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The Sunderland Forum deals with all local issues in the chat rooms above. However, this is the General Off Topic Forum. So, this area is for all non-local-issues, for example, national news or any other interests etc.
Doomsday asteroid coming in February
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by
cam »
28 Jan 2017, 10:59
Doomsday asteroid coming in February
The asteroid named 2016 WF9 will come into Earth's orbit very soon.
It is said to be around a half a mile in...
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Last post by Spider
01 Mar 2017, 18:25
Charles Bronson will marry a beauty
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by
Jenky »
21 Feb 2017, 10:33
Charles Bronson will marry a beauty
How can Charles Bronson marry a stunner when he has been in prison for 43 years?
Well he proposed to Paula...
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Last post by Spider
01 Mar 2017, 18:23
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Last post by monty
26 Feb 2017, 11:06
Speed camera blocking - right or wrong
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by
Crawford »
20 Feb 2017, 02:47
Speed camera blocking - right or wrong
Driver with a grudge against the speed cameras blocks a speed camera down the road in Cleveland.
The police...
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Last post by monty
26 Feb 2017, 11:02
Martin Clues parking predicament
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Crawford »
20 Feb 2017, 01:16
Martin Clues parking predicament
Martin Clunes - hero or villain?
He parks in a motorcycle bay instead of a car parking bay and gets some stick off...
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Last post by monty
26 Feb 2017, 11:01
Bringing back the Woolly Mammoth
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Crawford »
20 Feb 2017, 03:18
Bringing back the Woolly Mammoth
The animal which is related to the Asian elephant died out 4,500 years ago, may make a come back.
The scientists...
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Last post by cam
25 Feb 2017, 15:46
Brexit needs parliament to approve it
Replies: 8
by
red ken »
24 Jan 2017, 10:31
While I accept the result of the referendum I am happy that the supreme court made a decision today which says there needs a parliamentary vote.
In...
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Last post by Nockya
11 Feb 2017, 14:45
Sir John Hurt has died
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by
cam »
28 Jan 2017, 10:50
Sir John Hurt has died
Hurt starred in so many films including The Elephant Man, Harry Potter, Midnight Express, Alien and Tinker Tailor Soldier...
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Last post by Spider
07 Feb 2017, 12:36
Black Sabbath - Last Gig
Replies: 5
by
blockheed »
04 Feb 2017, 12:54
Black Sabbath will play their last gig tonight where it all started in Birmingham.
This is The End farewell tour, with Ozzy Osbourne on vocals,...
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Last post by Jenky
04 Feb 2017, 22:33
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Last post by Nockya
01 Feb 2017, 15:28
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Last post by wongeye
27 Jan 2017, 20:20
Norway Turns Off FM Radio Broadcasts
Replies: 8
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Nockya »
22 Jan 2017, 17:26
Norway is moving from FM radio to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) only.
They have already switched off one region and will switch the rest off over...
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Last post by thingamajig
26 Jan 2017, 12:36
Donald Trump Sworn In Today
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by
thingamajig »
20 Jan 2017, 16:48
Donald Trump Sworn In Today .... with plenty of religious quotes.
I am watching this right now and it looks a bit overboard :lol:
All the former...
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Last post by thingamajig
26 Jan 2017, 12:35
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Last post by thingamajig
26 Jan 2017, 12:34
Speeding fines to increase this April
Replies: 3
by
Trish »
24 Jan 2017, 08:27
They are clamping down on speeding by increasing the fines.
While you can get fined 100% of your weekly income now, that can increase to 150% in...
3 Replies
1400 Views
Last post by thingamajig
26 Jan 2017, 12:30
Snowmen in the Sahara Desert
Replies: 3
by
Trish »
24 Jan 2017, 06:59
Snowmen in the Sahara Desert ..... yes!
Up to one metre of snow has fell in some areas of the Sahara Desert and they are making snowmen ..... yay.
In...
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1485 Views
Last post by thingamajig
26 Jan 2017, 12:30
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3798 Views
Last post by Sunderland Nut
20 Dec 2016, 12:19
Who says 'lunch' instead of 'dinner'?
Replies: 10
by
cam »
23 Oct 2016, 14:03
I talk to my relation who has lived in London for many years and she says lunch now instead of dinner :lol:
She has been there a few decades now...
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Last post by Sunderland Nut
06 Dec 2016, 22:23
Bobby Vee RIP
Replies: 8
by
thingamajig »
25 Oct 2016, 10:47
Bobby Vee died yesterday :(
He sang a load of songs in the sixties.
He was only 73 when he passed away through 'advanced Alzheimer’s disease'.
His...
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13582 Views
Last post by Jackal
21 Nov 2016, 19:18
9 Replies
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Last post by Jools
19 Nov 2016, 21:39
Jean Alexander - RIP
Replies: 10
by
cam »
15 Oct 2016, 20:07
Jean Alexander - RIP
Jean was a star in Coronation Street and played the character Hilda Ogden.
She was in the show for 23 years as the wife of...
10 Replies
12505 Views
Last post by Nockya
18 Nov 2016, 16:40
Great Britain and the Olympic Games 2016
Replies: 24
by
Trish »
15 Aug 2016, 04:40
Great Britain and the Olympic Games 2016
Is anyone else watching the Olympic Games?
I have been following them from the start and turning into a...
24 Replies
9504 Views
Last post by thingamajig
26 Sep 2016, 12:24
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Last post by wongeye
15 Sep 2016, 14:24
11 Replies
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Last post by Dirty Knees
11 Sep 2016, 04:35
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Last post by Gibsy
30 Aug 2016, 02:40
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