County Durham news

• Brazen burglar who struck as family ate their tea and watched TV was snared by eagle-eyed neighbour

  25-10-2019 22:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rocky Brennan, who broke into the house in Sunderland while the victims were present, has been jailed
  
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• Passengers could finally get live updates at bus stops across Newcastle with 'essential' upgrades

  25-10-2019 21:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  City council bosses have confirmed that real time service information will be rolled out for bus passengers across the city from early next year
  
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• The A66 linking the North East to Cumbria will be fully dualled in a £1bn redevelopment

  25-10-2019 20:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The major road, which leads from the A1 in North Yorkshire to the M6 at Penrith, is still a single carriageway in some busy areas
  
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• EuroMillions results: National Lottery and Thunderball winning numbers for Friday October 25

  25-10-2019 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions numbers and Thunderball for Friday October 25 - live updates below
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: National Lottery and Thunderball winning numbers for Friday October 25

  25-10-2019 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions numbers and Thunderball for Friday October 25 - live updates below
  
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• Man at airport arrested after 39 dead bodies found inside refrigerated lorry in Essex

  25-10-2019 19:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An international investigation is under way after eight women and 31 men were discovered in a refrigerated trailer in Grays in the early hours of Wednesday
  
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• Scarlett Moffatt's cheating ex Lee Wilkinson is looking for love on Take Me Out

  25-10-2019 19:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Take Me Out is back for a new series on ITV and one of the single is Scarlett Moffatt's ex Lee Wilkinson
  
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• CCTV released after burglars broke into Jesmond home before taking car and dumping it

  25-10-2019 19:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man is seen walking down the street at the time the car was abandoned on Chillingham Road in Heaton
  
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• Tyneside women are being forced into sex work to pay for laundry or feed the electricity meter

  25-10-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  House of Commons inquiry uncovers shocking evidence about impact of poverty in the North
  
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• Inside the cheapest house for sale on Rightmove in Newcastle right now

  25-10-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The property in Benson Place, Newcastle, is 'in need of updating' but it comes at a bargain price
  
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• Man who found a tiny ulcer on his left foot lost both legs within two years

  25-10-2019 18:52
  
  Paul Fidler thought the mark was 'just a little blister', but within a few weeks there was 'a big hole' in the bottom of his foot
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing's Chris Ramsey blown away by support from home turf

  25-10-2019 18:00
  
  As he prepares for Halloween Week, Strctly's Chris Ramsey is over the moon will all the North East support he's been getting
  
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• Three separate crashes on the A1 bring traffic to a halt around Washington and Birtley

  25-10-2019 17:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to three crashes on both the north and south sides of the A1 on Friday afternoon within one hour
  
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• Newcastle MP Chi Onwurah urges BBC to back presenters who stand up to racism

  25-10-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle MP welcomed confirmation that BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty did nothing wrong in criticising Donald Trump
  
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• Leaders warn solving Newcastle climate crisis to cost billions, as council is told ‘don’t be a dodo’

  25-10-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new council team tasked with delivering plans to make Newcastle carbon neutral by 2030 has met for the first time - and has been told of the huge challenge facing the city
  
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• £16m shopping centre including Lidl, KFC and Home Bargains to go ahead after High Court battle

  25-10-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham County Council has been in a legal stand-off with the owners of Castle Dene Shopping Centre over the redevelopment of the former East Durham College site
  
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• Parents of tearaway teens in North Tyneside told they face eviction if their children don't behave

  25-10-2019 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A total of 21 people across North Tyneside received visits from police and council officers warning them to bring their children under control
  
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• Man who exposed himself to woman on Metro train left victim 'terrified', court told

  25-10-2019 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Billy Office, 31, was found guilty of exposing his penis on a Metro train between Sunderland and Gateshead
  
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• Two more arrested over Essex lorry deaths as links to Chinese Snakehead gangs probed

  25-10-2019 15:21
  
  Essex Police confirmed a man and a woman, both aged 38 and from Warrington, Cheshire, were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and people trafficking
  
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• Nissan plays down rumours it wants to sell its Sunderland factory

  25-10-2019 15:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The rumours come after the firm's European boss said a no-deal Brexit would ruin its business model
  
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• BBC Breakfast News features Wallsend 13-year-old who stars in new Ken Loach film

  25-10-2019 13:33
  
  Katie Proctor was on the famous red sofa on Friday morning to discuss her role in Sorry We Missed You
  
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• Man sprayed with 'water' from passing train furious as Network Rail confirm sickening suspicion

  25-10-2019 13:27
  
  Paul Sainthouse, whose garden backs onto the train line in Northumberland, suffers from frequent stomach problems which he now thinks are a result of the 'nauseating' practice
  
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• Backworth mum fuming after Indesit tumble dryer catches fire in kitchen

  25-10-2019 13:01
  
  Lesley Collins, 50, of Backworth, managed to get the machine out of her house before it caused serious damage but has been left shaken by the incident
  
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• Woman stole hundreds of pounds worth of perfume from Boots after benefits were stopped

  25-10-2019 13:00
  
  Kerry Steele, 36, admitted to the theft of £408 worth of fragrances and a £22 bottle of gin at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court
  
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• Why new woodland will be good for people as well as the planet

  25-10-2019 13:00
  
  Forestry England to plant new-style woodland which will capture carbon at popular beauty spot - but without spoling views over Kielder Water
  
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• Whalton Unit in Morpeth to permanently move as campaigners say patients lose 'privacy and dignity'

  25-10-2019 13:00
  
  The elderly rehabilitation ward, formerly located in Morpeth, will now operate out of Wansbeck Hospital
  
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• Teenage thug who stole a bike, wielded a knife and punched taxi driver spared jail

  25-10-2019 13:00
  
  A judge warned that although some may see the sentence as 'a let off' the teen would be dealt with more severely if he breached his sentence
  
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• Northumbria Police cleared of wrongdoing over pursuit which led to death of Paul Collinson

  25-10-2019 13:00
  
  54-year-old Paul was killed outside the County Hotel, in Walker, by coke-fuelled danger driver Kyle Hutchinson
  
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• 10 pictures of people enjoying night out in Newcastle in 1999 - do you recognise anyone?

  25-10-2019 13:00
  
  10 photographs from the Chronicle's Bigg Night Out section from 1999 - but are you in the picture?
  
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• Sex Pistols legend John Lydon will bring his tour to County Durham - ITV News

  25-10-2019 12:36 via itv.com
  Sex Pistols legend John Lydon will bring his tour to County Durham  ITV News
  
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• Teenager killed following chase was hit by Durham Police car - watchdog reveals

  25-10-2019 12:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kelvin Bainbridge died following a police pursuit in Spennymoor town on October 18
  
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• Focus on Chinese 'Snakehead gangs' as police continue to question man over lorry deaths

  25-10-2019 11:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Criminal gangs who arrange for people to be smuggled across borders are being linked to deaths of 39 people in a lorry on Wednesday
  
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• Martin Lewis tells parents not to miss out on free childcare as half-term pressure hits

  25-10-2019 10:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The consumer expert is urging parents with young children to apply for the Government's Tax-Free Childcare scheme
  
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• Ken Loach's South Shields Question Time speech about van driver 'killed' by gig economy

  25-10-2019 09:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 'Sorry We Missed You' and 'I, Daniel Blake' filmmaker told the audience about a van driver who died after missing hospital appointments
  
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• Metros suspended between North Shields and Wallsend after lorry hits bridge over A19

  25-10-2019 09:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Go North East buses are accepting tickets while engineers check to make sure the bridge is safe
  
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• Supercuts salon chain could be the latest big name brand to disappear off the high street

  25-10-2019 09:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The chain, which also includes Regis, employs hundreds of people and has gone into administration, according to reports
  
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• 'We're gutted' - Cruel vandals use car to destroy Gateshead community football pitches

  25-10-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after an estimated £5,000-£10,000 worth of damage was inflicted on Gateshead Redheugh pitches
  
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• Up to 140 jobs could be lost at former Worldpay site in Gateshead

  25-10-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Customer service centre in Team Valley is to make further cuts to staff numbers due to further investment in technology
  
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• Luxury Ouseburn townhouse plans finally approved as council dismisses fears over Free Trade Inn

  25-10-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  City planners have given their backing to plans for high-end homes in St Lawrence Road, and say future residents are "very unlikely" to be bothered by noise from pub goers
  
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• Blyth boy's joy as drug which could save his life is available on NHS after years of campaigning

  25-10-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Orkambi, Symkevi and Kalydeco will now be available to cystic fibrosis patients after NHS England reached a deal with drug company Vertex
  
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• Pubs to stay open longer next May Bank Holiday to mark 75th VE Day anniversary

  25-10-2019 08:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government have announced proposals to extend licensed trading hours as part of celebrations for the landmark World War II anniversary
  
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• Doting dad who called on the public for their stem cells for his son is now up for a prestigious Anthony Nolan Award

  25-10-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Armstrong 33, of Wallsend, has raised over £20,000 for blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan after his son Jacob was diagnosed with rare blood disorder
  
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• County chiefs' £67,000 overspend on empty properties questioned by councillors

  25-10-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors have demanded answers from local authority bosses over a £67,000 overspend on empty properties
  
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• Thug left partner bloodied and bruised after assaulting her with a wok - but she still loves him

  25-10-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lee Mallaburn, of Bedlington, already had 176 previous convictions and has now assaulted the same woman three times
  
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• North East news LIVE: Metros resume between North Shields and Wallsend

  25-10-2019 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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• Man admits to sending threats to 'bomb' and 'burn' Wallsend Jobcentre

  25-10-2019 00:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Ali Emran, 28, pleaded guilty to racially aggravated harassment at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court
  
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