County Durham news

• Ben Stokes named BBC Sports Personality of the Year after Cricket World Cup triumph

  15-12-2019 22:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The England cricketer was awarded the accolade, which is decided by a public vote, on Sunday night
  
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• The three WhatsApp updates every user needs to know about

  15-12-2019 21:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new features include reminders, call waiting and group chat invites
  
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• When PIP is paid over the Christmas 2019 holidays - the dates you need to know

  15-12-2019 20:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  PIP Christmas payments have been revealed and will be changed over the festive period
  
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• What it's like to work on Chillingham Road - the street synonymous with students and takeaways

  15-12-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In a time when high streets are in decline, Chillingham Road in Heaton has recently seen a number of independent businesses open
  
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• ‘Thanks for saving my mum’ - Son's heartwarming message to NHS staff after mum battled rare cancer

  15-12-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Suzanne Miller and her young son Benjamin have raised money to help other patients with head and neck cancers
  
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• Christmas Jumper Day raises thousands which will change the lives of disabled North East children

  15-12-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Schools, nurseries and businesses all joined in to help raise thousands of pounds for the charity's annual Christmas Appeal
  
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• Tyneside Cinema defends decision to show Blue Story after gang film banned over 'machete' brawl

  15-12-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Some cinema chains temporarily banned the British gang drama after reports of incidents at screenings
  
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• The Newcastle teenagers who have been given a second chance to turn their lives around

  15-12-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sporting Chance CIC is determined to give young adults new opportunities to help them find employment
  
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• Sam Gowland says he's 'absolutely buzzing' with win over Marty McKenna in FAME MMA cage fight

  15-12-2019 14:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The reality television star went toe-to-toe with rival Marty McKenna at Newcastle's Utilita Arena
  
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• Dirty takeaways, sex workers and drugs - The Gateshead street some business owners are ashamed of

  15-12-2019 14:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Many people feel Coatsworth Road in Gateshead could be turning into the equivalent of the West Road in Newcastle
  
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• Snow could fall in higher parts of the North East as Met Office issues ice warning

  15-12-2019 13:26
  
  County Durham, Gateshead and Northumberland are all affected by the warning and snow could even fall on higher ground
  
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• Revealed: The shocking number of hit-and-runs recorded on North East roads

  15-12-2019 13:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There were more than 1,800 hit-and-run crashes in the region from 2014 to 2018 with six of them fatal
  
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• Drug addict threatened to kill Gateshead chip shop owner before punching him in the face

  15-12-2019 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Todd, from Dunston, had already been caught with a bottle of ammonia which could have been used as a weapon
  
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• Why you should throw away your Christmas tree if you spot a walnut-sized lump

  15-12-2019 12:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Families warned to look out for pine cone-like brown lumps that could ruin the festive season
  
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• Rapist who abused young girls and boys dies behind bars in HMP Northumberland

  15-12-2019 11:45
  
  Evil Frederick Bailey carried out unspeakable acts of cruelty against children as young as seven
  
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• Do you put Christmas decorations on your car? It could cost you thousands

  15-12-2019 11:44
  
  Make sure you know the rules before you get the car decorations out
  
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• The North East's best schools for SAT results revealed - is your child's on the list? 

  15-12-2019 11:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One North East primary school has been named among the best in the country
  
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• Doddie Weir wins Helen Rollason Award at BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019 show

  15-12-2019 11:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Scotland Lock said he was 'honoured and humbled' to receive the award
  
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• Woman buys entire Christmas food shop for just £3.50 by using this simple supermarket hack

  15-12-2019 10:42
  
  Bonita Aguilera was able to pick up £44.60 worth of goods at Asda for a bargain of the price
  
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• Knife-wielding thug stabbed man in the back at Metro station in broad daylight over minor grievance

  15-12-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Luke, of South Shields, plunged a knife into Blake Longstaff's lower back at Tyne Dock
  
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• General Election 2019: New County Durham Tory MP to explore Tyne and Wear Metro extension - Hartlepool Mail

  15-12-2019 09:00 via hartlepoolmail.co.uk
  
  General Election 2019: New County Durham Tory MP to explore Tyne and Wear Metro extension  Hartlepool Mail
  
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• Dog owners warned about terrifying Alabama Rot outbreak as UK cases confirmed

  15-12-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Five dogs have contracted the disease which damages blood vessels in the skin and kidney, causing ulcers to form and the organs to fail
  
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• Discharge policies at hospitals in Darlington and County Durham need improvement, report says - The Northern Echo

  15-12-2019 09:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Discharge policies at hospitals in Darlington and County Durham need improvement, report says  The Northern Echo
  
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• Conservative MP Richard Holden on if he would go to the Durham Miners' Gala

  15-12-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Holden pulled off one of the general election's biggest shocks by overturning Laura Pidcock's huge majority in North West Durham
  
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• Inside the 'stunning' £1m mansion on one of the North East's most exclusive streets

  15-12-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new build boasts incredible interiors and is on one of the plushest streets in the North East
  
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• Danger driver risked hitting child and pedestrians when he smashed car into barriers

  15-12-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Ord had intended to end his life when he risked that of others by driving at speed and crashing in Byker
  
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