Gateshead news

• Hundreds of revellers descend on Newcastle's bars and clubs for Black Eye Friday

  23-12-2016 22:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Storm Barbara didn't deter party-goers from kicking off the festive weekend in style as thousands headed in to Newcastle
  
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• North East battered by gale force winds and heavy rain as Storm Barbara arrives

  23-12-2016 21:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Strong winds and rain caused problems on the region's roads and rail networks throughout the day
  
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• 'We miss her every single day': Parents face first Christmas without two-year-old daughter

  23-12-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Olivia Lyons, of Blyth, Northumberland, died in February after a short battle with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
  
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• Meet the man behind the Geordie Diary - a book packed with Tyneside trivia

  23-12-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 2017 Geordie Diary has now gone on sale in book stores in the region and is packed full of Tyneside trivia
  
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• Free lectures based on the seven bridges of the Tyne set to go ahead

  23-12-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Science showman Tom Mulholland will be giving the talks based on the bridges of the Tyne - and they're free
  
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• Dear Santa - read little cancer battler's heartbreaking letter to Father Christmas

  23-12-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Watch as Kian Musgrove makes just one wish this Christmas - to be cured from the life threatening cancer he has battled his whole life
  
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• Brave schoolboy Cory Davison set to bring Christmas cheer to young hospital patients

  23-12-2016 18:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 12-year-old, from Blyth, who courageously fought an aggressive brain tumour, will be handing out gifts at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary
  
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• Appeal to track down 'disgraceful' fly-tippers who dumped rubbish on river bank

  23-12-2016 18:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boards, paint and boarding were among the rubbish dumped in Jarrow which will cost hundreds of pounds of tax payers' money to clean up
  
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• Ex-Newcastle United player Joey Barton charged for misconduct in relation to betting

  23-12-2016 17:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Newcastle United player is alleged to have breached FA rules by betting on football matches between 2006 and 2016
  
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• Northumbria Police bracing itself for further frontline policing cuts

  23-12-2016 17:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steve Ashman, Northumbria Police chief constable, has hit out at Government plans to reduce funding next year
  
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• Former NUFC star Duncan Ferguson donates a coach to disadvantaged children

  23-12-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ferguson used cash from his Everton testimonial to buy a Sunshine Coach to help disadvantaged children in the area
  
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• Bungling prison bosses give suspect an early Christmas present - a get out of jail free card

  23-12-2016 15:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Redhead, who was awaiting trial for attempted robbery, has been released from HMP Durham by mistake
  
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• Co-op recalls thousands of chocolate Santas: What is happening and why?

  23-12-2016 15:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The supermarket says there have been two 'alleged tampering incidents' involving the £1 Santas
  
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• Black Eye Friday 2016 RECAP: Updates as Christmas celebrations start in Newcastle and the North East

  23-12-2016 14:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates and pictures as people hit the bars of Newcastle for pre-Christmas festive fun on Black Eye Friday, the biggest night out of the year
  
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• Black Eye Friday 2016 LIVE: Updates as Christmas celebrations start in Newcastle and the North East

  23-12-2016 14:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates and pictures as people hit the bars of Newcastle for pre-Christmas festive fun on Black Eye Friday, the biggest night out of the year
  
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• Meet the toddler diagnosed with a 'time bomb' heart condition days before her second birthday

  23-12-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle is profiling local charities in our '12 days of charities' series - today we look at the Children's Heart Unit Fund
  
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• Christmas relief for drivers in North Tyneside as Billy Mill junction back to three lanes

  23-12-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A total of £7.2million has been plunged into the Coast Road Improvement scheme and the project has moved on to the next phase
  
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• A Tyneside Christmas past: How many of us remember doing this?

  23-12-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Children at play in the steep, icy streets of Newcastle west end during the festive season of 1970-71
  
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• Woman bailed after troll allegedly targets Bradley Lowery on Facebook post

  23-12-2016 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police continue to investigate an alleged offence but don't confirm its connection with young cancer sufferer
  
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• See families flock to Newcastle airport to fly home for Christmas or seek some festive sunshine

  23-12-2016 13:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Over 135,000 passengers are expected to travel through the airport this week - we caught up with a few of them
  
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• Thieves raid charity shop which raises cash for terminally ill people

  23-12-2016 13:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thieves threw bricks through the window of the St Oswald's charity shop in Cramlington, Northumberland, before stealing cash
  
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• Storm Barbara: When are strong winds due to hit the North East?

  23-12-2016 12:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  People were bracing themselves for gusts of up to 70mph on Friday morning - but by 11am all seemed calm
  
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• Can Gateshead end Barrow's amazing run? Here's how Liam Hogan intends to do it - ChronicleLive

  23-12-2016 12:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead captain Liam Hogan wants his side to end Barrow's long unbeaten run when the two sides face each other over the festive season. The Tynesiders head for Cumbria on Boxing Day before they host the high-flying Bluebirds on New Year's Eve.
  
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• Six months on from the EU referendum, would Sunderland voters still opt out?

  23-12-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland voters have mixed feelings about Brexit and where it has left the UK despite voting to Leave by a big majority
  
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• From the Game Boy to the Furby - best selling Christmas toys from the 1980s to today

  23-12-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here we list 30 of the festive favourites going back over four decades
  
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• Council tax, lollipop ladies and changes to bin collections - just days left to respond to budget

  23-12-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council are planning to make savings of £30m next year - have you told them what you think of the proposals?
  
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• Costa Coffee set to perk up Low Fell on site of former high street bank

  23-12-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Does the plan perk up residents or have they grounds for complaint? Gateshead Council's deadline for comments is January 1
  
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• Brexit vote six months on: Who are the winners and who are losers?

  23-12-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Holiday-makers and the Labour party have been hurt but Nissan and UKIP are loving life in Brexit-land
  
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• Brexit vote six months on: What's happening with Article 50 and when can we expect to leave?

  23-12-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Know your Article 50s from your cliff-edges and find out what 2017 holds with our handy Brexit guide
  
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• Andy Cola-cube, Dwight Yorkie and Demba Mars Ba: Meet Tyne and Wear's Selection Box XI

  23-12-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  What would the festive period be without a good Christmas cracker joke or pun, can you better ours?
  
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• Berlin truck terrorist Anis Amri 'killed in shootout with Italian police'

  23-12-2016 10:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reports say man suspected of being behind attack which killed 12 people produced gun when approached by police in northern Italy
  
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• Brendan Cox to deliver Channel 4 alternative Christmas message

  23-12-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Widower of murdered MP Jo Cox to call for end to "rise of hatred"
  
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• Signed Newcastle United shirts go under the hammer for Poppy Appeal

  23-12-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shirts from Newcastle United stars such as Dwight Gayle, Jonjo Shelvey, and Aleksandar Mitrovic are all up for grabs
  
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• Lowlife coward stole from almost-blind pensioner as she did him a favour at North Shields home

  23-12-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gary Hill stole cash from a 78-year-old at a sheltered accommodation complex for people who are blind or partially sighted
  
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• Morning news headlines: Prison guards end HMP Swaleside disturbance

  23-12-2016 08:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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• Storm Barbara hits North East LIVE: Heavy rain and gale-force winds set to bring disruption

  23-12-2016 08:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The region is braced for disruption as the Met Office's second named storm this winter - Barbara - is set to bring 70mph gusts and heavy rain
  
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• Storm Barbara hits North East LIVE: Heavy rain and 70mph winds bringing disruption to the region

  23-12-2016 08:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The region is braced for disruption as the Met Office's second named storm this winter - Barbara - is set to bring 70mph gusts and heavy rain
  
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• North East news LIVE: Car flips after three-vehicle crash in Cramlington

  23-12-2016 07:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Friday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Boxing Day Newcastle United match: How are you getting home?

  23-12-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Magpies fans are being urged to plan travel ahead of the Boxing Day match, which kicks off at 7.45pm due to limit transport
  
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