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• Fire rips through former Southwick bingo hall and auction house: Here's what we know so far

  03-02-2017 22:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dozens of firefighters are working to tackle the blaze, which broke out at the building on The Green in Southwick, on Friday
  
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• Disgruntled charity employee carried out revenge burglary on old workplace

  03-02-2017 22:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alan Grotz, 53, raided the offices of Changing Lives in Sunderland for laptops and cash after being dismissed
  
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• Fears Blyth facing fresh drug problems as two men die after apparently taking heroin

  03-02-2017 22:05 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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• Disabled woman unmasked as benefit cheat after video emerges showing her dancing to Michael Jackson

  03-02-2017 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Maribel Milligan, from County Durham, was sentenced to three years in prison after falsely claiming seven types of benefit over 11 years
  
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• Sunderland fire RECAP: Firefighters to damp down overnight after fire destroys old bingo hall

  03-02-2017 19:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dozens of firefighters tackled a blaze at the former bingo hall and auction house in Southwick, Sunderland
  
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• Sunderland fire LIVE: Firefighters tackling massive blaze at a former bingo hall in Southwick

  03-02-2017 19:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates as 12 fire engines are at the scene of the fire in the Southwick area of Sunderland
  
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• Donald Trump not welcome, Gateshead councillors say, amid call to boycott state visit - ChronicleLive

  03-02-2017 19:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Donald Trump not welcome, Gateshead councillors say, amid call to boycott state visit
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  Gateshead Council is calling on local authorities across the country to have nothing to do with Donald Trump's state visit. Councillors voted unanimously to approve a notice of motion stating the authority should not to cough up a penny towards a visit ...
  
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• Donald Trump not welcome, Gateshead councillors say, amid call to boycott state visit

  03-02-2017 19:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors are encouraging other local authorities to follow suit and refuse a visit from the American President
  
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• The girl with the 'S-shaped' spine: Dance-loving teen hoping to pursue dream with US treatment

  03-02-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lucy Huddleston suffers from an abnormal twisting of the spine - but funding issues means she needs to go overseas for surgery
  
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• See inside Darras Hall home which oozes luxury and comes with its own grounds and all the mod cons

  03-02-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Spend £1,375,000 on this luxury home which oozes luxury in Northumberland and have footballers as your neighbours
  
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• Heaton Manor School to be turned into an academy after troubling Ofsted report

  03-02-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A business, university or charity could take over the running of the troubled school which has been branded 'inadequate'
  
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• Eldon Gardens sex shame - two men caught during sex act in toilets of popular shopping centre

  03-02-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Smurthwaite and Marc Stamp were spotted in the intimate clinch at 6pm, when there was a potential a child could have walked in
  
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• Can you pronounce these tricky North East place names? You might be surprised

  03-02-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We ask linguistics experts Dr Damien Hall for help who also explains why locals came to say them the way they do
  
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• Northern Powerhouse - the North East could still be part of £100bn plan

  03-02-2017 18:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Launch of report into the initiative made practically no mention of the region but there is time yet for region to join
  
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• Tributes to 'unique character' Paul Mellor who died following crash in Chester-le-Street

  03-02-2017 18:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Police have named the man who died in a crash near Chester-le-Street last Sunday as Paul Mellor, 46, from Ludworth
  
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• Newcastle families facing council tax bill hike as authority plans to axe 100 jobs

  03-02-2017 17:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The city council unveiled a revised budget plan after a lengthy public consultation - and has said it will save five school crossing patrols
  
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• Owen Kerry murder: Couple in court accused of Christmas Eve social club killing

  03-02-2017 17:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brian Cahill and Lyndsey Harper are accused of murdering the 19-year-old at Cramlington Working Men's Club
  
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• Scott Brannen trial: Accused killer watched boxing match as dad lay dying in the street, court told

  03-02-2017 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jordon Craggs kicked Scott Brannen in the stomach as he lay on the ground, claiming it was in self defence and in protection of his friends
  
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• Engineers make 'steady progress' in battle to restore gas on Newcastle's Quayside

  03-02-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Five days on from a burst water main and engineers are still working around the clock with some businesses now reconnected
  
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• Burglar who targeted Durham University student digs is locked up for 10 years

  03-02-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham University students lost vital coursework and missed visits to see their families after Barry Lowery raided their homes
  
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• Police warning to Gateshead shoppers after spate of wallet and purse thefts - ChronicleLive

  03-02-2017 16:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Police warning to Gateshead shoppers after spate of wallet and purse thefts
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  Police are urging people to protect their wallets and purses after a number of 'dippings' across Gateshead . In the last three weeks, officers have received seven reports of purses having been stolen from elderly people while shopping in the town centre.
  
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• Police warning to Gateshead shoppers after spate of wallet and purse thefts

  03-02-2017 16:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers believe opportunistic thieves are watching victims withdraw cash and then discreetly 'dipping' into their bags
  
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• Tributes paid to firefighter after he collapsed and died in training exercise tragedy

  03-02-2017 16:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tom Naples, 59, from Alnwick, was on a training course with Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service at its site located at Newcastle Airport
  
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• Try our random family days out generator over the half-term holidays

  03-02-2017 16:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Use our interactive days out guide to find free things to do in and around Newcastle with your family during the school half-term holiday
  
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• Npower price surge: Are you set to be hit in the pocket by price hikes

  03-02-2017 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Concern over increasing gas and electric bills as we reveal that some customers will escape the hikes - are you one of them?
  
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• What is an academy? What happens to schools that become academies and when will all schools convert?

  03-02-2017 15:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With more and more schools becoming academies, we answer your questions about the academy system
  
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• Gaz Beadle gets OAP makeover ahead of Springbreak with Grandad launch

  03-02-2017 15:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geordie Shore star Gaz ages over 40 years for the stunt ahead of Springbreak with Grandad starting on MTV
  
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• 'This is devastating for world peace': Gateshead council is mocked for banning Trump from visiting (should he have ... - Daily Mail

  03-02-2017 14:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  'This is devastating for world peace': Gateshead council is mocked for banning Trump from visiting (should he have ...
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  A council in the North East of England has been widely mocked after it passed a motion saying Donald Trump was 'not welcome' in the town. Liberal Democrats in Gateshead tabled the 'emergency' measure insisting the council would not take part in any ...
  Gateshead council vows to pay nothing for Trump state visit and urges other local authorities to do
  
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• Gateshead council mocked for banning Trump from visiting - Daily Mail - Daily Mail

  03-02-2017 14:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead council mocked for banning Trump from visiting - Daily Mail
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  Liberal Democrats in Gateshead tabled the 'emergency' measure insisting the council would not take part in any state visit to Britain by the new US President.
  Gateshead council vows to pay nothing for Trump state visit and ...The Independent
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• Gateshead council vows to pay nothing for Trump state visit and urges other local authorities to do the same - The Independent

  03-02-2017 14:21 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead council vows to pay nothing for Trump state visit and urges other local authorities to do the same
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  'This guy is a bully, he's a misogynist, he's a racist... We shouldn't pay anything towards his visit'. Jon Sharman; 11 hours ago. Click to follow. Indy Politics. may-hand.jpg Theresa May was the first world leader to visit Donald Trump. The local ...
  'This is devastating for world peace': Gateshead council is mocked for banning Trump from visiting (should
  
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• Gateshead council vows to pay nothing for Trump state visit and ... - The Independent

  03-02-2017 14:21 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead council vows to pay nothing for Trump state visit and ...
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  The local council in Gateshead has voted to withhold "any council resources" from being used to support Donald Trump's state visit to the UK. A motion calling ...
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  Gateshead Council: 'Trump not welcome'ITV Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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• First gas and electricity went up, then water, and now BT announce price hikes

  03-02-2017 14:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We tell you what you will be paying BT from April as customers across region face price hikes from an array of companies
  
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• Who was convicted at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court between January 18 and 25?

  03-02-2017 14:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A thief who stole corned beef and a man possessing a knife were among the cases heard at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court
  
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• Police hunt burglars after four homes were raided during three-hour spree

  03-02-2017 14:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police believe one gang may have targeted four homes smashing in patio doors before raiding the home
  
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• 'Selfish' bikers blamed for ruining Northumberland beauty spot

  03-02-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 'mindless' damage has been caused at Northumberland Wildlife Trust’s Whitelee Moor nature reserve
  
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• Newcastle's historic Black Gate is set for Art Along the Tyne event

  03-02-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Event at historic Newcastle venue will take audience members on an illustrated journey along the riverbanks
  
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• Missing Sunderland teenager Shanice Simpson has been found safe and well

  03-02-2017 13:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old had not been seen since Tuesday, January 31, at Eldon Square shopping centre in Newcastle
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother odds: Bianca Gascoigne not fancied to do well in tonight's final

  03-02-2017 13:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thirty year old Bianca is one of six stars in tonight's CBB final and bookies have had their say on how they think she'll get on
  
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• Concern for Newcastle teenager Lee Regan who has been missing for more than a week

  03-02-2017 13:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are becoming concerned about the welfare of teenager Lee Regan from Cowgate - can you help to find him?
  
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• A 15-year-old boy from Newcastle has been missing for more than a week

  03-02-2017 13:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are becoming concerned about the welfare of teenager Lee Regan from Cowgate - can you help to find him?
  
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• Power price surge: Are you set to be hit in pocket by Npower price hikes

  03-02-2017 13:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Concern over increasing gas and electric bills as we reveal that some customers will escape the hikes - are you one of them?
  
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• 89-year-old woman seriously injured in Stanley after being hit by a car outside of a church

  03-02-2017 12:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an appeal for witnesses to two separate County Durham collisions, one of which left an elderly woman with serious injuries
  
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• See the giant new 31m x 22m Newcastle United flag design from Gallowgate Flags

  03-02-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United fans' group Gallowgate Flags set to unveil their latest flag creation at St James' Park
  
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• Are 900 homes heading for Northumberland? Planners to rule on three key developments

  03-02-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The three applications for 715, 121 and 90 homes in the east of the county have all been recommended for approval
  
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• Machete-wielding man shouting 'Allahu akhbar' shot by soldier outside Louvre

  03-02-2017 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  France remains under a state of emergency following the Paris and Nice terror attacks
  
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• Free course to promote diversity in Gateshead - North East Connected (press release) (subscription)

  03-02-2017 11:18 via neconnected.co.uk
  
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  Free course to promote diversity in Gateshead
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  The Gateshead Housing Company is encouraging local residents to attend a fun free course about valuing differences in others. By. Emily. -. February 3, 2017. 0. 4. Share on Facebook · Tweet on Twitter ...
  
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• Scott Brannen manslaughter trial RECAP: Man accused over brawl which led to dad's death

  03-02-2017 11:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 22-year-old man is standing trial accused in connection with a Times Square brawl which led to the Blakelaw dad's death
  
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• 12 pictures which will make you proud to live in Newcastle

  03-02-2017 10:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Olatunji took over the Chronicle's Instagram account on Thursday, uploading some of his favourite photos which show off our beautiful city
  
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• Police have released four people arrested during armed Fenham raid

  03-02-2017 10:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three men and one woman will face no further action after they were taken into custody on Thursday afternoon
  
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• Dramatic rescue after group cut off by tide after 'stopping for a barbecue' at cliff bottom

  03-02-2017 10:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two people in the group had consumed large amounts of alcohol before almost getting swept out to sea in Whitley Bay
  
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