Gateshead news

• The UK citizenship is becoming like a bad pub quiz and has to change

  04-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham University's Thom Brooks on the how the citizenship exam has become a test of the purely trivial
  
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• Stephen Sayers: Reformed criminal wants to work with young offenders

  04-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Notorious hardman believes he can steer others away from crime by drawing on his own experiences
  
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• North tourists with criminal pasts could be banned from travelling to Europe during Euro 2016

  04-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North residents with criminal pasts travelling to Europe during Euro 2016 face being grilled for up to six hours in police crackdown
  
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• Meet the Tyneside terrier who landed a left hook on Muhammad Ali

  04-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Les Close was a member of Grainger Park Boxing Club, at Scotswood, in 1977 when Muhammad Ali visited the North East
  
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• Meet the Tyneside terrier who landed a ledft hook on Muhammad Ali

  04-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Les Close was a member of Grainger Park Boxing Club, at Scotswood, in 1977 when Muhammad Ali visited the North East
  
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• Meet the student crowned Miss Newcastle 2016 after being scouted at the Metrocentre

  04-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charlotte McIntosh, 21, was approached a few weeks before the final after being spotted working at River Island
  
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• North East councils fork out almost £50m on staff 'gagging orders'

  04-06-2016 18:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland Council has paid out £35m as part of settlement agreements to former staff since 2010
  
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• On the anniversary of Derrick Bird killings in Cumbria we ask could it happen again?

  04-06-2016 17:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Six years after gunman Derrick Bird killed 12 people we ask if our gun laws tough enough
  
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• Bible created by Wearside pupils set to emulate journey to the Vatican 1300 years on

  04-06-2016 17:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The children's codex will follow in the 1300 year old footsteps of the Codex Amiatinus and will go on display at the Vatican
  
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• Young actors audition for parts in forthcoming play The Season Ticket

  04-06-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The play by Lee Mattinson is based on Jonathan Tulloch's novel which also inspired the Geordie film Purely Belter.
  
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• We should be wary of anyone touting quick fixes to our problems

  04-06-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Benneworth argues that Britain’s deep-seated short-termism has caused problems for the North East economy
  
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• Thousands of Scouts descend on the North East for bumper camp

  04-06-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 2,400 children visited the Wild West Marra Camp at Causey Park Farm, near Morpeth, over the Bank Holiday
  
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• MH17 victims John Alder and Liam Sweeney to be remembered at 'Entertainers' 20th anniversary game

  04-06-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dad Barry Sweeney will referee the 'Entertainers' 20th anniversary game
  
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• Family of Gateshead mum-of-two left in a coma after alleged ambulance blunder demand answers - ChronicleLive

  04-06-2016 16:30
  
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  Family of Gateshead mum-of-two left in a coma after alleged ambulance blunder demand answers
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  The family of a mum-of-two left in a coma after a fall at home are demanding answers after an alleged ambulance blunder. Claire Mozaffari, 33, had been on a night out in Newcastle when she collapsed at her home in Deckham, Gateshead. Worried sister ...and more »
  
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• Family of Gateshead mum-of-two left in a coma after alleged ambulance blunder demand answers

  04-06-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The family of Claire Mozaffari, from Gateshead, called an ambulance after she fell at home but were allegedly told she was just drunk
  
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• See how Ashington and Blyth have changed over the decades

  04-06-2016 15:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Photos show the well-known landmarks of years gone by including Cowpen Hall and the Wallow picture house
  
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• Muhammad Ali - 'he was poetry in motion' Gibbo's tribute to the Greatest

  04-06-2016 14:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Gibson reveals Muhammad Ali was the only man he asked for an autograph in his glittering career
  
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• See Newcastle's Monument transformed as hundreds take part in fitness class

  04-06-2016 14:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fitness fanatics were celebrating the fact that members have more than 50,000lbs over the last five years
  
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• Washington coma victim Stephen Willey gives the thumbs up from hospital bed

  04-06-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen, who was punched to the ground in December, has been showing signs of improvement after nurses' fundraising trip up Helvellyn
  
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• North East drivers spend almost two days a year stuck in traffic jams due to roadworks

  04-06-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Delays mean drivers in the North East region spend an average of 40 extra hours in their cars according to report
  
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• Muhammad Ali death - why millions like me will mourn 'The Greatest'

  04-06-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The death of the legendary boxer has touched millions around the world who remember his genius not just as a fighter
  
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• Have you spotted this leopard stolen from Whitley Bay?

  04-06-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The collector believes some plumbers poached the "priceless" stuffed leopard which he has had for more than 30 years
  
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• North East trade union membership at its lowest point for 20 years

  04-06-2016 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Government figures have revealed one third of the region's workers are in a union - the lowest proportion for two decades
  
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• Charlotte Crosby denies Geordie Shore return but outlines Strictly Come Dancing ambitions

  04-06-2016 13:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie Shore star disappointed fans by pouring cold water on reports of a return to the MTV show but said she'd love to be on Strictly
  
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• Paul Gascoigne set to be charged over alleged 'racial' joke about black security guard at live show

  04-06-2016 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Newcastle and England star Paul Gacoigne is due to be charged over an alleged racial remark against a black security guard
  
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• Why a North East graphic designer believes there's beauty in brutalist buildings

  04-06-2016 12:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The graphic designer behind Primal Scream's Screamadelica album artwork has spoken in defence of a controversial architectural style
  
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• Photographer who captured Muhammad Ali tucking into a stottie pays tribute

  04-06-2016 12:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dennis Hutchinson, from Newcastle, took the iconic image when the Greatest was on a visit to Tyneside in 1977
  
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• Liam Fee: NSPCC call for lessons to be learned from Gateshead two-year-old's death

  04-06-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nyomi Fee and her partner Rachel Fee have been found guilty of murdering Rachel's two-year-old son following a seven-week trial
  
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• North East one of the most at-risk areas of a 'super-gonorrhoea' outbreak in whole of UK

  04-06-2016 12:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Public Health England have issued a warning after an outbreak of a highly resistant strain of the STI
  
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• RIP Muhammad Ali - when the boxing legend visited the North East in 1977

  04-06-2016 11:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  When world heavyeight boxing champion Muhammad Ali visited the North East in 1977, thousands turned out to see him
  
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• Meet the generation of Northern Soul lovers breathing life back into the north's social clubs

  04-06-2016 11:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The popularity of Northern Soul in the North East has been tracked by a new radio documentary
  
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• North East news RECAP: Memories of Muhammed Ali in the North East and flash mob at Monument

  04-06-2016 10:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Saturday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Memories of Muhammed Ali in the North East and flash mob at Monument

  04-06-2016 10:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Saturday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Work starts on new Premier Inn hotel in Whitley Bay next to the famous Spanish City Dome

  04-06-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new venue is being constructed next to the famous Spanish City Dome and is expected to be complete by June 2017
  
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• Morpeth home is a hidden gem in huge ancient woodland

  04-06-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Heighley Wood is nestled in 41 acres of ancient woodland near Morpeth and has come on to the market for the first time in more than 30 years
  
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• Looking for a day out in the North East? Try one of these Michelin-approved tourist attractions

  04-06-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There have been 28 attractions named in the Michelin Green Guide, with destinations varying from Hadrian's Wall to Newcastle's Quayside
  
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• Fundraising tribute in memory of 'awesome' mum-of-two from Wallsend raises £3,000

  04-06-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tracey Knowles died of bowel cancer, aged 44, earlier this year and now friends and family have held a fundraising event in her memory
  
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• Whose side are you on in this cyclist versus car headcam video?

  04-06-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cyclists were riding near Seaton Delaval when the car came within inches of the group and the moment was captured on camera
  
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• Kids and young adults do not view vaping e-cigarettes as smoking, Durham University study finds

  04-06-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Only 28% of vapers aged between 18 and 25 used e-cigarettes to try and kick tobacco so health warnings should be tailored, the research says
  
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• HMP Northumberland report highlights drug, self harm and violence concerns

  04-06-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Report by Independent Monitoring Board praises efforts of staff but still areas for concern
  
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