Five years ago today, people across the North East were mourning the loss of a special little boy.
Bradley Lowery had stolen their hearts with his cheeky smile and his immense bravery. The six-year-old Sunderland fan, from Blackhall Colliery, County Durham, had been battling a rare and aggressive form of childhood cancer called Neuroblastoma.
Local communities had come together to raise as much money as they could for Bradley and his hero - former England and Sunderland striker Jermaine Defoe - had been by his side every step of the way.
