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• Sister pays tribute to 'larger than life' brother killed while spending Christmas with her in Kent

  01-01-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Liam Rogerson, 28, from Houghton-le-Spring, died after being struck by a car while visiting his younger sister in Dartford
  
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• Olé! UKIP to host Spanish-themed New Year bash featuring Lembit Öpik

  01-01-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The local party group is celebrating a successful 2016 after 61.3% of voters were in favour of Brexit
  
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• How 90-year-old overcame series of strokes to take up art and meet Prince Charles

  01-01-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Newcastle teacher Winifred Spoor's paintings won the royal seal of approval at St James' Palace
  
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• Get Carter or Forget Carter? What's the defining image of the North East

  01-01-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A flashback to Geordie hits as new book by Chris Phipps explores how region has been portrayed over the years in cinemas and TV
  
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• 'Someone should open a nightclub there': Readers react to Tyne Bridge rave

  01-01-2017 18:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of partygoers were turfed out of the illegal rave, and readers have had a mixed reaction to the news
  
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• Facebook group used to give secret instructions for New Year's Eve rave in Tyne Bridge

  01-01-2017 17:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  First picture of the rave emerges as we reveal revellers had to join a secretive Facebook group and receive instructions on where to go
  
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• 'Our best New Year's present ever': Families tell of joy after birth of their babies on January 1

  01-01-2017 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Meet some of the first youngsters born at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary on New Year's Day
  
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• Watch scores of barmy bathers plunge into the sea at Whitley Bay to celebrate the New Year

  01-01-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The annual New Year's Swim on Sunday morning attracted people of all ages
  
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• See what happens to your body in the hours, days, weeks, months and years after you quit smoking

  01-01-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As many quit smoking for their New Year's resolution - this is a break down on what happens to your body
  
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• Mum of Kian Musgrove reveals New Year wish for cancer-battling son

  01-01-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kian Musgrove spent Christmas in New York as US medics work to rid his body of neuroblastoma
  
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• Gateshead 4-1 Barrow - BBC Sport

  01-01-2017 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Barrow had not suffered a defeat since August and made a confident start as captain Danny Livesey tapped in Akil Wright's cross from close range after seven minutes. But the hosts - without a win in seven games - equalised on 26 minutes through Luke ...
  PILE IT ON Jordan Burrow adds more misery for Barrow as he makes it 3-1 to Gateshead JAMES WILLIAMSONNW Evening Mailall 4 news articles »
  
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• Tyne Bridge rave: Pictures emerge of police cutting their way into illegal party

  01-01-2017 15:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council has said that 'investigations are continuing' into who organised the party and how
  
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• Spice challenges and violence: Life inside 'powder keg' prison revealed by ex-inmate

  01-01-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A former prisoner, who served 22 years behind bars, lifts the lid on what life is really like at HMP Northumberland
  
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• Pub landlord who served in forces with Prince Harry is raising cash to repair war memorials

  01-01-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three war memorials in Blyth have fallen into disrepair and £36,000 is needed to help restore them
  
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• Police swoop on illegal New Year's Eve rave INSIDE Tyne Bridge tower

  01-01-2017 13:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police officers had to smash and cut their way through the doors of tower on Newcastle's Quayside to get revellers out
  
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• What makes Langley Castle so special? Manager reflects on 25 years at the helm

  01-01-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anton Phillips has left his role as general manager of Langley Castle in Northumberland to move to Spain
  
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• 'I take myself away from the memories,' Bobby Turnbull's anguish five years on from triple shooting

  01-01-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bobby Turnbull lost his mum, sister and aunt on New Year's Day 2012 after being shot by gunman Michael Atherton
  
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• 9 'superfoods' you'll buy in January that you probably won't again in the whole of 2017

  01-01-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Things such as kale and quinoa have risen sharply in popularity, and one of the most common New Year's resolutions is weight loss
  
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• Sam Johnson returns to Port Vale from Gateshead | Stoke Sentinel - Stoke Sentinel

  01-01-2017 11:50 via stokesentinel.co.uk
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  Port Vale goalkeeper Sam Johnson has returned to Vale Park after his loan with Gateshead was ended by mutual consent, the non-league club has revealed.and more »
  
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• Sam Johnson returns to Port Vale from Gateshead - Stoke Sentinel

  01-01-2017 11:50 via stokesentinel.co.uk
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  Sam Johnson returns to Port Vale from Gateshead
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  Port Vale goalkeeper Sam Johnson has returned to Vale Park after his loan with Gateshead was ended by mutual consent, the non-league club has revealed. Johnson joined the National League side on a season-long loan and started their first 10 league ...and more »
  
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• Jellyfish are the new pet craze - and a northern lad is cornering the market

  01-01-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Twenty-one-year-old Rory Fox is the only jellyfish breeder in the UK and he is shipping his jellies worldwide
  
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• From diet to fitness to lifestyle: Your 30 tips for a healthier 2017

  01-01-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Shields fitness trainer David Fairlamb puts us on the straight and narrow as we try to change some bad habits in the new year
  
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• Dumped: Meet the puppies that were abandoned on Christmas Day

  01-01-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Staff at Cleadon Kennels, Sunderland, expect even more strays over the coming months as people become unable to cope with pets bought as presents
  
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• Attention holidaymakers: 20 travel rights and tips you need to know about

  01-01-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  What does a holiday brochure REALLY mean when it says 'a great place to meet new friends'? And when's the best day to book?
  
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• The hard right and left policies more popular with the public than people realise

  01-01-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Opinion polls reveal the public is more radical than the politicians who represent them, as we found out
  
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• Newcastle welcomes 2017 in style as spectacular fireworks display lights up Quayside

  01-01-2017 02:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people gathered on the banks of the Tyne to wave goodbye to 2016 and herald the start of a new year
  
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