Nine pictures remembering life at Littlewoods, and its great Sunderland workers

Leg waxing, hampers, and a comedy arrest

Ello ello ello, what’s all this then.

It’s a series of photos from Littlewoods in Sunderland, including the day that one of the staff was arrested for Comic Relief in 2003.

Workers have tried everything from a leg wax to a charity bike ride.

Here’s a whole set of Echo reminders from 2003 to 2009. Have a look and then share your own memories of them.

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