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Louise Wanless RIP

It is with great sadness that we at the FWA learned this week that Louise Wanless had passed away at the age of 52.  Louise was press officer at Middlesbrough and then Sunderland, but much more than that she was a much-loved friend and colleague for so many of our members, and a larger-than-life character in North East football.  Colin Young, Chairman of the North East branch of the FWA, pays tribute to his friend here.

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Shearer leads North East FWA award-winners

Alan Shearer led a glittering line-up at the North East FWA's annual awards dinner, as the former Newcastle and England captain collected the region's Personality of the Year award, in association with the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.

Shearer was one of many famous football faces at the Ramside Hall, Durham, for another great evening that was superbly organised as ever by Colin Young, secretary of the North East branch of the FWA.

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