County Durham news

• Tributes to 'brave' grandfather who died after becoming trapped up 270ft Carlisle chimney

  30-10-2019 22:02
  
  Robert Philip Longcake, known as Phil, had been battling with his mental health
  
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• The worst airline meals revealed - passengers share pictures of dinnertime disasters

  30-10-2019 21:46
  
  Some of the meals served up at 35,000ft leave a lot to be desired...
  
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• Plans for huge quayside hotel that will change Gateshead's Skyline set to be approved

  30-10-2019 21:00
  
  Major plans for a 202-bedroom hotel and 244 apartments and a rooftop garden with views over Gateshead and Newcastle.
  
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• How African women living in the North East came together to empower others

  30-10-2019 21:00
  
  Salha Kaitsea hosted the Teakiski Women Talk event to give African women a chance to empower people
  
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• Missing 16-year-old Jessica Kennedy last seen on bus from Newcastle to Durham has been found

  30-10-2019 20:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 16-year-old, who is also known as Paige, was last seen on Tuesday afternoon getting on the number 21 bus from Newcastle to Durham
  
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• Lotto results: National Lottery and Thunderball draw and numbers for Wednesday October 30

  30-10-2019 20:15
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers and Thunderball for Wednesday, October 30 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: National Lottery and Thunderball draw and numbers for Wednesday October 30

  30-10-2019 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers and Thunderball for Wednesday, October 30 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• The County Durham pupils who are going the extra mile to help people living in poverty - Chronicle Live

  30-10-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The County Durham pupils who are going the extra mile to help people living in poverty  Chronicle Live
  
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• The County Durham pupils who are going the extra mile to help people living in poverty

  30-10-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of pupils at Elemore Hall School have travelled thousands of miles to raise money for charity
  
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• New pay rises revealed for Newcastle council bosses - with top earner taking home almost £184,000

  30-10-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Most of the city council’s directors are due to get a 2% pay rise next year, while three new high-paying jobs are also being created at the civic centre
  
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• Heartbreaking reason why Gateshead mum goes above and beyond with Halloween decorations

  30-10-2019 18:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jayne Stones has decorated her home in Leam Lane, Gateshead, with everything from skeletons and witches to spider webs and skulls - here's why she does it
  
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• General Election 2019: Anybody who votes can get a FREE pint - this is how

  30-10-2019 18:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brewdog, which has a bar in the centre of Newcastle, is offering the gesture following the announcement of the December 12 vote
  
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• Here's why a December general election might not be such a good idea

  30-10-2019 18:21
  
  Five reasons why holding a winter general election may be a bad idea
  
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• General Election 2019 guide to Newcastle and North East polling stations where you'll vote in December

  30-10-2019 18:02
  
  As we prepare to go to the polls on December 12, here's what you need to know in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside
  
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• General election: Where Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems and Greens party stand on Brexit

  30-10-2019 17:54
  
  Brexit will be one of the key issues in the election on December 12. Where do the main parties stand?
  
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• Marnie Simpson gives birth to a baby boy after going 12 days overdue

  30-10-2019 17:33
  
  Geordie Shore star Marnie Simpson has given birth to her first child with boyfriend Casey Johnson
  
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• When women kill: The North East black widows whose violent crimes have shocked the region

  30-10-2019 17:18
  
  As Nicola Lee is jailed for stabbing her partner through the heart during a drunken row, we look at some of the other females who have taken lives
  
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• The 10 lowest and highest paid professions - is your job on the list?

  30-10-2019 17:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Office for National Statistics has released data on salaries in different professions as part of its Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
  
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• 'Wicked' Nicola Lee jailed for stabbing boyfriend Paul Taylor through the heart

  30-10-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 44-year-old was found guilty of manslaughter after a trial and was jailed for 14 years at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Newcastle Building Society's latest branch revamp to launch in County Durham - Bdaily

  30-10-2019 17:00 via bdaily.co.uk
  Newcastle Building Society's latest branch revamp to launch in County Durham  Bdaily
  
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• Mother of baby stabbed to death in Wallsend 'longed for' a child - neighbours reveal

  30-10-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blue teddy bears and flowers form touching makeshift shrine outside flats where little Andrei Stefan was fatally wounded
  
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• Gateshead man learns to walk again after being flung 76 metres in horror motorbike crash

  30-10-2019 15:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kai Kristiansen is lucky to be alive after suffering serious injuries in a crash in Hexham which left him in hospital for three months
  
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• True Geordie's YouTube earnings revealed, and it's more than Real Madrid or Juventus

  30-10-2019 14:52
  
  Sky Sports continue to hold a huge grasp on the football revenue market
  
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• County Durham tool maker Renovo Solutions looks to expand with £50000 backing - North East Times

  30-10-2019 14:50 via netimesmagazine.co.uk
  County Durham tool maker Renovo Solutions looks to expand with £50000 backing  North East Times
  
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• Police hunting two suspects following overnight break-in at Sainsbury's store

  30-10-2019 14:05
  
  Officers release descriptions of two males believed to be responsible for the incident in Peterlee at around 1am on Wednesday
  
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• DWP universal Credit, tax credit and child benefit Christmas and New Year 2019 payment dates

  30-10-2019 13:57
  
  There are three Bank Holidays over the Christmas and New Year period - so benefits may not get paid on their normal due dates
  
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• Did you carve Halloween lanterns from turnips NOT pumpkins? How tradition started

  30-10-2019 13:30
  
  Traditionally, Jack O'Lanterns were carved out of turnips in Britain and Ireland, with the pumpkin taking over very recently
  
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• Tragedy as woman's body discovered in woodland area in County Durham - Chronicle Live

  30-10-2019 13:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Tragedy as woman's body discovered in woodland area in County Durham  Chronicle Live
  
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• Tragedy as woman's body discovered in woodland area in County Durham

  30-10-2019 13:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have cordoned off an area of Spennymoor near the A688 following the woman's death
  
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• Why Forest Hall woman is looking forward to Rugby League World Cup 2021 when it comes to Newcastle

  30-10-2019 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gill, 49, of Forest Hall, North Tyneside, is joining the largest volunteer workforce in Rugby League history when it heads to Newcastle in 2021
  
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• "I've buried my head in the sand," why this Gateshead man dumped rubbish in a back lane

  30-10-2019 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ryan Foster, of Birtley , pleaded guilty to depositing controlled waste without a permit
  
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• Green light for 42-bedroom hotel and family restaurant on Sunderland seafront

  30-10-2019 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In recent months, Sunderland City Council bosses have pressed ahead with plans to revive derelict sites in the Seaburn area
  
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• Detectives still probing death of Graham Green, four months on from Ashington flat fire

  30-10-2019 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police still need to speak to witnesses about blaze on Milburn Road in Ashington
  
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• 'Welcome to Sunderland': Councillors back bid for new business at Port of Sunderland

  30-10-2019 12:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  At the meeting, councillors were reassured that fertilisers were non-hazardous, non-flammable and non-odorous
  
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• Whey Aye latest: 460ft wheel plans moving 'at pace', but still no new designs for giant LED screen

  30-10-2019 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is more than three months since city council chiefs confirmed their backing for the huge wheel, but there remains uncertainty over a major element of the project
  
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• Asda, Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s recall these products over deadly salmonella fears

  30-10-2019 12:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Food Standards Agency announced on Tuesday that Zorba Delicacies Limited, which supplies a number of supermarkets, was recalling 17 of its products
  
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• Relive England's 2003 Rugby World Cup final win over Australia in 29 pictures

  30-10-2019 12:19
  
  As England get ready to take on South Africa in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final, we take a look back at England's 2003 squad which featured Newcastle Falcons player Jonny Wilkinson
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing's Will Bayley 'set to quit' show after freak injury

  30-10-2019 12:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Strictly Come Dancing contestant injured themselves in rehearsals and their future on the show is now in serious doubt
  
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• Every update as Nicola Lee is jailed for 14 years for stabbing partner Paul Taylor to death

  30-10-2019 12:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 44-year-old was convicted of manslaughter of her partner Paul Taylor at her home in Jarrow
  
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• 18 ways to get extra cash help this winter if you're on Universal Credit or other benefits

  30-10-2019 11:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Among the things you could get are budgeting loans, free health costs, council tax discounts, capped water bills, cold weather payments, insulation and boiler grants
  
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• PMQs LIVE: Updates as Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn discuss December general election

  30-10-2019 11:31
  
  Government’s bid for a December ballot has been backed by MPs at the fourth attempt
  
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• PMQs LIVE: Boris Johnson faces MPs ahead of General Election on December 12

  30-10-2019 11:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Government’s bid for a December ballot has been backed by MPs at the fourth attempt
  
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• Little Britain to return for a special one-off Little Brexit episode

  30-10-2019 11:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Britain will return to its roots for a one-off special  'Little Brexit'
  
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• Police issue CCTV after woman, 27, is punched outside Newcastle bar

  30-10-2019 10:33
  
  Officers want to talk with this woman in connection with an attack outside The Mushroom in Newcastle city centre
  
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• Man followed woman home and threatened her after road rage incident in Morpeth

  30-10-2019 09:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers are asking for witnesses to come forward following the road rage encounter in Morpeth
  
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• Did your North East MP vote for a December 12 general election?

  30-10-2019 09:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here is how the Members of Parliament in our region voted over the upcoming general election
  
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• Secrets of stone heads on historic Newcastle building revealed

  30-10-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Images of the 25 carved stone heads looking down from the top of Worswick Chambers are part of an exhibition
  
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• Leaving a kettle in a back lane was an expensive 'good deed' for this Gateshead woman

  30-10-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ewelina Jablcyzyk pleaded guilty to a charge of depositing controlled waste without a permit
  
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• 'Cannabis club' where members can smoke openly could open in Durham

  30-10-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The venue, thought to be first in the North East outside of Teesside, could be open as early as Spring 2020
  
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• Plumes of smoke filled the air as early morning fire broke out at Sunderland pub

  30-10-2019 08:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters spent more than three hours at The Wolsey pub in Roker after a fire broke out at around 4am
  
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