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• Lightning strikes family house as neighbours describe explosion 'like a car bomb'

  22-05-2016 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to the Washington house after the bolt of lightning damaged the roof
  
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• Talented Gateshead ice skater qualifies for the British Championships - ChronicleLive

  22-05-2016 19:30
  
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  Talented Gateshead ice skater qualifies for the British Championships
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  A talented North East ice skater who only took up the sport three years ago has qualified to compete in the British Championships. Brandon Bailey, 13, has taken the sport by storm winning medals in competitions all around the world. The figure skater ...
  
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• Talented Gateshead ice skater qualifies for the British Championships

  22-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brandon Bailey, who only took up figure skating three years ago, has won medals in competitions all around the world
  
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• Snapped: Talented student picked to be official photographer of Northumberland Live 2016

  22-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rhiannon Brown who already has a pop portfolio including Ellie Goulding and Little Mix, will set sights on Scouting for Girls at summer festival
  
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• Plans for 529 new homes at Kenton Bank Foot submitted to Newcastle City Council

  22-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If plans are approved, housebuilder Taylor Wimpey will build the houses as part of the council masterplan to create a total of 800 homes on the site
  
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• Hopes high that Magic Weekend will return to Newcastle for third year after hit weekend

  22-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thousands of supporters travelled from across the country to watch Rugby League 12 teams face off against each other at St James' Park
  
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• Cragside collection painting leaves Northumberland for France

  22-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  JMW Turner scene will be on on its travels from Lord Armsrong's former Tyneside home
  
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• Morpeth Town's Cinderella story gets its happy ending with Wembley victory in FA Vase final

  22-05-2016 18:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Highwaymen came from behind to beat Hereford 4-1 and win the FA Vase on their first visit to Wembley
  
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• 25 images that capture the emotion of Morpeth Town's historic FA Vase win

  22-05-2016 17:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Generations watched on as Morpeth clinched the trophy at Wembley on Sunday - and emotions were high both there and at home
  
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• Morpeth Town fans celebrate: Can you spot yourself in our gallery after FA Vase success?

  22-05-2016 17:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Morpeth Town fans have every reason to celebrate as they clinched the FA Vase with a 4-1 win at Wembley. Check out our fan gallery here
  
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• Morpeth Town win FA Vase: How social media reacted to momentous Wembley win

  22-05-2016 16:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fans could not contain their delight as the Highwaymen were congratulated on their stunning 4-1 victory over Hereford
  
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• Man accused of having explicit images of children jumped from viaduct on day he was due in court

  22-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gregg Capon scaled fences designed to prevent tragedies on the Hownsgill Viaduct, near Consett, to take his own life, inquest hears
  
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• Legacy of teenage cancer victim Jessica Robson lives on through fundraising

  22-05-2016 16:30 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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• Friends avoid jail after botched experiment to make cannabis oil causes explosion

  22-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nathan Downs and Kaye Scobie were told their experiment to extract cannabis oil from plants was 'ludicrous and foolish'
  
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• Who is Chris Swailes? How FA Vase hero overcame FOUR heart operations to lead Morpeth to glory

  22-05-2016 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We profile Morpeth's FA Vase-winning hero Chris Swailes who has come back from multiple heart operations to achieve Wembley glory
  
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• Mum of Consett singer Karen Harding says she is 'proud' despite FA Cup final blunder

  22-05-2016 14:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The biggest performance of Karen's singing career to date did not go quite as planned as she missed her cue for the national anthem
  
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• Restoration work to save historic South Tyneside landmark is in full swing

  22-05-2016 14:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blyth-based Team Force Restoration has been commissioned to carry out the £450,000 project to repair the Marsden Lime Kilns
  
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• Washington in 19 archive images: Pits, railways, Nissan, the Galleries and more

  22-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Washington - from ancestral home of the first US President, to New Town and host to a major car manufacturer
  
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• Police warning after drugs go missing from ambulance outside Sunderland Royal Hospital

  22-05-2016 14:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A bag containing medication which is 'harmful' to anyone not prescribed it was reported missing in the early hours of Sunday
  
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• From Miss Philippines to FA Cup final singer: A look at Karen Harding's rise to fame

  22-05-2016 13:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Consett beauty queen Karen is no stranger to the limelight - although her big moment at Saturday's cup final didn't quite go to plan
  
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• Talented teenager reaches the final of BBC Radio 2's 500 Word competition

  22-05-2016 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Elizabeth Quigley, from Darras Hall, is one of 25 finalists and will attend the awards ceremony at the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London
  
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• If The Ship Inn at Wylam was getting marked on beef alone, Eddy Eats would give it a 20

  22-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eddy Eats simply cannot wait to return for a stroll in Wylam - if The Ship Inn's beef is served up for Sunday lunch, that is
  
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• If James Bond was a woman would the spy be allowed to play Muirfield?

  22-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With the hunt on for the new 007, why not a change of gender for the legendary spy
  
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• How the North East's devolution deal got back on track and what happens next

  22-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Six North East leaders agreed to move forward with devolution, while Gateshead remained on the sidelines
  
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• FA Cup final mishap by Consett-born singer Karen Harding sends Twitter into meltdown

  22-05-2016 12:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 24-year-old missed her cue for the national anthem at Wembley due to an apparent problem with her earpiece moments before the FA Cup final
  
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• Rafa Benitez joins Liverpool and Everton fans at race in honour of Hillsborough victims

  22-05-2016 12:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rafa was in Liverpool at the Run for the 96 on Sunday, a race in memory of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster
  
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• North Shields fishermen's memorial takes a step closer to reality

  22-05-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Shields' Fishermen's Heritage Project was set up in 2015 to help create a memorial to fishermen who lost their lives
  
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• North East born star of Mr Ed and Scrooge McDuck dies in America at age of 96

  22-05-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alan Young left North Shields to have successful career in the US where he was best known for show about a talking horse
  
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• How Mr Justice helped driver get a refund on a car which needed two new engines

  22-05-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dunston dealership Mainline UK admits second-hand engine was not up to scratch and offers replacement
  
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• Could a £60m road revamp be set to get under way on Wearside?

  22-05-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The multimillion pound scheme dualling road from A19 into Sunderland is now under consultation
  
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• Westerhope residents raise fears over plans for 800,000 tonne opencast mine

  22-05-2016 09:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Company behind the plans say it will create 50 jobs and insist community will be closely involved in consultation process
  
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