Gateshead news

• 'Sleep tight princess' - Hundreds turn out to vigil in memory of tragic teen Megan Bell

  14-07-2016 22:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blue and white balloons were released in memory of the 17-year-old Megan Bell who died at T in the Park festival in Scotland
  
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• Hundreds of Gateshead scouts gather for annual camp - ChronicleLive

  14-07-2016 22:07
  
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  Hundreds of Gateshead scouts gather for annual camp
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  Blaydon District Scouts held their annual family camp with over 260 people in attendance, including Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, leaders, parents and additional family members. The Gateshead gathering was held at Dilston Scout Campsite near ...
  
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• Hundreds of Gateshead scouts gather for annual camp

  14-07-2016 22:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blaydon District Scouts enjoy fireworks, inflatables and fancy dress
  
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• Thousands of Northumbria University graduations celebrated in Newcastle

  14-07-2016 21:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Caps, gowns and smiles are worn by students for Newcastle graduation ceremonies
  
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• Megan Bell vigil: Friends and family pay tribute to student on Seaham seafront

  14-07-2016 19:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old died at the T in the Park music festival in Scotland last Friday - tributes will include candles being lit and balloons released
  
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• Theresa May announces her new government and says 'industrial strategy' will be at the heart of it

  14-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Middlesbrough-born Greg Clark was announced as the new Business Secretary following the radical shake-up of Whitehall
  
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• The greatest: Tributes to North East photographer who took THAT Muhammad Ali picture

  14-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dennis Hutchinson, 81, who worked at The Chronicle and the Sunday People, snapped the late boxing champ eating a stottie
  
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• Renewed calls for a Northumberland Day as Langley Castle celebrates milestone

  14-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Langley Castle, one of the county's attractions, is once again calling for a special day to celebrate the county and boost tourism
  
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• Newcastle's famous Assembly Rooms wants your pictures and memories

  14-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As it celebrates its 240th birthday, Newcastle's Assembly Rooms is creating a special memory wall
  
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• Is there more to Langley Castle than meets the eye? 30 things you might not have known about it

  14-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The historic building has been a part of Northumberland's landscape since 1350 - and even JK Rowling once stayed there for inspiration
  
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• Gazza releases selfie of himself 'recovering well' after concerns for his health

  14-07-2016 19:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie star passed on the picture to a Facebook group which shared it as well as a message to the former Newcastle United player's supporters
  
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• School proms 2016: Marden High School pupils celebrate at a fun prom

  14-07-2016 18:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marden High School Year 11s feature in our video and gallery as we enjoy prom season in the North East
  
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• School proms 2016: See Bedlingtonshire pupils stepping out for prom night

  14-07-2016 18:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bedlingtonshire Community High School event feature in our video and gallery as we enjoy prom season in the North East
  
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• Holly Hagan rumoured to have quit Geordie Shore after five years on MTV show

  14-07-2016 18:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A month after Charlotte Crosby and Chantelle Connolly left Geordie Shore, original Holly has apparently quit the show for love
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover prepares to go off-road – autonomously

  14-07-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Self-driving systems will read the terrain and find a way through
  
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• Did you see drivers being pulled over at the Tyne Tunnel? Here's why

  14-07-2016 17:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 20 vehicles were stopped and one person was arrested as police pulled a host of vehicles off the road
  
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• Great North Run signs put in place on Tyne Bridge to promote iconic race

  14-07-2016 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Work well underway on Tyne Bridge to promote the world famous half marathon which takes place on September 11
  
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• Metro upgrade and expansion plans: What you need to know at a glance

  14-07-2016 16:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nexus and NECA hope modern trains lead to a greatly expanded network with new routes around the North East
  
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• Elderly Sunderland woman tricked into handing over large amount of cash for fish

  14-07-2016 16:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are warning people to be careful after three men called at the woman's Sunderland home and sold her the fish
  
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• Gateshead expect tough test of their credentials against Bradford City - ChronicleLive

  14-07-2016 16:33
  
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  Gateshead expect tough test of their credentials against Bradford City
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  After demolishing part-time lower-ranked opposition so far in pre-season, Gateshead face a tough first warm-up game at home on Saturday. League One big guns Bradford City, who have sold almost 15,000 season tickets, head for Tyneside after reaching the ...
  
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• The first Tall Ships Race from the River Tyne took place 30 years ago

  14-07-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than one million people flocked to see the Tall Ships' first visit to the North East in July, 1986
  
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• See the strange spitfires found embedded in rocks that have baffled walkers in Northumberland

  14-07-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The artwork, called Sweetheart Wings, was created by Simon Watkinson and can be found on the Wansbeck Estuary Art Trail
  
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• Plans for major Metro upgrade revealed - and it could be expanding to a place near you

  14-07-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ambitious plans to create a joined-up rail and Metro network - as well as replacing ageing trains for a newer fleet - have been drawn up
  
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• Gateshead school's Pokemon Go warning amid fears paedophiles could hijack the game - ChronicleLive

  14-07-2016 16:08
  
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  Gateshead school's Pokemon Go warning amid fears paedophiles could hijack the game
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  A school has issued a warning to parents amid fears popular game Pokémon Go could be hijacked by paedophiles. The augmented-reality mobile game, which uses GPS to allow players to catch Pokémon in the real world , has taken the internet by storm ...and more »
  
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• What does the world think of Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary?

  14-07-2016 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Kevin Brennan told the House of Commons that his appointment was "the most remarkable since the emperor Caligula appointed his horse as a senator."
  
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• Jesmond hammer attack sees woman hospitalised while police hunt for thug

  14-07-2016 15:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The woman was taken to hospital after the unprovoked assault, and police are hunting the bald thug who attacked her
  
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• First Drive: 2016 Toyota Hi-Lux

  14-07-2016 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New version of Europe’s favourite pick-up is more SUV-like than ever – but it’s still more truck than car
  
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• Tour de France and the tragedy of a County Durham rider on Mont Ventoux

  14-07-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Epic cycling event reaches Mont Ventoux where North East rider Tommy Simpson died in 1967
  
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• Incredible underwater footage shows the sunken wreckage of Tyneside-built HMS Invincible

  14-07-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The battlecruiser, which was downed in a volley of fire from the Germans in the Battle of Jutland, lies in the North Sea off the coast of Denmark
  
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• Hexham Railway Bridge set to reopen bringing six weeks of misery to an end

  14-07-2016 14:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Traders claim the maintenance work has turned Hexham into a 'ghost town' and caused severe congestion for motorists
  
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• Gateshead school's Pokemon Go warning amid fears paedophiles could hijack the game

  14-07-2016 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lobley Hill Primary School, in Gateshead, issued the warning claiming kids could be "lured" away
  
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• South Shields man appears in court accused of sending malicious messages to Merseyside MP

  14-07-2016 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Nimmo, 28, of Moreland Road, was arrested after Liverpool Wavertree MP Luciana Berger contacted police
  
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• Theresa May axes key members of David Cameron's cabinet in Government reshuffle

  14-07-2016 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Justice secretary and key Brexiteer Michael Gove among those to lose jobs
  
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• The ten best hybrid cars of 2016

  14-07-2016 13:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Just about everyone is making them, so which are the best?
  
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• 'An accident waiting to happen' - your verdict on the Gateshead junction that is confusing drivers - ChronicleLive

  14-07-2016 12:31
  
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  'An accident waiting to happen' - your verdict on the Gateshead junction that is confusing drivers
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  A new junction layout in Gateshead has left motorists confused — and our readers are not happy about it. After we reported on the changes to the crossing where Beaconsfield Road and Belle Vue Bank cross Durham Road in Low Fell, you flocked to ...
  
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• Tearful teen locked up for smuggling drugs into Northumberland prison for boyfriend

  14-07-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bethany Lee, who has never been in trouble before, sobbed as she was locked up for taking banned items to her 'wrong'un' then-partner into prison
  
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• Pressure builds on Government to call in controversial Highthorn opencast mine plans

  14-07-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Loose Anti Opencast Network claims plans to open a surface coal mine close to Druridge Bay would not be economically sustainable
  
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• Newcastle church vicar gets his hands dirty after council removes bins 'in the dead of night'

  14-07-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rev Nicholas Buxton, of St John the Baptist church in the city centre, criticised council bosses for removing bins from his churchyard
  
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• 'An accident waiting to happen' - your verdict on the Gateshead junction that is confusing drivers

  14-07-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Readers on Facebook weren't happy about the new layout where Beaconsfield Road crosses Durham Road in Low Fell
  
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• Pokemon Go is finally here in the UK

  14-07-2016 11:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pokemon Go, the augmented reality game that has broken download records, has finally launched in the UK.
  
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• Garden events in the North East for August: Plan a visit and tell us about your events too

  14-07-2016 11:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This diary of garden and floral events will help you find inspiration for your own garden across Tyneside, Northumberland, County Durham and Wearside as well as being a pleasant outing in its own right
  
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• Ask the Vet: Advice on pet health - How can I help my rabbit?

  14-07-2016 10:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Send your question for veterinary surgeon Rory Thomson of St Clair Veterinary Care in Croft Road, Blyth, using the form below - he will answer selected questions each week
  
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• Morning news headlines: Boris Johnson 'excited' after shock foreign secretary promotion; Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith vows to push for second EU referendum

  14-07-2016 10:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest news from Britain and around the world
  
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• Police probe launched after little boy goes missing for half an hour near Tynemouth Boating Lake

  14-07-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers are working to establish exactly what happened to the youngster in the time he was away from his mother near Tynemouth Boating Lake
  
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• Hopes homes across the North East will be protected from flooding through £24m project

  14-07-2016 09:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A committee has outlined its plans to prevent scenes like the ones in Corbridge, Northumberland, after Storm Desmond hit
  
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• North East news LIVE: Woman hit in the head by a hammer; Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle

  14-07-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Thursday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Woman hit in the head by a hammer; plus latest breaking news

  14-07-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Thursday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Person hit by train on East Coast Main Line; plus the latest breaking news

  14-07-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Thursday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Person hit by East Coast train; cabinet latest — Theresa May sacks Michael Gove

  14-07-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Thursday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Labour MPs take sides as divisive leadership election begins

  14-07-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn faces two challengers as Labour election battle begins, and you can vote in it for £25
  
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