lived through air raids and rationing, became a University fellow when she was 90 and still gives public talks. AND she still has one big aim in her life.Over to Elsie to tell us more.

Wearside Echoes brought to you with the support of Mobility Care Solution and with music by https://www.purple-planet.com/

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Welcome to Wearside Echoes from Sunderland Echo, the podcast all about Sunderland and its wonderful past.

Wearside man Gary Craig once set a world record for pulling on 211 pairs of briefs. Impressive yes, but that's not all he has done with his life. He has appeared on Britain's Got Talent and competed in the World Gravy Wrestling Championship. Prepare to be amused!

Wearside Echoes brought to you with the support of Mobility Care Solution and with music by https://www.purple-planet.com/

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Welcome to Wearside Echoes from Sunderland Echo, the podcast all about Sunderland and its wonderful past.

Amanda Revell Walton is known to millions as the best-selling author of the Shipyard Girls novels. But we wanted to find out about her past. From playing in the fields near Alexandra Park to two consecutive nightmare health battles which hit her and her husband.

Wearside Echoes brought to you with the support of Mobility Care Solution and with music by https://www.purple-planet.com/

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Welcome to Wearside Echoes from Sunderland Echo, the podcast all about Sunderland and its wonderful past.

Keith Gregson's life has been well lived - and packed with amazing memories with plenty more to come. He is a a musician, historian, and retired teacher and has a unique take on May 5, 1973.

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Wearsider Evie Field - or Evie Meg as she is known to millions of TikTok followers - had the world at her feet before it all came crashing down.

She tells us how a tick bite destroyed her life.

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Roker-born Cheryl Archbold has gone through more in her life than most people should ever have to endure. Her daughter Isabel was stillborn. Four years later, her daughter Beatrix was confined to a hospital ward for 14 months because her heart stopped working. This is one mum's incredible story.

Thank you for joining us on Series 1 of Wearside Echoes, we'll be back with series 2 soon.

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Alun Lee Davies has packed a mammoth number of achievements into his life.

He's been a jockey, butcher, chef, college lecturer, award-winning gardener and catered for a Saudi prince. Oh, and he serves up a mean scone with strawberries and cream!

Wearside Echoes brought to you with the support of Tony Clarke Funeral Directors and with music by https://www.purple-planet.com/

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