To those living in Shotley, Barrie Powell was a familiar face from his years running Shotley Gate Post Office, just outside the former site of HMS Ganges. However, Barrie’s true legacy was his bees.

A musical first for Sunderland, the building of a County Durham hospital, and a street flooded twice in six weeks. Here are some stories you might have missed on Wearside this week. Shotley Bridge ...