Ernest “Ernie” Bewick (born 1954) is a Sunderland security businessman and former doorman who became one of the best-known figures in the city’s nightclub and pub scene during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Born in Sunderland’s [[East End, Sunderland|East End]], Bewick developed a formidable local reputation through door work and subsequently operated Bewick … Read more
Ernest Rolls, popularly known as “The Bag Man” or “The Sunderland Bag Man”, is a local character in [[Sunderland]], Tyne and Wear, who became widely recognisable during the early twenty-first century for travelling around the city centre accompanied by numerous suitcases containing his possessions. He was particularly associated with the area outside Sunderland railway station, … Read more
Dave the Rave (born 1969) is a well-known local personality associated with [[Sunderland]], Tyne and Wear, particularly [[Pennywell]], the city centre and Sunderland’s nightclub and rave culture. He became locally recognisable for dancing energetically to rave and hardcore music in nightclubs, shopping areas, Metro stations and other public places, usually while listening through headphones. By … Read more