Gateshead news

• Two County Durham men arrested after fire engulfs two homes and a barbers shop

  12-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Fire Service say the barber shop roof collapsed but that everyone has been accounted for following the fire at 9.40am on Friday
  
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• North East criminals jailed: 19 offenders who were locked up in January

  12-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We've pulled together a collection of North East offenders who were convicted and jailed at courts throughout January 2016
  
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• Men, be brave and stand strong next to those petrol station flowers you've bought her

  12-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Carrie Armstrong says it's time we gave ourselves a break from the pressure of being the perfect Valentine
  
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• Live like a king in Northumberland's Bamburgh Castle - for just £625 per month

  12-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Take a look around the apartment which you can rent in the world famous Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland
  
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• Blyth takeaway goes from zero-rated to top marks in just four months

  12-02-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Quality Pizza, on Waterloo Road, was handed the worst score possible before new owners came in
  
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• Trial hears Adam Johnson googled the age of consent after car park encounter with teenager

  12-02-2016 17:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ex-Sunderland winger is on trial in Bradford Crown Court where he faces two counts of sexual activity with a child
  
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• Gateshead drivers warned as stretch of the A1 will be closed from 8pm tonight - ChronicleLive

  12-02-2016 17:08 via
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  Gateshead drivers warned as stretch of the A1 will be closed from 8pm tonight
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  Motorists are warned to expect delays as a new bridge is put into place on the A1 on Friday night. The A1 will be closed between junction 68 (Lobley Hill) and junction 69 (Gateshead Quays) between 8pm on Friday and 9am on Saturday morning to install a ...
  

• Ant and Dec asked by Queen to host her 90th birthday bash

  12-02-2016 17:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Presenters Ant and Dec will host the horse-themed show in the grounds of Windsor Castle in May
  
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• Gateshead drivers warned as stretch of the A1 will be closed from 8pm tonight

  12-02-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The route through Gateshead will be closed between junction 68 and 69 until 9am on Saturday as a new footbridge is installed
  
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• Red House Farm man admits leaving stranger in a coma in one-punch city centre attack

  12-02-2016 16:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steve Willey was standing at a bus-stop in Newcastle when Nicholas Graham felled him with one blow, causing devastating head injuries
  
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• Gateshead school girls raise hundreds with 'fun raiser' in aid of Kian Musgrove - ChronicleLive

  12-02-2016 16:32 via
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  Gateshead school girls raise hundreds with 'fun raiser' in aid of Kian Musgrove
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  Two Gateshead school girls put on their dancing shoes to help raise hundreds to help a cancer-stricken youngster. Sisters Ellie and Abbie Carruthers were so moved on hearing the story of Kian Musgrove, a three-year-old battling neuroblastoma an ...
  

• Whitburn pupil bags £12,000 worth of play equipment for Marsden Primary School

  12-02-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Play Fitness, a South Shields firm, asked children to invent a piece of play equipment and Charlie Begg, nine, came up with a winning design
  
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• Gateshead school girls raise hundreds with 'fun raiser' in aid of Kian Musgrove

  12-02-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Gateshead sisters, along with their dance teacher, hosted a 'fun raiser' for Kian Musgrove and raised £600
  
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• Fourth Newcastle Facebook fraudster admits his part in scam involving up to 160 victims

  12-02-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jordan Sproson, from Kingston Park, made more than £700 by selling non-existent event tickets on Facebook to eight victims
  
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• Former Olympian Craig Heap runs a masterclass for Prudhoe school pupils in Benfield

  12-02-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Olympic gymnastics team captain Craig Heap spent a morning with girls from Prudhoe High School
  
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• Durham County Council seize Nike trainers in crackdown on suspected fake clothes racket

  12-02-2016 16:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Raids on homes in County Durham found 150 items of suspected fake clothing including 45 pairs of Nike trainers
  
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• Gateshead pharma firm raises £32m with placing on alternative stock exchange - ChronicleLive

  12-02-2016 16:11 via
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  Gateshead pharma firm raises £32m with placing on alternative stock exchange
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  A Gateshead pharmaceutical firm is set for major growth after raising more than £30m as it seeks to bring two new drugs to the market. Shield Therapeutics has raised £32.5m with a share placing on the AIM exchange, with the possibility it could raise a ...and more »
  

• Bede's World visitor attraction in Jarrow closes due to cash problems

  12-02-2016 15:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Famous South Tyneside visitor attraction Bede's World closed on Friday after being deemed no longer financially viable
  
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• Bede’s World in Jarrow: Question mark over the future of major visitor attraction

  12-02-2016 15:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bede's World in Jarrow closed it doors on Friday amid ongoing speculation over its long-term future
  
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• Shamed ex-Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson 'abused position in society'

  12-02-2016 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ex-Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson is on trial accused of sexual activity with a girl under the age of 16
  
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• The Graham Norton Show: Ant and Dec and Little Mix stage a North East takeover

  12-02-2016 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie duo and the South Shields-heavy girl band join Oscar winning actress Julianne Moore and Rebel Wilson on the sofa
  
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• Car review: 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan

  12-02-2016 15:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The original Tiguan was a huge success. But the Mk2 model has its sights set on even bigger and better things…
  
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• Valentine's Day 2016: Readers share their romantic 'How We Met' stories

  12-02-2016 14:45 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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• Whitley Bay to get new Aldi in summer while plans for two more discount stores await approval

  12-02-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If proposals are given the go-ahead on Tuesday, a Lidl could be built in Killingworth while an Aldi could set up shop in Longbenton
  
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• Northumberland schoolboy's life changes forever as he hears fully for the first time

  12-02-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Surgeons at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital have helped transform the life of 15 year old Joey Mains by helping him hear fully for the first time
  
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• Lane7 bowling alley in Newcastle is on the search for knockout new head chef

  12-02-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Job opening at Lane7 bowling alley follows decision by star of the kitchen Chris Finnigan to return to his classic cookery roots
  
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• Three men appear in court after alleged brawl in Newcastle street

  12-02-2016 14:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gulraiz Din, Maroof Din and Zaroob Hussain were in the dock charged with a range of offences, including violent disorder and possessing weapons
  
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• East Coast Mainline closed after man hit by a train near Berwick

  12-02-2016 13:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The line was closed between Newcastle and Edinburgh for almost three hours after a Tweedmouth man was hit by a train
  
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• PREVIEW: Dover Athletic v Gateshead (Saturday, 3pm) - Dover Express

  12-02-2016 13:30 via
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  PREVIEW: Dover Athletic v Gateshead (Saturday, 3pm)
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  DOVER ATHLETIC aim for a return to the top five in the National League when they take on Gateshead this weekend and one of their strikers is finally back from suspension. Stefan Payne - who was red carded against Bromley at the end of December - has ...
  

• When is The Blacklist back on TV? Find out everything you need to know about the show's return

  12-02-2016 13:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Watch the trailer for episode 9 ahead of The Blacklist Season 3 landing back on Sky Living this month following the mid-season break
  
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• County Durham fire engulfs two homes and a barbers shop in Ebchester

  12-02-2016 12:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Fire Service say the barber shop roof has collapsed but that everyone has been accounted for following the fire at 9.40am on Friday
  
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• Last ever Lamborghini Diablo SV will be sold in Birmingham

  12-02-2016 12:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Automotive history will go on sale in Birmingham - but you'll need deep pockets.
  
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• Newcastle restaurant boss banned from being a company director after employing illegal workers

  12-02-2016 12:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Guat Gor Goh, 51, was banned for seven years and handed a fine of £15,000 for the offences at Golden Paragon Ltd on Barrack Road
  
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• Why does Monument Metro station's platform three not display train times?

  12-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Metro passengers who frequent platform three may have noticed that the information board never displays train times, here's why
  
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• Readers give Dark Justice their support after the group received threats from Gateshead man

  12-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Readers took to our Facebook page after Dark Justice was threatened with revenge by the brother of a Dunston man they exposed as a pervert
  
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• Newcastle's political heavyweights line up against £300m funding snub

  12-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Only Northumberland County Council received a share of a £300m fund set up by the Government to help cash-strapped authorities
  
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• Newcastle footwear fans camp out for two nights for launch of limited edition Drake trainers

  12-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On Thursday night fans were already queuing outside End, on Grainger Street, for the limited edition shoes, which go on sale on Saturday
  
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• Metro services between St James and Walkergate suspended this weekend for track replacement

  12-02-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Buses will run between St James and Walkergate while the work, which has been almost three years in planning, takes place
  
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• Heaton primary school pupils hold lantern tribute for local pit disaster victims

  12-02-2016 10:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lantern procession through a Newcastle park marks 200th anniversary of recovery of bodies after Heaton Main Pit disaster
  
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• Souter Lighthouse and The Leas to bring in formal car parking charges for visitors

  12-02-2016 09:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  National Trust says that new car park charges will help fund vital conservation work at the South Tyneside beauty spot
  
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• Walkergate man who subjected transgender woman to vile abuse on Metro is jailed

  12-02-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Nissan worker Alan Barrie shouted hateful slurs at the woman on her way into Newcastle, forcing her to get off the Metro
  
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• Former Tyneside addict fears benefits cuts will make it harder for drug users to transform lives

  12-02-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former addict Daniel Lumley, who was treated in Gateshead, reveals how he was saved by charity under threat by Tory cuts
  
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• MP Sharon Hodgson campaigns to continue printing laws on the skin of dead goats

  12-02-2016 09:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East MP Sharon Hodgson is demanding Parliament continues printing new laws on vellum
  
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• The morning news headlines: World powers work to craft Syria ceasefire; DAvid Cameron to lay out EU reform 'wider agenda' case

  12-02-2016 08:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• North Shields sex brute Daniel Craig bit, stamped and punched woman in terrifying ordeal

  12-02-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Craig's victim was molested in her own bed, stamped on, bitten, repeatedly punched then forced into a cupboard in a shocking attack
  
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• North East news LIVE: County Durham fire and person hit by Newcastle to Edinburgh train

  12-02-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Friday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Gateshead MP demands action to ensure compensation for dying veterans - ChronicleLive

  12-02-2016 07:30 via
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  Gateshead MP demands action to ensure compensation for dying veterans
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  A North East MP is leading calls for the Prime Minister to close a loophole that means dozens of dying ex-servicemen will miss out on compensation. Blaydon MP Dave Anderson led a delegation to 10 Downing Street to hand on a letter urging David Cameron ...
  

• Gateshead MP demands action to ensure compensation for dying veterans

  12-02-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blaydon MP Dave Anderson urges David Cameron to ensure every ex-serviceman with asbestos-related cancer gets compensation
  
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• Angel of the North park and ride: Everything you need to know about the scheme

  12-02-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council hope the £8m park and ride facility will take hundreds of cars off the congested A1 Western Bypass
  
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• Adam Johnson trial LIVE: Updates as Sunderland footballer is tried on two remaining child sex charges

  12-02-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Adam Johnson, 28, from Castle Eden, County Durham, admitted two charges at Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday, but denies two further counts
  
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