Gateshead news

• Is this man the greatest player in Newcastle United's long history?

  26-08-2016 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Colin Veitch, captain during Newcastle United's Edwardian heyday, died on this day in 1938
  
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• Man arrested after South Shields street was cordoned off and bomb squad called

  26-08-2016 23:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Residents in a South Shields street were evacuated from their homes early on Friday and were not allowed back for much of the day
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother: Marnie Simpson comes up short in Channel 5 show

  26-08-2016 23:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Shields lass Marnie Simpson has not followed in the footsteps of fellow Geordie Shore stars to win the Channel 5 show
  
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• Thousands of people flock to Blyth for the Tall Ships Regatta

  26-08-2016 20:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A dozen of the largest and most spectacular Tall Ships in the world docked at the Port of Blyth for the regatta
  
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• Aal Reet Pets: Enjoy our gallery of cute and funny pictures of readers' pets ... and send us selfies with your pet

  26-08-2016 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We asked Chronicle readers for cute or funny pictures of your pets and you responded in droves. Send in your pix using the form below
  
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• See stunning images of the North East captured by talented Martin Farrer

  26-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Retired structural engineer Martin Farrer helped build the North East - now he is capturing it in photographs
  
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• Meet four international runners who are helping make history in the Great North Run

  26-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Runners from Lesotho, Denmark, Norway and Luxembourg share what brings them to the world's biggest half marathon
  
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• Legacy of North Shields teen Taylor Atherton to live on as friends play in Newcastle Academy match

  26-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  His grieving team-mates at Cramlington Juniors Under-16s have organised the Taylor Atherton Invitation Shield in honour of their pal
  
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• Devastated widow's desperate appeal after asbestos death of shipyard welder

  26-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Maureen Sharpless is appealing for information from husband George's former colleagues at Swan Hunter
  
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• Alexander Armstrong among those set to celebrate 300th anniversary of Capability Brown's birth

  26-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Capability Brown was baptised on August 30 1716 in Kirkharle and a weekend of events will take place to celebrate
  
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• Meet the Newcastle dancers chosen to support the English Youth Ballet in haunting show Giselle

  26-08-2016 18:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  100 of the region's most talented youngsters will take to the professional stage at the Tyne Theatre and Opera House with an award winning company
  
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• Sunderland AFC's new sponsorship deal is questioned by Wearside MP

  26-08-2016 18:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wearside MP Sharon Hodgson has written to SAFC's new chief executive to say the deal sets a bad example to the city
  
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• Taxi rank attack in Morpeth sees man punched and kicked in the head

  26-08-2016 18:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 58-year-old was treated in hospital for head wounds following the attack in the taxi queue in Market Place, Morpeth
  
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• Manhunt after suspected 'improvised explosive devices' found at South Shields flat

  26-08-2016 16:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police hunting resident who fled before suspicious items found at home on Lake Avenue
  
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• Newcastle Castle’s past is brought back to life in youngsters' film project

  26-08-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three characters from Newcastle Castle's colourful history will feature in a new film and music presentation
  
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• Billy Mill roundabout to be removed this weekend in next phase of Coast Road works

  26-08-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From Saturday the North Tyneside junction will operate under temporary signals as the next phase in the £7.2m improvement scheme begins
  
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• First drive: Kia Optima Sportswagon

  26-08-2016 15:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kia adds an estate version to its Optima range – with slick looks and winning practicality but an engine that still can’t match the best
  
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• Tributes paid to pioneering Northumberland farmer and entrepreneur Christopher Leyland

  26-08-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Christopher Leyland was described as a 'talented entrepreneur with a great sense of humour' by close friends
  
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• Those born in Newcastle are more likely to claim benefits than immigrants - figures reveal

  26-08-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government figures reveal that the proportion of immigrants claiming benefits is far lower than the non-immigrant population
  
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• Multi-million pound flood repairs project starts in Northumberland town

  26-08-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Environment Agency is carrying out flood defence repairs in Corbridge, which was devastated by flooding last winter
  
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• Meet the bundle of joy helping heal the heartache of a Lemington mum

  26-08-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Llittle Aurora is 'a blessing' for Newcastle mum Sarah Hall after the death of two-year-old Esmay last year
  
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• Bomb squad in South Shields: Here's what we know so far

  26-08-2016 14:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have carried out a controlled explosion on 'suspicious items' found in a flat on Lake Avenue where residents have been evacuated
  
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• North Tyneside councillor slammed for sharing 'anti-Semitic' post on social media

  26-08-2016 13:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A North Tyneside councillor has come under fire after she shared an image on Facebook that was deemed to be 'anti-Semitic'
  
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• Investigation uncovers scale of NHS funding crisis - with North East facing £960m 'black hole'

  26-08-2016 13:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An investigation by 38 Degrees has highlighted grave concerns over the future of NHS services across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
  
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• How the battle against so-called 'legal highs' is shaping up in Newcastle

  26-08-2016 13:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Earlier this year a blanket ban on the production, supply and importation of psychoactive substances was introduced
  
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• Newcastle United stars show support for cancer-battling toddler Frankie Sherwood

  26-08-2016 12:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Footballers Ayoze Perez and Paul Dummett join the social media Fists up for Frankie campaign to help save the three-year-old Dudley toddler
  
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• Great start for Gateshead FC hasn't increased the pressure insists boss Aspin - ChronicleLive

  26-08-2016 12:38
  
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  Great start for Gateshead FC hasn't increased the pressure insists boss Aspin
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  Gateshead face a big Bank Holiday weekend with Boreham Wood first up at the International Stadium tomorrow. Monday then sees the Vanarama National League's joint leader scorers lock horns at Sincil Bank when the Heed take on Lincoln City. Both sides ...
  
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• Mother caught trying to smuggle drugs to her son in HMP Northumberland walks free

  26-08-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amanda Dunn said she was told her prisoner son would be harmed over a tobacco debt if she didn't smuggle narcotics into the jail
  
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• Apple issues global IOS update after iPhone spyware alert

  26-08-2016 11:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Software took advantage of three previously undisclosed weaknesses to take complete control of devices
  
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• The X Factor 2016: Samantha Lavery to star in first episode of new series

  26-08-2016 10:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Coxhoe singer will be on on Saturday when we see her audition for Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger, Sharon Osborne and Louis Walsh
  
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• A&E and hospitals face closure in NHS funding crisis

  26-08-2016 09:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Experts warned there could be a "glut" of hospital services shut down as providers face a £23 billion national funding deficit
  
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• North Tyneside drink-driver left mum and son with 'life-changing' injuries in horrific crash

  26-08-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A mechanic who was already banned from driving left a mum and son with 'calamitous' injuries by smashing into them on Sandy Lane, north of Gosforth
  
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• Newcastle University breakthrough could slow heart disease in Type 1 diabetic patients

  26-08-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A clinical trial has shown that an inexpensive drug could be taken by Type 1 diabetic patients to slow or delay heart disease
  
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• Ladies of a certain weight will wrestle it out at a Northumberland show this weekend

  26-08-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Bellingham Show and Country Festival will see ladies under 10st taking part in a wrestling event
  
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• Bomb squad in South Shields RECAP: Homes evacuated in Lake Avenue after suspicious item found

  26-08-2016 08:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There were 61 homes in Marsden evacuated in a 100-metre radius around one of the properties and the bomb squad were called out
  
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• Bomb squad in South Shields LIVE: Homes evacuated in Lake Avenue after suspicious items found

  26-08-2016 08:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates as homes are evacuated and a police bomb squad have cordoned off a street in South Shields after suspicious items were discovered this morning
  
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• Bomb squad in South Shields LIVE: Evacuation and controlled explosion in Lake Avenue after suspicious items found

  26-08-2016 08:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates as homes in Marsden are evacuated and a police bomb squad have cordoned off a street in South Shields after suspicious items were discovered this morning
  
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• Morning news headlines: Three Britons killed in Italy earthquake

  26-08-2016 08:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  THREE BRITONS KILLED IN ITALY EARTHQUAKE
  
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• No referendum on North East devolution - but public will have their say, councillor claims

  26-08-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East Combined Authority is moving closer to an agreement with public consultations plans to be discussed next month
  
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• Newcastle is home to four of Britain's most dangerous roundabouts - here's where they are

  26-08-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The number of road accidents on roundabouts across the Tyne and Wear area rose by 1.7% last year from 484 in 2014 to 492 in 2015
  
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• Cyclists call for Haddricks Mill plans to be halted in wake of Blue House Roundabout u-turn

  26-08-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Campaigners are demanding Newcastle City Council drop their plans for Haddricks Mill roundabout
  
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• CIL Watch: Examiner backs Gateshead and Newcastle CIL proposals - PlanningResource (subscription)

  26-08-2016 01:15
  
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  CIL Watch: Examiner backs Gateshead and Newcastle CIL proposals
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  News that Gateshead and Newcastle are set to become the first authorities in the North East to charge the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) after their charging proposals were backed by an examiner features in the latest instalment of CIL Watch.
  
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