Gateshead news

• North East councils to suffer funding cuts as Government sends cash south

  08-02-2016 21:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Massive funding cuts for North councils announced by Local Government Secretary Greg Clark
  
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• Forest Hall Social Club steward stole £40,000 because bosses stopped paying his utility bills

  08-02-2016 20:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Disgruntled Christopher Ineson siphoned off thousands of pounds from Forest Hall Social Club in long-running scam
  
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• North East criminals snared in crossborder crime crackdown

  08-02-2016 19:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria and Durham police were involved in Operation Checkpoint which aimed to disrupt criminals using the road network
  
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• Legacy of Gateshead teenager Morgan Dodds lives on through anti-bullying campaign - ChronicleLive

  08-02-2016 19:31 via
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  Legacy of Gateshead teenager Morgan Dodds lives on through anti-bullying campaign
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  The family of a schoolgirl who tragically took her own life have spoken of their agony for the first time. As an anti-bullying campaign is launched in memory of Morgan Dodds, her heartbroken mum has said more needs to be done to protect children from ...
  

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• North East shoppers snubbed by supermarket's wonky veg deal

  08-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Northumberland councillor has started a petition for Asda to include North East stores in the low cost scheme
  
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• Newcastle's latest restaurant Turtle Bay is bringing The Chronicle a boost of Caribbean 'Sunshine'

  08-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Exotic restaurant offers diners a special opening day offer which will see our Sunshine Fund charity cash in
  
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• Longbenton schoolboy receives sensory room to help him deal with autism

  08-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Caudwell Children helped raise £1,327 to provide Andrew Young, from North Tyneside, with calming lights and a special den
  
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• Legacy of Gateshead teenager Morgan Dodds lives on through anti-bullying campaign

  08-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Ryton schoolgirl's family say they believe bullying may have contributed to her death as they spoke of their heartache for the first time
  
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• 'It's grim up North' - A talk this week examines a controversial view of the North East

  08-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Is the 1934 book, An English Journey, responsible for the negative stereotypes that are sometimes still applied to the region?
  
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• Investigation launched after former Northumbria Police chief Sue Sim makes complaint against force

  08-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  West Yorkshire Police is leading an independent probe into allegations made by former Northumbria Police Chief Constable Sue Sim
  
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• Central Station Metro to close for three days as part of multi-million pound refurb

  08-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The station will be shut to passengers so engineers can safely replace electrical distribution and control equipment\n
  
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• Whickham farmer fined for felling oaks in Burnopfield ancient woodland area

  08-02-2016 18:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trees cut down by Leslie Ford at Bryan's Leap in Burnopfield blocked a footpath in conservation area, court is told
  
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• Take a look inside the Northumberland home with five bedrooms and a rich history

  08-02-2016 18:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The home in West Woodburn not only offers five bedrooms but comes complete with its own fishing rights
  
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• Newcastle shisha cafes raided in crackdown on indoor smoking

  08-02-2016 18:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Operation Hookah Two was launched after Northumbria Police received tip-offs about illegal smoking using the Arabic pipes
  
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• Fleetwood Mac guitarist to join tribute act on stage in Gateshead - ChronicleLive

  08-02-2016 17:04 via
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  Fleetwood Mac guitarist to join tribute act on stage in Gateshead
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  The ultimate tribute to a tribute band must be when a member of the band to which you are paying tribute joins the line-up on tour. You can understand Rumours of Fleetwood Mac wanting to boast about Fleetwood Mac guitarist Rick Vito joining for a ...and more »
  

• A festival in honour of storage? IKEA Gateshead are devoting two days to putting stuff in its place - ChronicleLive

  08-02-2016 17:04 via
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  A festival in honour of storage? IKEA Gateshead are devoting two days to putting stuff in its place
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  The IKEA Ideas Festival is promising to sort out your storage problems. And to have lots of purple balloons. If having a place for everything, and having everything in its place makes you happy, then prepare to let out a excitable squeal. Those Swedish ...
  

• Super strength legal highs causing major problems for paramedics in Newcastle's West End

  08-02-2016 17:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East Ambulance Service says it is struggling to cope with 999 calls made after legal high users fall ill across Newcastle, Gateshead and Blyth
  
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• Northumberland born England World Cup star helps kick bullying into touch

  08-02-2016 16:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lucy Bronze put students at Dukes Middle School, in Alnwick, through their paces to raise cash for Northumberland's NSPCC Schools Service
  
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• How to watch The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story series

  08-02-2016 16:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Schwimmer, John Travolta, Cuba Gooding Jr and Selma Blair all star in the hit US series being shown on BBC which explores the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
  
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• Metro users join calls to cancel the service contract following poor performance

  08-02-2016 16:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyne and Wear Metro users have slammed the service provider DB Regio for four years of 'chaos'
  
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• Gateshead pensioner thanks 'hero' firefighters who saved her home from blaze - ChronicleLive

  08-02-2016 16:31 via
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  Gateshead pensioner thanks 'hero' firefighters who saved her home from blaze
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  A pensioner has met the “heroes” who helped save her after a kitchen blaze erupted at her home. Dot Burnett, 71, was taken to hospital after the fire broke out in her semi-detached house in Swalwell, Gateshead. The pensioner said: “I was in a hurry ...
  

• Newly-engaged Durham couple left empty handed after iPad gets 'trashed in the post'

  08-02-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Brown and fiancee Nicola Wilkinson had hoped the sell the Apple tablet to raise cash to put towards their wedding fund
  
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• Gateshead pensioner thanks 'hero' firefighters who saved her home from blaze

  08-02-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dot Burnett from Swalwell was taken to hospital after inhaling smoke when a fire broke out in the kitchen of her home
  
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• Who will Gateshead play the FA Trophy quarter-finals? - ChronicleLive

  08-02-2016 16:22 via
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  Who will Gateshead play the FA Trophy quarter-finals?
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  Gateshead manager Neil Aspin could be set for a return to his former stamping ground, The Shay, following the FA Trophy quarter-final draw. The Heed will travel to Aspin's former club FC Halifax Town on February 27 – if the Shaymen overcome Chester in ...
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• Jordan Watson murder: Killers posed for selfie before killing 'love rival' in cemetery

  08-02-2016 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Carlisle schoolboy Jordan, 14, was killed in a 'brutal and sustained attack' after being lured to a cemetery in June 2015
  
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• End of an era as Bensham homes set to be bulldozed after years of legal wrangling

  08-02-2016 15:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Campaigners fought a seven-year legal battle to halt the demolition of homes in Bensham but a High Court judge ruled against them
  
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• As The X-Files returns to TV tonight we remember when the show's stars came to Newcastle

  08-02-2016 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two stars from The X Files paid a visit to Newcastle back in 1996 and spoke exclusively to the Chronicle
  
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• Your School News: Running club, new facilities and winning work from pupils in Walker, Cramlington and Longbenton

  08-02-2016 15:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  School news of all kinds written by you, just fill out the form to tell us about your school too!
  
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• Money saving tips for this Valentine's Day with consumer champion Ashleigh Swan

  08-02-2016 15:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our resident savings expert offers her tips to keep pounds in your pocket this Valentine's Day - and even looks ahead to Christmas
  
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• Sunderland Deaf AFC footballers eye European glory as they jet off on tour

  08-02-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Players from Sunderland Deaf AFC are hoping they can make an impact on the European stage and give the region something to cheer about
  
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• Picasso-inspired dance show wows audiences at Newcastle's Theatre Royal

  08-02-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  UK contemporary dance powerhouse, Rambert, brought two new pieces to Newcastle - with a Jesmond lad the star of the show
  
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• Which is better? Hyundai Tucson v Nissan Qashqai v Renault Kadjar

  08-02-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Whoever would have thought that a shootout between three crossover SUVs could one day become a squabble over bragging rights at the very top of the car market?
  
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• What can be done to make Newcastle more accessible for people with disabilities?

  08-02-2016 13:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dianne Cowen, from Disability North, said disabled people still struggle to get around because of poorly-designed streets and infrastructure
  
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• Parents 'hopeful' they can save Sunderland High School from closure

  08-02-2016 13:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland High School announced it would close at the end of the academic year due to falling pupil numbers but parents hope they intervene
  
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• Tragic Lemington teenager Michael's Quinn's family and friends celebrate his 16th birthday

  08-02-2016 12:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Special Newcastle party held to mark what would have been the 16th birthday of Lemington schoolboy Michael Quinn
  
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• Tragic Lemington teenager Michael Quinn's family and friends celebrate his 16th birthday

  08-02-2016 12:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Special Newcastle party held to mark what would have been the 16th birthday of Lemington schoolboy Michael Quinn
  
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• 'Sick to death' of Northumberland Street - readers back proposals to ban chugging

  08-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council hopes to use new powers to outlaw begging, chugging and the use of legal highs in public places
  
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• Newcastle anti-racism march planned as campaigners mount response to 'neo-Nazi' group

  08-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stand Up to Racism say members were outraged by right-wing National Action's pro-Hitler demonstration in the city last month
  
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• Durham army veteran who went blind while driving says he owes life to charity

  08-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former gunner driver David Canston, 61, will compete in his 19th major athletic event for Blind Veterans UK since losing 90% of his vision
  
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• Missing Sunderland woman Janet Davis found safe and well

  08-02-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Janet Davis, 65, went missing in Stockton Road, in Ryhope, Sunderland, on January 28 but she has since been found safe and well
  
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• Pancake Day: See our gallery and send photos of your pancake selfies, triumphs & disasters!

  08-02-2016 11:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Whether you are cooking, eating or flipping them, we want to see your photos and video fun
  
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• Car review: Skoda Octavia vRS

  08-02-2016 11:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hot hatch – and estate – now comes with all-wheel drive. It ain’t cheap, but is it worthwhile?
  
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• Today is the first day of the Year of the Monkey

  08-02-2016 10:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The week-long holiday, known as the Spring Festival in China, is focused on family reunion, and is a time when students and migrant workers return to their home towns.
  
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• Storm Imogen hits Britain with 100mph winds leaving roads closed and rail delays

  08-02-2016 09:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gales and heavy rain have forced road closures and delays to rail services, with airports warning flights may be disrupted.
  
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• The cost of cuts: Newcastle crime spike blamed on 'Tory austerity' and slashing of budgets

  08-02-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors say the rise in violent crime and sex offences is down to widespread Government cuts pressurising police forces
  
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• The morning news headlines: David Cameron to urge 'wholesale reform' in prison system; Boris Johnson questions David Cameron's deal with European Union over reforms

  08-02-2016 09:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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• Blaydon MP 'deeply concerned' over future of mental health beds in Gateshead and Newcastle - ChronicleLive

  08-02-2016 08:46 via
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  Blaydon MP 'deeply concerned' over future of mental health beds in Gateshead and Newcastle
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  An MP is “deeply concerned” about plans that could see mental health beds transferred from Gateshead and Newcastle. Dave Anderson , Labour MP for Blaydon, said moving mental health adult inpatient services away from Tyneside could “delay and ...
  

• Newcastle's Royal Grammar School receives glowing praise from inspectors

  08-02-2016 08:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Overall achievement at the historic Jesmond school is rated as 'exceptional', placing it among the top 10% in the country
  
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• Blaydon MP 'deeply concerned' over future of mental health beds in Gateshead and Newcastle

  08-02-2016 08:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dave Anderson criticised plans, currently under consultation, that could see services at the likes of St Nicholas Hospital moved further away
  
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• Gateshead 1 AFC Fylde 0: Full report and reaction - Blackpool Gazette

  08-02-2016 08:07 via
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  Gateshead 1 AFC Fylde 0: Full report and reaction
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  In a third-round tie of few clear-cut chances on Tyneside, Bowman scored the winner from close range after Rob Ramshaw's cut-back was deflected into the striker's path. Fylde's best chances at Gateshead International Stadium came in the first half as ...
  

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