County Durham news

• Boris will come to the North of England as part of celebrations for 'Brexit Day' on January 31

  17-01-2020 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Cabinet meeting on January 31 is an attempt to look to the future and discuss spreading prosperity across the country
  
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• Former NUFC star Paul Gascoigne says he has turned his life around but would buy a pub in Newcastle

  17-01-2020 22:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Footballing legend Gazza also said he would like to be chairman of Newcastle United and would buy a pub if the 2030 World Cup came to the north
  
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• A19 northbound closed in County Durham after vehicle crashes off the road

  17-01-2020 22:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services have attended the scene of the incident and closed the carriageway in Cold Hesledon
  
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• Escaped Highland cow found wandering the streets of Sunderland near to nursing home

  17-01-2020 21:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services found the animal in the St Marks Road area of the city after the council warned people to be cautious
  
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• Escaped Highland cow found wandering the streets of Sunderland near to nursing hom

  17-01-2020 21:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services found the animal in the St Marks Road area of the city after the council warned people to be cautious
  
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• Right-wing extremism on the rise in the North East - with growing concern over radicalised children

  17-01-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Almost a quarter of the referrals made to the Government’s anti-extremism programme in 2018/19 for right-wing radicalisation came from the North East
  
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• Churchgoing 87-year-old unmasked as predatory paedophile who subjected kids to terrifying attacks

  17-01-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Reed, of Gateshead, appeared to be a kindly pensioner but he had a dark history of abusing youngsters
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning lottery numbers for Friday January 17

  17-01-2020 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday January 17 - live breaking updates below
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning lottery numbers for Friday January 17

  17-01-2020 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday January 17 - live breaking updates below
  
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• EuroMillions and Thunderball numbers LIVE: Winning results for Friday January 17

  17-01-2020 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday January 17 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Trial date set for South Shields man charged with terrorism offences

  17-01-2020 20:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Nimmo, of South Shields, has been charged with three offences under terrorism legislation and appeared at Liverpool Crown Court
  
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• South Shields couple launch text service for people with mental health struggles

  17-01-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Angus and Daniel Adams launched the text service to support anyone struggling with their mental health
  
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• New North Tyneside homes which builder claims will sort out dog mess problems set to be approved next week

  17-01-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bellway Homes claims new North Shields houses will clear up a site that's blighted by broken glass and dog mess
  
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• New £20m car park could open for Gateshead Quays Arena plan - but three would close

  17-01-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Among the car parks to close would be the controversial Quarryfield Road site, which opened less than two years ago for the Great Exhibition of the North
  
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• Drink-driver almost hit police car as he swerved from lane to lane on Sunderland road

  17-01-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  When asked in court why he was behind the wheel of his Toyota Avensis on Chester Road, Ionut Mitache admitted "Because I was drunk"
  
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• Bomb squad called to Newcastle flats following discovery of suspicious device

  17-01-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police cordoned off an area of Fawdon as a bomb disposal unit carried out tests on a suspected mortar
  
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• Violent thug jailed after attacking police with gym weights in Longbenton

  17-01-2020 17:39
  
  Gareth Hart, 39, assaulted the two officers after they came to investigate a disturbance
  
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• Eminem branded 'disgusting' over sickening Manchester Arena bomb rap

  17-01-2020 17:32
  
  Four North East victims were among the 22 people killed in the devastating terror attack in 2017
  
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• Winlaton man's furious rant after his dream home turned into a new build nightmare

  17-01-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Neil Thompson, of Woodlands Way, in Winlaton, Gateshead, has a list as long as his arm of faults that he claims is wrong with his new five bedroom house and is naming and shamming the house builders
  
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• Washington sex attacker targeted drunken teenager as she slept at house party

  17-01-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Norman Kirby, of Washington, has finally been brought to justice at Newcastle Crown Court after the victim reported what he did to her more than 25 years ago
  
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• Nursery which left children 'at risk' plunges from 'Outstanding' to 'Inadequate' in Ofsted report

  17-01-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Staff at Kids 1st, based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead, say they've already address the problems which led to a damning report
  
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• Labour MPs demand answers after party tells Newcastle staff their jobs are being axed

  17-01-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MP Chi Onwurah is to write to party officials asking why Newcastle-based staff were told their jobs are going
  
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• Council tax bills could rise by 200% for owners of empty houses in North Tyneside

  17-01-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new charge is to be introduced to help bring long-term empty properties in North Tyneside back into use
  
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• WASPI women to get free bus travel in County Durham

  17-01-2020 16:35
  
  Around 1,000 women could benefit from the move
  
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• Sunderland's Queen Alexandra Bridge to close for one week due to 'inspection'

  17-01-2020 16:12
  
  The bridge, which is 111-years-old this year, will be closed for seven days from Monday January 27
  
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• 'Too much' shop space in North Tyneside according to a council report

  17-01-2020 16:08
  
  North Tyneside's town centres need to offer more says report
  
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• The terrifying moment Blyth dad jumped into burning van to save his home after arson attack

  17-01-2020 16:04
  
  Maurice Barnes was woken up in the middle of the night after a fire outside his home in Blyth and he found his two vehicles ablaze
  
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• Brenda Blethyn confirms 11th Vera series will happen - to fans' delight

  17-01-2020 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Star of ITV's hit drama set in Newcastle and the North East says it's 'true' that another series will start filming this year
  
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• Major £63m overhaul of County Durham gyms and leisure centres revealed

  17-01-2020 14:30
  
  Services are to be reviewed at Durham’s Freeman’s Quay, Seaham, Chester-le-Street and Bishop Auckland’s Woodhouse leisure centres
  
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• New 'eco-homes' on former school site will help County Durham become carbon neutral

  17-01-2020 13:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The developer is also set to pay £130k to fund secondary teaching accommodation at Belmont Community School
  
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• New 'eco-homes' on former school site will help Country Durham become carbon neutral

  17-01-2020 13:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The developer is also set to pay £130k to fund secondary teaching accommodation at Belmont Community School
  
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• Councillor compares vaping to 'man-eating piranhas'

  17-01-2020 13:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Tyneside has one of the biggest tobacco habits in Tyne and Wear
  
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• Blyth beach huts and cars damaged after spate of arson attacks overnight

  17-01-2020 13:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three huts as well as vehicles in the Northumberland town were set on fire on Thursday night - now police are appealing for witnesses to come forward
  
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• Young woman subjected to vile homophobic attack in Sunderland

  17-01-2020 13:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charlie Graham, 20, was assaulted by two males as she walked home late at night and her mum has shared horrific photos of her injuries to Facebook
  
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• 'Genius' three-year-old with staggering IQ of 142 to become Mensa's youngest member

  17-01-2020 13:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Haryz, from County Durham, was reciting his own bedtime stories by two years old and is obsessed with numbers and space
  
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• Glass Slipper Awards shortlist: The inspirational list of nominees revealed

  17-01-2020 13:00
  
  The annual awards ceremony at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead recognises the remarkable achievements of women in the North East
  
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• Burradon boy who baffled medics dies aged 43 surrounded by his loving family

  17-01-2020 13:00
  
  Craig Horner was diagnosed as a toddler with a rare lung disease but survived when other sufferers didn't - but despite leading a normal life died after his health rapidly deteriorated
  
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• 16 pictures of people enjoying a night out in Newcastle in 2003 - do you recognise anyone?

  17-01-2020 13:00
  
  Photographs from the Chronicle's Bigg Night Out section from April 2003 - but are you in any of our 16 pictures?
  
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• Newcastle gun probe goes on as five suspects released under investigation

  17-01-2020 12:55
  
  Police swooped to make arrests in Westerhope and the city centre on Wednesday night
  
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• 'Large animals' to be banned from being kept on County Durham allotments

  17-01-2020 12:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council bosses want to tighten the rules for allotment-holders
  
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• How you can vote for an inspirational woman to win a Glass Slipper Award

  17-01-2020 12:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The annual Sunshine Fund awards will take place in February and you at home can choose the winner of the Woman in the Community award
  
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• Serial offender with history of drunk and disorderly behaviour in Sunderland is jailed

  17-01-2020 11:58
  
  Phillip Anderson, 32, was banned from entering areas of Sunderland but he ignored the order and was arrested again
  
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• Man fighting for his life in hospital after crash outside school in Boldon

  17-01-2020 11:46
  
  The collision happened outside Boldon School, on New Road, in South Tyneside, just before 3am on Thursday
  
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• Man and woman taken to hospital with 'non-life threatening injuries' after Gateshead crash

  17-01-2020 10:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The A695 in Blaydon was closed in both directions following the crash on Thursday evening but has since reopened
  
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• Man arrested after police searches near Metrocentre in Gateshead

  17-01-2020 10:14
  
  Northumbria Police said searches were taking place on Thursday afternoon for a wanted man
  
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• Thief stole £2,000-worth of make-up and perfume in day-long shoplifting spree

  17-01-2020 10:00
  
  Career criminal Christopher Bowman and an accomplice travelled to North Yorkshire to target two Boots outlets and department store
  
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• WASPI women to get free bus travel in County Durham - Chronicle Live

  17-01-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  WASPI women to get free bus travel in County Durham  Chronicle Live
  
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• Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry visits County Durham - The Northern Echo

  17-01-2020 09:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry visits County Durham  The Northern Echo
  
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• New 'eco-homes' on former school site will help County Durham become carbon neutral - Chronicle Live

  17-01-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New 'eco-homes' on former school site will help County Durham become carbon neutral  Chronicle Live
  
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• Major £63m overhaul of County Durham gyms and leisure centres revealed - Chronicle Live

  17-01-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Major £63m overhaul of County Durham gyms and leisure centres revealed  Chronicle Live
  
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