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• REVIEW: John Grant - Gateshead Sage - Hartlepool Mail

  11-02-2016 23:25 via
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  REVIEW: John Grant - Gateshead Sage
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  Confessional singer songwriter John Grant showcased his sonorous voice in yet another sold out Sage performance. The American performer has been a regular visitor to the sumptous Gateshead venue in recent years, this time promotiing his latest album ...
  

• Northumbria Police suspended from Government stop and search scheme

  11-02-2016 21:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East force was criticised for lack of transparency and understanding by inspectors
  
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• Man United 0-2 Newcastle: A rare Old Trafford win for the Magpies on this day in 1972

  11-02-2016 21:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One week after losing to non-league Hereford in the FA Cup, Newcastle United earned a stunning victory at Old Trafford
  
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• North East academic claims benefits cut to families whose children play truant aimed at poor

  11-02-2016 21:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Northumbria University professor has attacked the plan as hard-line and discriminatory against the likes of single parent families
  
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• Sunderland sack Adam Johnson after he pleaded guilty to grooming and sexual activity with a child

  11-02-2016 21:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The news comes just hours after sportswear giant Adidas has terminated its contract with Adam Johnson in light of the admissions made in court
  
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• North East junior doctors 'cannot' accept Government contract imposed by Jeremy Hunt

  11-02-2016 20:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The BMA say they will continue to fight against a new contract set to be enforced by the government
  
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• Minister visits Newcastle developers of a new app for patients with rare liver disease

  11-02-2016 20:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Freeman, Minister for Life Sciences, was at the Biomedical Research Centre to view the technology created by university experts
  
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• Paedophile hunters Dark Justice threatened with revenge by Dunston pervert's brother

  11-02-2016 20:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The brother of a Dunston man caught in an online sting by Dark Justice sent email's to the group threatening revenge
  
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• Investigation launched at County Durham jail after mother commits suicide in cell

  11-02-2016 19:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The mum, who was jailed last July, was found hanged in her County Durham cell - six days after giving birth
  
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• Walker football coach who discovered Paul Gascoigne and the Ameobi brothers is honoured

  11-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brian Clark, dubbed the '£28m scout' for his keen eye in spotting footballing talent, has been recognised for his community work
  
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• Newcastle hardman Stephen Sayers' pays tribute after his beloved 'auntie' passes away

  11-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reformed hardman Stephen Sayers pays tribute to Muriel Donnelly, from Elswick, who has died 11 years after a car accident
  
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• Cramlington takeaway fined after using fake ingredients on its menu

  11-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ace Pizza, in Cramlington, was fined £2,000 after owners admitted passing off fake cheese and ham as the real thing
  
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• Britain has acquired brakes that it cannot pull and red cards that aren't red at all

  11-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham University's Thom Brooks on why David Cameron's European negotiations were all about him - and have missed the target
  
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• Blyth boy who collapsed with same condition as Fabrice Muamba working to save lives of others

  11-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Schoolboy Cole Taylor, seven, is hoping to help others after teaming up with a charity to get life-saving machines put into schools
  
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• Trade Union bill: What will it do and why are people angry?

  11-02-2016 19:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Union campaigners gathered by Newcastle's Monument on Thursday to oppose this new legislation, but what exactly is proposed?
  
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• North East MEP claims Trade Union bill 'more radical than anything Thatcher proposed'

  11-02-2016 19:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jude Kirton-Darling MEP was speaking at a Love Unions event organised by the TUC, in Newcastle, to oppose the proposed law
  
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• County Durham man flown to hospital after severely injuring his leg with angle grinder

  11-02-2016 19:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man in his 60s suffered a serious leg injury while using an angle grinder and the Great North Air Ambulance was called to treat him
  
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• First look at how Richardson Road student flats will look after £75m re-build

  11-02-2016 19:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle University is ploughing on with plans to replace student accommodation after loan from European Investment Bank
  
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• Gateshead organic food startup set to spring into action - Bdaily

  11-02-2016 17:45 via
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  Gateshead organic food startup set to spring into action
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  Gateshead-based small business owner Laura Burlison is taking her organic food business to the next level with the opening of a new store in High Spen. Laura launched the startup three years ago, when she began delivering organic produce boxes with ...
  

• Sunderland AFC lost to QPR and Bradford in a 'week from hell' one year ago this week

  11-02-2016 17:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The pressure was piled on Sunderland boss Gus Poyet after two demoralising defeats in the space of five days
  
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• Multi-million Nitro Circus prepares for Gateshead - The Northern Echo (registration)

  11-02-2016 17:28 via
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  Multi-million Nitro Circus prepares for Gateshead
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  Stunt motorcyclists fly through the air at the Nitro Circus in the Glasgow Hydro. Picture: Colin Templeton. The Northern Echo: Photograph of the Author. Viv Hardwick / / Ents & Lifestyle. Share. 0 comments. Multi-million Nitro Circus prepares for ...and more »
  

• The Voice: Hartlepool's Rick Snowdon puts huge weight loss down to musical ambitions

  11-02-2016 17:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Twenty-nine-year old singer Rick shed 13 stone in less than two years after realising his love for performing live
  
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• Durham University paid bosses £511k - one of the highest in the country

  11-02-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Research by the University and College Union found Durham's salary packages for its vice-chancellors in 2014/15 was the second highest
  
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• County Durham couple build wall covering neighbours' windows - do you know the outcome?

  11-02-2016 16:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Old BBC report from Dipton raises question of what happened next in extreme dispute from 50 years ago
  
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• Striking images reveal the brutal reality of Newcastle life in the 1960s and '70s

  11-02-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The striking images were taken over two years by photographer Nick Hedges, who captured what life was like for many families
  
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• Northumbria Police chief vows to improve after report highlights shortcomings

  11-02-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police Chief Constable Steve Ashman says force has improved since Legitimacy inspection last spring
  
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• Grey Street, Newcastle, as it never was: An artist's impression from 1831

  11-02-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle's Grey Street is generally regarded as one of the finest in Britain, but it could have looked rather different
  
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• First Dates star Georgia Graham keeps fingers crossed for Valentine's Day Johnny Depp look-a-like

  11-02-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  PR worker Georgia, from Wallsend, is helping to ensure romance is in the air for Newcastle shoppers ahead of February 14
  
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• Consett Magistrates' Court and Morpeth County Court to close by the end of the year

  11-02-2016 16:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government announced the two court buildings will be closed as part of a drive to cut costs
  
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• Valentine's Day 2016: Ten readers share their romantic 'How We Met' stories

  11-02-2016 15:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From coincidental reunions to introductions at a funeral, readers share how they met their significant other - and we'd love to hear your stories too!
  
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• Police hunt for Wallsend flasher who exposed himself to two young girls

  11-02-2016 15:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man exposed himself to two 12-year-old girls between 8.15am and 8.19am on Wednesday, February 10, in Saint Peter's Road, Wallsend
  
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• First drive: 2016 Suzuki Swift 4x4

  11-02-2016 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Upgraded all-wheel drive Swift takes on our mean streets
  
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• Back to the drawing board for flawed snooping law plans

  11-02-2016 15:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government has not yet made out a conclusive case for new powers to compel internet firms to store records relating to people's web and social media use.
  
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• Alan Shearer recruits Match of the Day pundits to back Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

  11-02-2016 15:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alan Shearer signs up Gary Lineker and Ian Wright to Widnes Vikings' new campaign for former Newcastle United boss Sir Bobby Robson
  
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• Jeremy Hunt to impose a contract on junior doctors

  11-02-2016 14:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said: "This is a cynical move by Jeremy Hunt and a disaster for NHS industrial relations. It's proof the Government regards the views of hardworking NHS staff as worthless.
  
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• South Tyneside Council bosses rubber stamp council tax hike in face of further cuts

  11-02-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cash-strapped authority is warning services in South Tyneside will have to be cut as they look to save £14m from the budget
  
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• Much-loved Whitley Bay butcher Charlie Nicholson dies aged 91

  11-02-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charlie Nicholson worked at C Nicholson and Son Butchers in Whitley Bay for over 70 years he started delivering meat on his bicycle as a youngster
  
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• Medomsley fire: Family reveal how they tried to save victim Valerie Merritt

  11-02-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Son-in-law Michael Morton told of how he tried to rescue Valerie from the inferno but was beaten back by the flames
  
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• Medomsley fire: Family reveal how they tried to save victim Valerie Merrith

  11-02-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Son-in-law Michael Morton told of how he tried to rescue Valerie from the inferno but was beaten back by the flames
  
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• Keith Rochester looks set to be taken out of intensive care after fighting for his life in Cuba

  11-02-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Keith, of Houghton-le-Spring, suffered pancreatitis when on holiday and his heart stopped during surgery and had to be revived
  
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• Ashes To Go: North East religious leaders hit the streets of Sunderland

  11-02-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bishops in the North East used Ash Wednesday to reach out to those who had grown away from the church or never participated using Ashes To Go
  
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• Are the police being left behind in the fight against cyber-crime?

  11-02-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East businessman Graham Robb on how he was targeted by cyber thieves - and how his bank's response was better than the police's
  
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• New Hyundai i20 orders open in March

  11-02-2016 14:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  March debut for off-road-inspired i20 variant
  
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• Adam Johnson 'should be sacked', say victim support groups, as he is left out of Sunderland squad

  11-02-2016 13:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A charity has called for the ex-England footballer to be axed from the Stadium of Light after he admitted kissing and grooming a schoolgirl
  
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• Geordie Shore's fifth birthday: Old and new cast members party but where's Vicky Pattison?

  11-02-2016 12:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's hard to believe it was in 2011 when Geordie Shore first burst onto MTV, making stars of Charlotte Crosby, Gaz Beadle and Holly Hagan
  
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• Whitley Bay Premier Inn could open near Spanish City Dome if plans are given the go-ahead

  11-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The controversial scheme is due to be discussed by a North Tyneside Council's planning committee on Tuesday
  
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• New Raoul Moat book gets inside the mind of the notorious North East killer

  11-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Writer Andrew Hankinson recounts the last nine days of Raoul Moat's life using the killer's own words
  
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• Adam Johnson trial: What happens next in child sex trial of Sunderland footballer?

  11-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Black Cats winger, 28, pleaded guilty to kissing and grooming a schoolgirl but will stand trial on two further child sex charges
  
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• Man dies after being hit by a train at Langley Moor in County Durham

  11-02-2016 11:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the East Coast Mainline in County Durham at 10pm on Wednesday and the body of a 64-year-old man was discovered
  
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• Newly released IS video shows 'British boy blowing up prisoners'

  11-02-2016 09:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This is the second IS propaganda film believed to show the youngster, who has been identified as the son of Muslim extremist Grace "Khadija" Dare from Lewisham, south-east London
  
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