Gateshead news

• See the dramatic RNLI rescue after kayaker is washed out to sea

  15-08-2016 19:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 64-year-old man, from Durham, was rescued by crews after capsizing a mile offshore from Roker beach
  
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• Watch as the new £30m Morpeth Northern Bypass scheme reaches a milestone

  15-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new 2.4 mile bypass will cut congestion in Morpeth and reduce travel time between the A1 and south east Northumberland
  
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• Story of North regiment which played key role in D-Day landings to be told in new exhibition

  15-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Discovering history: 2017 exhibition will revive soldiers' stories ranging from Charge of the Light Brigade to Afghanistan
  
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• Pervert sent 'underage girls' explicit photos and hundreds of messages for a 'sexual kick'

  15-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael List thought he was communicating with two underage girls but it was Newcastle-based paedophile hunters Dark Justice
  
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• Metro passengers asked to turn their weird experiences into short stories

  15-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyne and Wear Metro has teamed up with New Writing North to challenge commuters to pen 250-word short stories
  
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• How a student from Durham turned an A Level nightmare into the university experience of his dreams

  15-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Matt Evans "panicked" when he saw his results — but he soared at the university he found through clearing, where he became students' union president
  
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• Eye-catching AIDA Vita cruise ship sails into Port of Tyne - with more docking on Tuesday

  15-08-2016 18:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The fancied-up ship will dock overnight and bring up to 1,500 passengers to Newcastle, while the port prepares for its busiest day
  
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• Is Durham University pricing the brightest minds out of the North East?

  15-08-2016 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A campaign group says Durham university should offer more financial support for students or risk making life in the city impossible for some students
  
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• Passengers describe rescue drama after being trapped on Metro for over an hour

  15-08-2016 17:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  71 passengers were rescued after a power surge left them stranded underground on the Metro in Newcastle
  
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• Audi TT or Jaguar F-Type? Which coupe have we named best in the UK?

  15-08-2016 17:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We round up the best coupes money can buy with the help of industry expert What Car?
  
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• Warning over rogue traders selling fish not fit for human consumption

  15-08-2016 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland County Council's trading standards service is warning people not to buy shoddy goods from door-to-door salesmen
  
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• Serial shoplifter banned from North Shields town centre after court ruling

  15-08-2016 16:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sarah Campbell has been convicted 63 times for 190 offences, the majority of them involved theft in the North Shields area
  
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• Sports Direct workers to receive £1million back payments after firm admitted not paying minimum wage

  15-08-2016 16:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The move will see staff at the firm's warehouse in Derbyshire receive as much as £1,000 in pay back-dated to May 2012
  
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• Will the Metros be running in time for rush-hour? All you need to know here

  15-08-2016 16:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A large power supply has caused scores of Metro trains to grind to a halt and saw Monument Metro Station evacuated
  
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• Tributes to former nightclub manageress who brought glamour to Newcastle in the 1960s

  15-08-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Margaret Scott managed clubs in Newcastle and South Shields, bringing some of the biggest entertainers to the North East
  
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• Tributes paid to former veteran Gateshead councillor who served for more than 20 years - ChronicleLive

  15-08-2016 16:30
  
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  Tributes paid to former veteran Gateshead councillor who served for more than 20 years
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  Tributes have been paid to former Gateshead mayor William Maddison who died at the age of 88. Mr Maddison, from Gateshead, served for more than 20 years as a councillor for the High Fell ward. He was also elected as Gateshead mayor in 1996, where he ...
  
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• Tributes paid to former veteran Gateshead councillor who served for more than 20 years

  15-08-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  William Maddison served for more than 20 years as a councillor for the High Fell ward and was elected as Gateshead mayor in 1996
  
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• 'Mystery boy' who left doctors baffled is all smiles as he is cleared of incurable disease

  15-08-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Taylor Davison, from Blakelaw, was thought to have mitochondrial disease but doctors have since diagnosed him as having a vitamin deficiency
  
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• Customers at Gateshead cafe rise to the challenge after pizza oven stolen - ChronicleLive

  15-08-2016 16:30
  
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  Customers at Gateshead cafe rise to the challenge after pizza oven stolen
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  A Swalwell cafe targeted by thieves three times in as many months has had its pizza oven stolen and is crowdfunding for a replacement so they can avoid bumping up insurance premiums in their area. Thieves ripped out Pedalling Squares Coffee Bar's ...
  
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• Customers at Gateshead cafe rise to the challenge after pizza oven stolen

  15-08-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pedalling Square's staff did not want to claim on insurance for another theft - and chose to crowdfund for a new oven so NE16 premiums won't go up
  
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• Cashpoint scam: Skimming devices found in two more cash machines in Gateshead - ChronicleLive

  15-08-2016 16:23
  
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  Cashpoint scam: Skimming devices found in two more cash machines in Gateshead
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  On Sunday, August 14, Northumbria Police were made aware that two cash machines were tampered with. A Halifax cash machine in Jackson Street, and a TSB ATM in High Street were both compromised by fraudsters who inserted skimming devices into the ...
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• Cashpoint scam: Skimming devices found in two more cash ... - ChronicleLive

  15-08-2016 16:23
  
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  Cashpoint scam: Skimming devices found in two more cash ...
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  Police are urging people to be vigilant after card-swallowing skimming devices were found in Halifax and TSB cash points.
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• Cashpoint scam: Skimming devices found in two more cash machines in Gateshead

  15-08-2016 16:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are urging people to be vigilant after card-swallowing skimming devices were found in Halifax and TSB cash points
  
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• Former Newcastle councillor cleared of wrongdoing over alleged financial irregularities

  15-08-2016 16:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former cabinet member and Blakelaw councillor David Stockdale was investigated over his financial involvement with a community group
  
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• Newcastle nightlife: 46 photos of weekend fun at city clubs & bars

  15-08-2016 15:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Take a look at our video and gallery from city nightspots including Gotham, Flares, Revolutionand more
  
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• Burglars in Sunderland stealing cars by using homemade fishing rods to swipe car keys

  15-08-2016 14:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A BMW was stolen from a Sunderland home between Monday night and Tuesday morning, while a Nissan and Ford were swiped earlier on
  
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• Cramlington teenager targeted by Twitter trolls starts fundraising journey with Danny Dyer's help

  15-08-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hayley Harbottle, 19, has the rare condition Moebius syndrome and vowed to beat the one bullies by raising money for charity
  
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• Andy Murray writes name into Olympic history after 'one of hardest matches of career'

  15-08-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reigning Wimbledon champion retained Olympic title with
  
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• Wylam Brewery could soon open on Sundays - unless objectors get their way

  15-08-2016 13:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The craft-beer tap house currently only serves on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and bank holiday Sundays
  
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• Yobs forced to leave home for three months after persistent anti-social behaviour

  15-08-2016 13:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The occupant and visitors were causing a significant amount of harassment to other residents in Burscough Crescent in Fulwell, Sunderland
  
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• 'Such a lovely lad' - tributes paid to Liam Oliver who died suddenly in Sunniside street

  15-08-2016 13:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Flowers have been left for Liam Oliver, 19, who died after being found unconscious on a street in Sunniside, Gateshead early on Sunday morning
  
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• 'Can't see much improvement' - readers reminisce for shipbuilding days despite Wallsend regeneration

  15-08-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Despite the investment made in the town in recent years, readers say they still miss the golden days of shipbuilding in Wallsend
  
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• Former footballer Dalian Atkinson 'dies after being tasered by police'

  15-08-2016 12:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Aston Villa striker and England B international named locally after police called to address in Telford
  
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• Do you steak and bake this woman to be your wife? Couple host Greggs themed wedding

  15-08-2016 12:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After first meeting in a Greggs, bride and groom Amanda and Paul decided to celebrate their wedding with a Greggs theme - complete with cake
  
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• North East MEP Jonathan Arnott stands down from UKIP leadership race

  15-08-2016 11:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 35-year-old has decided to stop his campaign after concluding he would only come second in the national ballot
  
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• Pensioner's handbag snatched from her car near Aspers Casino in Newcastle

  15-08-2016 11:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 65-year-old woman was in her car parked on the north side of Stowell Street when a man opened the front passenger side door and grabbed the bag
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother: Marnie Simpson not up for eviction but Lewis Bloor is

  15-08-2016 11:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie Shore star won't face eviction on Tuesday night but her on screen boyfriend, ex TOWIE star Lewis, will
  
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• Police arrest 27 people as part of burglary crackdown across the North East

  15-08-2016 11:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Twelve of those arrested have been charged with offences, one summonsed and one cautioned - ten more were bailed and three released without charge
  
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• Wish 2016: Register now to get a share of £25,000 for your not for profit group in Newcastle and the North East

  15-08-2016 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle’s Wish campaign is back for its sixth year - and there is £25k on offer for local not-for-profit organisations and charities
  
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• Newcastle United fan locked up for trying to sell drugs to pay for ticket to Liverpool game

  15-08-2016 09:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old from Durham was caught by police trying to sell ecstasy to fans before the match at Liverpool's Anfield stadium
  
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• Man arrested after teenager died in the early hours in Sunniside street

  15-08-2016 09:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old was found on the road outside of an address in Plenmeller Place in Sunniside in the early hours of Sunday
  
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• Watch Usain Bolt become the first man to win triple Olympic 100 metres gold

  15-08-2016 08:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jamaican blasts away opposition in 9.81 second to complete first part of historic 'triple triple' bid
  
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• Morning news headlines: Minted Murray and the Max factor net more GB golds; Owen Smith: Tories have secret plans to privatise NHS

  15-08-2016 08:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MINTED MURRAY AND THE MAX FACTOR NET MORE GB GOLDS
  
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• North East news LIVE: Monument Metro Station evacuated after reports of smoke

  15-08-2016 07:30 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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• Medomsley investigation won't be affected by Goddard inquiry upheaval, Durham Police vow

  15-08-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Operation Seabrook has identified 1,350 alleged victims of historic abuse at the County Durham detention centre
  
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• Happy Birthday to Princess Anne, who has been a regular visitor to the North East

  15-08-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Queen's daughter turns 66 today and has made several trips to our region - from food banks to a prison
  
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• Newcastle and Gateshead extend free WiFi - UKAuthority.com (press release) (blog)

  15-08-2016 01:06
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  Newcastle and Gateshead extend free WiFi
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  Newcastle and Gateshead have beefed up their public WiFi service in a deal with BT to use nodes from a combination of lampposts, CCTV columns and telephone kiosks. Tyne_Bridge_-_Newcastle_Upon_Tyne The two councils have extended the ...
  
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