Gateshead news

• Search for missing teenager Shanice Simpson after Eldon Square disappearance

  02-02-2017 20:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for help to find Shanice Simpson, 17, of Kirkside in New Herrington, who was spotted in Newcastle on Tuesday
  
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• Scott Brannen trial: Dad killed from 'flying punch' by attacker who 'sprinted like Linford Christie'

  02-02-2017 19:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A court heard how Daniel Ree ‘sprinted like Linford Christie’ across Times Square to land the blow on Scott Brannen
  
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• Tractor driver shares stunning photographs of Northumberland for our Take Your Pic feature

  02-02-2017 19:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After a wonderful response by keen photographers, we feature the work of Tony Robson
  
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• Gary Barlow hasn't washed his hair for 14 years - but how often should we get the shampoo out?

  02-02-2017 19:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  To 'poo, or #nopoo? That is the question put to a leading salon owner who says you may be washing your hair too much
  
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• Why the International Advanced Manufacturing Park is vital for the North East

  02-02-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Iain Malcolm, leader of South Tyneside Council, explains why the koint development between Sunderland and South Tyneside is vital
  
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• See pervert snared by Guardians of the North after planning to meet 'schoolgirls' at McDonald's

  02-02-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alexander Robertson, 58, from Leeds, arranged to meet two underage girls for sex, not realising that Guardians of the North were behind the messages
  
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• 'Make me your Valentine' heartfelt appeal of cancer-battling schoolboy

  02-02-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Lord's family want to get him 1,000 cards as he faces a third month in hospital battling rare form of cancer
  
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• 'I voted against Brexit because it would be bad for the North East'

  02-02-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle MP Catherine McKinnell was the only MP in the region to vote against Brexit legislation
  
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• North Shields couple enjoy bales and ales with wedding on Northumberland farm

  02-02-2017 18:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This couple decided the traditional church service wasn't for them and got married near Hadrian's Wall
  
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• Four people arrested and two air rifles seized following armed police raids in Fenham

  02-02-2017 18:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Armed police swooped on Croydon Road, Fenham, where they arrested four people and seized air rifles after they cordoned off the street
  
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• Travelling south this weekend? The weather forecast you need to know as Storm Doris takes hold

  02-02-2017 18:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East to escape the worst of the weather on Friday as 100mph winds arrive to batter parts of the country
  
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• Confused about Article 50? Read our Q&A on the topic that's the endless talk of Britain

  02-02-2017 18:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's Britain's hottest and it doesn't look like it's going away soon, so what is Article 50 and what does it mean to you and I?
  
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• 41 inspiring World Book Day costumes from families in Newcastle & the North East

  02-02-2017 17:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Send a photo of your child all dressed up for World Book Day 2017 and we will create fabulous galleries of this colourful occasion
  
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• Ed Sheeran fans' fury at missing out as tickets are snapped up amid claims of £1,000 re-sales

  02-02-2017 17:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mass disappointment caused over 'phenomenal demand' for singer's April dates at Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother's Kim Woodburn worse than Geordie Shore cast according to Vicky Pattison

  02-02-2017 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vicky, who appeared on eight series of Geordie Shore, discussed Kim on Wednesday night's Bit on the Side
  
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• Sudden death of two men in Blyth sparks police warning over heroin use in the town

  02-02-2017 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two men, aged 35 and 27, were found dead at two different houses in Blyth, Northumberland, in two days
  
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• Blyth double tragedy: Shock as two men die after apparently taking heroin

  02-02-2017 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police believe the deaths of two men, aged 35 and 27, were drug-related and could have been caused by them taking heroin
  
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• Mystery pictures of a 1960 road trip in a Morris Minor - who are the the unknown travellers?

  02-02-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Album bought at Tynemouth Market yields 300 mystery photographs of a 1960s road trip
  
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• Armed police raids in Fenham RECAP: Croydon Road cordoned off - four arrested and firearms seized

  02-02-2017 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest updates as armed police are at the scene of an incident outside a house on Croydon Road in Fenham
  
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• Armed police raids in Fenham LIVE: Croydon Road cordoned off - four arrested and firearms seized

  02-02-2017 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest updates as armed police are at the scene of an incident outside a house on Croydon Road in Fenham
  
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• Government sets out EU Brexit plan as White Paper is published

  02-02-2017 16:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brexit Secretary David Davis confirmed the UK will leave the single market as the plan for leaving the EU was revealed on Thursday
  
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• Brexit plan at a glance: What it means for workers' rights, immigration and air travel

  02-02-2017 16:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The UK is asking the EU for a trade deal like the arrangements we have now, but with cuts on immigration
  
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• TORQUAY UNITED PODCAST: Aarran Racine injury means Gateshead victory came at a high price - Exeter Express and Echo

  02-02-2017 16:11 via exeterexpressandecho.co.uk
  
  Exeter Express and Echo
  TORQUAY UNITED PODCAST: Aarran Racine injury means Gateshead victory came at a high price
  Exeter Express and Echo
  THERE was a huge amount of satisfaction around Plainmoor as Torquay United vanquished in-form Gateshead 3-1 on Saturday. Brett Williams celebrated yet another goal, David Fitzpatrick set the place alight again, Luke Young got through a prodigious shift ...and more »
  
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• Community events in the North East: Astrological events, a vintage fair, WW2-themed afternoon & more

  02-02-2017 15:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest community news and events written by you, throughout Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Watch the moment NUFC fans hold standing ovation for crash victim Mark Park at St James' Park

  02-02-2017 15:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thousands of fans stood up to remember Mark Park, 25, of West Denton, at the Queens Park Rangers game
  
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• Heathrow expansion will allow new flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport

  02-02-2017 14:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A third runway at Heathrow will create 5,000 North East jobs, airport managers have claimed
  
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• Bad behaviour, high exclusion rates and poor grades - Gateshead school branded 'inadequate' - ChronicleLive

  02-02-2017 14:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Bad behaviour, high exclusion rates and poor grades - Gateshead school branded 'inadequate'
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  Disruptive behaviour, complacent teachers and unrecognised pupil potential has landed a Gateshead school a damning Ofsted report. Thomas Hepburn Community Academy, in Felling, Gateshead, has been branded 'inadequate' – Ofsted's lowest grade.and more »
  
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• Bad behaviour, high exclusion rates and poor grades - Gateshead ... - ChronicleLive

  02-02-2017 14:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Bad behaviour, high exclusion rates and poor grades - Gateshead ...
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  Disruptive behaviour, complacent teachers and unrecognised pupil potential has landed a Gateshead school a damning Ofsted report. Thomas Hepburn ...and more »
  
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• Who was convicted at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court between January 17 and 23?

  02-02-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A gang who stole £9,807-worth of iPhones and a man who possessed a knife in public were among the cases heard
  
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• What happens when a school is rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted? Here's what parents need to know

  02-02-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here's what it means if your child's school ends up in special measures and how this relates to being rated inadequate
  
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• See pupils take to the stage as they make their debut at Newcastle's Theatre Royal

  02-02-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Primary school age youngsters will be joining Scottish Ballet stars in performances at the Theatre Royal this week
  
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• Imagine - Auf Wiedersehen, Pet's Dennis Patterson has reached retirement age!

  02-02-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Best wishes to North East actor Tim Healy - the star of the smash hit TV series - who turned 65 this week
  
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• 'I will stab you and the Jew children' - the shocking extent of anti-Semitism in Gateshead laid bare

  02-02-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead has the largest ultra Orthodox Jewish community outside of London and the number of incidents of anti-Semitism are rising
  
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• Bad behaviour, high exclusion rates and poor grades - Gateshead school branded 'inadequate'

  02-02-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Ofsted report acknowledged that new leaders at Thomas Hepburn Community Academy had started to turn things around
  
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• Auf Wiedersehen, Pet's Dennis Patterson has reached retirement age!

  02-02-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Best wishes to North East actor Tim Healy - the star of the smash hit TV series - who turned 65 this week
  
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• 1,400 ex-inmates at Medomsley Detention Centre are one step closer to claiming justice

  02-02-2017 13:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After almost 1,400 men alleged to have been abused, Durham police have now handed 32 files to the Crown Prosecution Service offering advice on charges
  
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• Invest in Gateshead - BQ Live

  02-02-2017 13:21 via bqlive.co.uk
  
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  Invest in Gateshead
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  Extending nearly 13 miles along the south bank of the River Tyne, covering 55 square miles, Gateshead is home to an impressive mixture of modern urban vitality and rural charm. With many achievements to boast about, from the introduction of the UK's ...
  
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• New trampoline park that will get the kids bouncing in Benton is set to create more than 40 jobs

  02-02-2017 12:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A plan to open the new attraction, popular with children, at the Bellway Industrial Estate has been given the green light
  
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• Is Charlotte Crosby dating Vicky Pattison's ex? Instagram snap fuels romance speculation

  02-02-2017 12:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charlotte has been filming a new series with Vicky's former beau and while she's denied any romance, other sources suggest otherwise
  
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• Scott Brannen manslaughter trial LIVE: Man accused over brawl which led to dad's death

  02-02-2017 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 22-year-old man is to stand trial today accused in connection with a Times Square brawl which led to the Blakelaw dad's death
  
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• Potterheads of Newcastle & the North East! Harry Potter Book Night is the perfect time to share your fan photos

  02-02-2017 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We would love to publish your fan photos to mark 20 years since the first book came out
  
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• Allowance rises totalling more than £90k for Newcastle councillors rejected amid protests

  02-02-2017 12:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In a shock move the city's ruling Labour group pushed through a motion which will see allowances slashed by £11k
  
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• See danger driver take police on high-speed chase through residential streets

  02-02-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scott Dunn has been jailed for 26 weeks after travelling the wrong way up roads and flouting red lights during the pursuit in Bedlington and Ashington
  
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• Consultation under way on plans to close Rothbury hospital ward

  02-02-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Proposals have been unveiled to permanently close the 12-bed inpatient ward at Rothbury Community Hospital
  
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• New folk festival at Sage Gateshead - The Northern Echo (registration)

  02-02-2017 11:19 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
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  New folk festival at Sage Gateshead
  The Northern Echo (registration)
  FRIDAY, March 3 and Saturday, March 4 sees Sage Gateshead celebrate the local heritage and tradition of the North-East in the only way it can, by introducing Folkworks: Pass it On Festival. The event is a celebration of local heritage through singing ...
  
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• Mum left scarred for life after sofabed 'collapsed' takes legal action against Jet2

  02-02-2017 10:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anne-Marie Sisterson from South Shields suffered a cut to her ankle while in Gran Canaria
  
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• Lib Dems calling on Gateshead Council to refuse to take part in President Donald Trump's state visit - The Northern Echo (registration)

  02-02-2017 09:46 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
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  Lib Dems calling on Gateshead Council to refuse to take part in President Donald Trump's state visit
  The Northern Echo (registration)
  LIBERAL DEMOCRATS in Gateshead are to table an emergency motion calling on the Council to refuse to take part in the state visit of President Donald Trump. Dr Jonathan Wallace, leader of the Opposition, will table the motion at 2.30pm today. "Theresa ...
  
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• Sunderland UK City of Culture 2021: key backers make city's case in Westminster

  02-02-2017 09:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  House of Commons told ‘we need this to happen and we want this to happen’ during passionate event
  
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• See the huge stash of dodgy eastern Eurpean cigarettes seized in Byker raid

  02-02-2017 09:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The second haul of illegal cigarettes brings the total seized in Newcastle to 20,000 in the past two weeks
  
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• See the huge stash of dodgy eastern European cigarettes seized in Byker raid

  02-02-2017 09:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The second haul of illegal cigarettes brings the total seized in Newcastle to 20,000 in the past two weeks
  
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