The North East is home to an array of accents and languages from the Smoggies in Middlesbrough to the mighty Geordies in Newcastle. But one northern dialect seems to baffle southern folk the most ...

Korean Billy is at it again - and this time he’s picked the Mackem dialect to make another video. Billy has taken YouTube by storm with his take on explaining various dialects from around the country.

A NEW book celebrating the Wearside accent has gone on sale in aid of charity. The Mackem Dictionary has been created by Sunderland-born artist Paul Swinney. It includes words and phrases commonly ...

North East dialects are flourishing according to a new book written by an academic from the University of Sunderland. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo, you can get unlimited ...

This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. In 1858 Charles Dickens visited the ...

From reminiscing about the smell of hops and the clip clop of the Vaux dray horses to risking fillings through a steady ...

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A North East writer is celebrating the release of a new novel that captures the grit, humour and heart of life growing up in Sunderland. Sunderland-born author Nicky Moon has published Ponies on the ...

The Sunderland Story reopened at the city’s Empire last night, with a sprinkling of Mackem cup magic to cheer the opening night crowds. Players from the club’s legendary 1973 FA Cup winning team – ...