Gateshead news

• North East viewers prepare to spot some epic locations as Beowulf hits the screen

  02-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ITV's biggest ever drama will see County Durham transformed into the legendary hero's Dark Ages world
  
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• Loving Durham husband appeals for help to grant his dying wife's final wish

  02-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  County Durham mum-of-one Lisa Elliot has terminal breast cancer and husband Alan wants to give her one last holiday to remember
  
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• Alan Shearer tweets his support for 'fantastic' disabled Darras Hall youngster Amelia Scott

  02-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amelia's parents are fighting to win a housing dispute with the Darras Hall Estate Committee to adapt their home to suit their daughter's
  
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• Missing Sally Allan: Rachel Riley shows support in bid to find mum-of-three

  02-01-2016 17:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Countdown TV star, 29, appealed for help from her Twitter followers as she revealed Sally is her friend's mum
  
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• Vodafone admits error which led to Whitley Bay customer worrying that she was on a credit blacklist

  02-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mobile company call off debt collectors after we take up the case involving reader Emma McManus, from North Tyneside
  
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• Northumberland mum, 57, rolls back the years to win same beauty pageant as daughter

  02-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Glamorous Marieta Dixon, from Warkworth, has been named Miss Philippines UK 2015 - two years after her daughter, 25, won the crown
  
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• More diners complain about Christmas Day dinner 'shambles' at the Original Masons in Walbottle

  02-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Customers explain why they gave the pub another chance after it got a zero rating by the Food Standards Agency
  
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• HMP Frankland officer on life rubbing shoulders with some of the UK's most notorious criminals

  02-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shaun Gettings has been awarded an MBE for his services to prisoners and worked with the likes of Ian Huntley and Harold Shipman
  
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• Iraq war veterans may be prosecuted over alleged torture and unlawful killings

  02-01-2016 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Soldiers from across the North East could be among those investigated over alleged crimes, the head of Ihat has said
  
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• North floods: Higher defences not enough on their own, says Environment Agency chief

  02-01-2016 15:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sir James Bevan defended the agency's handling of the crisis and said people and communities should become more resilient
  
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• Northumbria Police's marine unit: We follow the officers who work an underwater beat

  02-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police divers tell of the trials, triumphs and anguish that come with the challenging job of searching river beds
  
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• North East MP comes under fire over Northumberland National Park fracking vote

  02-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Berwick MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan has been criticised for voting in support of fracking under Northumberland and other national parks
  
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• Missing Sally Allan: The key events so far as the search for Darras Hall mum enters second week

  02-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sally Allan, 59, went missing from her home in Darras Hall in the early hours of Boxing Day - here are the key events so far
  
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• Missing Sally Allan: Police and family renew appeal one week after her disappearance

  02-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police say they will concentrate their efforts on the Newcastle Quayside around the Swing Bridge as searches for the Darras Hall mum continue
  
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• Mike Ashley to sell Newcastle United? Gazza to be knighted? Take a look at unusual odds for 2016

  02-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We've taken a look at the odds bookmakers are offering on the strange - and not so strange - things that could happen in 2016
  
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• Burnley youngster Alex Whitmore has joined Gateshead on a youth loan deal - SkySports

  02-01-2016 13:23 via
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  Burnley youngster Alex Whitmore has joined Gateshead on a youth loan deal
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  Burnley youngster Alex Whitmore has joined Vanarama National League outfit Gateshead on a youth loan deal. The 20-year-old defender, who played against the Heed while on loan at Chester in November, will remain with Neil Aspin's side until the summer ...and more »
  

• Floods give Prime Minister David Cameron and his party that sinking feeling

  02-01-2016 13:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chickens come home to roost for Tories as the effect of spending cuts are revealed in floods mayhem across the North
  
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• New Year's Eve springs a blooming lovely surprise on rose-lover in Northumberland

  02-01-2016 13:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In t(r)opical news, Cramlington man is startled to see a rose burst into flower in middle of winter
  
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• Political predictions for the North East and the rest of Britain for 2016

  02-01-2016 12:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Who will win the EU referendum? And who will end the year as Labour leader? Richard Kirkman makes a few educated guesses about the year ahead
  
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• Crowds come out for Ponteland wheelbarrow race on New Year's Day

  02-01-2016 12:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The race, which has been running for more than 700 years, featured a women-only event for the first time this year
  
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• Zoological study shows that North East homing pigeons like fast birds

  02-01-2016 12:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Homing pigeon flocks are led by the fastest birds which do the most navigation, a zoological study has shown
  
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• In 2016 I want more of everything. More work, more skills, more decisions

  02-01-2016 12:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Carrie Armstrong, our very, very single columnist, on why she has determined that 2016 should be a year to lose the fear of making mistakes
  
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• Michael Kors refunds price of £345 handbag after complaint from Wideopen customer

  02-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With a little help from us, Mandy Winch took on the mighty fashion retailer over a complaint with a faulty handbag - and won
  
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• Earsdon villagers create calendar for war memorial renovation project

  02-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Residents in the North Tyneside village have created the 2016 calendar to help raise funds to spruce up the unique war memorial
  
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• Gateshead must remain patient during the January transfer window, says Neil Aspin - ChronicleLive

  02-01-2016 12:18 via
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  Gateshead must remain patient during the January transfer window, says Neil Aspin
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  The Tynesiders boss has reiterated his warning that the current squad are “playing for their own futures and careers” at the International Stadium. CJ Hamilton, George Honeyman and Martin Smith see their loan spells end at the weekend, when Gus Mafuta ...
  

• North East Ambulance Service has busy start to New Year with more than 1,350 calls in one night

  02-01-2016 12:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paramedics in the North East attended 620 incidents between 6pm on New Year's Eve and 6am on New Year's Day
  
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• How to lead a better life and be a better person this year

  02-01-2016 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is dark and cold and Christmas is a memory but that does not mean a North East January need be depressing, writes Susan Griffin
  
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• Lee Clark says former teammates are devastated following death of Pavel Srnicek

  02-01-2016 11:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The ex-Newcastle United midfielder said some of his former colleagues will be attending Pav's funeral in the Czech Republic on Monday
  
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• What would you do if you met the yob who committed a crime against you?

  02-01-2016 11:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Restorative Justice as practiced by Durham Police is not an easy option but can be an effective way to fight crime
  
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• Re-nationalise railways says Jeremy Corbyn as rail fares rise for 2016

  02-01-2016 11:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Network Rail report shows worsening performance of rail companies as ticket prices go up
  
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• Whitley Bay beach attracts barmy bathers for New Year dip in the sea

  02-01-2016 11:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A string of people came in fancy dress costumes for the annual plunge in the North Sea on New Year’s Day
  
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• Tributes pour in for two men who died in a car crash in Newcastle on New Year's Day

  02-01-2016 10:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The accident took place at 4.10am when a vehicle collided with a tree on Grandstand Road near the junction with Fenham Hall Drive
  
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• Durham at War website ensures WW1 memories will never fade

  02-01-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Durham at War website gives access to to thousands of original documents and real life stories
  
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