County Durham news

• Jeremy Corbyn vows Labour would scrap 'cruel' and 'inhumane' Universal Credit

  27-09-2019 23:30
  
  Jeremy Corbyn says a Labour Government would end the 'cruel' and 'inhumane' benefits system
  
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• Man charged over alleged hit-and-run in Newcastle which killed schoolgirl Melissa Tate

  27-09-2019 23:01
  
  Connor Marsden, 23, will appear at Newcastle Crown Court on Saturday morning
  
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• Doctor's career in jeopardy after he kneed police officer in the groin in Newcastle city centre

  27-09-2019 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Christopher Fine, 26, was taken into custody for being drunk and disorderly in Neville Street and he then attacked an officer at a police station
  
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• Pigs living in slurry and debris in fields: Horrific conditions County Durham man kept animals in - Chronicle Live

  27-09-2019 20:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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• Pigs living in slurry and debris in fields: Horrific conditions County Durham man kept animals in

  27-09-2019 20:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham County Council animal health inspectors and police officers were 'appalled' by the conditions they found the animals in
  
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• Jobs fair organised for hundreds of North East workers made unemployed by Thomas Cook collapse

  27-09-2019 20:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The travel firm, which employed 9,000 people in the UK, ceased trading in the early hours of Monday
  
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• Drivers urged to avoid traffic 'nightmare' around Newcastle's Central Station

  27-09-2019 20:06
  
  City councillors have called for answers on action to put an end to severe congestion around the railway station
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning National Lottery and Thunderball numbers for Friday

  27-09-2019 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions numbers and Thunderball for Friday September 27 are below - live updates below
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning National Lottery and Thunderball numbers for £167m draw

  27-09-2019 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions numbers and Thunderball for Friday September 27 are below - live updates below
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: National Lottery and Thunderball winning numbers for Friday September 27

  27-09-2019 20:00
  
  The winning EuroMillions numbers and Thunderball for Friday September 27 are below - live updates below
  
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• Jet2 adds more flights from Newcastle Airport due to 'increased demand' amid Thomas Cook collapse

  27-09-2019 19:54
  
  The airline and tour operator have added thousands of seats and holidays to winter sun destinations in Canary Islands and Turkey
  
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• Watch Forest Hall brownies and guides bring happiness to elderly residents

  27-09-2019 19:00
  
  The Happiness Project, brings the younger and older generations together to interact with each other to stop loneliness amongst the elderly.
  
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• Moving tributes to man who helped build some of Newcastle and Gateshead's most famous landmarks

  27-09-2019 19:00
  
  Sean Hannah, whose crane hire company was involved in the construction of sites such as the Redheugh Bridge, Centre for Life and the Metrocentre, has died at the age of 74
  
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• Meet the Whitley Bay lady who started retreat days for mums with children that have additional needs

  27-09-2019 19:00
  
  After watching her friends around her struggling and feeling alone, Pauline Grant has took it in her own hands to support them
  
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• Heartbreak in Kenton as community left numb by death of 10-year-old Melissa Tate

  27-09-2019 19:00
  
  Flowers and cards have been left at the scene after the schoolgirl died in a suspected hit-and-run
  
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• Derelict Gosforth care home will be torn down as townhouse transformation gets green light

  27-09-2019 17:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The site in Hollywood Avenue has become a hotspot of vandalism and anti-social behaviour since closing down, but is now set to be redeveloped
  
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• 'Fantastic' new homes set to transform Walker wasteland that has lain derelict for years

  27-09-2019 17:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council bosses have hailed plans to regenerate an 'unsightly' vacant plot of land in Roman Avenue with 24 affordable homes
  
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• Wedding attempted murder accused appears in court after two women were allegedly run over

  27-09-2019 16:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ben Ashman, of Houghton-le-Spring, is accused of attempted murder after an alleged offence at a hotel in Durham
  
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• Melissa Tate helps 'save the lives of other children' after Kenton Hillsview Avenue tragedy

  27-09-2019 16:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Melissa Tate was named by Northumbria Police as the victim of an alleged hit-and-run on Hillsview Avenue in Newcastle
  
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• Do you know the whereabouts of these three men? They are wanted by police

  27-09-2019 15:39
  
  Gary Hosie, 36, Brett Lawson, 22, and Connor Crute, 20, are all wanted by Northumbria Police
  
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• Do you know the whereabouts of these three men? They are wanted by Northumbria Police

  27-09-2019 15:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gary Hosie, 36, Brett Lawson, 22, and Connor Crute, 20, are all wanted by Northumbria Police
  
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• Racist bully Billy Charlton shouts at jurors 'I hope your daughters don't get raped' as he's jailed

  27-09-2019 14:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  William 'Billy' Charlton, of Washington, was branded a manipulative bully by a judge as he was locked up for stirring up racial hatred
  
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• Fifth person arrested in connection with alleged murder of County Durham man John Littlewood - ChronicleLive

  27-09-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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• Fifth person arrested in connection with alleged murder of County Durham man John Littlewood

  27-09-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 49-year-old man has been arrested in Hartlepool on suspicion of assisting an offender
  
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• Plans for luxury Newcastle aparthotel with glass lift and rooftop terrace move forward

  27-09-2019 13:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Malhotra Group revealed last year it plans to spend £7m on transforming the building into a swish aparthotel
  
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• Met Office warn of flood risk as heavy rain brings washout weekend

  27-09-2019 13:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Persistent rain is expected to hit the region on Saturday evening and Sunday, with flooding likely
  
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• Man charged after Special Constable hit by car in Ashington

  27-09-2019 13:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Peter Stout, 22, of Crossfell Gardens, Stakeford is due to appear at Bedlington Magistrates' Court
  
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• Kenton alleged hit-and-run victim named as 10-year-old Melissa Tate

  27-09-2019 12:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Arrests made after tragedy on Hillsview Avenue on Wednesday night
  
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• Dog owner in court after his Rottweiler attacked and killed Yorkshire Terrier

  27-09-2019 12:00
  
  James Sexton, of Ashington, admitted being in charge of a dog that was dangerously out of control but magistrates decided not to destroy the Rottweiler after a plea from the victim
  
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• Dial M for a chance to own unique piece of Tyneside's shipbuilding past

  27-09-2019 12:00
  
  The letter M from the nameplate of legendary Tyne-built ship Mauretania, once the fastest ship to cross the Atlantic, is coming up for auction
  
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• Ashington dog owner in court after his Rottweiler attacked and killed Yorkshire Terrier

  27-09-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Sexton, of Ashington, admitted being in charge of a dog that was dangerously out of control but magistrates decided not to destroy the Rottweiler after a plea from the victim
  
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• Dominic Cummings says fury of Brexit voters is 'not surprising' as pressure mounts on Boris Johnson

  27-09-2019 10:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dominic Cummings, who was born in Durham and according to his blog worked in Russia, is Prime Minister Boris Johnson's senior adviser and gave an interview at a book lauch
  
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• Inexperienced sailors rescued from broken down yacht off the River Tyne after sending distress call

  27-09-2019 09:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade is warning people to make sure they have the correct equipment before setting sail
  
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• Thug who stole from his grandad, threatened to assault him and attacked police is freed

  27-09-2019 09:00
  
  Karl Downie had just got out of prison and was living with his grandparents in Gateshead when he committed further offences
  
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• Brian Burnie completes Ireland leg of his epic 7,000-mile trek around the British Isles

  27-09-2019 09:00
  
  Daft as a Brush founder halfway through his trek around the coastline of Britain and Ireland, to highlight transport needs of cancer patients
  
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• North East business bosses expect to announce over 1,000 jobs for the region

  27-09-2019 06:07
  
  Industry bosses in the North East have said they expect to announce more than 1,000 new jobs for the region 'shortly', following a successful year for job creation
  
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• See how the Newcastle United Foundation is helping young people get into work

  27-09-2019 06:00
  
  The Newcastle United Foundation's ‘NU Futures’ project has been handed a multi-million pound grant by the North of Tyne Combined Authority
  
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• North East news LIVE: One lane block on A167 Darlington Road south of Durham due to crash

  27-09-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Friday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Met Office issues yellow warning for heavy rain set to batter North East

  27-09-2019 06:00
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Friday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Fresh hope for swimmers at Cullercoats beach after water deemed 'unsafe'

  27-09-2019 06:00
  
  Cullercoats beach in North Tyneside was slapped with a ‘poor’ water quality rating last year
  
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• Death of A19 crash victim Nigel Li remains mystery after manslaughter suspect is released

  27-09-2019 06:00
  
  Nigel Li tragically died just months before he was due to get married
  
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• Council cuts use of 'harmful' weed killers linked to cancer - especially around Newcastle schools

  27-09-2019 06:00
  
  Environmental activists in Newcastle have demanded that the city council stops using glyphosate-based herbicides
  
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• Seedy student's 'upskirting' shame: Dirty secret revealed as he sneakily films in university library

  27-09-2019 00:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Blythe, of North Shields, took a series of photographs of young women without their knowledge and admitted outraging public decency
  
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