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• Win a Wedding: meet lovestruck parents Sophie Baird and Curtis Brown who won the day of their dreams

  31-08-2016 22:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The lucky pair, from Willington Quay, will dedicate their pink-themed wedding to the memory of groom Curtis's mum
  
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• Amazing aerial photos of Tall Ships at Blyth show off the setting

  31-08-2016 21:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The beautiful coastline and the crowds for the Tall Ships can be appreciated in these shots from above
  
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• Man rescued from the River Wear after apparently driving a vehicle into the water

  31-08-2016 20:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident comes just a day after a teenager was killed after getting into difficulty off the coast at Roker
  
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• New mum sacked by Newcastle firm welcomes report calling for greater protection for pregnant mothers

  31-08-2016 20:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After being sacked from her Newcastle job, Joeli Brearley set up a project to help other women who often don't speak out
  
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• Devolution ultimatum issued to the North East by Whitehall - agree by Tuesday or the deal's off

  31-08-2016 19:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The warning came as Gateshead Council gave the strongest hint yet they will return to the negotiation table
  
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• Bus collision which killed Newcastle schoolboy Nathan McStay was 'tragic accident'

  31-08-2016 19:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Witnesses told an inquest that Nathan was running to catch a bus on Whickham View when he was struck by the number 38 and died
  
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• Watch brilliant archive film footage of Hexham and across Northumberland

  31-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hexham on Film, presented by the North East Film Archive, will be screened next week at a special event
  
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• TV licence fee rules are changing: Here's how to avoid falling foul of new regulations

  31-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From Thursday September 1, the rules about what you can watch without a licence will be tightened
  
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• EU Referendum: Report reveals why the North East backed Brexit

  31-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation reveals why the region voted Leave in the EU Referendum
  
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• Haven Point leisure centre in South Shields reopens — but gym still too damaged to be used

  31-08-2016 18:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The pools and dance studio are open, but the scale of the damage in the gym still needs to be fully assessed
  
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• Ever fancied owning a slice of the Orient? £140,000 art collection to go under the hammer

  31-08-2016 18:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anderson and Garland, in Newcastle, will be selling off the collection of Far Eastern art which belonged to a County Durham doctor
  
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• Win A Wedding 2016 RECAP: Chronicle competition winner to land £20,000 wedding prize

  31-08-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One lucky couple will find out at The Mansion House in Jesmond who was won the £20,000 wedding package of their dreams
  
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• Win A Wedding 2016 LIVE: Chronicle competition winner to land £20,000 wedding prize

  31-08-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One lucky couple will find out at The Mansion House in Jesmond who was won the £20,000 wedding package of their dreams
  
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• Unions blast council chief executive Pat Ritchie's £24,000 pay rise

  31-08-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The announcement that those at the top of the council were in line for pay rises totalling the tens of thousands of pounds has caused outrage
  
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• Newcastle should be the UK's favourite city - and here are plenty of reasons why we think so

  31-08-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Conde Nast Traveller readers voted Newcastle as the UK's seventh favourite city - but we firmly believe it should be top of the tree
  
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• Everybody was Kung Fu fighting: The 1970s craze in the North East

  31-08-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  How a martial arts craze - kung fu, karate and judo - swept Britain and the North East in the 1970s and 80s
  
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• 27 free things to do with kids in and around Newcastle this September

  31-08-2016 16:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We've created a list of 27 free things to do in the North East that will keep the kids entertained and happy at weekends during September
  
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• Police appeal after man enters house in Walker and assaults two people

  31-08-2016 15:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 44-year-old woman suffered a minor neck injury, while a 19-year-old man had serious cuts to his head, hand and body and was taken to hospital
  
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• Seafront sadness as 17-year-old Roker Beach victim is named as Liam Hall

  31-08-2016 15:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old, from the Southwick area of Sunderland, got into difficulty while out with friends and died in hospital in Newcastle
  
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• How a Percy Main teacher transformed her school's grounds from 'desolate' to 'beautiful'

  31-08-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Karen Brownrigg has been nominated for a Chronicle Champions Award for transforming Percy Main Primary School
  
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• Elderly woman knocked to ground during attempted handbag theft near Walkergate Metro Station

  31-08-2016 13:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 77-year-old was knocked to the ground after she put up a struggle and the man, described as in his early-20s, fled the scene
  
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• Man suffers stab wound after 'dispute' between several people in Killingworth

  31-08-2016 13:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police said three people had been arrested following an alleged disturbance at Swindale Drive in Killingworth
  
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• Newcastle bin collections to be reviewed by Government crack team as woes enter fifth month

  31-08-2016 13:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council has requested a Government review of its bin strategy following a string of missed collections
  
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• Theresa May rules out second EU referendum as she insists 'Brexit means Brexit'

  31-08-2016 12:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Theresa May rules out second EU referendum as she insists 'Brexit means Brexit'
  
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• Shoppers to be joined by alpacas as Newcastle Farmers' Market celebrates 16th birthday

  31-08-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A host of events and activities is planned at the Grainger Street market to help the city mark the anniversary on Friday
  
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• 'Heartbreaking' - readers condemn one in four North East pupils going hungry in summer holidays

  31-08-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chronicle readers have had their say on the news that up to 17% of children in the North East may have gone hungry over the summer
  
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• Take Me Out on the look out for Geordie contestants for ninth series

  31-08-2016 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fancy appearing on the hit ITV dating show and getting Paddy McGuinness to play matchmakers? Single lads and single lasses get applying!
  
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• Till death do us part: See Durham couple's eye-catching zombie wedding pictures

  31-08-2016 11:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bride Katy Tate was convinced by hubby Jason to take part in zombie-themed wedding photoshoot after their big day
  
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• Crash near Rothbury sees man airlifted to hospital with serious injuries

  31-08-2016 11:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 26-year-old from Ashington suffered serious leg and pelvis injuries following the crash, which happened just south of Rothbury
  
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• New Pink Floyd exhibition to feature unseen concert footage

  31-08-2016 11:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Laser light show and handwritten lyrics also to feature in exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum
  
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• Gateshead IT Firm Synergi Enables Work Flow at Water Supplier ... - North East Connected (press release) (subscription)

  31-08-2016 11:30 via neconnected.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead IT Firm Synergi Enables Work Flow at Water Supplier ...
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  SOFTWARE expertise provided by a fast growing North East technology specialist is set to deliver significant improvements for regional water supplier, ...
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• Man appears in court over death of dad-of-two in Hebburn crash

  31-08-2016 11:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Allen Hale, 39, is accused of causing the death of Gavin Bolam by dangerous driving after a car hit the father-of-two on April 9
  
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• Roker Beach rescue: Teenage boy dies in hospital after being pulled from the sea

  31-08-2016 10:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old boy, who was rescued by the RNLI and taken to the RVI in Newcastle with serious injuries, has since died
  
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• Why anti-terror hotline is a 'major step' in fight against radicalisation of children

  31-08-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NSPCC posters will be displayed in five languages at GP surgeries across Newcastle to alert parents to the charity's new hotline
  
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• Great North Run 2016: Keep an eye out for these familiar faces during world famous half-marathon

  31-08-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  See how many of these people you can spot at the half marathon
  
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• Council chief executive pay: who decides how much they earn and how is the decision reached?

  31-08-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Top council staff could be in line for a huge pay rise — who sets the figure and who is the best paid chief executive in the North East?
  
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• A warm Geordie welcome for Europe: Newcastle rally aims to spread message loud and clear

  31-08-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Following fall-out over Brexit, pro-Europeans are invited to join a Newcastle Rally for Europe at Grey's Monument in the city
  
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• Newcastle University graduate Charlie Webster back in the UK after contracting malaria in Rio

  31-08-2016 08:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Sky Sports presenter is in a stable but serious condition after contracting the illness on a trip to Brazil for the 2016 Rio Olympics
  
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• Up and coming Gateshead architects secure Greenwich masterplan ... - Bdaily

  31-08-2016 08:48 via bdaily.co.uk
  
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  Up and coming Gateshead architects secure Greenwich masterplan ...
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  North East-based architects' practice, Northpoint Architects, have won a new contract to design a building in the heart of one of London's biggest development ...and more »
  
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• Morning news headlines: Theresa May to meet Cabinet Ministers for Brexit discussions; 'Unacceptable level of discrimination' against pregnant women in workplace

  31-08-2016 08:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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• Crackdown on off-road motorbike menace across Gateshead - ChronicleLive

  31-08-2016 06:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Crackdown on off-road motorbike menace across Gateshead
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  Police and council chiefs are teaming up in a crackdown on Gateshead's off-road motorbike menace. Reckless riders are causing danger across the borough with areas including Wardley, Windy Nook, Deckham, Felling, Beacon Lough, Springwell, ...
  
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• Thousands of teenage girls in the North East are unhappy with their lives and how they look

  31-08-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Children's Society found that more than a third of girls aged 10 to 15 struggled with the way they look
  
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• Probably Newcastle United's best ever left-back - he was born on this day

  31-08-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alan Kennedy played for Newcastle United between 1973 and 1978 before winning trophies galore at Liverpool
  
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• Durham County Council sets out plans to save millions from children's services department

  31-08-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Youth clubs will be a thing of the past in Durham, as the cash strapped authority moves to focus on vulnerable children
  
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• Drop in North East prison officer numbers is putting 'lives at risk' it is claimed

  31-08-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The number of public-sector frontline prison officers in the North East has decreased by 30 in the year to June 2016
  
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• Crackdown on off-road motorbike menace across Gateshead

  31-08-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Yobs on scrambler bikes are blighting the Gateshead community with their reckless behaviour and cops have promised to tackle the problem
  
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