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• Church of England accused of 'massive cover-up' as former Archdeacon stands trial

  27-07-2016 21:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Archdeacon of Auckland, George Granville Gibson, denies eight charges of indecent assault which allegedly took place in the 1970s and 80s
  
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• Durham fire service respond to more than 1700 medical call outs in first six months of scheme

  27-07-2016 20:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Demand on North East Ambulance Service has increased 20% since 2007 with a new 999 call every 65 seconds
  
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• Reece Allen murder trial: Jury goes out after judge sums up case against Joe Welsh

  27-07-2016 20:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Crown Court judge reveals criminal convictions of accused and stab victim
  
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• Take a look inside quirky riverfront flat, where the way in is literally through a hole in the wall

  27-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'The Hole in the Wall', inside Berwick town walls in Northumberland, is for sale privately and could be yours for just £70,000
  
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• North East arts organisations awarded over £1m to help them raise money

  27-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eight organisations across the North East are to benefit from a new Arts Council England fund called Catalyst Evolve
  
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• Men who held up Metro with 'hang all the peodo's' protest on Byker bridge jailed for six months

  27-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Craig Duffy and Jonathan Hoyle had decided to trespass onto the Metro tracks at Byker and hang their homemade banner off the bridge
  
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• Firm behind abandoned Tom Jones gig at Alnwick Castle will not face any action

  27-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A council investigation is closed into Loose Cannon's handling of the Northumberland concert
  
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• New family film festival to come to Newcastle and Gateshead this summer - ChronicleLive

  27-07-2016 18:42
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  New family film festival to come to Newcastle and Gateshead this summer
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  Cineplay Festival, billed as three days of playful, immersive cinema, workshops and activities for young children and their families, will feature “scooter adventures, secret screenings, live scores, coding, dancing, baby power ballads and more”. The ...
  
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• It was worth it! Cheryl and fellow Geordies help scientific breakthrough after ice bucket challenges

  27-07-2016 18:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Ice Bucket Challenge raised £87.7m in 2014 and funded six research projects - one has led to a breakthrough discovery
  
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• Gateshead FC forward insists he is fully committed to the Tyneside club - ChronicleLive

  27-07-2016 18:31
  
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  Gateshead FC forward insists he is fully committed to the Tyneside club
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  Ryan Bowman insists he is fully committed to Gateshead as he begins a second season on Tyneside. The 24-year-old was rumoured to be unsettled and seeking a move away from the International Stadium. But it was a case of 'crossed wires' according to ...
  
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• On this day 40 years ago: Malcolm Macdonald was sold for £333,333

  27-07-2016 18:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After falling out with manager Gordon Lee, Newcastle United hero Supermac was set to join Arsenal
  
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• School proms 2016: Killingworth pupils enjoy their prom night at St James' Park

  27-07-2016 17:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Stephenson High School pupils feature in this gorgeous video and gallery as we celebrate prom season in the North East
  
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• Ask the Vet: Advice on pet health - Why is my dog a picky eater?

  27-07-2016 17:04 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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• Burglars take more than £17,000 of IT gear from Shiney Row school

  27-07-2016 16:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after Shiney Row Primary School was burgled and computer equipment stolen
  
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• South Shields man facing jail for sending sickening messages to Labour MP Luciana Berger

  27-07-2016 16:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Nimmo, 28, sent emails to the Liverpool Wavertree MP telling her to “watch your back Jewish scum” and “you are going to get it like Jo Cox did"
  
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• School proms 2016: Great photos of Burnside Business and Enterprise College pupils

  27-07-2016 16:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pupils from Burnside Business and Enterprise College feature in this great video and gallery as we celebrate prom season in the North East
  
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• Gateshead cycling firm stocking cult German brand gets big investment - ChronicleLive

  27-07-2016 16:39
  
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  Gateshead cycling firm stocking cult German brand gets big investment
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  A father-and-son team is riding high after attracting a six-figure investment from the Finance For Business North East Growth Fund to help widen the reach of their high-end cycling business. Ian and Trevor Hughes are the management team behind Vielo ...
  
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• Tony the Fridge to hang up 42kg appliance after running 100 Great North Runs

  27-07-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The fundraising legend is now halfway through what will be his final endurance run
  
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• Revealed: We visit the North East's top 10 haunted locations

  27-07-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With the Hollywood movie Ghostbuster new out at the cinema, we reveal 10 North East haunted places
  
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• North East churches urged to ‘be vigilant’ after Normandy church attack

  27-07-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Security has been stepped up across the North East after a parish priest was killed in a Normandy Church
  
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• Farm to be dismantled and rebuilt brick by brick at Beamish Museum

  27-07-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The project to transfer Spain’s Field Farm in Weardale to the museum has received a boost from the Sir Tom Cowie Charitable Trust
  
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• AC Milan coaches have been teaching young Newcastle footballers how to play the Italian way

  27-07-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Coaches from the seven times European Champions have been spending a week working with 150 youngsters
  
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• A690 near Durham closed for six hours following early morning crash

  27-07-2016 16:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two cars collided in West Rainton, County Durham, and one man has been taken to the RVI with serious injuries
  
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• Watch Vicky Pattison reveal feelings for Big Brother's Alex Cannon live on Loose Women

  27-07-2016 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Queen of the Jungle Vicky revealed her affection for Alex as he appeared as a guest on Wednesday's Loose Women
  
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• School proms 2016: See Boldon School pupils enjoying their special night

  27-07-2016 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pupils from Boldon Colliery feature in this great video and gallery as we celebrate prom season in the North East
  
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• Your School News: Restaurant visit, photography club, STEM day, drawing competition and more

  27-07-2016 15:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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• Your School News: Restaurant visit, photography club, STEAM day, drawing competition and more

  27-07-2016 15:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  School news of all kinds written by you, just fill out the form
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• 11 arrested in drug raids across South Shields, Durham and Sunderland

  27-07-2016 14:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A total of 11 people have been arrested in raids across the North East as part of a police operation to tackle drug dealing
  
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• North East and Newcastle University create groundbreaking project for female army veterans

  27-07-2016 14:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Initiative being set up with Newcastle University expect to help 'invisible' female ex services personnel integrate back into society
  
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• Trident missile system putting Newcastle lives at risk, claim campaigners

  27-07-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anti-nuclear campaigners say nuclear systems transported around six times a year on region's roads
  
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• Popular Newcastle United fan Lee Hope to be laid to rest on Friday

  27-07-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lee, originally from Longbenton, died just 13 weeks after being diagnosed with cancer
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother: Scotty T confident Geordie Shore co-star Marnie Simpson will win

  27-07-2016 13:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scotty T says he'll cut off an unmentionable part of his anatomy if Marnie doesn't follow in his footsteps and win Celebrity Big Brother
  
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• Ouseburn bar scene set for boost as new microbrewery and pub granted planning permission

  27-07-2016 13:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Brewing will open a brewery, bar and cafe in Stepney Bank which will be the latest addition to the area's social scene
  
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• Ouseburn bar scene set for boost as new microbrewery and bar granted planning permission

  27-07-2016 13:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Brewing will open a brewery, bar and cafe in Stepney Bank which will be the latest addition to the area's social scene
  
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• Plans to build 150 new homes and a hotel in Northumberland set to be approved

  27-07-2016 13:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mitford Estate LLP has submitted plans to build up to 150 homes, a 60-bed hotel, restaurant, hot food outlet and roadside services in Morpeth
  
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• Newcastle to house 80 refugee families from war-torn Syria

  27-07-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The pledge comes as the city council is expected to reaffirm its commitment to refugees, asylum seekers and former Afghani interpreters
  
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• Man left for dead by joyriders 'disgusted' after four avoid conviction for hit and run

  27-07-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alex McDonald was hit by a car in North Shields breaking his limbs but four offenders all denied driving the vehicle
  
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• 'It is a fantastic idea' - readers react as the wild lynx could make a return to Northumberland

  27-07-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Lynx UK Trust has identified Kielder Forest in Northumberland as its preferred site to reintroduce the lynx
  
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• Newcastle city centre stabbing: Two arrested on suspicion of robbery

  27-07-2016 12:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman have been arrested after an incident outside the Mile Castle pub in Newcastle city centre
  
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• Emmanuel sports day at Gateshead Stadium - North East Connected (press release) (subscription)

  27-07-2016 12:01
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  Young athletes were the toast of their college sports day after returning from representing the region at a national competition. By Emily -. July 27, 2016. 0. 25. Share on Facebook · Tweet on Twitter ...
  
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• Labour MP death threats: South Shields man pleads guilty to vile messages

  27-07-2016 11:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn's former shadow minister for mental health was allegedly sent death threats saying she would to “get it like Jo Cox did."
  
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• Labour MP death threats LIVE: South Shields man in court after messages sent to Luciana Berger

  27-07-2016 11:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn's former shadow minister for mental health was allegedly sent death threats saying she would to “get it like Jo Cox did."
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother: Scotty T to Denise Welch - North East contestants from series gone by

  27-07-2016 11:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Geordie Shore's Marnie Simpson is tipped as favourite to win the new series we look at memorable North East contestants from CBB past
  
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• First Drive: 2016 Renault Mégane 110

  27-07-2016 11:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fourth-generation family hatch from Renault
  
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• How an orangutan could hold the key to speech evolution in humans

  27-07-2016 11:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Adolescent orangutan Rocky could provide the key to understanding how speech in humans evolved, Durham University researchers say
  
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• Women's Aid chief backs calls for sex work to be decriminalised - but does not want legal districts

  27-07-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The charity's chief executive made the comments as she said it was 'regrettable' that the Newcastle refuge would close after 40 years
  
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• 'This is grief' son's voice cracks with emotion as he comes face to face with father's killer

  27-07-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Frail pensioner William Raine was knocked over and killed on Shibdon Bank, Blaydon, earlier this year and the driver has walked free from court
  
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• Pokemon Go warning issued amid fears it could be used to 'lure' children into dangerous situations

  27-07-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Northumberland Safeguarding Children Board is urging parents not to let their children go alone when searching for Pokemon
  
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• Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law kidnapped in in Brazil

  27-07-2016 09:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kidnappers in Brazil have asked for £28 million according to reports
  
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• I Am Team GB at the Gateshead International Stadium | Tyne Tees ... - ITV News

  27-07-2016 09:04
  
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  I Am Team GB at the Gateshead International Stadium | Tyne Tees ...
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  Some of the UK's most iconic venues - including the Gateshead International Stadium - have signed up to be part of The National Lottery and ITV's I Am Team ...and more »
  
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