Gateshead news

• Mourners asked to wear football shirts at funeral of alleged murder victim Ronnie Howard

  27-05-2016 22:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Shields dad Ronnie Howard died after being found unconscious in the Prince Edward pub, on Prince Edward Road, South Shields
  
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• Four-year-old girl left with serious injuries after being hit by car in Jarrow

  27-05-2016 22:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident happened on Amos Ayre Place, Jarrow, at around 7.25pm on Friday, May 27
  
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• Watch England team leave Hilton Gateshead for the Stadium of Light ahead of match with Australia

  27-05-2016 20:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Players including Joe Hart and Andros Townsend were filmed getting onto the team coach before heading to Wearside
  
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• Wallington's garden chief calls it a day after 26 years at historic walled garden

  27-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  National Trust's Northumberland horticulture expert bids farewell to his 18th Century walled garden
  
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• Take a tour of Durham's new-look Wharton Park after £3m revamp

  27-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The historic County Durham park will reopen to the public on Saturday after a year-long refurbishment
  
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• Take a look inside this Low Fell home with a gym over the entire length of the property

  27-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Highlights at the Gateshead home include five bedrooms, a huge gym and even a cottage included in the price
  
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• Northumberland County Show: 10 Things you'd only know if you're a regular

  27-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From cavies to cars: You have to be in the know to get the best from the rest of the show's lesser-known attractions
  
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• Why are schools in the North East and UK receiving bomb threats?

  27-05-2016 18:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After a third school in the North East was forced to evacuate on Friday we take stock of what has happened this week
  
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• Newcastle United slashes season ticket prices

  27-05-2016 18:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Club has confirmed that all season ticket prices for next season will be reduced by 10%
  
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• First Drive: 2016 Aston Martin Vantage

  27-05-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If reading about Astons is something you don’t do because you can’t afford one, read this. It might just change your life
  
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• County Durham could see more bobbies on the beat after new wave of recruitment

  27-05-2016 17:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bosses at Durham Police force say they are looking to take on 160 officers after effective management of finances
  
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• Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley consults lawyers after MPs demand meeting

  27-05-2016 17:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle United chief is seeking legal advice to help him decide whether to give in to MPs who want him at the House of Commons in June
  
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• Missing Gateshead man Richard Suddick could be sleeping rough in Newcastle

  27-05-2016 17:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Suddick went missing on Thursday evening after visiting hospital for a foot injury and police say he could be sleeping on the streets
  
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• England vs Australia: Tynemouth schoolboy to lead out England at Stadium of Light

  27-05-2016 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Henry Fieldson will carry out the England flag ahead ahead of the team's match against Australia
  
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• How to stop annoying PPI calls with just one simple text - and it's free

  27-05-2016 16:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's as simple as sending a text message
  
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• Terrified mother films large rat on the loose in her Wallsend bedroom

  27-05-2016 16:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Footage shows one of the rodents plaguing Carol Lawson's home - and she says she's been forced to sleep with the light on
  
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• Conman dupes Northumberland pensioner out of hundreds of pounds

  27-05-2016 16:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 79-year-old woman, from Cramlington, gave the fraudster £300 for painting her fence, but he never carried out the work
  
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• What happens next in the Northumbria Police and Denise Aubrey tribunal?

  27-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The tribunal - which has seen a string of claims about alleged affairs and taxpayer-funded cover-ups aired - ended on Thursday
  
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• The 12-year-old Newcastle Boy Scout who died a wartime hero 75 years ago

  27-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Service will remember four people who died in the East End of Newcastle 75 years ago in appalling World War II tragedy
  
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• Newcastle vet's international animal aid heralded by Prime Minister

  27-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Janey Lowes, from Westway vets in Newcastle, has been honoured by the Prime Minister for her work caring for stray dogs in Sri Lanka
  
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• Gateshead man admits branding Muslim woman 'a terrorist' in supermarket attack

  27-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joseph Albert Tudor, of Gateshead, shoved the young woman, causing her veil to come away from her face in a Gosforth supermarket
  
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• James Bolton: Gateshead sign FC Halifax Town full-back on a three-year deal - BBC News

  27-05-2016 16:21
  
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  James Bolton: Gateshead sign FC Halifax Town full-back on a three-year deal
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  Gateshead have signed defender James Bolton on a three-year deal after his stint with FC Halifax Town finished at the end of the season. Full-back Bolton, 22, leaves the Shaymen less than a week after winning the FA Trophy at Wembley, and is reunited ...
  Gateshead sign fourth defender of the summer as Heed revolution continuesChronicleLive
  FC Halifax Town: Bolton joins Gateshead on three-year dealHalif
  
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• Dopers will be kept away from Rio Olympics, says IOC chief

  27-05-2016 15:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reanalysis of 265 selected doping samples reveals positive tests were returned on 23 athletes who competed at London 2012
  
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• Travel tips for England cricket fans wanting to head to the Stadium of Light

  27-05-2016 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  England are playing Sri Lanka in a cricket test match at Chester-le-Street, followed by England's football friendly with Australia
  
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• Is there a new generation of graffiti taggers plaguing our region?

  27-05-2016 15:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East has seen notorious graffiti taggers from FECH to INCH, but is there a new generation in town?
  
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• Tales of hidden Newcastle reveal bizarre and unexpected facts from the city's past

  27-05-2016 15:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fascinating stories from Newcastle's past feature a turtle hat, the birth of Lucozade and Dylan on a shopping spree, among many other things!
  
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• What are fuel cell cars and where can you buy them?

  27-05-2016 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cars turn hydrogen into electricity – but it’s not as simple as that
  
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• Northumberland architect's huge antique collection to go under the hammer

  27-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ceramics author's extensive range of items will be auctioned in several batches this year by Anderson and Garland
  
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• What are the driving licence rules which landed SAFC's Steven Fletcher in trouble?

  27-05-2016 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After Steven Fletcher was landed with six points and a £1,000 fine when he wasn't even driving we look at what the DVLA's rules are?
  
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• Watch the moment suspected £1m fraudster is led off plane in handcuffs at Newcastle Airport

  27-05-2016 13:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kole Lulgjuraj, who is accused of swindling elderly people out of their life savings, was arrested in the US after four years on the run
  
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• Road Test: Ford Focus RS v Honda Civic

  27-05-2016 13:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hot hatches du jour on road and track
  
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• Why are things about to change for Newcastle council tenants?

  27-05-2016 13:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle's 26,000 council tenants have been invited to an open event to air their feelings about housing in the city
  
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• Watch this late night Newcastle reveller leap through artwork on a city centre street

  27-05-2016 13:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This is the moment an acrobatic reveller took a leap of faith with an impressive jump through a Newcastle sculpture
  
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• It's all smiles from the homeless during their first Newcastle litter-pick

  27-05-2016 12:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  But critics say they've got a rubbish deal and others claim it's the city centre revellers who should clean up their act
  
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• Geordie Shore's Marnie Simpson blasts co-stars Gaz and Aaron for being old and boring

  27-05-2016 12:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 24 year old Geordie Shore star said it's time that the show got some "fit younger lads" in the week the MTV series officially turned five
  
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• Which Sting album ended a long spell when he had writer’s block? Try today's lunchtime quiz

  27-05-2016 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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• Micropub developer says Whitley Bay venue will not have negative impact on nursery next door

  27-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Findlay is offering reassurances after hundreds of people signed a petition against plans for the new pub at Monkseaton Metro Station
  
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• Marsden cave dwelling thug glassed a stranger on South Shields street 'for kicks'

  27-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steven Smith, who had 'removed himself from civilisation' and was living in a cave, launched an unprovoked daylight attack in the town centre
  
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• Disgruntled North East bus passengers argue for greater bus regulation

  27-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Go-Ahead's claim that existing system will bring improved services has not convinced many bus users on our Facebook page
  
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• First Drive: 2016 Audi A3

  27-05-2016 12:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lightly facelifted A3 impresses in 187bhp guise
  
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• Sunderland star Steven Fletcher picks up six points following speeding charge

  27-05-2016 11:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On loan Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher was fined by Carlisle Magistrates' Court following a two hour trial
  
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• Gateshead man jailed after pensioner punched - ITV News

  27-05-2016 11:29
  
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  Gateshead man jailed after pensioner punched
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  A 20-year-old man from Gateshead has been jailed after a 77-year-old man was punched. Tyrone Quinn, from Hewitson Terrace in Felling, "approached and punched a 77-year-old man in an unprovoked attack" in Fife Street in Gateshead on December 10, ...
  
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• Manchester United finally announce Jose Mourinho as their new manager

  27-05-2016 11:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Chelsea manager has signed a three-year deal at Old Trafford
  
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• Football shirts 'worn' by shamed footballer Adam Johnson being sold online

  27-05-2016 11:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One seller boasts item he links to the disgraced former England footballer would make a 'great birthday or Christmas gift'
  
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• Former Newcastle midfielder Paul Gascoigne turns 49 today - happy birthday Gazza!

  27-05-2016 10:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Gasgoigne starred brilliantly but briefly for Newcastle United in the 1980s - he was born on this day in 1967
  
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• Police warning after spate of opportunist burglaries in Gateshead

  27-05-2016 10:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Four residents have caught intruders in their homes over the past week and police are urging people to remain vigilant
  
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• County Durham rush-hour crash leaves two people in hospital

  27-05-2016 10:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The smash happened on Leadgate Roundabout near Consett, County Durham, and two people are in hospital, one with serious injuries
  
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• England World Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst backs Rafa to get Newcastle promoted

  27-05-2016 10:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The football legend praised Newcastle as a football city and supported Rafa Benitez to get the Magpies back in the Premier League
  
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• Wallsend boy suspended for taking potato peeler into his primary school

  27-05-2016 09:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 11-year-old pupil was excluded from Redesdale Primary School, in Wallsend, for four days after the incident
  
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• Weekend festival to celebrate County Durham’s heritage coastline

  27-05-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 40 activities to take place in a week-long event in Durham to celebrate the special shoreline
  
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