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• Newcastle United's Alan Shearer played his last game on this day 10 years ago

  16-04-2016 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alan Shearer played his final game for Newcastle United in a 4-1 victory at Sunderland on this day in 2006
  
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• Missing 10-year-old Gateshead boy found safe - police thank public for help - ChronicleLive

  16-04-2016 21:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Missing 10-year-old Gateshead boy found safe - police thank public for help
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  Police are thanking the public for their help in finding a 10-year-old boy who went missing in Gateshead on Saturday afternoon. Tyler Alsop, who is from Gateshead, ran away from his family while at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital at 4.25pm. Tyler's ...and more »
  
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• Missing 10-year-old Gateshead boy found safe - police thank public for help

  16-04-2016 20:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyler Alsop ran away from his family at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Saturday afternoon and was later found safe and well
  
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• Why Newcastle's 'takeaway mile' is a culture the city needs to shift before it's too late

  16-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chillingham Road in Heaton is a fast food junkie's dream and a public health nightmare - but as obesity rockets, is it something we can afford?
  
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• Plucky pensioner Harold Robson becomes the oldest person in Britain to zip-wire at 93

  16-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Harold, of Whitley Bay, completed the feat off the River Tyne in memory of his wife Joan and raised almost £4,500 for the Alzheimer’s Society
  
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• North East is an obesity hospital admissions hotspot, report warns

  16-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New figures reveal the extent of the pressure obesity is putting on North hospitals, with more and more becoming overweight
  
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• Mum tells of tragic death of Gateshead toddler hit by a falling fireplace - ChronicleLive

  16-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Mum tells of tragic death of Gateshead toddler hit by a falling fireplace
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  Killed by a heavy falling fireplace, little Jack Miles was buried dressed in his favourite Spiderman outfit. And the motorbike-mad toddler's coffin was taken to church in a hearse drawn by his dream transport. Three-year-old Jack died after the marble ...and more »
  
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• Mum tells of tragic death of Gateshead toddler hit by a falling fireplace

  16-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Grieving mum Andrea Moore says she could have died alongside her three-year-old son Jack Miles as she said goodbye to him
  
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• Death of loving Gateshead brother highlights the North East's need for more organ donors - ChronicleLive

  16-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Death of loving Gateshead brother highlights the North East's need for more organ donors
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  A grieving sister has urged people to join the organ donor register after her brother died as he waited for a potentially life-saving heart transplant. Shaun Candlish, who worked at a radiator factory, died after blockages in a heart pump, then in a ...
  
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• Death of loving Gateshead brother highlights the North East's need for more organ donors

  16-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Denise Candlish made an emotional plea for more people to sign up to the Organ Donor Register after her brother died waiting for a transplant
  
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• Witnesses tell of lucky escape as car ploughs into Gosforth flower shop

  16-04-2016 18:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A driver is said to have lost control of her vehicle on Gosforth High Street, crashing into the front of Katherine's Florists
  
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• A1 crash near Durham and broken down vehicles cause severe delays for drivers

  16-04-2016 18:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The A1 was closed northbound for more than three hours on Saturday due to a number of incidents near Chester-le-Street
  
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• Five key points from Boris Johnson's speech in Newcastle

  16-04-2016 17:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The London Mayor addressed spending, trade and democracy in his speech to Brexit campaigners in Newcastle
  
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• Police hunt Newcastle rapist after city centre alleyway attack on teenager

  16-04-2016 17:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The attacker struck in an alleyway on St Nicholas Street - between Subway and the High Level Bridge - in the early hours of Saturday
  
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• Boris Johnson heckled by audience members at Vote Leave rally in Newcastle

  16-04-2016 16:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Mayor of London appeared in the city to mark the start of the official referendum campaign to leave the EU
  
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• The perfect cocktail? County Durham brewers combine afternoon tea and strong beer

  16-04-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New Newton Aycliffe craft brewery Steam Machine is to display its range at the Bishop Auckland Food Festival
  
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• Meet Britain's most badly injured surviving soldier, who has been inspiring Gateshead pupils - ChronicleLive

  16-04-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Meet Britain's most badly injured surviving soldier, who has been inspiring Gateshead pupils
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  Miracle man Ben Parkinson defied all the odds to come back from the brink of death. The former para - Britain's most badly injured surviving soldier - was just 10 days away from coming home on a tour of Afghanistan when the Land Rover he was in hit a ...
  
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• Meet Britain's most badly injured surviving soldier, who has been inspiring Gateshead pupils

  16-04-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Miracle man Ben Parkinson battled back from the brink after being badly injured on a tour of Afghanistan - but he's not letting that stop him
  
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• Car crashes into front of Gosforth flower shop in Newcastle

  16-04-2016 16:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eye-witnesses say a car appears to have crashed into the front of Katherine's Florists on Gosforth High Street
  
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• Snow in April? Readers share photos of the unseasonal sight in Newcastle and the North East

  16-04-2016 15:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Many of our readers were surprised to wake up to a flurry of snow this morning - and were quick to capture the brief shower
  
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• Snow and hail hits North East - but is the cold weather here to stay?

  16-04-2016 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Parts of the region woke to snow on higher ground on Saturday, with wintry weather leaving many wondering whether it really is April
  
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• Record Store Day 2016: Newcastle music lovers snap up their vinyls

  16-04-2016 15:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people filled record shops across the city as part of a celebration of all things vinyl, which started in 2008
  
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• Cystic fibrosis sufferer Helen Banks gets royal seal of approval from Prince Charles

  16-04-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Helen, of Cramlington, is holding a fundraising night for Cystic Fibrosis Research and Prince Charles has sent her a champagne hamper
  
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• 19 iconic North East buildings that might not exist if it wasn't for EU cash

  16-04-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Angel of the North, the Sage and the Theatre Royal are just three of the buildings helped by EU funding
  
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• Teenage girl in hospital after being knocked over in Consett

  16-04-2016 13:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 16-year-old was said to have been crossing the A692 at Villa Real roundabout on Friday night when she was hit by a car
  
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• Dedicated Durham head teacher resigns in protest over plans to force schools to become academies

  16-04-2016 13:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Gargan, head of Aycliffe Village Primary School in County Durham, criticised the Tory proposals in a letter to parents
  
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• Durham chief constable wants to create 'consumption room' for drug addicts

  16-04-2016 13:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mike Barton, Durham's top cop, thinks some class A and B drugs should be made legal and has landed a new role with the NPCC
  
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• British Pop Art legend designs one-of-a-kind Bentley

  16-04-2016 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This unique Bentley Continental GT V8 S Convertible is being auctioned for a Cheshire based charity.
  
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• Why a Gateshead community project thinks sheds are the answer to men's social isolation - ChronicleLive

  16-04-2016 12:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Why a Gateshead community project thinks sheds are the answer to men's social isolation
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  A project to help men tackle loneliness, mental health issues and social isolation has been set up in Gateshead. The Blaydon Shed follows in the footsteps of thousands of 'men's sheds' which have spread across the world, after the concept was born in ...
  
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• Why a Gateshead community project thinks sheds are the answer to men's social isolation

  16-04-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Blaydon Shed was set up to help men deal with issues including depression, domestic abuse and social isolation
  
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• The true cost of gambling: North East has one of the biggest industries in the UK

  16-04-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Concerns have been raised after a report highlighted the amount of gaming and betting companies in the region
  
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• Is it the end of the road for the golden eagle? UK's last remaining bird of prey is feared dead

  16-04-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The bird of prey, which usually resides in the Lake District, was England's last golden eagle but has not been seen since November
  
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• Is Game of Thrones the most overrated programme on TV?

  16-04-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ahead of the return of Game of Thrones, Mike Kelly asks whether it's a TV classic or just an explicit version of Dungeons and Dragons
  
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• EU or not EU? Battle for Europe hits Newcastle as Boris Johnson states the case to leave

  16-04-2016 11:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mayor of London will state his his case to leave EU but those wanting to stay in Europe have accused him of 'peddling myths'
  
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• Police probe 'serious incident' in Bensham as streets cordoned off on Friday

  16-04-2016 11:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Residents were asked if they heard shouting in an alleyway behind Faraday Grove in Bensham on Friday afternoon
  
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• Read a Bedlington tenant's poem to us after we helped get her leaky home repaired

  16-04-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Annie Thomas was in a battle with Bernicia Homes to get the leak in her roof fixed, which is when we stepped in to help
  
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• Houghton grandad 'lucky to be alive' after van rolls down bank and traps him underneath

  16-04-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Derrick Milburn, 72, is counting his lucky stars after the near miss left him with a fractured wrist, severe blood loss and needing staples to his head
  
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• Centurion House in County Durham is a real treasure of a property

  16-04-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Twisting lanes and river views makes Centurion House in Langley Park, County Durham, extra special
  
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• North Tyneside mum's anger at threat to take away her toddler son over mark on his chest

  16-04-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mum claims North Tyneside social services said her son had a "non accidental injury" to his body, when that was never the case
  
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• Are these the North East's most eye-catching buildings?

  16-04-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Some 62 rivals battled it out for top gongs at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors North East Awards - and here are the winners
  
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