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Wearside stories you may have missed this week

BBC Katie Wotton smiling into the camera on a beach. She's got long, curly brown hair and is wearing a red cardigan with a black top.BBC
Katie Wotton's sea swimming story features in a Bafta-longlisted animated film

The search for a missing woman concluded with the discovery of her body, a sea swimmer who inspired a Bafta-longlisted animated film and a World Marathon Challenge winner.

Here are some stories you may have missed on Wearside this week.

Thousands donated after search for missing woman

TWSMRT A black and white sheep dog looking up at a man dressed in red mountain rescue colours. They're standing on moorland and the bottom of a rainbow can be seen in the background.TWSMRT
The search for Jenny Hall focused on the running trails she often used

A mountain rescue team has received more than £7,000 since the conclusion of the search for a missing 23-year-old woman.

Jenny Hall, from Tow Law, County Durham was last seen leaving her home on 18 February, with her body found on Sunday after five days of searching areas around Eggleston and Hamsterley.

County Durham sea swimmer inspires award-winning animated film

Tyke Films A still from the animated short film which shows a cartoon of Katie in a red bikini underwater.Tyke Films
Plunge was longlisted for the Bafta for Best Short Animation

Katie Wotton, 53, from Murton in County Durham, suffered from depression and several illnesses and was encouraged to try sea swimming by a friend.

She said it changed her life.

Now Ms Wotton's story has been turned into a short animated film which has been screened at film festivals around the world.

Meet the seven marathons on seven continents winner

Paul Holborn completed marathons on every continent, including Antarctica

A former boxer has become the first British person to win a seven marathons on seven continents in seven days challenge.

Paul Holborn, 40, from Sunderland, won the World Marathon Challenge by running 26.2 miles (42.2km) in Antarctica, South Africa, Australia, UAE, Spain, Brazil and USA all within a week.

Hard to forgive strike breakers, say ex-miners

Ronnie Peterson is bald and wears rectangular glasses. He is wearing a black shirt.
Ronnie Peterson said he still did not speak to those who broke the strike

Miners who took part in one of the UK's most divisive strikes have said they still cannot forgive those who did not, 40 years after it ended.

On 3 March 1985, delegates from the National Union of Mineworkers voted to end industrial action a year after it had begun.

Ronnie Peterson, who worked at Westoe Colliery near South Shields and had taken part in industrial action, said he still refused to speak to those who went to work during the strikes.

Tyres into jet fuel factory to 'create 100 jobs'

Wastefront A computer generated image showing two main warehouse buildings, one displaying the words Wastefront, superimposed onto an aerial image of the existing Port of SunderlandWastefront
The factory is being built in the port at Sunderland

A new factory turning old tyres into jet fuel will create more than 100 jobs, its owners have said.

The £100m facility in Sunderland will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the International Airlines Group (IAG) which owns British Airways.

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