Gateshead news

• The X Factor: Sam Lavery gets emotional as she dedicates song to her dad

  05-11-2016 22:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nicole Scherzinger wasn't a big fan of Sam's cover of I'll Stand By You but the Coxhoe singer said she really connected with the lyrics
  
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• Cash-strapped police force paying officers up to £11,000 a year overtime

  05-11-2016 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police has exceeded its overtime budget by £711,000 this year alone and some officers have pocketed up to £11,000 on top of their salary
  
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• Sam Lavery on The X Factor LIVE: Coxhoe singer stars in Girlband v Boyband Week

  05-11-2016 19:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Her Fright Night performance was heralded as her best so far, will Sam deliver the goods with the latest X Factor theme?
  
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• How Gateshead murderer the 'Widow of Windy Nook' was used as a family bogeyman - ChronicleLive

  05-11-2016 19:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  How Gateshead murderer the 'Widow of Windy Nook' was used as a family bogeyman
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  The Merry Widow of Windy Nook has been used as a bogeyman figure to frighten children in her family to behave. Mary Elizabeth Wilson was convicted of killing two husbands and was suspected of killing a third - as well as a man who she was housekeeper ...
  
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• Newcastle United legends honoured with stunning flag display at St James' Park

  05-11-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kevin Keegan, Alan Shearer and Sir Bobby Robson were among the 12 Toon heroes featured in the tribute ahead of Cardiff City match
  
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• How Gateshead murderer the 'Widow of Windy Nook' was used as a family bogeyman

  05-11-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Widow of Windy Nook said she was innocent in family letters from prison
  
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• Do Gazza's skills on the basketball court match his magic on the pitch?

  05-11-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gazza watched Newcastle Eagles on a trip back home on Friday as he helped raise funds for Wallsend Boys Club
  
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• Anger over North East university staff picking up six figure salaries as teaching staff are laid off

  05-11-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham, Newcastle and Northumbria University have all seen an increase to the number of staff paid more than £50,000 and £100,000
  
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• Why dumping Brexit would keep the lights on in Britain

  05-11-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  High Court ruling has sparked such outrage it could become a renewable energy source
  
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• Mother of disabled boy hits out after Theatre Royal staff asked her to 'calm him down'

  05-11-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gemma Middlemass felt uncomfortable when staff repeatedly approached her during a performance of Mary Poppins after her seven-year-old made noises
  
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• How we took up Wallsend customer's dispute with BT - and won

  05-11-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  BT apologise for making wrong charge in broadband row
  
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• How Npower botched up Newcastle customer's bill twice - and paid the price

  05-11-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Compensation paid after we take up second complaint
  
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• Man dies and two men arrested following alleged hit and run

  05-11-2016 16:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following an incident in Shotton Colliery
  
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• Owner of Shetland pony killed and mutilated left 'heartbroken' by his brutal death

  05-11-2016 16:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bobby the Shetland pony's body was discovered in Cleadon on Thursday night
  
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• SAS team hunting the murderers of North East red caps did not attack Iraqi policemen, soldier claims

  05-11-2016 16:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nine Iraqi policemen were given £800,000 compensation for the alleged attack, but now an SAS team member has claimed they acted in self-defence
  
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• Heroic Gateshead householder fights off three would-be burglars - ChronicleLive

  05-11-2016 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Heroic Gateshead householder fights off three would-be burglars
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  An heroic householder bravely fought off three would-be burglars who attempted to break their Gateshead home . At about 2.20pm on Friday, three men attempted to force their way into a home on Hutton Terrace. But they were denied entry and fought off by ...
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• Heroic Gateshead householder fights off three would-be burglars

  05-11-2016 15:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On Friday afternoon, three men attempted to force their way in to the home on Hutton Terrace, Gateshead
  
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• Newcastle school saves the bacon of two abandoned pot bellied pigs

  05-11-2016 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trinity Academy, in Benwell, has rehomed two pot bellied pigs which were found abandoned by Newcastle City Council staff
  
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• Tyneside man pick of the pants after reaching final of underwear contest

  05-11-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Anderson was pipped at the post in his bid to be named as the face of Hammond and Co underwear in an ITV contest
  
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• How a teenager transformed her life after being turned way from a prom dress shop due to her curves

  05-11-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sophie Hardy was a size 26 and weighed 20 stone when a shopping trip for a prom dress triggered her to lose weight
  
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• Chronicle in the US: How Donald Trump took over the Republican Party

  05-11-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  He's not a politician, so how did Donald Trump see off so many experienced rivals to become a candidate for President of the USA?
  
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• North East news LIVE: Bonfire night updates; plus breaking news, sport, weather, traffic and travel

  05-11-2016 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Saturday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Bonfire Night in Newcastle RECAP: Firework display updates and pictures as we remember the Fifth of November

  05-11-2016 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's Bonfire Night in Newcastle and we have live updates, weather latest and pictures from North East firework displays
  
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• Bonfire Night in Newcastle LIVE: Firework display updates and pictures as we remember the Fifth of November

  05-11-2016 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's Bonfire Night in Newcastle and we have live updates, weather latest and pictures from North East firework displays
  
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• Teen who played a part in brutal killing of dad David Walsh has jail time increased

  05-11-2016 12:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dalton Barnett, 19, was convicted of manslaughter and handed six years in jail, which the Court of Appeal has now increased
  
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• Meet the Newcastle rugby coach who is the country's truck pulling champion

  05-11-2016 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle University rugby coach Andrew Kennedy has been named as the UK Truck Pulling champion
  
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• Man in critical condition after being hit by a bus in Newcastle city centre

  05-11-2016 12:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 41-year-old man is in a critical condition after witnesses described seeing him beneath a bus in Westgate Road, Newcastle
  
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• The Metro was officially opened by the Queen 35 years ago - despite a bomb scare!

  05-11-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Tyne and Wear Metro was officially opened - as well as the new Metro Bridge - 35 years ago this weekend
  
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• Innocent man subjected to brutal beating by thugs who falsely branded him a paedophile

  05-11-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The vulnerable victim was befriended on the Metro by a man and two women who invited themselves to his home then savagely attacked him
  
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• Dark Angel Mary Ann Cotton: See the County Durham house where she murdered her last victim

  05-11-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Murderess Mary Ann Cotton is believed to have killed up to 21 people but she was finally caught in her house in Front Street West Auckland
  
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• The moving story behind cancer charity Daft as a Brush's Christmas display

  05-11-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle school children helped to switch on the charity's festive display, which this year has a special meaning
  
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• Northumberland home with stunning coastal views is well connected

  05-11-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fancy a five-bedroom house with stunning coastal views in picture-perfect village? Yes? Well this Northumberland home could well be for you
  
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• 'I'm on top of the world' - amazing weight loss topped with climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

  05-11-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paula Henderson, of Fenham, Newcastle, lost seven and a half stone and climbed the world's highest free standing mountain
  
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• Former slave 'freed' by Newcastle couple is to be honoured in Martin Luther King anniversary year

  05-11-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blue plaque plans for city home where 19th Century abolitionists Anna and Henry Richardson welcomed Frederick Douglass
  
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• Callous thief robbed homeless Newcastle dad as he lay dying - inquest hears

  05-11-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  36-year-old dad Neil French died as a result of a drug and alcohol related death according to Newcastle's coroner
  
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• The North East gunpowder plotter - and how the plotters met a grisly end

  05-11-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  How Thomas Percy, from the famous North East dynasty, was one of those behind the bonfire night tradition
  
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• Prisoner raped at knifepoint by inmate 'off his head' on drugs at HMP Northumberland

  05-11-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Graham Lindo lured the victim into his cell on his way back from the showers, locked him in, threatened to cut his throat with a blade and raped him
  
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• Northumbria Police warn against the dangers of using a phone while behind the wheel

  05-11-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The warning comes after a mother and three children were killed by a driver using his mobile
  
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• 'Feed bellies not bins' - community fridge set up in Byker in bid to tackle food poverty

  05-11-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Cross Cafe in St Michael's Centre has launched the Byker Community Fridge to cut food waste and tackle poverty
  
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