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• Northumbria University inundated with demand for fast track nursing course

  10-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria University and Northumbria Healthcare Trust said they could fill the course six times over due to high demand
  
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• Newcastle City Council propose four point plan to save the steel industry

  10-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle councillors called on the government to step in and save an industry which is "vital" to the region
  
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• Gateshead schoolboy's touching letter to his brother who was given just weeks to live - ChronicleLive

  10-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead schoolboy's touching letter to his brother who was given just weeks to live
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  A little boy given just weeks to live has battled back to health with the help of one special person - his big brother. Zach Halliwell has been a mini tower of strength for little brother Dominic after he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Now ...and more »
  
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• Gateshead schoolboy's touching letter to his brother who was given just weeks to live

  10-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eight year old Gateshead schoolboy Zach Halliwell has been a mini tower of strength to his sick little brother
  
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• Fundraiser set up for Birtley boy Danny Watson whose van was torched by vandals

  10-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Danny Watson, of Birtley, relies on a specially adapted van to get to and from school but it was torched by vandals as it was parked overnight
  
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• Sage Gateshead welcomes Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra as guests - ChronicleLive

  10-04-2016 18:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Sage Gateshead welcomes Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra as guests
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  The ensemble performed the grand Symphony no. 2 (Sibelius), conducted by Vasily Petrenko, writes Rob Barnes. Shares; Comments. Get what's on news by email. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra rehearses in the Philharmonic Hall Liverpool ahead ...and more »
  
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• Weekend in 2 minutes: Little Mix return, HMS Calliope rededicated and other news

  10-04-2016 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We round up the happenings in the North East over the last two days as we bring you the weekend in 2 minutes
  
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• Hunt for taxi driver that left West Denton lad Bobby Suttle seriously injured

  10-04-2016 18:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle schoolboy lucky to be alive after being knocked down outside his home on Naworth Drive last night
  
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• Hunt for hit and run taxi driver that left West Denton lad Bobby Suttle seriously injured

  10-04-2016 18:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle schoolboy lucky to be alive after being knocked down outside his home on Naworth Drive last night
  
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• Newcastle exhibition shares the stories of people using Britain's busiest foodbank

  10-04-2016 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Sunderland photography student captured these striking images of the people driven to ask for help to feed themselves and their families
  
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• North East thug punched toddler in the head because he 'disturbed his computer game'

  10-04-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Crown Court heard Michael Ward, who has 'anger issues', lost his temper with the toddler and caused him several injuries
  
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• Looking to move house? Here are 10 tips for North East buyers and sellers

  10-04-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Going with the highest valuation is not always the best option, plus other handy tips if you're going to be on the move this year
  
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• Durham drivers warned of delays as latest stage of multimillion improvements begin

  10-04-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Work to install a new traffic light system on Leazes Bowl roundabout to improve traffic flow through Durham city starts on Monday
  
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• Young boy taken to hospital after being hit by taxi in West Denton

  10-04-2016 14:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The boy was hit by a taxi in West Dentron at around 7pm on Saturday, police are now appealing for the driver to come forward
  
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• Woman allegedly raped in Sunderland after getting into vehicle she thought was a taxi

  10-04-2016 14:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was allegedly attacked by two men in Sunderland, after getting into what she thought was a taxi
  
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• North East through the decades - 1970-1979: From Supermac to Eldon Square

  10-04-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 1970s: The North East during a decade of industrial strife, but great music - 10 years and ten archive pictures
  
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• Newcastle's Rugby World Cup fanzone to be replicated for the Magic Weekend

  10-04-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Magic Weekend returns to Newcastle in May and the fanzone created for the Rugby World Cup is set to make its first appearance at the event
  
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• Donors get a glimpse of part of Durham Cathedral's multimillion makeover

  10-04-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Donors to Durham Cathedral's £10m Open Treasure project have been given a glimpse of the work as a reward for their generosity
  
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• Auf Wiedersehen, Pet attracted its biggest ever TV audience - on this day 30 years ago

  10-04-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nearly 17 million viewers tuned in to watch Jimmy Nail and the boys in the episode Marjorie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
  
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• Morpeth to Newcastle road race organisers reveal revamped route

  10-04-2016 14:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Morpeth to Newcastle race bosses say the event has changed after consultation with the three councils and the event has been delayed until October
  
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• Frustrations grow for York and Gateshead - The Northern Echo (registration)

  10-04-2016 13:16 via
  Frustrations grow for York and Gateshead
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  JACKIE McNAMARA is adamant York City still have the fight to stay in the Football League after another frustrating day in the battle to beat the drop. The Minstermen are nine points adrift of safety with five matches remaining after failing to hold ...
  

• 107 people died when a World War II bomb hit a North Shields air raid shelter 75 years ago

  10-04-2016 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An event called Teardrops and Bottle Tops will recall the wartime tragedy at Wilkinson's lemonade factory in 1941
  
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• Heartbroken Hebburn family pay tribute to 'fabulous' dad killed in collision

  10-04-2016 12:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dad-of-two Gavin Bolam, 56, of Hebburn, died following an alleged hit and run in the early hours of Saturday
  
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• What it's really like to live in Darras Hall, the North East's most lavish estate

  10-04-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With Runnymede Road named the most expensive street in the North East, reporter Michael Muncaster finds out what it's really like
  
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• Watch RAF 'Hercules' jet circle the skies before touching down at Newcastle airport

  10-04-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A plane spotter has shared his latest sighting with us - an impressive video of an RAF plane performing manoeuvres before coming in to land
  
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• North Shields drug dealer caught after crash which killed former serviceman

  10-04-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kevin Brandon, of North Shields, was acquitted of charges relating to a fatal collision in 2014 earlier this year
  
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• Woman who was 'put in car' near Newcastle's Quayside found safe and well

  10-04-2016 12:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police launched an appeal after two men were seen to put a 'drunk' woman into the back of a car in Newcastle
  
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• Police appeal for missing Ashington man last seen one week ago

  10-04-2016 12:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Ramshaw, 40, from Ashington, has not been seen since Monday and police are appealing for help to find him
  
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• Why Newcastle University medics are hailing their latest discovery as a major breakthrough

  10-04-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scientists based in Newcastle have developed a new type of genetic blood test which they hope will detect liver problems at an earlier stage
  
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• School places crisis heading for the North East as demand grows

  10-04-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Families in Newcastle will find it hardest to get their preferred school place, it is feared, if Department for Education forecasts are correct
  
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