Gateshead news

• Newcastle revellers make the most of St Patrick's Day celebrations

  17-03-2016 22:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Centre has been painted green by party goers in honour of the Irish festival St Patrick's Day
  
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• 22 pictures showing how Newcastle revellers made the most of St Patrick's Day

  17-03-2016 22:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Centre has been painted green by party goers in honour of the Irish festival St Patrick's Day
  
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• Police continue to search Whitley Bay cliffs after Samaritans caller 'jumps' from cliffs

  17-03-2016 21:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade and coastguards were stood down after an extensive coastline search on Thursday
  
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• Gateshead won't take Welling United easily, but know they have to go for the three points - ChronicleLive

  17-03-2016 20:34
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  Gateshead won't take Welling United easily, but know they have to go for the three points
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  Gateshead manager Neil Aspin admits nothing less than three points will do for his side against lowly Welling United tomorrow. The second-bottom Wings are winless in the Vanarama National League since October 13, a record stretching back a remarkable ...
  

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• Watch the moment a van gets stuck beneath an old archway in Alnwick

  17-03-2016 20:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 15th century tower is part of Alnwick's town walls and Historic England believes the structure is at risk
  
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• Man charged with death of Newcastle born hotel worker in Lakes town walks free from court

  17-03-2016 20:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gordon Smith, from Newcastle, died on July 1 last year but on Thursday his alleged killer was cleared of manslaughter in Carlisle Crown Court
  
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• Newcastle St Patrick's Day memorial event to Tyneside Irish Brigade

  17-03-2016 19:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds turn out to pay their respects to the Tyneside Irish Brigade which suffered great losses at the Somme
  
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• Why has controversy surrounded Northumberland County Council's proposed HQ move?

  17-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The £40m plan to leave Morpeth's County Hall has been criticised and dubbed a 'vanity project' by opposition councillors
  
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• Watch Barry Sweeney's message to Newcastle and Sunderland fans ahead of the Tyne-Wear derby

  17-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Grieving Barry lost son Liam in the MH17 disaster and hopes the unity shown in the wake of the tragedy continues on Sunday
  
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• Tipu Sultan murder: Detective describes killers as remorseless and disrespectful

  17-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Mullen and Michael McDougall showed no respect, says top cop who brought pair to justice for killing shopkeeper Tipu Sultan
  
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• The Avenue pub site in Whitley Bay could be transformed with set of new homes

  17-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The derelict pub, on the corner of Park Avenue and Brook Gardens, was demolished last year and planners now want to build 12 homes at the site
  
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• Shops across Newcastle found to be selling dodgy cigarettes and booze during Operation Henry

  17-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sniffer dogs find illegal tobacco and alcohol with a street value of £8,500 during shop searches across Newcastle
  
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• North East MP close to victory in 'tampon tax' battle after George Osborne had this to say

  17-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan is ready to take on Chancellor Mr Osborne over VAT on women's sanitary products
  
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• How Newcastle's Newgate Street has become a pillar of the city's economy

  17-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The area surrounding the street has gone from housing a 400-year-old jail to becoming a jewel in Newcastle's entertainment crown
  
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• Blind Benwell pensioner told she is to lose £900 per year to pay for trips and care support

  17-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gwyneth Jones, 82, received a letter from Newcastle City Council saying she will not receive cash for trips 'vital' to her wellbeing
  
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• Auditors find Northumberland County Council acted properly over £40m Ashington move

  17-03-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ernst and Young said Northumberland County Council made 'minor inaccuracies' but were satisfied the HQ move was 'value for money'
  
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• Newcastle vs Sunderland: The 1901 'Good Friday riot' rages at St James' Park

  17-03-2016 19:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  When 70,000 fans descended on 30,000-capacity St James' Park, the match was abandoned and a full-scale riot broke out
  
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• Rothbury road closed for more than three years will reopen within 'weeks'

  17-03-2016 18:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland County Council said the B6344 into Rothbury is set to open 'in the next few weeks' after being closed by a landslip in December 2012
  
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• Read Washington woman Paula Willey's moving words about city centre attack on husband

  17-03-2016 18:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paula Willey tells of the trauma of seeing her husband Stephen Willey left in a coma by a one-punch attacker in Newcastle two days before Christmas
  
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• Washington wife hopes 'raging bull' one-punch thug rots in hell for city centre attack

  17-03-2016 18:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Devoted husband Stephen Willey, attacked at a bus-stop in Newcastle city centre two days before Christmas, remains in a coma as his attacker is jailed
  
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• Pensioner's handbag stolen from community centre in Brunton Park

  17-03-2016 17:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 71-year old was enjoying a game of bowls inside St Aidan’s community centre in Brunton Park when handbag was stolen
  
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• North East devolution deal in doubt as ten MPs call for it to be scrapped

  17-03-2016 17:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ten MPs and union bosses have sent an open letter to council leaders saying the devolution deal should be rejected
  
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• Watch two County Durham men dump air-conditioning unit in Horden countryside

  17-03-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Forth and John Bowes were caught fly-tipping the air conditioning and carpet on Durham County Council's CCTV in Horden
  
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• Newcastle University makes top 10 for student experience in Times Higher Education rankings

  17-03-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The prestigious Times Higher Education rankings were released on Thursday and showed Newcastle University has risen three places
  
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• Newcastle Mayfair hosted the world's biggest band Led Zeppelin on this day 45 years ago

  17-03-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Rolling Stones, The Who, Pink Floyd, as well as Led Zep, were some of the bands appearing in Newcastle in the early 1970s
  
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• Fight outside Newcastle takeaway left teen in hospital with a bleed on the brain

  17-03-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The teenager was found outside a Quayside pub after a fight outside a takeaway in the early hours of Sunday
  
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• Ask the Vet: Advice on pet health - Is it common for guinea pigs to get cysts?

  17-03-2016 16:30 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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• Where should North East patients go if you feel ill - hospital, GP, or walk in centre?

  17-03-2016 15:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We give advice on where North East patients should go to get the most appropriate treatment for their ailments
  
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• Fifteen arrested in Sunderland drug raids as part of police operation

  17-03-2016 15:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A total of 15 people have been arrested in raids across Sunderland as part of a six-month police operation to tackle drug dealing
  
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• Fears growing over the hundreds of patients wrongly turning up at the new £95m Cramlington hospital

  17-03-2016 14:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Health bosses issue warning as A&E services across North Tyneside and Northumberland struggle to cope with high patient volumes
  
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• Take a tour of a Killingworth centre for disabled children's £4m development

  17-03-2016 14:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Percy Hedley foundation's Splash Appeal reached a successful conclusion with the opening of a hydrotherapy pool and residential unit
  
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• Whitley Bay paedophile Steven Oates walks free from court after abusing nine-year-old girl

  17-03-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The terrified young victim's mum relives the moment she was told her daughter had been attacked by the predator
  
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• Magician Paul Daniels and a revealing Q and A session on his early life and times

  17-03-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Daniels was a regular visitor to his native North East. Here, he recalled his early life and times before finding fame
  
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• Council and community to begin consultation on Ponteland schools shake-up in Northumberland

  17-03-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland County Council agreed on Wednesday to consult on a change from a three-tier system to a two-tier schooling system in Ponteland
  
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• Hebburn flat closed after months of anti-social behaviour from nuisance neighbours

  17-03-2016 13:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Closure Order has been imposed on the flat on Collingwood Street, Hebburn after neighbour repeatedly complained about anti-social behaviour
  
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• Wanted fugitive Sean Tait who was on the run for over a month is arrested in Arthur's Hill

  17-03-2016 13:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dad-of-two Sean Tait, 27, was wanted by Northumbria Police for more than a month for allegedly breaching terms of his prison licence
  
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• Strictly star Brendan Cole promises A Night To Remember at Sage Gateshead - ChronicleLive

  17-03-2016 13:04
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  Strictly star Brendan Cole promises A Night To Remember at Sage Gateshead
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  But if he needs inspiration, he only needs to look to his three-year-old daughter Aurelia! “She goes to ballet class with her friends every Thursday. They just skip around but she loves the fact her daddy is on the stage and every time she says `have a ...
  

• Watch police restrain passenger on Newcastle-bound train following incident

  17-03-2016 12:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It took around six police officers more than a minute to resolve the situation on the Newcastle service from Middlesbrough
  
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• 'She's our Angel' and other things you're saying after Gateshead landmark is used in anti-EU stunt - ChronicleLive

  17-03-2016 12:32
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  'She's our Angel' and other things you're saying after Gateshead landmark is used in anti-EU stunt
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  Angel of the North creator Anthony Gormley reacted angrily when his famous sculpture was hijacked for an anti-EU publicity stunt. But its the artist's response itself that has got you riled. We reported on Wednesday how Gormley had fired off a warning ...and more »
  

• 'She's our Angel' and other things you're saying after Gateshead landmark is used in anti-EU stunt

  17-03-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sculptor Antony Gormley sent a legal letter to Vote Leave after the Angel of the North is used as a political advertising board
  
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• Seven-month-old Houghton baby died from essential surgery to try and save her life, inquest hears

  17-03-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Freeman Hospital surgeons were unable to save Freya Hannan, who was born after just 26 weeks and developed both heart and bowel conditions
  
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• Children and vulnerable to feel effects of Durham County Council's £257m budget cuts

  17-03-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cabinet members approved the latest cuts on Wednesday, with free transport for disabled pupils among the things the axe has fallen on
  
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• 31 people dealt with by courts in Newcastle littering and fly-tipping crackdown

  17-03-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council has warned that their Keep it Clean clampdown will continue to tackle littering and fly-tipping
  
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• Tyneside magicians pay tribute to 'massive inspiration' Paul Daniels after his death

  17-03-2016 12:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle illusionists Chris Cross and Graeme Shaw both took up their craft after being inspired by the Middlesbrough entertainer
  
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• New Seat Ateca will be cheaper than a Nissan Qashqai

  17-03-2016 11:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  First-ever Seat SUV will undercut Nissan Qashqai and Mazda CX-5 when it arrives in UK in September
  
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• North East magician Paul Daniels has died from a brain tumour aged 77

  17-03-2016 10:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Middlesbrough-born magician was diagnosed with terminal cancer in February and died on Thursday, his publicist said
  
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• Magician Paul Daniels dies aged 77 after being diagnosed with incurable brain tumour

  17-03-2016 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  TV star had recently spoken out about his incurable brain tumour
  
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• Moving tribute to tragic Gateshead teen Robbie Oversby left by Redheugh Bridge - ChronicleLive

  17-03-2016 09:36
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  Moving tribute to tragic Gateshead teen Robbie Oversby left by Redheugh Bridge
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  The 18-year-old vanished from his Gateshead home last September and his final moments were captured on CCTV as he crossed the River Tyne. Witnesses described seeing a man fall from the bridge around the same time and police recovered a body more ...
  

• Newcastle's Marriott Hotel to hold weekend charity dinner to celebrate 50th anniversary

  17-03-2016 09:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Half-century Marriott Hotel will host a special event this weekend to mark its birthday in aid of Daft as a Brush charity
  
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• St Patrick's Day in Newcastle and the sacrifice of the Tyneside Irish Brigade

  17-03-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The story of the heroic Tyneside Irish Brigade at the Battle of the Somme which saw devastating losses for the regiment
  
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