County Durham news

• Manifesto for the North: How the Government can create a real northern powerhouse

  06-11-2019 23:00
  
  Every party leader has been urged to explain how they will unleash the potential of the North
  
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• Schiphol Airport on lockdown after blunder sparks fears plane had been hijacked

  06-11-2019 21:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The airline which sparked the panic has now issued an apology
  
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• The faces of the dodgy men who sell 'smelly fish' door-to-door across the North East

  06-11-2019 21:00
  
  The rogue seafood salesmen's high-pressure tactics are set to be looked at by a committee
  
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• Firm set up to generate revenue for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service goes into liquidation

  06-11-2019 21:00
  
  Impeller Assurance and Resilience Limited was created by TWFRS in 2015 in a bid to 'raise revenue and offset Government budget cuts'
  
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• £20,000 snatched by axe-wielding robbers who stormed Blue Flames ground on Bonfire night

  06-11-2019 21:00
  
  Robbers Shaun Mills and Dean Wilkinson snatched more than £20,000 of takings as they were being counted at the Blue Flames sports ground, in Benton
  
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• Asda shoppers vow to boycott 'disgusting' supermarket over controversial staff contracts

  06-11-2019 20:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One worker claims he's already been 'sacked' over the contract in a widely-shared tweet
  
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• Police investigating spate of burglaries as three break-ins are reported in Morpeth street in a week

  06-11-2019 20:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are asking for information on the three separate break-ins which took place on Ninth Avenue in Morpeth in just over a week
  
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• National Lottery winning numbers: Lotto and Thunderball results for Wednesday November 6

  06-11-2019 20:15
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers and Thunderball for Wednesday, November 6 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• National Lottery winning numbers LIVE: Lotto and Thunderball results for Wednesday November 6

  06-11-2019 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers and Thunderball for Wednesday, November 6 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Dark Justice hits back after top police officer slams 'paedophile hunters'

  06-11-2019 19:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New figures reveal there were hundreds of prosecutions involving vigilante groups across the country last year
  
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• Newcastle City Council meeting LIVE: Pay rises and Killingworth Road questions on the agenda

  06-11-2019 19:00
  
  Councillors will face questions on a collection of big issues affecting Newcastle including the new Metro fleet and the Christmas market
  
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• Newcastle City Council meeting: Every update as pay rises for council executives approved

  06-11-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors have faced questions on a collection of big issues affecting Newcastle including the new Metro fleet and the Christmas market
  
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• Mum-of-two caught drink driving at McDonald's drive-thru in Byker

  06-11-2019 19:00
  
  Leanne Henry, of Cullercoats, ordered food at the drive-thru in Byker but police were called after staff suspected she had been drinking
  
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• More than a third of adults won't get a general election 2019 vote in parts of the North East

  06-11-2019 19:00
  
  More than 200,000 North East adults won't be able to vote in the 2019 general election on December 12
  
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• Illegal tabs and knocked out teeth: Why Gateshead pub lost its licence

  06-11-2019 19:00
  
  An unprovoked assault at the Blue Bell in Felling caused a customer to lose five teeth
  
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• Ex-Labour MP Stephen Hepburn barred from defending his Jarrow seat after sexual harassment claims

  06-11-2019 18:51
  
  Labour will now select a new candidate for Jarrow after the party's National Executive Committee refused to endorse Stephen Hepburn
  
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• Investigation launched after body found on rocks near Whitley Bay

  06-11-2019 18:36
  
  Emergency services were called after the man was spotted below the Old Hartley Caravan Site
  
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• County Durham blinds company acquired in successful MBO - Bdaily

  06-11-2019 18:21 via bdaily.co.uk
  County Durham blinds company acquired in successful MBO  Bdaily
  
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• Police name man killed in A1 crash near Belford as Bahati Masuka

  06-11-2019 18:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man driving a Nissan Qashqai heading northbound on the A1 in Northumberland was pronounced dead after a crash with a van
  
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• Firefighters attacked with fireworks and missiles by yobs on Bonfire Night

  06-11-2019 18:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters had to deal with some anti-social behaviour on Bonfire Night
  
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• Durham County Council prepares for winter road conditions - The Northern Echo

  06-11-2019 17:31 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Durham County Council prepares for winter road conditions  The Northern Echo
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn reveals 10 things he promises to do if he becomes Prime Minister

  06-11-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour leader says he should be judged on whether his government ends rough sleeping and people depending on food banks
  
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• 'I can do things now that I couldn't do before' - How Newcastle cycling club is helping veterans

  06-11-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Military Veterans' Cycling Club helps to bring veterans together to support each other as they adjust to life at home
  
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• Police give update on pedestrian hit by van near Consett as officers appeal for witnesses

  06-11-2019 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Road was closed for around two hours after the crash on Wednesday morning involving a pedestrian and a Transit van
  
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• Man 'desperate' after Universal Credit sanction stole HMV DVD box sets to sell

  06-11-2019 16:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Giles, from Benwell, went into HMV in Newcastle and took box sets of Downton Abbey, True Detective and Peaky Blinders
  
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• Tributes paid to 'very popular' nurse who was killed in horror A189 crash near Cramlington

  06-11-2019 16:42
  
  Tanya Forrest, 51, died as a result of a collision with a lorry on the A189 Spine Road near Cramlington on Sunday
  
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• You can get a photo with the Premier League trophy in Newcastle this weekend

  06-11-2019 16:07
  
  It's the closest anyone in a Newcastle shirt will get to the trophy, this season at least...
  
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• Who is my North East MP and what is my 2019 general election constituency?

  06-11-2019 15:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tap in your postcode and you'll get all the crucial information about your North East constituency and the MP candidates standing in the general election 2019
  
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• Fireworks found next to flammable chemicals in shocking discovery in Shiremoor

  06-11-2019 15:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fireworks have been seized after being illegally stashed in a container at a North Tyneside business park
  
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• 'Total gridlock': Why traffic was so bad in Newcastle last night as some took 90 minutes to get home

  06-11-2019 14:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More commuters in cars heading home at the same time others were going to firework displays led to a much higher volume of traffic at rush hour on Tuesday evening
  
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• Thugs push partially blind man into South Shields lake TWICE as he was feeding ducks

  06-11-2019 13:59
  
  Police are treating the two 'sickening' unprovoked attacks in South Shields as hate crimes and are appealing for witnesses
  
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• Portraits from the past show what town's well-known people actually looked like

  06-11-2019 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Exhibition of portraits from more than a century ago put faces to well-known Alnwick names, including Robert Hunter and his unusual cure for baldness
  
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• Could Newcastle become a greener place to live and work in the future?

  06-11-2019 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Is there too much concrete and not enough nature in our cities? James Hall looks at how going green could be good for Newcastle
  
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• Chi Onwurah calls on Newcastle City Council to force The Cooperage owners to sell building

  06-11-2019 12:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A campaign group has been set up in a bid to save the historic Quayside pub which closed to the public a decade ago
  
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• Temperatures to drop to just 1C in North East as wintry weather sets in

  06-11-2019 12:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Frost will also make an appearance as the weather gets colder in the region, the Met Office says
  
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• Mum's warning after nearly feeding baby bitter pumpkin from Sainsbury's which could be 'toxic'

  06-11-2019 12:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Issues with cross-pollination and weather conditions during growing can cause high levels of cucurbitacins in members of the squash family, which can make people ill if they're eaten
  
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• Man rushed to RVI with head injuries after 'serious collision' outside Consett pub

  06-11-2019 12:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services including the air ambulance attended the scene on Wednesday morning
  
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• Advert which claimed it was a myth that Universal Credit doesn't work banned for being 'misleading'

  06-11-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ads paid for by the government were supposed to 'set the record straight' on the controversial benefits system 'did not accurately reflect the evidence'
  
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• The North East Charity Awards at the Hilton Hotel in Gateshead

  06-11-2019 11:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 400 attended the night of celebration of the region’s voluntary sector at the Hilton Hotel in Gateshead.
  
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• Piers Morgan accuses Tory Party of 'fake news' for editing Labour MP Keir Starmer interview

  06-11-2019 11:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Tories edited a clip of GMB presenter Piers Morgan interviewing Labour's Shadow Brexit Secretary to make it look like Sir Keir was unable to answer a question
  
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• Ant and Dec's DNA Journey: Ant feared he would never work again after drink-drive shame

  06-11-2019 10:28
  
  Declan Donnelly also admitted he thought he'd lost his best pal to drink and prescription drug demons in the emotional ITV documentary
  
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• Former Newcastle United star Joey Barton to appear in court for assault charge

  06-11-2019 10:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joey Barton, 37, has indicated a not guilty plea to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm
  
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• Ant and Dec surprise Pride of Britain seven-year-old who saved family from poisoning

  06-11-2019 09:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jaydee-Lee Dummett saved her family's lives with her quick thinking - and was rewarded with a shock visit from undercover Ant and Dec
  
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• Inside the Gateshead house which mum-of-five claims she is embarrassed about

  06-11-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Donna Richardson claims her husband and daughter are ill due to the damp in her home
  
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• Patients with autism and learning disabilities held in 'prison-like conditions' could be freed

  06-11-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Government says every case will be reviewed following campaign by politicians such as Northumberland MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan
  
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• Northumbria University student bit police officer on leg after drunken night out in Newcastle

  06-11-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Taylor Blanchard, who is studying politics at Northumbria University, carried out the assault during Freshers' Week in September
  
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• Calls for Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Swinson to explain what they will do for the North

  06-11-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's not a lot to ask: each party leader should explain in detail what they'll do for the North
  
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• North East news LIVE: Serious crash in Consett; Met Office weather warning

  06-11-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A person is in hospital after a crash outside the Cricketers pub in Consett, plus other breaking news from across the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Durham Road in Consett closed due to 'serious collision'

  06-11-2019 06:00
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Wednesday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• County Durham deli putting local talent on show - The Northern Echo

  06-11-2019 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  County Durham deli putting local talent on show  The Northern Echo
  
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