County Durham news

• What happened in Grace's last series? ITV drama returns for third run as John Simm leads cast

  19-03-2023 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Grace is back on ITV for a new series on Sunday, March 19, with John Simm once again leading the cast
  
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• Tesco announces huge Clubcard change - and it's bad news for drivers

  29-03-2023 21:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drivers will collect fewer points when they fill up at a Tesco pump from June in the newest announcement about loyalty scheme
  
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• Jordan Henderson's dad 'delighted' £80k cancer scope is making a difference in Sunderland

  29-03-2023 20:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fundraising success for Brian Henderson and his family has seen a high-tech piece of kit at Sunderland Royal help to save lives.
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers on Wednesday, March 29

  29-03-2023 20:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The National Lottery Lotto draw and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday, March 29 - we will be bringing live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Whitley Bay town centre regeneration planning could start this summer

  29-03-2023 19:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans to upgrade the town centre's sustainable transport links and improve public space are expected to create new investment opportunities
  
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• Northumberland Tory councillor slams lack of funding for highways in Cramlington and Bedlington

  29-03-2023 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The council has insisted local transport funding is allocated fairly after Coun Swinburn stated his area did not get the cash expected
  
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• McDonald's prices rise for the second time in six weeks with coffee now costing 20p more

  29-03-2023 19:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Coffee will be going up from 99p to £1.19, but the fast food giant's hit drinks prices are still the most competitive on the high street
  
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• Newcastle school helps generous eight-year-old collect 1,000 meals for West End foodbank

  29-03-2023 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wilfy Hodgson, from Chester-le-Street, has been collecting items for the food bank with the help of Dame Allan's School and Newcastle United Women's team
  
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• Newcastle Great Park finally gets first supermarket as Morrisons to open its doors

  29-03-2023 18:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Residents' infuriating wait for their own supermarket is finally coming to an end with a Morrisons store which is a major boost for the area
  
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• New Northumberland attraction named one of the best adventure playgrounds in UK - before it has opened

  29-03-2023 18:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lilidorei at the Alnwick Garden says it is expecting to announce its open date imminently after The Times named it among the seven best adventure playgrounds in the country
  
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• CCTV appeal after man suffers broken eye socket in Sunderland nightclub attack

  29-03-2023 18:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man pictured is sought in relation to a reported assault at Trilogy in Sunderland in November last year
  
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• Northumberland teenager to compete in racing championship after e-sports training in bedroom

  29-03-2023 18:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Will Crewdson will complete in the Junior Saloon Car Championship, even though he can't legally drive a car on the road
  
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• Netflix's The Night Agent declared 'one of best shows ever' as viewers just can't stop watching

  29-03-2023 18:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Spy drama The Night Agent launched on Netflix last week and is the most watched show on the streaming servrice
  
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• Police cordon in Tynemouth linked to search for missing Blucher man Karl Pyle

  29-03-2023 17:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police carried out a search at the Knott Memorial Flats in Tynemouth which is linked to missing man Karl Pyle
  
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• Moment 'hellraising' Houghton motorcyclist reached 138mph while showing off on stolen bike

  29-03-2023 17:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Craig Place, of Houghton-le-Spring, filmed himself repeatedly riding his motorbike at far in excess of the speed limit
  
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• "More and more people are struggling": The Bread and Butter Thing provides vital help to thousands of North East households

  29-03-2023 17:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The charity has hubs in Northumberland, North Tyneside, County Durham, Darlington and Hartlepool
  
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• Brewery's disappointment as National Trust calls time on Gibside's Garden Tap Pub

  29-03-2023 17:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gibside and Blaydon’s Firebrick Brewery had joined forces last year to launch the pub at the Rowlands Gill National Trust site
  
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• Struggling North Tyneside families to be given extra £3.2m in household relief fund

  29-03-2023 17:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As council services continue to see high crisis funding applications, central government awards over £3m to help those most in need.
  
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• Paedophile hunter tells jury 'I am not a bully' in false imprisonment trial

  29-03-2023 17:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sam Miller, 29, James Moss, 58, Iain McCutcheon, 35, and Craig Carter, 32, are facing a trial at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Channel 5 'drops' Challenge Anneka as reboot of iconic show 'vanishes' from schedule

  29-03-2023 16:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  TV legend Anneka Rice has spoken out after Challenge Anneka was dropped by Channel 5 after just two episodes
  
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• Strictly's Gorka Marquez 'chooses sides' as co-stars become embroiled in TV ratings war

  29-03-2023 16:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing star Gorka Marquez revealed who he'd be backing as two fellow pros took each other on
  
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• Survey names 'worst' broadband provider as big four firms criticised for 'mediocre' service

  29-03-2023 15:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lesser known broadband providers made the top three according to customers, with TalkTalk, Virgin Media, Sky and BT all facing criticism
  
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• Cameras tackling anti-social behaviour installed in Hetton after £51,000 Government funding secured

  29-03-2023 14:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cameras will hopefully deter anti-social behaviour and environmental crime
  
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• Loose Women's Denise Welch lets slip Paul O'Grady backstage 'secret' that risked chaos on ITV show

  29-03-2023 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loose Women star Den se fondly remembered something Paul O'Grady did which could have caused chaos on the ITV show
  
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• Parents get an extra hand from the Government as DWP raises maternity allowance and parental pay

  29-03-2023 14:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As part of the annual benefits increase, parents will get an extra helping hand with costs
  
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• ITV honour Paul O'Grady with urgent schedule changes to remember late TV icon

  29-03-2023 14:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pau O'Grady will be honoured by TV in a number of programmes as the broadcaster changed its schedule in the wake of his death
  
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• 'Absurd' and 'soulless' plan to turn historic Newcastle bowling alley into flats rejected by council

  29-03-2023 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Proposals to convert the former MFA Bowl in Westgate Road into housing were labelled 'bland and unimaginative'
  
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• Strictly's Giovanni Pernice and Katya Jones 'battle' in TV clash that forces fans to pick sides

  29-03-2023 13:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing professionals Giovanni Pernice and Katya Jones went head-to-head on Tuesday night
  
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• Newcastle Airport welcomes 'world's best leisure airline' offering flights to the 'Turkish Riviera'

  29-03-2023 13:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  SunExpress offers at least 20kg of hold baggage as standard on flights from Newcastle to Antalya
  
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• Fan of consumer guru Martin Lewis was able to get £1,335 free cash - here's how

  29-03-2023 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A woman received the cash through a trick shared by the MoneySavingExpert team - it involves switching bank accounts
  
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