Gateshead news

• Birthday memories of Newcastle United's late-1970s talent Nigel Walker

  06-04-2016 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nigel Walker burned briefly but brightly for Newcastle United in the late 1970s, before dying prematurely in 2104
  
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• Newcastle United's £32.4m profit: The Toon Army have their say

  06-04-2016 22:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United Fans not concerned about amount of profit for the year ending June 2015 but they are worried about the club's spending since
  
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• Tyne-Wear derby arrests - what happened to the accused in court

  06-04-2016 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Defence solicitor said Toon striker Aleksandar Mitrovic's wild goal celebration could have encouraged fan to invade pitch
  
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• Road test: Range Rover Sport SVR v Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

  06-04-2016 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bling, brawn and bragging rights – our brace of excess-all-areas super-SUVs have it all. But which of the two models’ very different approaches to the high-riding, high-performance genre provides the most satisfying driving experience?
  
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• The lost world of North East pit ponies - trusty companions of the region's coal miners

  06-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new book recalls the pit ponies that worked underground in the coalfields of Northumberland and County Durham
  
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• See the state of Newcastle High Level Bridge after it is targeted by vandals

  06-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Just years after undergoing a £40m makeover, our images show how the bridge - which links Newcastle and Gateshead - is falling into disrepair
  
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• Newcastle toddler stands tall thanks to The Chronicle's Sunshine Fund

  06-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle estate agent makes charity donation which provides help for two-year-old  James Thompson
  
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• Meet Ant and Dec, Whitehouse Farm's hand-reared newborn lambs

  06-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All the pet lambs who are fed by hand at the Morpeth farm have their names painted on their sides, and this cheeky pair are true Geordies
  
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• Listen to the MH17 tribute song which has been shortlisted for a US award

  06-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  United We Stand was written in memory of Liam Sweeney and John Alder, who were killed when their plane was shot down over Ukraine
  
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• Generous Cramlington pupils raise thousands of pounds in memory of Jessica Robson

  06-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jessica Robson set up her own charity called Jessica's Sarcoma Awareness after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2010
  
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• Byker Wall £9.7m facelift has now been completed after two years of solid work

  06-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The renovation project at the award winning grade II* listed site in Byker has taken two years to complete
  
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• Behind the scenes of Newcastle United Foundation, which is inspiring troubled youngsters

  06-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A teachers' conference hears the uplifting stories of the youngsters whose lives are being changed through football
  
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• A gin-tastic addition: Gateshead Beer Festival expands its menu with special gin bar - ChronicleLive

  06-04-2016 19:30
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  A gin-tastic addition: Gateshead Beer Festival expands its menu with special gin bar
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  Gateshead Beer Festival is showing some extra spirit this year - with the addition of a gin bar. The popular annual Spring Bank Holiday weekender has already expanded its range of ales and cider over the years and even added fizz to its menu. But with ...and more »
  

• A gin-tastic addition: Gateshead Beer Festival expands its menu with special gin bar

  06-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  May Bank Holiday event is set to whet all appetites as spirit's popularity is revived alongside music and ale programme
  
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• Newcastle City Council meeting RECAP: Councillors discuss the impact of austerity on life expectancy

  06-04-2016 18:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors will hear about a fall in life expectancy, success of the city's schools, a safety plan to combat violent crime and the EU referendum
  
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• Newcastle City Council meeting LIVE: Councillors discuss the impact of austerity on life expectancy

  06-04-2016 18:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors will hear about a fall in life expectancy, success of the city's schools, a safety plan to combat violent crime and the EU referendum
  
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• Surveillance and secrecy in Gateshead and London - Apollo Magazine (blog)

  06-04-2016 18:29
  Apollo Magazine (blog)
  Surveillance and secrecy in Gateshead and London
  Apollo Magazine (blog)
  At the centre of Hajra Waheed's exhibition at BALTIC stands a temporary wall with a narrow slot cut into it. Propped inside is a small wooden block painted black positioned beneath a spotlight. 'It looks like there should be something there', says a ...
  

• Meet Newcastle's junior doctors using strike days to teach vital life-saving skills

  06-04-2016 17:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As disputes with Government over contracts continue, these doctors wanted to use their time productively - watch them demonstrate life-saving CPR
  
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• Child killer Robert Howard only found out he had cancer on the day he died, inquest heard

  06-04-2016 17:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Howard was serving a life sentence at HMP Frankland in Durham for killing 14-year-old Hannah Williams, who went missing in 2001
  
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• Fresh look Volkswagen Beetle Dune ready for the beach

  06-04-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The all new Beefed-up Volkswagen all set for summer, starting at £21,300.
  
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• Morpeth centre blocked off by man on town hall roof

  06-04-2016 16:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bridge Street in Morpeth was blocked by a police cordon for almost two hours until a police negotiator managed to talk him to come down
  
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• Trains in and out of Newcastle delayed after object blocks overhead wires

  06-04-2016 16:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An object blown onto the overhead wires near Durham caused trains to run at slower speeds, with some services delayed by almost an hour
  
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• Sunderland face slash: Man questioned over alleged attack on 28-year-old

  06-04-2016 16:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Liam Newby needed 39 stitches across his face after an alleged knife assault in the Town End Farm area of the city last month WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES
  
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• New car registrations in the UK reach 17-year high

  06-04-2016 16:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Number of new cars registered in the UK hit a 17-year high in March
  
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• Four-car crash on the A1 Western Bypass causes the road to be closed

  06-04-2016 15:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The crash happened on the outside lane of the A1 Western Bypass, heading North, just before junction 67 near Team Valley
  
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• Search is on for 90-year-old to switch on Queen's birthday lights on Quayside

  06-04-2016 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Do you know a Gateshead 90-year-old who would like to switch on red, white and blue Millennium Bridge lights?
  
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• Woman in Gateshead allegedly attacked in front of child in a parked car - ChronicleLive

  06-04-2016 13:51
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  Woman in Gateshead allegedly attacked in front of child in a parked car
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  Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened on Ascot Crescent, in Gateshead, yesterday. A Northumbria Police spokesman said: “At around 5.30pm on Tuesday, April 5, a woman was assaulted by a man inside a silver Ford Focus ...
  

• Man arrested after Gateshead arson - ITV News

  06-04-2016 11:15
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  Man arrested after Gateshead arson
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  A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson and has been bailed pending further enquiries. At 10:14pm on Sunday 3rd April someone set fire to the front door of a property in Lime Street, Winlaton. No one was injured during the incident.and more »
  

• Tanfield Ever Ready site to be demolished to make way for £35m housing development

  06-04-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The County Durham factory where 1,000 people worked in its 1970s heyday will be the site for 300 new homes
  
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• Junior doctors 48 hour strike starts today in latest round of dispute with Government

  06-04-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Some medics in the North East plan to spend their time on strike teaching life-saving skills to people on street
  
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• Beamish Museum's £17m expansion plans given the green light

  06-04-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans to build a 1950s village and Georgian coaching inn could attract 100,000 extra tourists to County Durham each year
  
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