Gateshead news

• Ex on the Beach: Scotty T's Celebrity Big Brother love interest Megan McKenna causes fur to fly

  09-02-2016 23:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Just like in the Celebrity Big Brother houses, Essex girl Megan wasted no time in ruffling a few feathers on Ex on the Beach
  
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• Northumbria Police launch appeal to find missing Gosforth man Daniel Chapman

  09-02-2016 22:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Chapman, 35, from Regent Road, Gosforth left his home on Friday and his family say they are concerned for his welfare
  
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• Northumberland town clashes once more in ancient Shrove Tuesday "football" match

  09-02-2016 21:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The parishes of St Paul and St Michael went head to head in the shadows of Alnwick Castle for the town’s peculiar take on football.
  
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• Durham man caught with firearm at Newcastle Airport jailed for five years

  09-02-2016 21:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anthony Mason had no idea he would get a mandatory five-year prison sentence for bringing a stun gun disguised as an iphone back from Bulgaria
  
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• Makers of Tattoo Fixers to arrive in Newcastle to cast for new body transformation show

  09-02-2016 20:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bijoux will once again be the place to be of you want to try out for the new reality show from the team behind Tattoo Fixers and Gogglebox
  
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• North Shields roadworks: Drivers face long delays as improvement scheme is carried out

  09-02-2016 20:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lane restrictions are in place in North Shields, North Tyneside, as a multi million pound road improvement scheme is carried out
  
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• North Shields roadworks: Drivers face long delays

  09-02-2016 20:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lane restrictions are in place as a multimillion pound road improvement scheme is carried out
  
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• Undercover in Qatar: MP witnesses 'modern-day slavery' as country prepares for World Cup 2022

  09-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Lavery, MP for Wansbeck, went on a secret visit to inspect the working conditions that are killing thousands of migrant workers
  
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• South Shields thug jailed for 10 years for head stamping attack that ruined victim's life

  09-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kevin Dunn knocked Mark Morton off his bike in South Shields and repeatedly kicked and stamped on his head, leaving him needing 24 hour care
  
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• North East authorities snubbed by government's £300m council fund

  09-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East politicians demand answers after the region is denied a share of £300m fund to help councils cope
  
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• Meet the Newcastle diplomat who is following in the foosteps of adventurer Gertrude Bell

  09-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Baghdad-based Belinda Lewis visits the Great North Museum exhibition on North East woman Gertrude who helped create Iraq
  
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• Cramlington mum's resting place churned up by gravediggers - and covered over with artificial turf

  09-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The council has been forced to apologise after the well-tended plot at Bedlington Cemetery was ruined, upsetting daughter Shirley Streener
  
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• Two teenagers arrested after £4,000 damage at Gibside House

  09-02-2016 18:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police say two 17-year-olds have been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage
  
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• Political commentator Owen Jones on Jeremy Corbyn and David Miliband and the politics of hope

  09-02-2016 18:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Populist left wing author of Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class brings politics of hope message to the Sage Gateshead
  
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• Asylum seeker pleads guilty to raping man in Sunderland city centre

  09-02-2016 18:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ayoub Khalifa has admitted it was him who raped a male stranger in his early 20s in Sunderland city centre last September
  
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• Suspected loan shark arrested at a property in North Shields

  09-02-2016 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Woman, 46, being questioned following a raid this morning at a property in North Shields
  
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• A1 park and ride near Angel of the North in Gateshead moves a step closer - ChronicleLive

  09-02-2016 18:07
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  A1 park and ride near Angel of the North in Gateshead moves a step closer
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  Traffic on one of the region's busiest roads could be reduced after plans for a park and ride off the A1 moved a step closer. It is hoped that the £8m facility at Eighton Banks, near the Angel of the North in Gateshead , would take hundreds of cars off ...and more »
  

• A1 park and ride near Angel of the North in Gateshead moves a step closer

  09-02-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is hoped the £8m park and ride facility will take hundreds of cars off the congested A1 Western Bypass and slash journey times for commuters
  
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• Hundreds of appointments and operations hit in North East as junior doctors prepare to strike

  09-02-2016 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Junior doctors' strike: North East patients advised to turn up as normal unless they have been informed of changes to hospital appointments
  
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• Labour demands full inquiry to be held over the Battle of Orgreave

  09-02-2016 17:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour is calling for a continuation of the Leveson inquiry into the media, to consider whether police and press covered up historial injustices
  
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• Car review: Lexus RX200t

  09-02-2016 16:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Replace the hybrid power with a turbo petrol engine and what do you have?
  
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• When will the Metro Central Station improvement works be finished?

  09-02-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The work in Newcastle city centre got under way in September but we ask when will the militmillion improvements be complete
  
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• Fly-tipper who dumped rubbish on Durham Heritage Coast is snared by cameras

  09-02-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Forth has been fined for dumping carpet and an air conditioning unit at Warren House Gill in County Durham
  
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• Watch Alan Shearer's verdict on Newcastle United's January transfer activity

  09-02-2016 16:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The legendary Newcastle number 9 was speaking as he launched the Children's Cancer Run for the North of England Children's Cancer Fund
  
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• Star Wars actors to arrive in Gateshead for Metro Unleashed film and comic event - ChronicleLive

  09-02-2016 15:49
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  Star Wars actors to arrive in Gateshead for Metro Unleashed film and comic event
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  Star Wars: The Force Awakens was one of the biggest movies of last year and stars from the film franchise's famous past will be at Gateshead's Lancastrian Suite in June for Comic Con style event Metro Unleashed. Guests at the Sunday, June 26, event are ...
  

• Aston Martin offers free seat on an aerobatic display team for limited edition buyers

  09-02-2016 15:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Only five of the V8 Vantage Blades Edition will be built
  
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• Owners of Newcastle late-night takeaway Happy Chip in court over alleged licence breach

  09-02-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The bosses of the Newcastle shop, stripped of its licence during a row over legal highs, deny continuing to sell hot food into the early hours
  
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• Newcastle past and present picture quiz: Test your knowledge in 12 questions

  09-02-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  12 picture questions to test your knowledge of the great historic, cultural and sporting city of Newcastle
  
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• Watch Welsh artist Nathan Wyburn create a picture of Vicky Pattison using fake tan

  09-02-2016 13:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nathan, who has appeared on Britain's Got Talent, got the chance to present the artwork to Vicky who plans to hang it in her new house
  
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• First drive: Ssangyong Turismo

  09-02-2016 12:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Can a more powerful engine encourage more of us to buy this vast seven-seater?
  
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• War on legal highs: Newcastle councillor calls for new legislation to be implemented now

  09-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As legal high emergencies put a strain on ambulance services, a new law banning so-called legal highs will not come into force until spring
  
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• Sally's legacy: Husband of Sally Allan hopes awareness will help others shrug off demons

  09-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Donations are being made to mental health charities in the name of the caring Northumberland mum, who masked her own problems
  
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• Paw Lane Ends? Great North Snowdogs project causes Metro users to double-take

  09-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyne and Wear Metro raises smiles as it reveals it is to co-present a mass art project which will see a trail of snowdogs left across the region
  
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• A good investment or destroying Newcastle's cultural landscape? Mixed views on student developments

  09-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One in 17 homes in the city centre are now occupied by students - but what does this mean to North East residents?
  
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• Supporters planning Premier League-wide walkout over ticket prices THIS WEEKEND

  09-02-2016 12:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Football Supporters' Federation meeting with fan representatives to coordinate protest
  
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• The best used 4x4s for winter 2016

  09-02-2016 11:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our used vehicle guide to the top 5 4x4s to help you cope with the winter weather
  
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• Death toll rises to eight after train crash in southern Germany

  09-02-2016 11:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  150 injured after two trains crashed head-on into each other next to the Mangfall river in Bad Aibling, Bavaria
  
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• Manhunt for wanted prisoner believed to be hiding out in Newcastle's West End

  09-02-2016 11:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sean Tait, who was jailed for stabbing a Celtic football fan 40 times in 2006, is wanted for breaching the terms of a prison licence
  
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• Gateshead Metro incident: Police release CCTV after woman allegedly threatened - ChronicleLive

  09-02-2016 11:12
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  Gateshead Metro incident: Police release CCTV after woman allegedly threatened
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  Police would like to speak to this man in connection with a woman who was allegedly threatened at a Metro station. A female member of Metro staff had been threatened at Gateshead Stadium Metro station at around 7.25pm on Wednesday, January 6, police ...
  

• Gateshead Metro incident: Police release CCTV after woman allegedly threatened

  09-02-2016 11:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident is alleged to have happened at 7.25pm on Wednesday, January 6, at Gateshead Stadium Metro station
  
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• Four dead and 150 injured in German train crash

  09-02-2016 10:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The collision between two regional trains occurred on a single track near Bad Aibling, in Bavaria, 40 miles south-east of Munich.
  
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• Gateshead council meeting RECAP: Angel of the North park and ride plans approved - ChronicleLive

  09-02-2016 10:31
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  Gateshead council meeting RECAP: Angel of the North park and ride plans approved
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  Gateshead Council's cabinet is due to start soon, with some interesting proposals up for discussion. Devolution, a 300-space car park under the Angel of the North and new facilities for a football team are all on Tuesday's cabinet agenda. Council ...and more »
  

• Gateshead council meeting RECAP: Angel of the North park and ride plans approved

  09-02-2016 10:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 300-space car park near the Angel of the North and new facilities for a football team were all on Tuesday's Gateshead Council cabinet agenda
  
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• Gateshead council meeting LIVE: Updates as Angel of the North park and ride plans heard

  09-02-2016 10:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 300-space car park near the Angel of the North and new facilities for a football team are all on Tuesday's Gateshead Council cabinet agenda
  
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• Gateshead council meeting LIVE: Updates as Angel of the North park and ride plans heard - ChronicleLive

  09-02-2016 10:27
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  Gateshead council meeting LIVE: Updates as Angel of the North park and ride plans heard
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  Gateshead Council's cabinet is due to start soon, with some interesting proposals up for discussion. Devolution, a 300-space car park under the Angel of the North and new facilities for a football team are all on Tuesday's cabinet agenda. Council ...and more »
  

• Masked raider on a bike in Sunderland steals cash from delivery driver

  09-02-2016 10:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man wearing a balaclava on a mountain bike grabbed a bag containing cash from a delivery driver in Hendon Close, Sunderland on February 1
  
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• Newcastle City Council chief elected to represent local government in Westminster

  09-02-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said that he was looking forward to working with councillor Nick Forbes in his new role
  
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• More than 11,000 households in the North East to be hit by 'tenant tax'

  09-02-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour hopes to win concessions as Government plans to increase rents for council tenants in homes earning more than £30,000
  
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• Backworth tie-up burglary victim found with sub-machine gun, revolver and ammo

  09-02-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Derek Morgan was attacked, tied up and forced to open his safe but when police came to investigate they found him with deadly weapons
  
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• Why does this Northumberland teen love ties - and why did Alan Shearer lend a helping hand?

  09-02-2016 08:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Hunter's 'My Tie Diary', highlighting mental health issues, received donations from the likes of Shearer and the Duke of Northumberland
  
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