County Durham news

• Woman taken to hospital after being cut free from car that flipped onto its roof in Northumberland

  12-11-2019 22:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters cut the woman free from the wrecked car before she was transferred to hospital following the crash in Prudhoe
  
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• Heartbroken aunt planning perfect tribute to man found dead near Whitley Bay

  12-11-2019 22:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Popular 34-year-old David Cleverley was found dead on the rocks at the North Tyneside coast last week
  
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• 'He has left a huge void in our lives' Aunt's tribute to David Cleverley as she raises money for memorial bench at the place he loved

  12-11-2019 22:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Popular 34-year-old was found dead on rocks near Whitley Bay last week.
  
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• Pledge that Jesmond bar will be 'entirely different' to Osborne Road amid vomit and litter fears

  12-11-2019 21:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council bosses have given their backing to plans to transform the Hansen Hotel, despite warnings that it could exacerbate the area's student drinking problems
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning lottery and Thunderball numbers for Tuesday November 12

  12-11-2019 20:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions numbers and Thunderball for Tuesday November 12 - live updates below
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning lottery and Thunderball numbers for Tuesday November 12

  12-11-2019 20:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions numbers and Thunderball for Tuesday November 12 - live updates below
  
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• UFC star Conor McGregor uses Newcastle firm to test if he fathered baby after one night stand

  12-11-2019 20:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A mum from Liverpool had claimed he is the dad, only for Conor to release a statement claiming he wasn't the father following a DNA test
  
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• Northern Durham sweeps Vance County for first conference win of the season - Casper Courier

  12-11-2019 20:00 via caspercourier.com
  Northern Durham sweeps Vance County for first conference win of the season  Casper Courier
  
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• Suspected drink driver fails to show at court - because he's been jailed for being drunk in DUBAI

  12-11-2019 19:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Benjamin Coward was due before magistrates in September but his solicitor revealed he had been locked-up for being drunk and disorderly in a hotel in the United Arab Emirates city
  
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• The Newcastle shop owner in hot water with police for hoax 999 call

  12-11-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police has slammed the businessman who has apologised to ChronicleLive for his 'unacceptable' actions
  
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• Leaders across the North welcome leaked report showing review backs HS2 high speed rail line

  12-11-2019 18:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Time to end uncertainty and build HS2, say leaders across the North
  
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• Newcastle restaurant 21's email hacked by fraudsters demanding £412 from customers

  12-11-2019 18:03
  
  The upmarket Quayside bistro, owned by Terry Laybourne, has reassured its foodie fans following the scam, which left some wondering if they had had 'one hell of a blast and totally forgotten'
  
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• Hundreds of homes in Heaton to be left without electricity until 8pm after a sudden power cut

  12-11-2019 17:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northern Powergrid say 590 premises in the NE5 and NE6 postcode areas were left without power since just before 2.30pm
  
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• Hundreds of homes in Heaton have power restored after a sudden power cut

  12-11-2019 17:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northern Powergrid say 590 premises in the NE5 and NE6 postcode areas were left without power for a number of hours
  
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• Police issue CCTV appeal after man is racially abused on the Metro

  12-11-2019 17:03
  
  Officers are investigating the racial incident on a Metro on the morning of October 3 in Heworth
  
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• The decision to build the HS2 high speed rail line demonstrates the success of the Northern Powerhouse

  12-11-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A key part of the Northern Powerhouse project was to give the North a stronger voice - and it's working
  
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• Smuggler jailed for conspiracy that saw 1.6kg of opium hidden in cogs land in UK on Christmas Day

  12-11-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Saleshi Siavashani was sentenced to more than six years behind bars after a suspicious package sent from Iran arrived at Heathrow airport on December 25 2016
  
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• 'Despicable' paedophile finally jailed decades after campaign of abuse on young boy

  12-11-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Hall was found out after two women reported his crimes to police more than two decades on from the assaults
  
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• 'Despicable' Gosforth paedophile finally jailed decades after campaign of abuse on young boy

  12-11-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Hall was found out after two women reported his crimes to police more than two decades on from the assaults
  
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• North East unemployment gap with rest of UK increases, new figures show

  12-11-2019 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Unemployment in the North East now stands at 5.9%, well above the national rate of 3.9%
  
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• Man who was jailed for drive-by shooting is wanted on prison recall

  12-11-2019 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wayne Kelsey was handed a seven-year sentence for shooting at a parked van in Haswell Plough in October 2014
  
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• Suspected shoplifters in Low Fell 'spat' at police as they were being arrested

  12-11-2019 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  When police arrested a man and a woman for alleged shoplifting they were also 'assaulted and spat at'
  
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• The 28 suspected Metro fare dodgers who are now being prosecuted by Nexus

  12-11-2019 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Details have been released of those in court ahead of the Newcastle hearings on Wednesday afternoon
  
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• Ant and Dec to NUFC? Duo joke about buying out Mike Ashley after discovering tie to mega-rich cousin

  12-11-2019 15:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle presenting pair cracked the gag on their new two-part ITV show DNA Journey where they traced long-lost family
  
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• County Durham prepares for winter as temperatures set to drop - East Durham News

  12-11-2019 15:01 via eastdurhamnews.co.uk
  
  County Durham prepares for winter as temperatures set to drop  East Durham News
  
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• 40 new jobs for expanding County Durham flooring firm following £2.6m investment - Bdaily

  12-11-2019 14:50 via bdaily.co.uk
  
  40 new jobs for expanding County Durham flooring firm following £2.6m investment  Bdaily
  
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• ITV making changes to Good Morning Britain, Lorraine and This Morning from January

  12-11-2019 14:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After The Jeremy Kyle Show was axed, changes will be made to GMB, This Morning and Lorraine
  
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• Woman dies in hospital a day after being rescued from flat fire in Gateshead

  12-11-2019 14:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to Rosebery Avenue in Deckham to tackle a fire but a woman they saved later died in hospital
  
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• Wallsend woman who had sex change 'took eyes off the ball' and left cats to suffer

  12-11-2019 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Julie-Ann Greenwood found herself in trouble with the RSPCA due to her 'difficulties' and could be banned from keeping pets
  
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• The Westgate Road shop that is so filthy, the council won't let you look inside

  12-11-2019 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Najeb has been given a zero-star food hygiene rating and Newcastle City Council has said that may not be the end of the action against it
  
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• New plaque for explorer Gertrude Bell - but not in her native North East

  12-11-2019 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gertrude Bell was known as the female Lawrence of Arabia and a new plaque marks where the North East-born explorer lived for a time in London
  
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• Why new £35million university building will be named after an escaped slave

  12-11-2019 12:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle University's Frederick Douglass Centre, named in honour of anti-slavery campaigner who visited the city, will be opened by his descendant
  
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• Newcastle's biggest ever Christmas market starts to take shape

  12-11-2019 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This year's festive market is set to be bigger than in previous years and will feature a variety of stalls as well as a toboggan slide and carousel
  
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• Met Office weather warning for North East cancelled as improved forecast emerges

  12-11-2019 12:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Showers are still expected although these are not expected to cause flooding and disruption and a weather warning has now been changed
  
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• TalkTalk broadband issues resolved hours after customers report issues with internet, phone and TV

  12-11-2019 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Engineers have fixed the problems with TalkTalk broadband across the North East
  
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• TalkTalk broadband down in the North East as customers report issues with internet, phone and TV

  12-11-2019 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Engineers are working to fix the problem but it is not currently known when the broadband will be working again
  
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• Pedestrian, 74, left in critical condition after being knocked down by taxi in Blyth

  12-11-2019 10:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The collision happened on Saturday at the junction of Marine Terrace and Cyprus Gardens and the pedestrian is still
  
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• Ant and Dec are related as ITV show reveals pair are cousins through Viking ancestor

  12-11-2019 09:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The best pals discovered they are in fact related in a huge twist at the end of ITV's Ant and Dec's DNA Journey
  
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• Hunt for BMW driver who smashed through North Shields mum's new car the day she got it home

  12-11-2019 09:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police say a white BMW hit a number of parked cars on North King Street, North Shields, and drove off without stopping
  
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• Plans in for major County Durham housing scheme - Insider Media

  12-11-2019 09:16 via insidermedia.com
  Plans in for major County Durham housing scheme  Insider Media
  
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• South Shields cancer survivor bursts into tears as she finally meets the woman who saved her life

  12-11-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Virgin Atlantic worker Becca Anderson thought she had a routine illness until doctors told her she had leukaemia
  
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• Northumberland village famous for its totem poles sees fourth set put in place

  12-11-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stonehaugh has been overlooked by totem poles since 1971 but over time they have needed to be replaced; now some new poles have been erected
  
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• Dad-to-be kicked pregnant girlfriend in the stomach and warned: 'I'm going to kill you and the baby'

  12-11-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alexander Simpson, of Ouston, subjected his pregnant partner to a vile attack after a drinking binge
  
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• See the full I'm A Celebrity 2019 line-up - who is going Down Under with Ant and Dec?

  12-11-2019 08:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! will soon return and here's who is joining the jungle line-up this year
  
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• I'm A Celebrity 2019 full line-up confirmed - who is going Down Under with Ant and Dec?

  12-11-2019 08:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! will soon return and here's who is joining the jungle line-up this year
  
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• West End Metro extension could still happen despite controversial development around St James' Park

  12-11-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There were fears that a £120m transformation of Strawberry Place will stop a long-awaited expansion of the Metro network, but bosses say that there are still options open
  
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• Labour says 60,000 North East children will benefit from plans to extend free childcare

  12-11-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour offers parents more free childcare, but Liberal Democrats go even further
  
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• Council tax would have to increase to maintain social care, study warns

  12-11-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New study highlights strain on council finances with adult social care set to become key election issue
  
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• North East news LIVE: Vehicle left 'in central reservation' after crash on A1 north

  12-11-2019 06:00
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Tuesday's traffic and travel including a crash on the A1 north at Kingston Park
  
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• North East news LIVE: TalkTalk broadband outage around the North East

  12-11-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including TalkTalk broadband going down for customers around the North East
  
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