Gateshead news

• Newcastle United writes to parents to provide reassurance following child sex abuse revelations

  16-12-2016 22:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The club has announced it will be holding an open parents meeting which will provide information, guidance, support and reassurance
  
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• Family of terminally ill girl find out her sister has same disease - while on dream trip to Lapland

  16-12-2016 22:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gail and Matthew Rich were on their way to the airport when their learned their one-year-old daughter also has Batten's disease
  
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• Blaze at plush Newcastle city centre hotel sees hundreds of guests and staff evacuated

  16-12-2016 22:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Four fire crews were dispatched to the Newcastle city centre hotel after a fire caught hold in the boiler room
  
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• Hospital maternity unit evacuated after man threatened to set himself on fire during stand-off

  16-12-2016 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Women giving birth and mums with newborns had to be moved when a man doused himself in lighter fluid and said he would set himself on fire outside
  
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• Next faces backlash from shoppers and Kenickie guitarist over 'sexist' T-shirt

  16-12-2016 21:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Councillor Kim McGuinness demanded the retailer take action' after a sexist row erupted
  
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• Chancellor under pressure to offer a fair deal to Newcastle Airport

  16-12-2016 20:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  22 MPs have warned of the danger to Newcastle from unfair competition from Scotland
  
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• Shops in Rothbury evacuated after World War II bomb found in River Coquet

  16-12-2016 19:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The device was taken away by bomb disposal experts and a controlled explosion was carried out on farm land
  
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• Newcastle Airport workers to stage 48 hour walk out over Christmas

  16-12-2016 19:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The industrial action has been called over a long running dispute about pay and conditions
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of assaulting seven-year-old disabled girl

  16-12-2016 19:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The young girl was allegedly shoved to the ground and had abuse shouted at her outside a Sunderland hospital
  
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• Three brave young cancer fighters to unite and run out on to the pitch together at St James' Park

  16-12-2016 19:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NUFC invite Bradley Lowery, 6, Hope Feeney, 5, and Frankie Sherwood, 3, to appear in front of crowd
  
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• Welcome back to the Snowdogs: we reveal where two of the pack are back on show

  16-12-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nexus loans its two dog sculptures to North East galleries as it decides their permanent home - while a third is raising spirits in hospital
  
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• Room with a view: See inside stunning Jesmond home with 22ft garden room

  16-12-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The room extends through house into landscaped outdoors - all tucked within the coveted Jesmond 'triangle'
  
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• Livello bar and Vermont Hotel in Newcastle city centre evacuated after fire

  16-12-2016 18:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 100 guests were left stranded after the blaze at the city centre bar and hotel
  
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• Fire at Livello bar in Newcastle RECAP: Staff and guests allowed back into Vermont Hotel after 300 evacuated

  16-12-2016 17:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have been dealing with a fire at Livello, in the Vermont Hotel in Newcastle city centre - live updates on the ongoing incident
  
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• Fire at Livello bar in Newcastle LIVE: Staff and guests at Vermont Hotel also evacuated

  16-12-2016 17:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have been dealing with a fire at Livello, in the Vermont Hotel in Newcastle city centre - live updates on the ongoing incident
  
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• Why you should care about Air Passenger Duty - and what it means for North East jobs

  16-12-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  What is Air Passenger Duty and why does it matter? We tell you everything you need to know about the big issue
  
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• Good Samaritans have saved Christmas for a family facing festive heartbreak

  16-12-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Friends and strangers have kindly rallied to replace Angela and Dora Cairns' lost Christmas money, which totalled £190
  
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• Drivers beware - A19 Silverlink speed cameras are now live and fines will be issued

  16-12-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A contract hold-up had meant motorists speeding through the 30mph zone escaped punishment but the issue has been solved
  
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• Alan Shearer thanks schoolgirl who donated her hair to thank charity who helped save her dad

  16-12-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle is profiling local charities in our '12 days of charities' series - today we look at the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation
  
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• Sunderland AFC's Patrick Van Aanholt banned from driving after getting caught speeding

  16-12-2016 15:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Black Cats star who was clocked doing 58mph on the Felling bypass has been disqualified because of his 'repeat offending'
  
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• This is the hatchet believed to have been used in a brutal Walker attack, as police make 11 arrests

  16-12-2016 15:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 30-year-old victim was hospitalised with a broken skull and stab wounds after the attack outside a Walker pub in Newcastle
  
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• Lotto winner ensures Christmas comes early for North Shields cancer battler Hope Feeney

  16-12-2016 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kenny Ashton, who won £1m on a lottery scratch card, treated the five-year-old, who is fighting neuroblastoma
  
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• Who was convicted at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on December 1 and 2?

  16-12-2016 15:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A thief who stole almost £1,000-worth of designer handbags and a shoplifter who pocketed teeth whitening kits were among the cases
  
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• 10 more Newcastle streets and why they were given the names we know today

  16-12-2016 14:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Exploring the origins of 10 Newcastle street names: Newgate Street, Gallowgate, Pudding Chare - and more
  
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• World War II bomb found in Rothbury RECAP: Homes and shops evacuated after device spotted

  16-12-2016 13:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to the main bridge at Rothbury at 10.48am on Friday following reports that a WWII device had been discovered
  
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• World War II bomb found in Rothbury: LIVE updates as homes and shops evacuated

  16-12-2016 13:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to the main bridge at Rothbury at 10.48am on Friday following reports that a WWII device had been discovered
  
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• Chainsaws and a summer house among items stolen from Ministry of Defence sites

  16-12-2016 13:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  68 armour plates for a tank and a "full steel industrial kitchen" also taken despite MOD's "robust processes" in place to tackle theft
  
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• Two charged after drugs raids have been remanded in custody over Christmas

  16-12-2016 13:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police searched five addresses in the County Durham town before dawn as part of a drugs crackdown known as Operation Sledgehammer
  
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• National Lottery pays out £2.5m on prize claim that was probably fraud

  16-12-2016 12:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Labour Party demands answers after Lotto operator Camelot is fined £3m over the claim, which was made in 2009
  
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• Failed handbag snatcher jailed after breaking into Blyth home and taking cash and jewels

  16-12-2016 12:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gary Pugh stole cash and jewellrey from the home after the first victim managed to hold onto the bag he made a grab for
  
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• Tributes paid to Newcastle University student who died from drinking 'excess amounts of alcohol'

  16-12-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The president of the Newcastle University students' union has spoken of their shock following the death of the 20-year-old
  
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• Newcastle City Council to appoint dynamic duo to stop littering - here's what you need to know

  16-12-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council are set to appoint two litter wardens in the New Year to crackdown on littering across the city
  
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• Litter police to patrol Newcastle's streets as city ramps up war against rubbish dumpers

  16-12-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council have unveiled plans to hire two members of staff to crackdown on littering across the city
  
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• Families to suffer as North East councils face £20m cuts - despite council tax hike

  16-12-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An inflation-busting council tax increase won't stop cash for local services going down, it has been revealed
  
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• 'We're literally seeing red' - Coast Road works leave drivers facing extra long waits

  16-12-2016 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fed up drivers are facing double their usual waiting times at traffic signals near the Coast Road after timings were suddenly changed
  
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• 'Panic Saturday' shoppers warned of rammed malls and gridlocked roads across the North East

  16-12-2016 09:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  High streets across the country will be at least 45% busier than usual on 'Panic Saturday', experts say
  
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• Police searching for missing Morpeth man Stephen Jones recover a body

  16-12-2016 09:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Jones was last seen on Monday morning when he left for work, but the alarm was raised when he didn't return home
  
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• Bradley Lowery's parents 'overwhelmed' as plans are revealed to set up foundation in his name

  16-12-2016 09:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little cancer battler Bradley Lowery has touched hearts across the world and has received thousands of Christmas cards from well-wishers
  
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• Bradley Lowery overwhelmed by support and cards from across the globe

  16-12-2016 09:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Supporters of Bradley have penned a Christmas single and hopes are the song will bring even more joy to the terminally ill football fan
  
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• The morning news headlines: Theresa May seeks early post-Brexit deal on citizens' status; Real risk post-Brexit security arrangements will leave UK less safe, say peers

  16-12-2016 08:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest news from Britain and around the world
  
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• Four years on: The Gateshead murder that remains unsolved - ITV News

  16-12-2016 08:02 via itv.com
  
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  Four years on: The Gateshead murder that remains unsolved
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  Detectives investigating the unsolved murder of a man in Gateshead are making a fresh appeal for help to catch his killer. On 16 December, 2012, John 'The Badge' Roberts was found dead inside his house in Park Terrace, Winlaton. His murder remains ...and more »
  
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• John 'The Badge' Roberts unsolved murder - urgent appeal to catch his killer

  16-12-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Roberts was found dead in his home in Winlaton on December 16, 2012, but detectives say they are determined to catch the killer
  
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• Bid is launched to find key players for Great Exhibition of the North

  16-12-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With hopes high of boosting the economy and bringing tourists to the region, a number of key roles are now available for the Exhibition
  
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