Gateshead news

• Why were drones soaring above Newcastle's Tyne Bridge?

  05-10-2016 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The road and footpath remained open on the Tyne Bridge while drones scanned the structure
  
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• Vulnerable Lee Irving was murdered in 'truly shocking' campaign of 'merciless' violence, jurors told

  05-10-2016 21:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors say Lee was killed with kicks, stamps and punches after being drugged and prevented from getting medical help despite 'severe pain'
  
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• Find out how North East villages, towns and cities got their names

  05-10-2016 20:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From murder paths to places where bison used to roam, we reveal the origin of the region's place names
  
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• What a hero: Mark Solan has devoted his life to helping others after mum's death

  05-10-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Solan has been nominated for a Chronicle Champion award after setting up a trust and a charity shop to help those in the North East
  
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• Paul Gascoigne could face legal action after 'no-show' at sportsman's dinner

  05-10-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Organiser Tony Robinson said he's been left out of pocket after the former Toon legend didn't turn up for event
  
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• North East criminals jailed: 31 offenders who were locked up last month

  05-10-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A gallery of 31 North East offenders who have been convicted and jailed at courts around our region throughout September 2016
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn spotted buying wool wrap during Northumberland break

  05-10-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his wife Laura were taking a break at Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland
  
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• Court shown South Shields dad's final moments on CCTV as he is attacked inside a pub

  05-10-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Wilson is standing trial accused of murdering Ronnie Howard after he allegedly punched and kicked him 'for no apparent reason'
  
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• Theresa May abandons David Cameron's liberal elite and targets the housing estates

  05-10-2016 17:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May is moving the Tories to the left economically and to the right on social issues
  
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• Schoolboy in hospital after being hit by a car outside Kenton School

  05-10-2016 17:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 15-year-old is believed to have broken his leg in the collison on Kenton Lane and was taken to the RVI in Newcastle
  
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• Theresa May promises 'economic and cultural revival' of Britain's great cities

  05-10-2016 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Change has got to come - because we live in a country with "division and unfairness all around", says the Prime Minister
  
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• North East has good 4G availability consumer champion's survey reveals

  05-10-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A survey by consumer champions Which? has revealed the region's 4G availability and performances for speed
  
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• Hurricane Matthew: will it affect travel and how far could its impact spread?

  05-10-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Is it safe to travel to Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas as the powerful storm sweeps across the Atlantic?
  
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• Holy smoke, a bat cave in Newcastle! Mammals get their own des res home

  05-10-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bats are set to move in with students after they landed a penthouse in a £75million student development
  
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• A view of Gateshead's Sheriff Hill - early 20th century: See how it looks today - ChronicleLive

  05-10-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A view of Gateshead's Sheriff Hill - early 20th century: See how it looks today
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  Turn right here, and to the North there are spectacular views down into Newcastle city centre and way beyond. We're looking at Church Road, and it you wander down past St John's church, again there are superb views - this time on to rolling hills and ...
  
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• A view of Gateshead's Sheriff Hill - early 20th century: See how it looks today

  05-10-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two views of St John's church in Gateshead which is said to be the highest location in Tyneside
  
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• From cold Newcastle streets to the heat of the kitchen: Homeless folk turn chefs at top restaurant

  05-10-2016 15:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  They have just nine days to learn how to become a master chef before serving a multi-course meal at Blackfriars restaurant in Newcastle
  
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• Knife-wielding teenager issued police warning after Newcastle clown prank

  05-10-2016 15:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police has warned copycats they will be arrested after a spate of scary clown pranks
  
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• Hardman Stephen Sayers guilty of posting offensive message about rival Paddy Conroy

  05-10-2016 15:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The two rivals were set to come face-to-face in court over a Facebook post before Sayers admitted the offence
  
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• Your Wedding: Wonderful photos from Newcastle and the North East

  05-10-2016 14:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Inspiring wedding ideas and stories shared by couples from Newcastle and beyond - share your special day too
  
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• Police believe man in Blyth sand dunes could have been performing sex act

  05-10-2016 14:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police believe the man, who was wearing a grey hoody, may have been touching himself on the beach at Blyth on Monday afternoon
  
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• 11 'lost' Newcastle city centre stores: How many do you remember?

  05-10-2016 14:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As BHS rolls out its new online-only service, we recall 11 Newcastle city centre stores which closed for business
  
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• Prince Harry backs Ashington man Nick Dunn's fight for freedom

  05-10-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nick has been stuck in India since he was arrested on weapons charges back in 2013
  
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• Elswick restaurant boss illegally pocketed benefits by claiming he was just a delivery driver

  05-10-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Benefit cheat failed to tell the authorities he owned a restaurant or that his wife owned a house from which they were raking in rent
  
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• Chance to meet Ant and Dec helps Sunflower Ball raise £46,174 for local disabled children

  05-10-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Organisers have said a big thank you and the money raised will help disabled children in the region
  
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• Betting suspended as bookmakers think Cheryl is definitely pregnant

  05-10-2016 13:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  William Hill aren't accepting any more bets about Cheryl's pregnancy but are offering bets on potential names
  
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• Lee Irving murder trial: Updates from day one of trial at Newcastle Crown Court

  05-10-2016 13:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Wheatley and Barry Imray are accused of killing the vulnerable 24-year-old in Kenton Bar last year - the trial continues
  
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• 'Help find my daughter': Mum of missing Natalie Knighting appeals for information

  05-10-2016 12:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  36-year-old Natalie Knighting from Hetton-le-Hole was last seen at a house in Blyth, Northumberland on September 24
  
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• We reveal the best commuter town near Newcastle - and the answer might surprise you

  05-10-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our exclusive probe analysed a series of factors including journey time, health, happiness and house prices
  
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• Watch a Jarrow Crusade video clip, called 'Who were the marchers?'

  05-10-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On the 80th anniversary of the Jarrow Crusade, a South Tyneside filmmaker releases commemorative video
  
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• Councils which said no to devolution 'must take a long, hard look at themselves'

  05-10-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hexham Conservative MP Guy Opperman slams councils which said no to North East mayor
  
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• Five-year-old girl blasts Theresa May for not helping the homeless

  05-10-2016 10:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brooke Blair directed the comments at Prime Minister in a YouTube video posted by her mother
  
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• House of horrors: See the putrid conditions where mum and kids lived among human waste

  05-10-2016 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  WARNING: Some readers may find these pictures disturbing - A mum and her two young children lived in the horrifying conditions in a County Durham house
  
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• Ukip in turmoil as leader Diane James quits after just 18 days

  05-10-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ms James cited "personal and professional" reasons for her decision
  
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• Thousands raised for stricken dog kennel after five animals die in fire

  05-10-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An online funding page was set up in the wake of the fire which killed five German Shepherds and left a woman with burns
  
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• Former Newcastle police station on Market Street will be turned into more student flats

  05-10-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Watkin Jones's 'appropriate' plan for 225-space student digs had been recommended for approval by the council
  
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• Former charity worker bit ex-partner's cheek 'like a dog' but claimed it was a romantic gesture

  05-10-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kieran Gillan has been spared jail after attacking his former girlfriend at her bedsit in Jarrow
  
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• Conservatives launch crackdown on illegal taxi drivers in immigration blitz

  05-10-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Amber Rudd promises huge cuts in immigration during her speech at the party conference in Birmingham
  
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• The morning news headlines: May to use speech to reposition Tories on 'the new centre ground'

  05-10-2016 08:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest news from Britain and around the world
  
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• Revealed - the impact of the 5p plastic carrier bag charge on the North East

  05-10-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new study has shown that 95% of shoppers in the North East now take their own carrier bags with them since the levy was introduced
  
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• Prime Minister Theresa May states 'I'll be the champion of the working class'

  05-10-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May will vow to lead her party to the centre ground and take on the privileged and powerful
  
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• Meet the village clergyman who captured life in the trenches through his sketches

  05-10-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An exhibition of the work of Rev Canon Cyril Lomax runs at Washington Old Town Hall until the end of the month
  
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• 'I don't understand why they turned it down' - Communities Secretary on North East devolution

  05-10-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Communities Secretary Sajid Javid tells the Chronicle he is talking to three North East councils about a fresh devolution deal
  
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• 80 years ago today: The Jarrow Crusade set off - did it achieve anything?

  05-10-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On the 80th anniversary of the Jarrow Crusade, a Newcastle University historian assesses its legacy
  
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