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• Celebrity Big Brother: Does I'm A Celeb's Ferne McCann have the hots for Scotty T?

  06-01-2016 23:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vicky Pattison's best mate in the I'm A Celebrity jungle tweeted that she was a fan of Scott but does she face competition from Megan McKenna?
  
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• Newcastle City Council: A minute's silence for Pavel Srnicek and four other things we learned

  06-01-2016 22:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Disabled residents will see a 15% council tax hike but councillors were pleased that reports of fly tipping are down across the city
  
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• 'Disabled tax' passed by Newcastle City Council leaving city's most vulnerable out of pocket

  06-01-2016 22:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cash-strapped Newcastle City Council say more than 14,000 low-income households will benefit from the changes
  
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• #DrummondPuddleWatch: Our reporter on the real 'Geordie Shore' at Jesmond

  06-01-2016 20:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tom Ough went out to Jesmond to see just why 20,000 people around the world were watching a video of a puddle
  
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• #DrummondPuddleWatch: That puddle and me by a regular splasher by

  06-01-2016 20:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ncjMedia staff member David Whetstone on the deep, damp obstacle while occasionally hampers his route to work from Jesmond to the city centre
  
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• The Sill landscape discovery centre in Northumberland names its first manager

  06-01-2016 20:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Great North Museum boss Sarah Glynn takes over top job at Northumberland National Park development
  
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• Durham Police appeal after man knocked unconcious in alleged attack near Consett

  06-01-2016 19:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man was airlifted to hospital after the alleged attack in Edmundbyers, near Consett
  
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• #DrummondPuddleWatch: Jesmond puddle goes viral as thousands worldwide watch live feed

  06-01-2016 19:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drummond Central set up a live feed of the puddle near the A167 in Jesmond which was streamed by people from as far as Denmark and the USA
  
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• Westminster is obsessed with ticking regulatory boxes: but the big picture eludes policy-makers

  06-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle headteacher Bernard Trafford on the reaction to the flooding and the lessons from history that we simply refuse to learn
  
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• Q&A: What is Proton Beam Therapy and when is it coming to Northumberland?

  06-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After a Cramlington boy was sent thousands of miles for pioneering proton beam therapy, we look at how effective the treatment is
  
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• North East winters could be about to get wetter expert warns

  06-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  December was the wettest on record in Northumberland and homes and businesses across the region have been flooded again in January
  
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• Newcastle CineSecrets: What do you know about this clip of archive film?

  06-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In our new weekly series, CineSecrets, we'd like you to watch our Newcastle film clip and tell us where, when and why
  
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• Man jailed after South Shields dementia sufferer's home raided in broad daylight

  06-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drug hungry Paul Bradshaw has been jailed after forcing his way into the vulnerable pensioner's flat in South Shields and stealing her savings
  
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• Glasses, umbrella and headphones stolen in bizarre Gosforth crime spate

  06-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police hunting man thought to be behind seven 'unusual' incident, which happened in space of 40 minutes
  
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• EU Referendum - why staying in Europe is best for the North East

  06-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With vote looking likely this year Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson explains why region should vote to remain in Europe
  
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• Cramlington schoolboy travels thousands of miles for life saving proton beam therapy

  06-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cramlington five year old's cancer was discovered after a toy fell into his eye during a game with his baby brother
  
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• Newcastle City Council meeting RECAP: Council tax for severely disabled on the agenda

  06-01-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors are expected to approve a council tax rise for Newcastle's severely disabled residents in the first council meeting of the New Year
  
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• Newcastle City Council meeting LIVE: Council tax for severely disabled on the agenda

  06-01-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors are expected to approve a council tax rise for Newcastle's severely disabled residents in the first council meeting of the New Year
  
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• Lambton Estate will open to the public after housing plans approved

  06-01-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A £28.5m rescue package for historic Lambton Estate near Chester-le-Street and Washington has been approved by Durham County Council
  
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• Man arrested after woman in Fawdon allegedly attacked at house on Mapledene Road

  06-01-2016 18:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A woman has been taken to hospital following the alleged incident in Mapledene Road, Newcastle
  
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• #DrummondPuddleWatch: Online bidding war sees asking price for Newcastle puddle water pass £50,000

  06-01-2016 18:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  You could own your own piece of the Drummond Central puddle in Newcastle after a bottle of the water was put up for sale
  
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• Viewers want Vicky Pattison as full time Loose Women panellist after impressive debut

  06-01-2016 18:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  I'm A Celebrity winner Vicky received a much kinder reaction than Katie Price who made her Loose Women debut on Tuesday
  
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• #DrummondPuddleWatch: The best of your reaction after Newcastle puddle goes viral

  06-01-2016 18:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A puddle in Newcastle has taken over the internet and users were quick to crack gags and take to Photoshop
  
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• January floods: County Durham clean-up begins following flash flooding

  06-01-2016 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Several roads across County Durham are still closed after torrential rainfall led to flooding on Tuesday
  
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• Landmark home in Tynemouth very nearly ploughed into by car

  06-01-2016 17:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Driver escapes with minor injuries after crash near Tynemouth Golf Club on King Edwards’ Road
  
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• Chimney stack at Sky Apple Cafe in Heaton collapses due to severe weather

  06-01-2016 17:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fire crews were called to remove the chimney stack from the roof of the Sky Apple Cafe on Heaton Road
  
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• Ford Mustang vs BMW M235i. Can the Mustang out-muscle the master?

  06-01-2016 17:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There’s nothing quite the same as the new Mustang. So for rivals, you’ve got to look for cars that are the same (a little) but really very different
  
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• Why did flood defences in Morpeth hold out while those in Corbridge failed?

  06-01-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  How do flood defences work and could more be done to protect the North East from flooding in the future
  
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• Gateshead transgender woman thrown out of beauty contest starts petition ... - ITV News

  06-01-2016 16:42 via
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  A transgender woman from Gateshead, thrown out of a beauty contest because she was born a man, has started a petition calling for such rules to be changed. Jossy Yendall had made it through to the final of the UK competition Miss Galaxy.
  

• Desperate plea for missing Benwell man to come home to family

  06-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wallsend dad of missing Michael Whinham believes his son is still alive after he vanished without trace last November
  
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• #DrummondPuddleWatch: Thousands captivated by footage of a puddle in Newcastle!

  06-01-2016 16:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of people are watching the live feed of people attempting to negotiate the puddle near Drummond Central, in Jesmond
  
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• Ex-secretary at Durham University's Union Society denies sex charges

  06-01-2016 16:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Louis Richardson has appeared at Durham Crown Court accused of raping one student and sexually assaulting another
  
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• Three Labour MPs quit front bench roles over Jeremy Corbyn 'revenge reshuffle'

  06-01-2016 15:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Reynolds, Stephen Doughty and Kevan Jones all quit within the space of 90 minutes
  
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• Armoured car review: Supacat HMT400 Jackal

  06-01-2016 15:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Most 4x4s have called themselves ‘go-anywhere’ vehicles at some point. But once you’ve driven Supacat’s high-speed military off-roader, you’ll never see those words in the same light again
  
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• Vicky Pattison talks Celebrity Big Brother and eternal love on Loose Women debut

  06-01-2016 14:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  I'm A Celebrity's Queen of the Jungle also spoke about Barrack Obama as she sat beside Ruth Langsford, Coleen Nolan and Sherrie Hewson on ITV
  
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• Two men jailed after attempting to raid Washington pawn shop, one armed with a toy gun

  06-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Trotter and Simon Stafford were locked-up for four years and 18 months respectively at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Tributes are paid to former Gateshead mayoress Minnie Robson who has died at the age of 86

  06-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mother-of-two was a social care pioneer who, as a wife and mother of miners, was keen to offer support during the 1984-85 Miners' Strike
  
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• Tributes are paid to former Gateshead mayoress Minnie Robson who has died at ... - ChronicleLive

  06-01-2016 14:30 via
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  Tributes are paid to former Gateshead mayoress Minnie Robson who has died at ...
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  Tributes have been paid to former Gateshead mayor Minnie Robson who has died at the age of 86. Mrs Robson from Kibblesworth, whose funeral takes place on Friday, is remembered as a pioneer of social care in the town as well as a loyal supporter of ...
  

• Tributes are paid to former Gateshead mayor Minnie Robson who has died at the ... - ChronicleLive

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  Tributes are paid to former Gateshead mayor Minnie Robson who has died at the ...
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  Tributes have been paid to former Gateshead mayor Minnie Robson who has died at the age of 86. Mrs Robson from Kibblesworth, whose funeral takes place on Friday, is remembered as a pioneer of social care in the town as well as a loyal supporter of ...
  

• MP Ian Mearns criticises Government's approach to housing after Gateshead scheme announced - ChronicleLive

  06-01-2016 14:30 via
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  MP Ian Mearns criticises Government's approach to housing after Gateshead scheme announced
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  The MP for Gateshead has criticised David Cameron's “sticking plaster” approach to housing, after the announcement of funding for a scheme in Gateshead. Ian Mearns claimed the programme was intended to deflect criticism that the Government was not ...
  

• MP Ian Mearns criticises Government's approach to housing after Gateshead scheme announced

  06-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead MP Ian Mearns claimed the North East is 'off the table' when it comes to its approach to housing
  
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• MP Ian Mearns criticises Government's approach to housing after Gateshead ... - ChronicleLive

  06-01-2016 14:30 via
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  MP Ian Mearns criticises Government's approach to housing after Gateshead ...
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  The MP for Gateshead has criticised David Cameron's “sticking plaster” approach to housing, after the announcement of funding for a scheme in Gateshead. Ian Mearns claimed the programme was intended to deflect criticism that the Government was not ...
  

• Watch torrent at Newcastle's Ouseburn as flood threatens at city beauty spots

  06-01-2016 14:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This video from Newcastle City Council show flood defences in action as the burn through Gosforth, Jesmond, Heaton and Byker channels all that rainfall
  
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• Shadow Defence Minister Kevan Jones resigns over Trident renewal in wake of reshuffle

  06-01-2016 14:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Durham MP wrote to Jeremy Corbyn after unilateralist Emily Thornberry was made Shadow Defence Secretary
  
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• Newcastle's 'weak' education performance should have been shared earlier - councillor claims

  06-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Liberal Democrat Greg Stone believes Newcastle City Council should have shared Ofsted's criticisms much quicker
  
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• Newcastle United in shock as Kevin Keegan quits as manager in January 1997

  06-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United fans were in mourning this week in 1997 as King Kev walked out after five tumultuous years
  
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• Newcastle City Council: Rise in council tax for the disabled and other things you need to know

  06-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From the increase in disabled council tax in Newcastle, to the continued praise for the Rugby World Cup - here's what to look out for on Wednesday
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother: Scotty T keen for viewers to see a different side to him

  06-01-2016 12:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 27-year-old Geordie Shore lothario wants to show people that he isn't just about drinking and pulling girls
  
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• Scotty T prompts a big reaction online after Celebrity Big Brother entrance

  06-01-2016 11:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie Shore housemate swapped Newcastle for Elstree when he entered alongside the likes of David Gest and Gemma Collins
  
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• Ex-Chelsea FC doctor Eva Carneiro at constructive dismissal tribunal

  06-01-2016 11:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Date for a full hearing could be fixed for some time in June
  
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