• Courage personified - three remarkable women - The stars of Wearside Echoes 2025, Part 2
    Dec 23 2025

    Courage personified - three remarkable women who shared their stories.


    Kayleigh Llewellyn, Evie Field and Gemma Lowery are three remarkable people who have one link. They have all shown immense courage during their own incredible journeys. Each of them shared their stories with Wearside Echoes in 2025 and here are the highlights.

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    20 Min.
  • The stars of Wearside Echoes - relive the highlights of 2025, Part I
    Dec 16 2025
    'We've laughed, we've cried and we have learned lots about the wonderful Wearside past in two series of our awards-nominated podcast this year. Let's have a look back at the best moments in the first of a two-part tribute to our star guests'.

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    17 Min.
  • Gemma Lowery: I lost my son to cancer. Now I'm determined to help other poorly children
    Dec 9 2025

    Gemma Lowery's son Bradley Lowery faced a fight with childhood cancer in the public spotlight. Now, 8 years after his passing, Gemma has spoken about her son's legacy, the heartache of losing her little boy and his famous friendship with Jermain Defoe.


    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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    36 Min.
  • Sister Mary Scholastica - The Powerhouse of Prayer
    Nov 25 2025

    She's known as the Powerhouse of Prayer, and as one of Sunderland's finest ambassadors.


    But life started so differently for Sister Mary Scholastica on her family's farm overlooking a lake near the Burren Mountains in Galway, Ireland.


    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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    32 Min.
  • Richard Geere - Wearside born and living the dream with Disney.
    Nov 11 2025
    Life could hardly have taken a more dramatic twist for Sunderland lad Richard Geere. He used to be an accompanist for a well known local dance troupe. Now he's entertaining audiences in Los Angeles where he works for Disney.

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    28 Min.
  • Chris Cowey - the Ryhope lad who mixed with Oasis and the Spice Girls.
    Oct 28 2025
    How many people can say they've worked with Oasis, Prince, David Bowie and the Spice Girls? Sunderland-born Chris Cowey can. He did it when he transformed the fortunes of Top of the Pops. He tells us how he did it as well as his memories of Sunderland nightclubs and a childhood spent in Ryhope.

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    30 Min.
  • Kayleigh Llewellyn - a teenager on a mission to help others.
    Oct 14 2025
    She was just 12 years old when her life changed forever. Kayleigh Llewellyn was a football-loving youngster who had just finished a training session. Days later, she was on a hospital ward waiting for a new heart. Six years on, she explains why she is determined to make a difference in the world.

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    26 Min.
  • Terry Wall - A Sunderland Superfan
    Sep 30 2025

    Welcome to Wearside Echoes from Sunderland Echo, the podcast all about Sunderland and its wonderful past. We're back for another series with more interviews with the great and good of Sunderland.


    Terry Wall is a Sunderland Football Club super fan - a YouTuber who makes fantastic videos as he follows SAFC. We wanted to know more about what inspires him to be a vlogger.


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    29 Min.