Gateshead news

• Migration helps the North East and the UK as a whole - but we have to keep up

  25-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Lloyd looks at how migration has boosted our economic growth as we approach the EU referendum
  
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• 'If you want to be six feet under...try it,' Newcastle legal high user's warning as ban introduced

  25-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 24-year-old synthetic cannabis user has seven friends who have died using the drugs and says he sometimes smokes £300 a day
  
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• Fracking given the go-ahead in North Yorkshire but what does it mean for the North East?

  25-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fracking gets go-ahead in the UK for first time since 2011 in North Yorkshire, despite fears it could cause earthquakes and harm the environment
  
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• Felling man left devastated after discovering cat mauled to death

  25-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Distraught owner came home to find two dogs got into his garden in Felling, Gateshead, and killed his 18-year-old cat
  
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• Everything you need to know about the ban on so-called legal highs

  25-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Psychoactive Substances Act kicks in on Thursday and puts an end to open sale of legal highs - although poppers are not included
  
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• David Cameron is misleading the British public, and I cannot see how it could be unintentional

  25-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East Ukip MEP Jonathan Arnott on the Prime Minister's approach to the Brexit debate
  
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• New Aston Martin Vanquish and Zagato Concept

  25-05-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  British manufacturer ties up with Italian style house
  
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• Man stabbed and doorman's ear bitten in Newcastle city centre assaults

  25-05-2016 18:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The stabbing and assault on a bouncer both happened in the early hours of Sunday morning and police are investigating the separate attacks
  
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• Vicky Pattison hits back after Gaz Beadle makes very public dig in newspaper column

  25-05-2016 18:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There's been no love lost between the two Geordie Shore co-stars after Gaz ripped into Vicky in his debut column for the Daily Star
  
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• Road Test: Bentley Bentayga v Range Rover SVAutobiography

  25-05-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two luxury off-roaders at huge money – but they’re less alike than you might expect
  
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• Man left with life changing injuries following two car crash in Northumberland

  25-05-2016 17:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drivers are both in their 70s and are in the RVI after their cars crashed on a Northumberland road near Berwick
  
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• Investigation under way after attempted dog thefts in Sunderland

  25-05-2016 17:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The two men were challenged in their allegeded attempt to steal dogs in Sunderland and made a getaway in a red and green van
  
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• Gateshead striker agrees terms on a new deal but is another goal hero heading for exit? - ChronicleLive

  25-05-2016 17:36
  
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  Gateshead striker agrees terms on a new deal but is another goal hero heading for exit?
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  Gateshead have finally agreed terms with Danny Johnson, the striker signing a two-year extension to his contract. Last season's leading scorer Ryan Bowman, however, could be on his way out of the International Stadium, despite having another year left ...
  
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• Rafa Benitez stays at Newcastle United - Toon fans react in traditional fashion to the news

  25-05-2016 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United fans in joyous mood after it is confirmed Benitez is set to continue as manager despite relegation to the Championship
  
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• British Soap Awards 2016: Hollyoaks actor Ross Adams shocked and thrilled by nomination

  25-05-2016 17:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shotley Bridge's Ross, who plays Scott Drinkwell in Channel 4 series Hollyoaks, is up for Best Comedy Performance at the British Soap Awards
  
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• 40 years of punk in Newcastle & the North East: Fabulous photos and memories

  25-05-2016 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Enjoy our slideshow and gallery celebrating punk in North Shields, South Shields, Newcastle and beyond - and send your pictures too
  
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• Fox cubs filmed in North Shields with their watchful mother just yards from Fish Quay

  25-05-2016 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Video looks more like a scene from a secluded rural spot rather than urban Tyneside as cubs play under the watchful eye of their mother
  
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• Newcastle nightlife: 34 glamorous photos from the Diamond Strip bars & beyond

  25-05-2016 16:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our gallery features even more city nightspots including Jalou, Florita's, Madame Koo and House of Smith
  
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• Watch dramatic moment a climber is rescued after falling from popular Northumberland crag

  25-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two climbers were seriously injured after falling from Peel Crag and Kyloe Crag in separate incidents on Tuesday
  
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• 10 images of Ellington Colliery in Northumberland which closed in 2005

  25-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new DVD recalls the life and times of Ellington Colliery which was at the heart of a community from 1909 to 2005
  
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• CCTV released after man allegedly exposed himself to jogger in Newcastle

  25-05-2016 16:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police believe this man may hold vital information in their investigation over an alleged incident of indecent exposure in Newcastle
  
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• Love Island: Newcastle's Sophie Gradon tells parents she won't have sex on TV

  25-05-2016 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Miss Newcastle and Miss Great Britain Sophie will star in the new series of the itv2 dating show when it debuts next week
  
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• Bank Holiday weekend could see parts of UK as hot as Hollywood

  25-05-2016 16:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  UK will welcome in the start of summer with a mainly warm weekend although showers and thunderstorms will appear at times
  
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• Danny Johnson: Gateshead striker signs contract extension - BBC Sport

  25-05-2016 15:41
  
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  Danny Johnson: Gateshead striker signs contract extension
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  Gateshead striker Danny Johnson has signed a two-year contract extension with the National League club. Johnson scored 15 goals in 41 games for the Heed this season, having signed in July 2015 following his release by Championship side Cardiff City.
  
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• Newcastle's rate of repeat abortions among lowest in UK after 7% fall on 2014 figures

  25-05-2016 15:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New figures from the Department for Health show 29.1% of abortions in Newcastle were performed on women who had previously had one
  
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• World Trade Organisation adds new warning on economic cost of Brexit

  25-05-2016 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Director general Roberto Azevedo warns import tariffs would cost the country billions
  
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• Bonnie Raitt arrives at the Sage Gateshead on back of latest album - ChronicleLive

  25-05-2016 15:01
  
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  Bonnie Raitt arrives at the Sage Gateshead on back of latest album
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  Making it to the top in any walk of life is a challenge few attain but to make it in the music business and, more importantly, stay there - without compromising artistic credibility – requires something beyond even Zen-like application. The ...
  
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• Rafa Benitez told he can have free beard trims and Spanish lager at Newcastle barber

  25-05-2016 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  To celebrate Rafa's commitment to Newcastle United a barber shop is offering free hair cuts and lager to customers with a Spanish passport
  
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• Walkergate raider asked to go to bed with frightened care home resident during burglary

  25-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drunk Darren Foster carried out a carjacking in North Shields then burgled a residential care home in Whitley Bay
  
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• Newcastle's homeless set to join the city's fight against litter

  25-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The People's Kitchen is organising volunteers to take part in monthly litter picks in Newcastle in a bid to help keep the city tidy
  
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• How Shakespeare's First Folio proved a hit in Newcastle on its one and only trip outside London

  25-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Not too Bard at all - Newcastle City Library saw rise in visitor numbers after it was specially picked to exhibit rare book
  
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• 'Glad common sense has prevailed' - your reaction to The Alchemist getting alcohol licence

  25-05-2016 14:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  "It's like moving next to a church and then complaining about the bells ringing on a Sunday" - Readers left scratching their heads at "mayhem" fears
  
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• Picket lines set up as North East lecturers walk out in dispute over pay

  25-05-2016 14:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Picket lines were set up outside Durham, Northumbria, Newcastle and Sunderland Universities today as academics went on strike
  
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• CCTV images released after a man was assaulted at Manors Metro

  25-05-2016 13:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police have launched an appeal after a 26-year-old was attacked outside the station
  
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• Super Puma helicopter crash survivors win millions in compensation

  25-05-2016 13:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The helicopter plunged into the North Sea in August 2013 killing four people, including Durham dad-of-one Duncan Munro
  
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• Britain's Got Talent: What did Dec say about girl group Zyrah Rose to anger viewers?

  25-05-2016 13:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Britain's Got Talent's live semi finals continued on Tuesday night with Zyrah Rose one of the acts bidding for a place in Saturday's final
  
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• Renault Clio Sport unveiled

  25-05-2016 13:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Could this Clio have over 270bhp?
  
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• Newcastle to Berwick trains suspended for an hour due to fears person hit by train

  25-05-2016 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident happened at around 11.15am but services resumed after an hour when news emerged that it was due to a trespasser on the tracks
  
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• Listen to Sunderland AFC pranksters taunt unsuspecting Newcastle United worker in joke video

  25-05-2016 12:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland fans continue to have fun at the expense of their Newcastle rivals in this prank video
  
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• Why is Newcastle City Council Spider-Man's new nemesis?

  25-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle council officials have told a beat-boxer dressed as the web slinger to stay away from Northumberland Street
  
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• What was the name of Fred Flintstone’s pet dinosaur? Try today's lunchtime quiz

  25-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Test your knowledge of the North East and beyond in our daily quiz - but beware, you're against the clock
  
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• See inside Newcastle's newest barber shop - where you can enjoy a beer, some TV and a detox scrub

  25-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tillys Male Grooming, in High Bridge, is offering waxings and luxury facial scrubs to appeal to 'metrosexual' Newcastle
  
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• Bitter Newcastle thug broke ex-partner's cheekbone saying 'I'm going to make a mess of you'

  25-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Crute was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court after assaulting his ex-partner in her bed when she refused to get back with him
  
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• Vicky Pattison confirms she's been made a full time panellist on Loose Women

  25-05-2016 11:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The I'm A Celebrity winner and former Geordie Shore star will be on Loose Women on a weekly basis after impressing ITV bosses and viewers
  
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• Man dies after car collides with stone wall in County Durham

  25-05-2016 11:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 33-year-old County Durham man died in hospital on Tuesday following a crash in Ebchester, near Consett, on Sunday
  
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• Cyclist dies from injuries after serious crash in Northumberland

  25-05-2016 10:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Eyre died in the collision on the roundabout on Northumberland Road, in Tweedmouth near to Farm Foods, on Monday
  
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• Swing Bridge fire: Mystery surrounds cause of River Tyne incident

  25-05-2016 09:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The fire broke out at around 1pm on Tuesday on the wooden pontoon next to the Swing Bridge and 35 firefighters tackled the flames
  
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• Body recovered from the River Wansbeck in Morpeth 'not suspicious' say police

  25-05-2016 09:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A member of the public raised the alarm on Tuesday morning after spotting a body in the river Wansbeck in Morpeth
  
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• Controversial housing and roadside development could be built on outskirts of Morpeth

  25-05-2016 09:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland County Council wants to amend a planning document, which could see proposals for a major development get the go ahead
  
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• Three arrested after police chase in Durham's Newton Hall estate

  25-05-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The police helicopter was called out to help with the pursuit of the silver Vauxhall Astra just before midnight on Tuesday evening
  
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