Gateshead news

• Newcastle's Citizens Advice Bureau could close after 76 years of helping Tynesiders

  07-01-2016 22:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Crippling funding cuts mean Newcastle CAB faces shutting its doors by October after helping hundreds of thousands of residents
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother: Scotty T puts Winston McKenzie up for eviction after nomination bombshell

  07-01-2016 22:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geordie Shore star Scotty T, Stephanie Davis and Jeremy McConnell were put in charge of nominations and Nancy and Kristina are also up
  
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• Blyth teen knocked down by a bus remains in Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary

  07-01-2016 21:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 15-year-old girl's injuries are thought to be minor, a Northumbria police spokesperson said
  
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• Your old school photos from South Tyneside - is your school in the gallery yet? Send a pic!

  07-01-2016 20:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Send us your old school class photograph and share memories of special teachers as in this gallery of schools including St Mary's, Bedeburn, Jarrow Central and Mortimer
  
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• #DrummondPuddleWatch: What does the Jesmond puddle say about social media?

  07-01-2016 20:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reporter Tom Ough ponders what viral sensation the Drummond puddle really tells us about social media
  
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• When The Boat Comes In, the classic BBC TV series, began on this day in 1976

  07-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Its 40 years ago since When The Boat Comes In, set and filmed in the North East, was first shown on BBC1
  
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• Walker man posted revenge porn on a mum's beauty business page on Facebook

  07-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shaun Boyle put the intimate pictures on the internet as part of a campaign of 'psychological torture' against a woman who rejected him
  
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• Take a tour of Ashington's new luxury £20m leisure centre

  07-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The facility, which has been in the pipeline for five years, is now open to the public and features quality sports equipment and a 'tranquility spa'
  
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• Sally Allan search: Flowers to be laid for missing Ponteland mum two weeks after disappearance

  07-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Family and friends will gather at Newcastle's Quayside to lay flowers to missing mum Sally, who went missing on Boxing Day
  
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• Plans for new Sunderland auditorium given green light by the Arts Council

  07-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new £7m auditorium is earmarked for a site next to the Sunderland Empire in the city's developing cultural quarter
  
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• Pavel Srnicek's brother to travel to Newcastle for Toon legend's memorial service

  07-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Milan Srnicek is to be welcomed into Newcastle the place his goalkeeper brother Pavel loved so much
  
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• Judge the Northern Powerhouse in decades, not in a few short months

  07-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prof Roy Sandbach argues that the North East has to look long-term if it is to make the most of a historic opportunity
  
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• Readers' pet selfies & cute photos of cats, dogs and more - Send in today!

  07-01-2016 18:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We love to see people with their pets and here is our latest gallery from Tyneside, Northumberland, Wearside and County Durham
  
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• The Voice: Gateshead vicar Rev John Barron to swap sermons for the stage - ChronicleLive

  07-01-2016 18:05 via
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  The Voice: Gateshead vicar Rev John Barron to swap sermons for the stage
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  A Gateshead vicar is set to swap sermons for the stage on Saturday night when he appears on the latest series of The Voice . The TV talent search is back for a fifth series with new judges Paloma Faith and Boy George joining Will.I.Am and Ricky Wilson ...and more »
  

• The Voice: Gateshead vicar Rev John Barron to swap sermons for the stage

  07-01-2016 17:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The vicar, who presides over High Spen and Rowlands Gill, will aim to impress Boy George, Paloma Faith, Will.I.Am and Ricky Wilson
  
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• Co-op Group Northumberland whistleblower seeking £5m damages in court battle

  07-01-2016 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kathleen Harmeston, the Co-op Group's former group procurement director, claims she was unfairly dismissed
  
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• Paralysed Gosforth athlete Drew Graham in battle with airline after they 'wreck' £20,000 wheelchair

  07-01-2016 17:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drew from Gosforth is now getting his £20,000 specialised power wheelchair replaced by Icelandair after it was damaged on a flight home to the UK
  
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• New year grants on offer to Gateshead groups - 24dash (press release)

  07-01-2016 17:00 via
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  New year grants on offer to Gateshead groups
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  Kibblesworth Millennium Centre successfully applied to the housing company's Community Fund for help to refurbish its kitchen and utility room. Groups in Gateshead are being invited to apply for a grant of up to £5,000 to help bring local communities ...
  

• Rape-accused Durham University society ex-secretary 'sent Facebook apology'

  07-01-2016 16:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Louis Richardson, 21, denies raping and sexually assaulting one woman and sexually assaulting another in 2014
  
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• Newcastle's secret Victoria Tunnel: Photos reveal the closed section

  07-01-2016 16:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Photographs by former guide show Claremont Road end of Newcastle's Victoria Tunnel
  
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• How to prevent getting the flu, avoid spreading it and how to beat it during the cold and wet winter weather

  07-01-2016 16:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Advice on how to avoid getting the flu and the best way to beat it if you do catch it
  
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• Pensioner suspected of killing a fellow Consett nursing home resident dies

  07-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brian Moon was facing charges of the manslaughter of Jenny Bryant, who died at Brockwell Court, but he passed away before Christmas
  
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• Kevan Jones: 'The Labour Party cannot allow itself to be portrayed as soft on defence'

  07-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North Durham MP resigned as Shadow Defence Minister this week as party signals shift of policy on Trident renewal
  
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• #DrummondPuddleWatch: Newcastle City Council explain why they pulled the plug

  07-01-2016 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council workers who drained the puddle 'thought they were being helpful'
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother: Which North East famous face would you like to see on the show?

  07-01-2016 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geordie Shore's Scotty T is in the new series but would you like to see Cheryl, Gazza, Little Mix's Jade or Scarlett Moffatt go on CBB? Have your say
  
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• Man arrested after woman raped near 'busy' Newcastle city centre street

  07-01-2016 15:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Detectives appealing for information after attack off Northumberland Street
  
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• Watch Byker woman trash ambulance following wild four-day birthday bender

  07-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Zoe Wheeler was jailed for 18 weeks by a judge at Newcastle Crown Court for causing £7,500 damage to an ambulance
  
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• Newcastle communications company raises £5,000 for The Chronicle's Sunshine Fund

  07-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  To mark it's 10th birthday year, charitable O PR staff completed 10 challenges and helped disabled North East children along the way
  
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• Terror suspect shot dead by Paris police on anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attacks

  07-01-2016 13:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers investigating an attack on a police station in the Paris as potential "terrorism"
  
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• Gus Mafuta: Gateshead extend contract of young midfielder - BBC Sport

  07-01-2016 13:54 via
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  Gus Mafuta: Gateshead extend contract of young midfielder
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  Gateshead have extended the contract of young midfielder Gus Mafuta until the end of the season. Mafuta, 20, has made 15 appearances for the Heed after joining the club on a short-term deal in October. "I'm really pleased to have my future sorted, ...
  

• Take Your Pic: Whitley Bay amateur photographer Steve Ellwood

  07-01-2016 13:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Today we feature the work of  Steve Ellwood who has been photographing the city centre since 1970!
  
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• Teenager hit by bus in Blyth is air-lifted to Newcastle RVI hospital

  07-01-2016 13:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Great North Air Ambulance takes patient to Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle after an incident this morning
  
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• River Tyne wall close to collapsing near Redheugh Bridge in Newcastle

  07-01-2016 12:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A wall near to the banks of the River Tyne in Newcastle is on the verge of collapsing and police are said to be at the scene
  
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• Health Department says there are no plans for a sugar tax to tackle obesity

  07-01-2016 12:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister is known to be against introducing a sugar tax and believes there are more effective ways of tackling the growing problem
  
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• Gateshead MP brands Universal Credit benefit changes 'an attack on the working ... - ChronicleLive

  07-01-2016 12:31 via
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  Gateshead MP brands Universal Credit benefit changes 'an attack on the working ...
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  A Gateshead MP has criticised changes to benefits for low income families as “an attack on the working poor”. Dave Anderson, MP for Blaydon, was speaking about a debate on Universal Credit called by Labour in the House of Commons on Wednesday.and more »
  

• Gateshead fugitive tax cheat Bobby Webber could lose luxury Tenerife bolthole ... - ChronicleLive

  07-01-2016 12:31 via
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  Gateshead fugitive tax cheat Bobby Webber could lose luxury Tenerife bolthole ...
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  Fugitive Tyneside tax cheat Bobby Webber faces being stripped of his luxury Tenerife bolthole after a landmark legal ruling. Club singer Webber is on the run after failing to pay back a penny of the thousands he illegally pocketed in UK benefits while ...
  

• Gateshead MP brands Universal Credit benefit changes 'an attack on the working poor'

  07-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A DWP spokesman said Dave Anderson's comments were 'irresponsible and misleading' following claims families could lose out
  
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• Gateshead fugitive tax cheat Bobby Webber could lose luxury Tenerife bolthole after landmark ruling

  07-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bobby Webber is on the run and refusing to pay back his ill-gotten gains but now a judge has ordered the Spanish authorities to enforce the debt
  
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• Clean for the Queen rubbish campaign backed by Newcastle shoppers

  07-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The campaign hopes to inspire more than a million people to clear Britain's streets but has come under fire on social media sites
  
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• Adorable Durham springer spaniel wins award after helping owner through daughter's death

  07-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Esh Winning woman Heather Purdy has had to deal with the death of her daughter as well as help her husband with round the clock care
  
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• #DrummondPuddleWatch: Newcastle City Council drain internet sensation puddle away

  07-01-2016 12:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Jesmond puddle sent social media into meltdown as thousands watched walkers try to navigate it without getting wet
  
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• Train delays between Newcastle and Carlisle as tree falls on track

  07-01-2016 10:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northern Rail say the line is closed between Prudhoe and Hexham following days of bad weather across the North East
  
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• South Korea to resume cross-border propaganda after nuclear test

  07-01-2016 10:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The South stopped earlier broadcasts after it agreed with Pyongyang in late August on a package of measures aimed at easing animosities
  
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• Rugby league players taught basic firefighter training at Newcastle Airport academy

  07-01-2016 10:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hull Kingston Rovers players were stripped of their cash, phone and GPS systems as part of team-building programme
  
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• Rugby league players given basic firefighter training at Newcastle Airport academy

  07-01-2016 10:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hull Kingston Rovers players were stripped of their cash, phone and GPS systems as part of team-building programme
  
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• North East farmers should be helped to protect region from flooding, say experts

  07-01-2016 10:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Incentives are needed to use rural land to stem flow of flood water which are swamping landowners during downpours, surveyors argue
  
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• Safe at last, Alan Barnes finally finds a place he can call home in Gateshead

  07-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  "People on the street say I’m a local celebrity," says disabled attack victim who says he has found the perfect home
  
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• Newcastle United's 1970s superstar Malcolm Macdonald was born on this day

  07-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Happy 66th birthday to Supermac, the prolific striker who is one of Newcastle United's greatest ever players
  
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• Hexham murder mystery cottage is uncovered by community archaeology dig

  07-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The excavation will see Joe the Quilter's home recreated at Beamish Museum as part of the Remaking Beamish scheme
  
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• Disabled North Tyneside woman needs £17.4k to make it to Rio Olympics as volunteer

  07-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mary Laver, who was a London 2012 volunteer and carried the Olympic torch, is appealing for help to fulfil her dream
  
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