Gateshead news

• Concern is growing for missing 75-year-old Whickham woman

  18-01-2017 22:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Margaret Blackburn was last seen near her home address in Whickham on Tuesday evening
  
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• The Duke of York launches University’s apprenticeship scheme in the North East

  18-01-2017 22:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prince Andrew met students of the Sunderland School of Nursing at the University’s campus on Wednesday
  
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• North East crime drama Inspector George Gently to come to an end

  18-01-2017 21:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Filming for the final two instalments of the BBC drama will begin in the North East this week
  
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• Watch as this little brain tumour survivor is surprised with the bedroom of her dreams

  18-01-2017 20:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Grace Frazer has battled a brain tumour since she was just a year old and now she has finally been given the all-clear
  
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• Theresa May accused of betraying the North East over total Brexit plan

  18-01-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Exports will suffer if the UK presses ahead with 'hard' Brexit and EU 'divorce', Prime Minister Theresa May told
  
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• Meet the four-legged new arrivals set to keep North East nature reserves in trim

  18-01-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Exmoor ponies will graze 12 sites in Gateshead and County Durham in a bid to help improve sustainability in the area
  
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• Holocaust to be marked with a series of events across the North East

  18-01-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A woman who was one of only 100 children to survive from 15,000 who were sent to a concentration camp will take part in events
  
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• Have you been asked for money by 'the Metro accordion man'? Travel bosses receive several complaints

  18-01-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Tyne and Wear Metro has said that the man regularly 'shoves a cup' in a passenger's face asking for money
  
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• Dad who broke his back in seven places after horror motorbike crash tells of road to recovery

  18-01-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ryan Lee, of Ashington, nearly died when he crashed his bike on the A696 near Otterburn in Northumberland
  
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• Drivers be warned - DVLA operators clamping untaxed cars during Tyneside operation

  18-01-2017 18:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Clampers will be in the North East all week on the hunt for untaxed vehicles in the Newcastle and Gateshead area
  
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• Man hospitalised after assault inside Kingston Park house

  18-01-2017 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are now appealing for information after the attack by another man on Friday, January 13, at the Kingston Park property
  
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• Watch the moment bare-chested Gateshead drugs kingpin is arrested - ChronicleLive

  18-01-2017 17:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  This is the moment a Gateshead drugs kingpin is arrested for his part in a multimillion pound narcotics ring. P&O ferry worker Eddie Tron exploited lax custom checks onboard a £90m luxury North Sea cruise ship to smuggle £23m of cocaine into the UK.
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• Gateshead P&O crewman jailed for smuggling £23m of cocaine into the UK - ChronicleLive

  18-01-2017 17:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead P&O crewman jailed for smuggling £23m of cocaine into the UK
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  Two P&O crewmates have been jailed for 16 years for using lax customs checks on a £90m luxury North Sea cruise ship to smuggle £23million of Class A drugs on to the streets of Britain. Gateshead ferry night steward Edward Tron, 51, and P&O chef ...
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• Gateshead P&O crewman jailed for smuggling £23m of cocaine into ... - ChronicleLive

  18-01-2017 17:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead P&O crewman jailed for smuggling £23m of cocaine into ...
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  Two P&O crewmates have been jailed for 16 years for using lax customs checks on a £90m luxury North Sea cruise ship to smuggle £23million of Class A drugs ...
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• Gateshead P&O crewman jailed for smuggling £23m of cocaine into the UK

  18-01-2017 17:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ferry worker Edward Tron flooded the streets of Britain with 238kilos of class A drugs over six years
  
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• Watch the moment bare-chested Gateshead drugs kingpin is arrested

  18-01-2017 17:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eddie Tron has been jailed for his part in a plot to flood the UK with cocaine as part of a multimillion pound narcotics ring
  
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• CCTV released as police hunt man who exposed himself to a woman on a Gosforth bus

  18-01-2017 17:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Investigating officers have now released a CCTV image of a man they hope might be able to help with their inquiries
  
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• Vandalised Blaydon railway station on this day 40 years ago: How does it look now?

  18-01-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trains have been running through Blaydon since 1835 - and the station survived the Beeching axe in 1963
  
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• Seven reasons why people struggle to lose weight - and how to help yourself

  18-01-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Personal trainer Glenn Hill has identified the reasons why some people struggle with weight loss
  
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• See the World War Two pillbox found under a sand dune in Northumberland

  18-01-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The abandoned structure - built as part of the defences against a possible German invasion - was discovered by walkers on Embleton Bay
  
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• Man in court in connection with alleged attack outside the Fosse pub in Walker

  18-01-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Thompson was allegedly a victim in the incident but is accused of getting into a car and chasing after his attackers, a court heard
  
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• Scarlett Moffatt hits back at weight loss critics who say she's taken transformation too far

  18-01-2017 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Appearing on The Wright Stuff on Wednesday, Scarlett responded to hurtful messages from people saying she's lost too much weight
  
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• Gateshead Rugby Club in Low Fell to host its first ever Ladies Day in March - ChronicleLive

  18-01-2017 16:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead Rugby Club in Low Fell to host its first ever Ladies Day in March
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  After the success of its Gateshead Beer & Music Festival and Gin Festival, Gateshead Rugby Club is hosting its first ever Ladies Day. Organised by Jacqui Kell, Gateshead RFC's Ladies Day will take place on Saturday, March 4 between 1pm - 5pm. So if you ...
  
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• What is Go Bubble, the new social media site dubbed the 'Facebook for kids'?

  18-01-2017 15:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The app and website lets children chat online with school friends and share jokes, pictures and videos
  
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• Nissan recruitment drive and hundreds of jobs up for grabs in North East

  18-01-2017 15:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New work opportunities revealed as latest figures reveal jobless total in North East has flatlined
  
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• Robson Green on NUFC, fishing, and why a sick pet signalled the end of his singing career

  18-01-2017 14:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie TV favourite reveals the impact of seeing Malcolm Macdonald's Newcastle United debut in 1971
  
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• Demolition work on the Odeon cinema in Newcastle gathers pace

  18-01-2017 14:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The historic 1931 built cinema in Pilgrim Street is to be torn down to be replaced by a retail hub
  
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• How you can sleep better and avoid lying awake at night

  18-01-2017 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Recent figures show Brits are the worst sleepers in the world
  
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• A19 crane crash RECAP: All lanes now open in North Tyneside after 'mobile crane and car' collide

  18-01-2017 14:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The A19 has now been reopened after a mobile crane and car crashed north of the Tyne Tunnel at Wednesday lunchtime
  
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• Is this the end of the line for a historic coastal landmark in Sunderland?

  18-01-2017 14:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pullman Lodge carriages look set to leave the North East altogether as re-development of the area draws closer
  
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• Theresa May 'demeaning' UK with threats to EU, says Jeremy Corbyn

  18-01-2017 14:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Heated exchanges at PMQs as Brexit Secretary says Britain may not have fully freed itself from European Union rules until 2021
  
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• How Brexit could hit you in the pocket with iPhone and iPad apps set to increase by 25%

  18-01-2017 14:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The tech giants have already increased computer prices by 20% and now a £0.79 app will cost £0.99
  
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• Watch how a Geordie bricklayer rises to become the President of America in spoof Pot Noodle ad

  18-01-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The advert - released as part of the You Can Make It campaign - shows how Gary becomes rich and famous, ending up in the Oval office
  
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• Chef burgled his friend because he was 'stupid enough' to put on Facebook that he had gone away

  18-01-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Darran Hardy had been annoyed with his pal for a few weeks when he decided to target his house in Sunderland while drunk
  
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• Been up Grey's Monument lately? See the great views from the top in our video

  18-01-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Opened in 1838, the spectacular Grey's Monument is one of Newcastle's major landmarks
  
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• 31 free things to do with kids in and around Newcastle this January

  18-01-2017 13:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We've created a list of free things to do in the North East that will keep the kids entertained and happy at weekends during January
  
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• Colourful wedding ideas from brides and grooms in Newcastle & the North East

  18-01-2017 13:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  These couples from Seaton Delaval, Cramlington, Whickham, West Denton and Ashington decided to go with bright, colourful outfits on their big day
  
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• Rolf Harris asked young girl "Do you often get molested on a Saturday morning?", court hears

  18-01-2017 12:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  86-year-old entertainer alleged to have placed hand under clothed breast of teenager during Saturday Superstore broadcast in 1983
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother: Marnie Simpson defends Geordie Shore co-star Chloe Ferry

  18-01-2017 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chloe has received a lot of criticism for her much talked about CBB antics but Marnie says she's got a good heart
  
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• See moment fuel station worker fought for his life when armed raider pulled a knife on him

  18-01-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Robert Smith demanded cash and threatened a worker at the Gateshead garage with a knife, leaving him terrified
  
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• Newcastle City Council urged to reinvest bus lane cash in the most deprived areas

  18-01-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Money raised from cameras like that on John Dobson Street should be used to improve roads outside the city centre, people have urged
  
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• Can you help to find Luckie? - the cocker spaniel went missing from a ferry in North Shields

  18-01-2017 11:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A major search is underway to find the dog after he escaped from a secure area on a DFDS vessel nearly a month ago
  
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• Missing Whitley Bay man found safe and well after police appeal

  18-01-2017 09:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Woodhouse, 45, had not been seen since leaving his home in Whitley Bay on Sunday morning and police were concerned about his welfare
  
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• Mobile phone giant EE fined for overcharging customers - are you in line for a refund?

  18-01-2017 09:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ofcom found that the company broke a 'fundamental billing rule' on two separate occasions
  
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• The Gmail scam that you need to know about - and how to prevent being caught out

  18-01-2017 09:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gmail users are duped into providing their Google login details which attackers then use to wade through personal messages
  
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• Inquest verdict in case of Walker man found hanging under Byker Bridge

  18-01-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Coroner's Court hears tragic Euan McGregor had long history of mental health problems following loss of his father
  
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• The morning news headlines: Theresa May faces questioning by MPs over her Brexit blueprint; Thomas Cook bringing 1,000 UK tourists home from Gambia amid political unrest

  18-01-2017 08:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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• Grimsby Town TRANSFER NEWS: Jones hunt could end as ... - Grimsby Telegraph

  18-01-2017 08:00 via grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
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  GRIMSBY Town look set to end their interest in Gateshead midfielder Sam Jones after the Tynesiders' chairman claimed the two parties were still poles apart in ...and more »
  
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• Grimsby Town TRANSFER NEWS: Jones hunt could end as Gateshead knock back latest bid - Grimsby Telegraph

  18-01-2017 08:00 via grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
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  Grimsby Town TRANSFER NEWS: Jones hunt could end as Gateshead knock back latest bid
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  END OF THE ROAD? Marcus Bignot looks set to end his pursuit of Gateshead's Sam Jones. Grimsby Town TRANSFER NEWS: Jones hunt could end as Gateshead knock back latest... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message.and more »
  
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• Northumberland roundhouse given new lease of life in line for national recognition

  18-01-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The roundhouse was part of the Brigantium archaeological reconstruction site in Rochester, created by Lord Redesdale
  
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