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• Company behind Northumberland open cast mine slam Bill Oddie's 'uninformed' criticism

  30-05-2016 20:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Banks Group hopes to dig three million tonnes of coal by 2023 from Highthorn, near Widdrington, but plans have been met with fierce opposition
  
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• Durham Pride 2016: Pictures show streets transformed into a riot of rainbow colours

  30-05-2016 19:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Acts including The Cheeky Girls and Basshunter performed at County Durham's third annual LGBT+ Pride celebration
  
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• Watch swift shepherd shear a sheep in a minute at Northumberland County Show

  30-05-2016 19:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Competitors travelled from across the country to take part in the Northumberland County Show shearing competition
  
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• Want a good night out in Newcastle? The 'best' clubs have been ranked and mapped

  30-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  View our interactive map of the city to see which venues have been given the gold standard by Newcastle City Council
  
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• Wallsend granddad left stranded in Bulgarian hospital is flown home by air ambulance

  30-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Family speak of their relief that their dad has been flown back to the region after falling and breaking his back during holiday in Bulgaria
  
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• Sleepless nights and annoying friends: 16 things you'll have experienced during exam season

  30-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is that time of year when the country's future generation sit their exams, so we've taken a tongue-in-cheek look at it all
  
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• In his own words: How a County Durham man with a life threatening condition climbed Everest

  30-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We meet Nick Talbot who secured his place in the history books by becoming the first man with cystic fibrosis to climb Everest
  
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• Christopher Rochester's missing kidney battle is one step closer to being solved

  30-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The body of Christopher,of Chester-le-Street, who died in Rhodes in 2000, was sent home without a kidney and his family are fighting for the truth
  
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• Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital following County Durham accident

  30-05-2016 19:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident happened in Crook, County Durham, on Monday afternoon and a man was airlifted to hospital with leg injuries
  
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• David Ginola recovering at home following heart surgery

  30-05-2016 19:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Newcastle United star has thanked fans and said their well wishes are helping his recovery following reported cardiac arrest
  
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• How we've celebrated Bank Holidays down the years

  30-05-2016 19:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From rubber duck races to all the fun of the fair, a nostalgic look back at Bank Holidays on Tyneside
  
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• Thousands of people turn out for Northumberland County Show

  30-05-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Families and farmers flocked to Bywell Hall for the region’s best in show exhibits, tug-of-war competitions and a birds of prey display
  
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• Ben Stokes' boxers send social media into meltdown during England vs Sri Lanka match

  30-05-2016 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 24-year-old Durham and England cricketer was seen applauding captain Alastair Cook from the team's balcony with no trousers on
  
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• Meet the 20 ladies hoping to be crowned Miss Newcastle 2016

  30-05-2016 17:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  These are the finalists hoping to take the prestigious title at a glitzy black tie event at Newcastle Civic Centre on Friday
  
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• Newcastle offers new homes to Syrian refugees - but Sunderland has offered no help

  30-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Welcoming Geordies have offered scores of Syrian refugees new homes over the past three months as part of a Government scheme
  
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• Newcastle bar owners left furious by Bank Holiday mess left in the Bigg Market

  30-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle city centre's party capital was left strewn with takeaway wrappers and glass after Bank Holiday Sunday
  
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• Lowlife vandals carve out names on First World War memorial at Gateshead cemetery - ChronicleLive

  30-05-2016 16:30
  
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  Lowlife vandals carve out names on First World War memorial at Gateshead cemetery
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  Lowlife vandals smashed their way into a cemetery chapel before desecrating a war memorial and ripping down a Union flag. Police are today hunting the burglars who carved out letters from First World War memorial that stands in tribute at Blaydon ...
  
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• Lowlife vandals carve out names on First World War memorial at Gateshead cemetery

  30-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police launch investigation after a chapel is damaged, flag ripped down and memorial desecrated in Blaydon
  
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• Former Gosforth student turned award-winning businesswoman wins chief Girl Guide honour

  30-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Valerie le Vaillant, who loves her hobby so much she even married at guide camp, will now help raise its national profile
  
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• Sickening rape of teenager in Lemington by masked man prompts community fightback

  30-05-2016 15:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Neighbours in Lemington are urged to help provide information to catch the rapist who assaulted a teenager walking home alone
  
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• Five-mile queues on A1 as Bank Holiday commuters crawl through Morpeth roadworks

  30-05-2016 15:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There were no collisions reported around the A1 at Morpeth but tailbacks were caused by the ongoing roadworks and lane closures
  
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• Drivers see red after traffic lights malfunction leads to delays on key route into Newcastle

  30-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council has been forced to bring in a new contractor after the lights continued to get stuck on red
  
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• Children's author David Almond helps Live Theatre launch its new season of plays and projects

  30-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle theatre outlines packed programme including first commission from the award-winner writer and official opening of £11m venture Live Works
  
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• REVIEW: Brian Wilson presents Pet Sounds - The Sage, Gateshead - Hartlepool Mail

  30-05-2016 14:13
  
  REVIEW: Brian Wilson presents Pet Sounds - The Sage, Gateshead
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  Brian Wilson, at the time of Pet Sounds' release. It remains hugely popular after 50 years. 11:05 Thursday 02 June 2016 13:08 Monday 30 May 2016. 0. Have your say. Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson brought this final tour of the band's classic Pet Sounds ...
  
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• Beauty of the Farne Islands to be showcased on BBC's Springwatch

  30-05-2016 12:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The popular wildlife show returns with reporter Iolo Williams setting up camp and reporting from the Northumberland attraction
  
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• Party-goer left with head injuries after Bank Holiday nightclub attack in Newcastle

  30-05-2016 12:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 24-year-old victim was repeatedly hit across the head on the dancefloor of the O2 Academy in Newcastle in the early hours of Monday
  
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• Why North East shoppers are now at less risk of getting food poisoning from supermarket chicken

  30-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Research by the Food Standards Agency found just one in 11 retail chickens tested positive for campylobactor contamination
  
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• Man attacked outside Sunderland pub and hit by baton three times

  30-05-2016 12:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The attack happened between 1am and 1.15am in the early hours of Sunday, outside the Jolly Potter Pub on Railway Terrace
  
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• Another Bank Holiday, another Bigg Market mess - see trail of rubbish left by revellers

  30-05-2016 11:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A massive clean-up operation has once again been launched after party-goers left litter strewn across Newcastle city centre
  
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• Newcastle to Amsterdam flights grounded due to thunderstorms in Holland

  30-05-2016 11:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Four KLM flights have been cancelled between Newcastle and Schiphol, Amsterdam's international airport
  
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• Driver killed and a passenger left with serious injuries after head-on crash in County Durham

  30-05-2016 10:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A silver Ford Fiesta and a silver Skoda Fabia collided on Lands Road in Cockfield in the early hours of Sunday
  
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• North East news LIVE: Flights to Amsterdam cancelled; man attacked at 02 Academy in Newcastle

  30-05-2016 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Monday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• The great North East health divide: How living 10 miles down the road can reduce your quality of life

  30-05-2016 09:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A report by the think-tank Policy North reveals the North East's 'shocking' health inequality and warns of a 'health timebomb'
  
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• Whitley Bay taekwondo students pack a punch after passing national exam

  30-05-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The nine learners have all passed their black belt grading at the Taekwondo Association of Great Britain Bristol Academy
  
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• Seaham hotel boss speaks of shock after building collapses into the street

  30-05-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Gill bought the building shortly after it was ravaged by fire - and says he still plans to turn the site into a wine bar
  
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• Rail campaigners welcome new services between London and the North East

  30-05-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  First Group will operate five trains a day between London and Edinburgh, which will stop at Newcastle and Morpeth, from 2021
  
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• Warning over Newcastle rogue gas fitters as figures reveal dangers of incompetent workers

  30-05-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than half of the jobs carried out on homes across Tyneside are deemed to be unsafe, says watchdog Gas Safe Register
  
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• Newcastle MP who helped create the internet calls for crackdown on abuse

  30-05-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chi Onwurah, who made networks during her time as an engineer, wants to stamp out sexist bullying on social media sites such as Twitter
  
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• It's time for bus companies to stop putting profits before passengers, Newcastle council leader says

  30-05-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nick Forbes, leader of Newcastle City Council, says the new Bus Services Bill to shake-up the city's transport system is needed
  
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