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By Community Correspondent The Salvation Army in Sunderland is helping make a cold winter in war-torn Ukraine more bearable after its fundraising efforts brought warmth and joy to the vulnerable. The church and charity in Sunderland Monkwearmouth, which supports a community of refugees who arrived in the North East after
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By Community Correspondent Salvation Army volunteers supported residents at a rescue centre after they were evacuated from a block of flats during a power cut. More than 150 residents were evacuated from the Horizon building in Sunderland last week after a loss of power and water. A reception centre was
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By Jill Dando News Correspondent A man who was born on leap day in 1940 has finally been able to celebrate his "real 21st birthday". Ronald Mustard, from Sunderland, England is 84 but has only been able to mark the actual day he was born every four years.