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• Ex on the Beach 4: Emotions run high for Scotty T and ex Ashleigh in series finale

  08-03-2016 23:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After both moving on, the former couple were sent on a trip down memory lane which rekindled old feelings and sent tears flowing
  
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• Altrincham 2 Gateshead 3 - BBC Sport

  08-03-2016 23:07
  Altrincham 2 Gateshead 3
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  Altrincham's winless National League run stretched to seven matches as Danny Johnson scored twice to seal victory for Gateshead. Johnson put the Heed ahead with a close-range finish but the hosts levelled when Marcus Holness converted Josh Ginnelly's ...
  

• Tories accused of 'fixing' next election as thousands in Newcastle fall off electoral register

  08-03-2016 23:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Figures in the House of Commons Library found that thousands of people have slipped through the cracks due to boundary changes
  
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• Newcastle 4-3 Nottingham Forest: An infamous FA Cup match on this day in 1974

  08-03-2016 22:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United roared back from behind to win after a pitch invasion at St James' Park, before the FA declared the result void
  
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• Durham man arrested after Liverpool Mayor 'received abusive phone call' following rally

  08-03-2016 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 41-year-old from Bishop Auckland was questioned after Joe Anderson allegedly received the call after a far-right rally in Liverpool
  
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• North Shields artist Victor Noble Rainbird gets memorial gravestone 80 years after death

  08-03-2016 20:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A memorial service also held in the town to celebrate the life and work of Rainbird, who served with the Northumberland Fusiliers
  
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• Watch CCTV allegedly showing murder suspects on a motorbike on night of Tipu Sultan shooting

  08-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Camera footage allegedly captured suspects on motorbike before and after the killing of takeaway boss Tipu Sultan in South Shields
  
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• Tipu Sultan murder accused says he thought he was just taking co-defendant to the shop

  08-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Mullen says there have been threats to his life after he named Michael McDougall as the man he says is responsible for South Shields shooting
  
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• Npower crisis: Why one Northumberland customer joined mass exodus of energy firm

  08-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Natalie Morrison said the energy company, which made a loss of £48m last year, was a 'joke' over the way it handled a complaint
  
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• Northern Powerhouse transport report - What's in it for the North East?

  08-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Major transport proposals for the North East have been put forward in a report outlining improvements to help boost the North
  
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• New community market to open at Whitley Bay Metro station after council approves plans

  08-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Proceeds will be put back into community projects or charities - and organisers say it is not designed to compete with Tynemouth's market
  
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• Meet the 'Dominion Geordies' who spent World War One fighting for other countries

  08-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Volunteers are researching the lives of North East men and women who emigrated and returned to fight with armies of their adopted countries
  
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• Foreign tourists are missing a treat by not coming to the North East says David Cameron

  08-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East attracts nine million tourists a year - but many who come to the UK are missing out on its outstanding beauty
  
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• Fears of obesity 'timebomb' as Newcastle pupil clocks 15st - the heaviest in the North East

  08-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Warning issued that primary school children are facing an obesity timebomb as public health funding in North East is slashed
  
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• Durham mum-of-two slashed down the face as she opens door late at night

  08-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vicky Bowes, 27, was home alone in Peterlee when an attacker sliced her cheek with a sharp object after knocking on the door
  
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• 'No winners' in Sunderland CEO Margaret Byrne's resignation

  08-03-2016 18:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After days of speculation SAFC boss Margaret Byrne resigned from the club under mounting pressure following the conviction of Adam Johnson
  
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• 2016 Audi Q7 prices start from £70,000

  08-03-2016 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Full-size performance SUV here by Christmas with a £70k price tag
  
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• Listen to Elswick woman's 999 call to the fire service as her home goes up in flames

  08-03-2016 17:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charelle Kane was upstairs sleeping as her house filled with smoke from a lit cigarette. She called 999 and was rescued by firefighters - WARNING some readers may find this video upsetting
  
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• Margaret Byrne resigns as Sunderland chief executive after admitting Adam Johnson 'mistake'

  08-03-2016 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In a statement released on Tuesday, Ms Byrne said she made a serious error by allowing Johnson to continue to play for the Black Cats
  
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• Sunderland chief executive Margaret Byrne resigns in wake of Adam Johnson case

  08-03-2016 16:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Margaret Byrne said decision to allow player to continue to represent club after he was charged was "a serious mistake"
  
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• Listen to the views of Newcastle United fans as pressure mounts on Steve McClaren

  08-03-2016 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  People on Northumberland Street in Newcastle give their views on who, if anybody, should take over the reins at St James' Park
  
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• Your charity news in the North East: Two sponsored walks, a fundraising award and money raised for children's football club

  08-03-2016 16:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  for week beginning February 29 includes South Shields, Blaydon, Tynemouth, Newbiggin, West Moor and Sunderland
  
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• Will North East stargazers be able to see the Northern Lights again this week?

  08-03-2016 16:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East was blessed with a dazzling display of the aurora borealis on Sunday with north Northumberland receiving a second show on Monday
  
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• 'Tears of relief' after bulldog taken from Gateshead animal shelter is found safe and well - ChronicleLive

  08-03-2016 16:31
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  'Tears of relief' after bulldog taken from Gateshead animal shelter is found safe and well
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  The manager of a Gateshead animal shelter has spoken of her “tears of relief” after a dog taken by a volunteer walker was found safe and well. Copper, an American bulldog, went missing on Friday after a man left with him from Brysons Animal Refuge on ...
  

• 'Tears of relief' after bulldog taken from Gateshead animal shelter is found safe and well

  08-03-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are still searching for the volunteer walker who left Brysons Animal Refuge with American bulldog Copper at around 1:30pm on Friday, March 4
  
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• Junior doctors strike: Hundreds of operations and appointments cancelled at North East hospitals

  08-03-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The latest in a series of ongoing strikes by junior doctors gets underway at 8am on Wednesday bringing disruption to hospitals across the region
  
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• Get Carter, the classic North East gangster film, was released 45 years ago

  08-03-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Caine starred in the movie which shows gritty early-1970s Tyneside at a time of great physical change
  
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• Figures show instances of violence against North East NHS staff are going unreported

  08-03-2016 16:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 40% of staff at Newcastle NHS Trust said neither they or a colleague reported violence they experienced in 2015
  
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• Gateshead Western Bypass roadworks to finish this summer after almost two years of queues - ChronicleLive

  08-03-2016 15:37
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  Gateshead Western Bypass roadworks to finish this summer after almost two years of queues
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  Roadworks to create a third lane on the A1 Western bypass putting a stop to nightmare traffic jams will be completed by June, it has been announced. Transport minister Andrew Jones MP visited the site between Coal House and the Metrocentre which has ...
  

• Gateshead Western Bypass roadworks to finish this summer after almost two years of queues

  08-03-2016 15:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A third lane is being added to the A1 Western Bypass in the £61m improvement project which began in September last year
  
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• Police investigating after Sunderland teenager was inappropriately touched

  08-03-2016 15:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old girl was allegedly touched inappropriately over her clothing by a man in Sunderland, police say
  
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• Rut near County Durham family's fatal crash should have been repaired - an inquest has heard

  08-03-2016 15:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Five members of the Cockburn family from Chester-le-Street died on the A18 in Lincolnshire following a crash in April 2013
  
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• First drive: BMW 740Ld xDrive

  08-03-2016 14:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 7 Series gets four-wheel drive for the first time in Britain, giving the flagship even more usability
  
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• Cosy Crow Café In Gateshead Gives Pensioners Food That Would Have Been Landfill - Huffington Post UK

  08-03-2016 14:41
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  Cosy Crow Café In Gateshead Gives Pensioners Food That Would Have Been Landfill
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  Pensioners are going to be given food that was destined for the landfill, at a groundbreaking café aiming to tackle a malnutrition crisis among older people. The café in Gateshead, near Newcastle, opened this month in response to fears that local ...
  

• Cowgate roundabout: Work finally due to come to an end on Newcastle junction

  08-03-2016 14:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drivers warned of more misery as work on the Newcastle roundabout finally has an end in sight
  
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• Under-threat Bill Quay Farm in Gateshead given new hope after cash donations - ChronicleLive

  08-03-2016 14:30
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  Under-threat Bill Quay Farm in Gateshead given new hope after cash donations
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  Workers at an urban farm facing the chop as cash ran short have been given new hope after supporters dug deep to save it. Thousands of pounds have now been raised to keep Bill Quay Farm in Gateshead open after a lack of funding threatened its future.
  

• Under-threat Bill Quay Farm in Gateshead given new hope after cash donations

  08-03-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Gateshead attraction was faced with possible closure due to a lack of funds, but big-hearted volunteers dug deep to help out
  
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• Newcastle mum's plea for more organ donors as figures show fall in numbers

  08-03-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More people are needed to sign the NHS Organ Donor Register amid concerns that North East patients are dying while waiting for a transplant
  
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• Geordie Shore's Nathan Henry copies Kim Kardashian's naked selfie

  08-03-2016 13:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nathan, who came out as gay during the last series of Geordie Shore, imitated Kim Karshashian's selfie in an Instagram post
  
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• Central Metro Station to be closed for three days as part on renovation work

  08-03-2016 13:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle city centre station will be closed this Thursday at 8pm as part of a £6m modernisation project
  
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• Northumbria Police vow to pursue all involved in Sunderland shooting probe

  08-03-2016 13:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A house was shot in Sunderland which has led on to 21 people being arrested in connection with an ongoing feud
  
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• 'Get a grip' and other things you're saying about the idea that heading the ball is a danger to kids

  08-03-2016 12:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chronicle readers were not impressed with the idea that children should be told not to head footballs due to head injury fears
  
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• Hairy Biker Si King reveals 'losing weight helped me survive brain bleed'

  08-03-2016 12:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The motorcycling TV chef suffered a brain aneurysm in March 2014 and is backing an NHS campaign for the over-40s to live a healthier lifestyle
  
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• Brian Johnson - AC/DC's multi-millionaire, platinum-selling rock star from Dunston

  08-03-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As the 68-year-old AC/DC singer is told by doctors to stop performing or risk total deafness, we recall his early days
  
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• Swimming: Gateshead and Whickham Amateur Swimming Club twin sisters in double gold success - ChronicleLive

  08-03-2016 12:27
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  Swimming: Gateshead and Whickham Amateur Swimming Club twin sisters in double gold success
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  Report from Club Chairman Andy Strickland: "Twin sisters, Jessica and Laura Cottee, both celebrated gold medal performances at the Northumberland and Durham Swimming Championships. The twins are members of Gateshead and Whickham ASC and ...
  

• Watch aurora reappear in North East in awesome film from near Blyth last night

  08-03-2016 12:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After the big show of Northern Lights at the weekend the predictions of more came true for those in South East Northumberland
  
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• Watch aurora appear in North East in awesome film from near Blyth

  08-03-2016 12:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After the big show of Northern Lights at the weekend the predictions of more came true for some in South East Northumberland
  
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• Denise Welch showcases impressive weight loss with underwear selfie

  08-03-2016 12:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East actress and brand ambassador for Lighter Life, showed her weight loss journey by posting before and after shots
  
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• Ford Fiesta ST200 goes on sale in the UK

  08-03-2016 11:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hotter ST unveiled at Geneva will be the last of the current generation of Fiesta ST models.
  
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• Teenager arrested over suspected Gateshead church hall arson attack - ChronicleLive

  08-03-2016 10:57
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  Teenager arrested over suspected Gateshead church hall arson attack
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  A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire ripped through a Gateshead church hall. St Paul's Church, in Winlaton, was engulfed by flames as almost 40 firefighters battled the blaze which broke out at around 5.50am on February 23.
  

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