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• Geordie Shore: Gaz returns a single man as series 12 comes to an end

  03-05-2016 23:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Another series of Geordie Shore has finished with Gaz coming back, Holly questioning her future and Aaron and Marnie FINALLY going on a date
  
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• See inside the £2m County Durham home where you will never get bored

  03-05-2016 21:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Weardale mansion boasts a pool, games room, bar, gym, pizza oven and even a Scandinavian hideaway
  
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• Meet the Howdon tip worker whose impromptu piano performance went viral

  03-05-2016 21:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Glen Aitkenside, from Wallsend, wowed viewers from around the world with his uplifting performance
  
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• Amazon Lockers: What are they, where are they and how do I use them?

  03-05-2016 21:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amazon can deliver packages to its lockers around Newcastle and Gateshead so you don't have to wait for the postie
  
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• Colin Gregg allegedly abused young boy following cross country training

  03-05-2016 21:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man told jurors Colin Gregg put his hand up his shorts during stretching exercises following running sessions which ended at Gregg's Gosforth home
  
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• SATs Boycott: School governor took her child into school - but backed the May 3 protest

  03-05-2016 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Consett mum Michelle Rose said she 'was torn' about taking eldest son Quinn into school but is behind the campaign
  
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• Four-pot Porsches old and new

  03-05-2016 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Horrified that the new Boxster has a four-cylinder engine? Don’t be – there’s a fine precedent from a long time ago…
  
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• Watch superb archive film footage showing Sunderland as it used to be

  03-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East Film Archive is staging a repeat showing of Sunderland on Film - find out when and where you can see it
  
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• Watch friends and family gather for Gateshead woman's 100th birthday - ChronicleLive

  03-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Watch friends and family gather for Gateshead woman's 100th birthday
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  Still looking sprightly after a century, Gateshead woman Isabella Cowans celebrated her 100th birthday on Tuesday, May 3. Surrounded by friends and family Isabella, known to all as Belle, enjoyed a party at Alexandra House care home in Gateshead.
  
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• Watch friends and family gather for Gateshead woman's 100th birthday

  03-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Isabella Ann Cowans, known as Belle, celebrated a century at Alexandra House care home surrounded by friends, family and even the mayor of Gateshead
  
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• New benefits regime tested in Newcastle 'will make working people poorer'

  03-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Universal Credit will replace existing benefits and Newcastle is one of the first places where it will be introduced in full
  
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• Is Newcastle further north than Siberia? Take our quiz and find out

  03-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Do you know if Newcastle is further north than Moscow, New York or even Barnaul in Siberia?
  
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• Whitley Bay residents tell of anger after travellers set up camp in coastal car park

  03-05-2016 18:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 15 caravans turned up at the Briardene car park on Monday and stayed overnight - although travellers did say they would move on
  
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• Gateshead FC boss pays tribute to James Curtis after stalwart is released by Tynesiders - ChronicleLive

  03-05-2016 18:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead FC boss pays tribute to James Curtis after stalwart is released by Tynesiders
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  Gateshead manager Neil Aspin and chairman Richard Bennett have both paid tribute to departing centre-back James Curtis. The 34-year-old joined the Heed in 2003 and has spent 13 years at the club, falling just four games short of 600 games.and more »
  
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• Ex Sunderland star Cabral says rape accuser 'lied' about alleged sex attack at his Gateshead flat

  03-05-2016 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cabral denies two counts of rape against a woman who he met on a night out in Newcastle
  
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• Ford announce new EcoBlue diesel engine

  03-05-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Diesel version of Ecoboost will go across the range.
  
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• Former legal chief accuses Northumbria Police of 'ruining her life'

  03-05-2016 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Denise Aubrey is taking Northumbria Police to an industrial tribunal alleging a culture of sexism and harassment
  
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• Elderly Winlaton war veteran awakes to find burglar in his bedroom

  03-05-2016 16:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police now hunting intruder who fled with cash after being disturbed by pensioner in his 90s
  
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• Eighteen year old Newcastle man Corey Jon Hall missing for almost a week

  03-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old, from the Westgate Road area of Newcastle, went missing from his home at around midnight on Wednesday, April 27
  
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• 20 more Newcastle United stars - and the jobs they did after football

  03-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  When they finally hung up their boots after football, what did 20 former Newcastle United stars do to make a living?
  
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• 10 players axed by Gateshead FC as part of end-of-season shake-up - ChronicleLive

  03-05-2016 15:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  10 players axed by Gateshead FC as part of end-of-season shake-up
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  Only seven players have survived the cull – two of those, leading scorer Ryan Bowman and winger Adam Wrightson, already contracted for next year. Experienced goalkeeper Sam Russell has been placed on the transfer list, a move back to Conference ...
  
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• Eastenders debut for Denise Welch, who was mistaken for a boy by Dot Cotton!

  03-05-2016 15:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fifteen years after leaving Coronation Street, the Geordie actress will step onto Albert Square for a dramatic one-off episode
  
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• £46million upgrade set to transform Northumbrian Water's Horsley water works

  03-05-2016 15:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A scheme to improve the 1970s plant which supplies 800,000 people on Tyneside with their drinking water is to begin this month
  
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• Gateshead woman Sandra Oni is found safe and well following police appeal - ChronicleLive

  03-05-2016 14:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead woman Sandra Oni is found safe and well following police appeal
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  Northumbria Police put out an appeal for help to trace 20-year-old Sandra Oni from the Dunston area, who was last seen at 4.45pm on Saturday, April 30 at AMF Bowling on Westgate Road, in Newcastle. Officers said that it was believed she had been to ...
  
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• North Shields toddler inspires clean-up operation in her community

  03-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Matilda Rusby, three, would point to rubbish and say 'That shouldn't be there should it? That's naughty, it should be in the bin'
  
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• Book a caravan adventure - on Newcastle Quayside - as new garden springs to Live

  03-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  World premiere of Mobile show will help celebrate Live Theatre's new £11m development
  
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• Everything you need to know about the 2016 local elections in Gateshead - ChronicleLive

  03-05-2016 14:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Everything you need to know about the 2016 local elections in Gateshead
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  This week voters go to the polls to decide the make up of Gateshead Council . Local Elections will take place on Thursday and there will be 22 seats up for grabs - one third of the borough's total. Outgoing leader Mick Henry's seat is not up for ...
  
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• Everything you need to know about the 2016 local elections in Gateshead

  03-05-2016 14:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Voters will go to the polls on May 5 and we have all the candidates standing in each Gateshead ward
  
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• Danny Simpson's rumoured girlfriend Ashleigh Defty congratulates Leicester City on title win

  03-05-2016 14:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ex on the Beach star and former girlfriend of Scotty T, Ashleigh was one of many people who took to Twitter to congratulate Leicester City
  
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• North East local elections - more than 100 seats up for grabs

  03-05-2016 14:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Voters will go to the polls in Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland and Gateshead on May 5
  
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• Everything you need to know about North Tyneside's local elections

  03-05-2016 13:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council currently has 49 Labour councillors, nine Conservatives councillors and two Liberal Democrat councillors
  
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• Newcastle city centre left a tip after thousands of May Day revellers party on the streets

  03-05-2016 13:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Massive clean up operation after revellers leave litter all over Newcastle city centre after Bank Holiday weekend
  
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• How was it for you? Chronicle readers react to last night's sonic boom

  03-05-2016 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Families alarmed by noise as RAF Typhoon jets break sound barrier to bring plane safely into Newcastle International Airport
  
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• Everything you need to know about the 2016 local elections in South Tyneside

  03-05-2016 13:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Voters in South Tyneside will go to the polls on May 5 and we have all the candidates standing in each ward
  
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• Ford Focus RS – nearly gone

  03-05-2016 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you want one you’ll have to hurry – then wait.
  
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• Everything you need to know about Sunderland City Council elections

  03-05-2016 12:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One third of Sunderland City Council's 75 seats are up for grabs on Thursday with Labour looking to defend their 66 seat majority
  
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• Jarrow paralympic swimmer Josef Craig banned from race over Olympic tattoo

  03-05-2016 12:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Champion swimmer Josef Craig from Jarrow was disqualifed from a race at the IPC European Championships because of his tattoo
  
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• Everything you need to know about Newcastle City Council's local elections

  03-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Voters across Newcastle will go to the polls on May 5 and we have all the candidates standing in each ward for the local elections in Newcastle
  
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• Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt reveals she's received abuse from online trolls

  03-05-2016 12:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As she celebrates Scarlett Says making the Sunday Times bestsellers list, the Capital radio presenter says the cruel jibes can hurt
  
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• 'It shook your insides' watch footage of sonic boom over North East skies

  03-05-2016 11:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Watch Matthew McCullough's dramatic video of RAF Typhoon's as they make way to Newcastle International Airport
  
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• Volvo readies major UK test of autonomous tech

  03-05-2016 10:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Up to 100 self-driving XC90s will take to Britain’s roads by 2018.
  
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• Inspirational North East girls set to prove deafness is no barrier to performing on stage

  03-05-2016 09:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The three deaf girls from the North East will showcase their musical and dancing talents in a live musical stage performance
  
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• Met Gala 2016: Celebrities stun in metallic gowns on the red carpet

  03-05-2016 09:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kim Kardashian, Rita Ora, Gigi Hadid, Kylie Jenner, Taylor Swift, Kate Upton, Naomi Campbell and more opted for futuristic looks at this year's Met Gala
  
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• North East sonic boom: What we know so far about last night's air drama

  03-05-2016 09:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Families alarmed by noise as RAF Typhoon jets break sound barrier to bring plane safely into Newcastle Airport
  
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• Closure of Gateshead wedding venue leaves Tyneside brides in tears - ChronicleLive

  03-05-2016 09:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Closure of Gateshead wedding venue leaves Tyneside brides in tears
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  A dozen brides have been left in tears after a wedding venue dropped a bombshell before their big day. All their receptions have been cancelled after the venue changed hands and now no longer caters for weddings...but no-one had told them. They had ...
  
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• Britain will be hotter than the Med this weekend, say forecasters

  03-05-2016 09:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunshine will be marked change after washout Bank Holiday in many parts of the country
  
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• Four Killingworth residents scoop £25,000 each in People's Postcode Lottery

  03-05-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lucky winner Wendy Johnson bagged the prize after playing the People's Postcode Lottery just twice
  
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• Closure of Gateshead wedding venue leaves Tyneside brides in tears

  03-05-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Couples have to find new hotel after River's Edge Hotel, previously known as the Elephant on The Tyne, is turned into care home
  
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• Pair rescued by people lifting cars off them after being crushed in Marks and Spencer car park in Gosforth

  03-05-2016 09:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman in their twenties were trapped after a car collided with them at the Marks and Spencer car park in Gosforth
  
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• Pupils set to strike in school protest over exams for six-year-olds

  03-05-2016 09:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The petition, signed by more than 40,000 people, added: "We want our kids to be kids again and enjoy learning for learning's sake, not for Ofsted results or league table figures.
  
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