Gateshead news

• The Voice: Sunderland's Melissa Cavanagh bows out with head held high after losing out in Battle Rounds

  05-03-2016 21:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 25 year old former Newcastle College student won't be in the Knockouts after Boy George chose battle partner Vangelis over her
  
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• Scotswood danger driver jailed after causing horrific injuries in head-on Newcastle smash

  05-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scott Kirton was driving nearly double the speed limit on a residential street when he ploughed head-on into another car - then fled the scene on foot
  
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• Newcastle's popular Dance City: 30 years of North East dance in pictures

  05-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle's Dance City opened its doors in 1986. Dancers young and old have flocked there over the last 30 years
  
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• Missing Gosforth man Daniel Chapman's mum talks of her grief after he is found dead

  05-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Susan Dawson, of Hadston in Northumberland, opens her heart after Daniel was discovered in a canal in London
  
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• Meet the North East campaigner on a mission to keep the UK in the European Union

  05-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stronger in Europe campaigner Jessie Joe Jacobs may sound more like a country and western singer - but she wants to strike a chord with the North
  
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• Gosforth mum meets Gary Barlow after he inspired her to lose weight during family holiday

  05-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Slimmed down Victoria Garnett met her Take That idol who said she was beautiful after she went on a healthy eating plan just like him
  
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• Footage emerges showing Newcastle rooftop trespassers allegedly hurling missiles at police

  05-03-2016 17:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police were called to a building near to Newcastle General Hospital after reports of people being on the roof
  
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• Watch Alan Shearer clean out an opponent after being nutmegged in a charity match

  05-03-2016 17:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle United legend had played 12 hours in arctic conditions on Friday when a cheeky opponent stuck the ball through his legs
  
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• Your happy Mother's Day photos of hugs & snuggles in Newcastle and the North East

  05-03-2016 16:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A cosy-up with your mum is special at any age as you can see in this gallery full of our lovely readers from Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Northumberland & County Durham
  
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• Watch amazing timelapse footage of aurora at Holy Island in Northumberland

  05-03-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Scott got great shots of the aurora over Holy Island while shooting off the Northumberland coast
           
  
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• Durham sisters form the UK's first all-girls sibling motor racing team

  05-03-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The youngest of the sisters is just eight, but all three are determined to succeed at the highest levels of motorsport
  
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• Ask the Vet: Advice on pet health - Why does my dog constantly sniff and lick?

  05-03-2016 15:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Send your question for veterinary surgeon Rory Thomson of St Clair Veterinary Care in Croft Road, Blyth, using the form below - he will answer selected questions each week
  
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• Hetton paedophile grandfather jailed after TV chat channel sting by Metropolitan Police

  05-03-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Alderson planned to record himself having sex with two young girls, aged eight and 11, but was caught out by police
  
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• Watch ex-HMP Frankland officer explain what life behind bars will be like for Adam Johnson

  05-03-2016 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Frankland prison officer Shaun Gettings believes the shamed star could be isolated from other inmates due to safety fears
  
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• Volunteers help Dudley family after extension for disabled son is abandoned in heart-warming gesture

  05-03-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An army of volunteers worked nights and weekends to bring happiness to disabled Taylor Cryan in an amazing act of kindness
  
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• Former Walbottle biscuit salesman preparing for 25th straight Great North Run

  05-03-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Keith Hall, 75, will complete a quarter of a century of runs to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association
  
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• Sunderland men plead not guilty to murdering dad David Walsh

  05-03-2016 11:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Four men are accused of murdering Sunderland man David Walsh in an alleged attack in the city last November
  
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• North East universities could lose millions through Brexit, an MP has claimed

  05-03-2016 11:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Angela Eagle warned a British exit from the European Union would risk universities losing out on investment
  
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• Thomas Cook apologises to Washington couple after Lanzarote hotel mix-up

  05-03-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The travel agent admitted sending Alan and Gail Lindley to a hotel which was not ABTA-bonded in the resort of Puerto Del Carmen
  
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• Newcastle company helps restore iconic star of 1970s TV series to its former glory

  05-03-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle-based Furniture Clinic was called in to refurbish the interior of the Jaguar XJ-S car from the 70s TV show ahead of a classic car show
  
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• Five members of County Durham family died on stretch of road 'notorious' for accidents

  05-03-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Cockburn family from Chester-le-Street died when their car collided with a lorry on the A18 in Lincolnshire in April 2013
  
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• Ex-Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough captain Stan Anderson celebrates his 82nd birthday

  05-03-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stan was thrown a birthday bash by dozens of the Fairs Club fans and was joined by other fellow heroes of days gone by
  
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• Watch how paedophile Adam Johnson groomed his victim over WhatsApp

  05-03-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The shamed former Sunderland player exchanged 834 messages with his 15-year-old victim in just two months
  
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• Watch how paedophile Adam Johnson groomed his victim over WhatApp

  05-03-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The shamed former Sunderland player exchanged 834 messages with his 15-year-old victim in just two months
  
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• More than 1800 Gateshead residents submit petition to increase Whickham speed limit - ChronicleLive

  05-03-2016 07:30
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  More than 1800 Gateshead residents submit petition to increase Whickham speed limit
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  It's not often residents ask for an increased speed limit but more than 1800 people have called for a 20mph limit in Gateshead to be upped. Whickham residents are urging Gateshead Council to remove a 20mph speed limit that has been put in place ...
  

• More than 1,800 Gateshead residents submit petition to increase Whickham speed limit

  05-03-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council introduced a blanket 20mph speed limit but Whickham residents believe it would be safer if drivers could travel at 30mph
  
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• Adam Johnson: Can a Premier League footballer pick up their career after a fall from grace?

  05-03-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After Adam Johnson's sacking by Sunderland, we look at how other disgraced footballers have tried to resurrect their careers
  
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