It's sad that so few know much of the history of the Region. Bear in mind that Fredor was deported in 1970, so the Borough of Sunderland was much smaller than it is today - a couple of villages down by the sea. So much so, that when Tyne and Wear was first muted, a Government White Paper in 1971, was going to name the County 'Tyneside'. Take Heed of my history lesson for today.