Gateshead news

• How a Geordie boy and Muhammad Ali struck up an unlikely friendship

  05-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The late world champion proved a friend as well as an inspiration to Newcastle fan Russ Routledge, who adored his boyhood idol
  
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• Gone but not forgotten: Loved ones pay respects to former North Shields machine gunner

  05-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Norman Mathwin, who died aged 100, served as a desert rat machine gunner in the Northumberland Fusiliers during World War Two
  
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• 11 operations and counting: Meet the North Shields boy who loves hospitals

  05-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sam Brown, five, has spent so much time in hospitals that medics have become his extended family - and he'll need surgery until he stops growing
  
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• Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley will go before MPs at Commons committee this week

  05-06-2016 18:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sport Direct boss says he will now appear to defend the firm's "good name" at a meeting on Tuesday
  
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• Beverley Knight postpones Sage Gateshead gig due to illness - here's how to get a refund - ChronicleLive

  05-06-2016 17:58
  
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  Beverley Knight postpones Sage Gateshead gig due to illness - here's how to get a refund
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  A throat infection forced soul singer Beverley Knight to postpone her show at the Sage in Gateshead . Confirmation that she was putting off the performance went out at midday on Sunday, just hours before she was due to perform. A statement on the ...
  
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• Beverley Knight postpones Sage Gateshead gig due to illness - here's how to get a refund

  05-06-2016 17:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A throat infection has left the soul singer unable to speak, forcing her to postpone Sunday evening's scheduled show on the banks of the Tyne
  
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• Two people reportedly left stranded in water near Northumberland beauty spot

  05-06-2016 17:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Seahouses lifeboat operations manager Ian Clayton is urging people to respect the water after two people were left stranded near Budle Bay
  
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• Armed raiders wearing balaclavas attack three men in Benwell home

  05-06-2016 17:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The victims were treated in hospital after two men carrying a hammer and metal bar forced their way into the property on Sunday morning
  
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• Families go barking mad for the Great North Dog Walk as thousands turn out in South Shields

  05-06-2016 16:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  At least 28,000 dogs took part in the record-breaking event on Sunday, which has raised millions of pounds for charity
  
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• Peterlee Town councillor drops bullying lawsuit against Durham authority

  05-06-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mandy Thompson started action against Peterlee Town Council for personal injury, but has dropped her case on 'strong medical advice'
  
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• Northumberland singer hopes to write new chapter in musical career

  05-06-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sarah Holmes has been preparing for Northumberland Live with an unusual rehearsal method at Whitley Bay Library
  
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• Daughter blasts council over terminally ill father's mouldy Shiremoor home

  05-06-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geoffrey Holmes, 81, faces living his final days in hospital as his family claims his council home is not suitable to be lived in
  
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• Blyth businessman Lee Rudd remembered as thousands is raised in his memory

  05-06-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scores of people took part in a charity football match at Blyth Town Football Club in memory of Mr Rudd, who took his own life in 2014
  
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• European Union Brexit would be a 'gamble with our security', say ex-police chiefs

  05-06-2016 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In an open letter to voters ahead of June 23's referendum, the group said quitting the EU would make Britain less safe
  
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• Last surviving Newcastle Normandy veterans lay up their standard at emotional remembrance service

  05-06-2016 15:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  During Sunday's ceremony, on the eve of the D-Day anniversary, the group's flag was officially handed into the custody of St Andrew’s Church
  
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• How average is it where you live? Use our interactive postcode tool to find out

  05-06-2016 15:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We've analysed things such as the average age, the ratio of men to women, earnings, house prices and more
  
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• Pyjama-wearing teenager denies fake gun and assault charges following alleged Byker pursuit

  05-06-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The case against 18-year-old Alliyah Jackson has been adjourned for trial, when a jury is set to hear of the alleged pyjama-clad pursuit
  
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• Paint, sun and fun: Hundreds turn out for Durham's Colourama run

  05-06-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The charity event hopes to raise over £70,000 for St Cuthbert's Hospice, with many runners telling of their inspirational stories
  
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• How many sexual assaults have happened on North East's public transport network this year?

  05-06-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Figures reveal number of incidents in 2016 reported to Northumbria Police area are on course to top the 37 sexual assaults reported in 2014
  
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• BT apologise after self-employed Consett customer is left without phone and internet

  05-06-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charges are scrapped after we take up Alma and Robert Gardiner's complaint into BT's delay to transfer their number to their new house
  
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• Andy Carroll shares a video of Billi Mucklow belting out a 4 Non Blondes track in a pub

  05-06-2016 11:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Newcastle United striker shared the clip on his Instagram account of her singing along to What's Up
  
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• Joy for Newcastle bride who was left off refund list after reception venue closed

  05-06-2016 11:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Abbie Jackman was one of the people let down when the Rivers Edge Hotel at Gateshead, formerly known as the Elephant on the Tyne
  
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• North East MEPs go head to head in EU referendum debate

  05-06-2016 11:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Arnott and Jude Kirton-Darling argued for and against Brexit at a debate in Hexham
  
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• North East news LIVE: Mike Ashley says he WILL meet with MPs

  05-06-2016 10:00 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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• Why David Cameron will be missed by the Tories if he is no longer leader

  05-06-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tory leader is on the ropes due to the EU referendum campaign but if he is forced out it will be a loss to his party
  
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• Rise in cats killed by air guns in the North East prompts calls for tougher laws

  05-06-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cat Protection is calling on the Government in England and Wales to make it a criminal offence to own an air gun without a licence or permit
  
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• Eddy Eats misses out on his Sunday roast at Riding Mill's Wellington Hotel

  05-06-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Despite the promise of Sunday lunch 'served all day', Eddy Eats missed out on his roast when he and Mrs Eats ate late
  
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