Wearside Echoes

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Wearside Echoes episodes

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

    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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    21 min
  • Gemma Lowery: I lost my son to cancer. Now I'm determined to help other poorly children

    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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    37 min
  • Sister Mary Scholastica - The Powerhouse of Prayer

    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
  • Chris Cowey - the Ryhope lad who mixed with Oasis and the Spice Girls.
    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.
    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

    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.


    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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    29 min
  • Bob Usher - a wizard with a camera!

    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!


    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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    22 min
  • Elsie Ronald - a long life well lived

    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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    25 min

About Wearside Echoes

From the publisher's feed

Wearside Echoes by Sunderland Echo and National World, is presented by journalist Chris Cordner who is setting out to explore all about Sunderland's wonderful past.


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