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• Jobs to go at University of Sunderland - with compulsory redundancies 'likely'

  10-05-2017 22:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The entire staff has been informed that redundancies are about to get under way, with lecturers and academic staff facing job losses
  
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• Jobs to go at University of Sunderland as part of £5m cuts - with compulsory redundancies 'likely'

  10-05-2017 22:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The entire staff has been informed that redundancies are about to get under way, with lecturers and academic staff facing job losses
  
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• The numbers which show how the Conservatives are set to eat into the Labour vote in the North East

  10-05-2017 21:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A survey has shown that significant numbers of people who backed Labour in 2015 intend to switch come the General Election on June 8
  
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• Gaz Beadle angers Geordie Shore co-stars after 'skipping filming' for new series

  10-05-2017 20:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gaz, who has been on Geordie Shore right from the start, has been tweeting about spending time with his girlfriend
  
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• See Newcastle hotel fire which led to 23 people being evacuated

  10-05-2017 19:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Footage shows flames bursting through the roof of the Newcastle hotel as smoke billows across the sky
  
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• Navy sea captain friend of murder accused says he treated Jimmy Prout and others like 'slaves'

  10-05-2017 19:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Zahid Zaman's friend and neighbour told the murder trial he formed the view Zaman was acting like a 'slave driver' to his co-accused and Jimmy
  
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• Flowers and tributes left at site of fatal Whitley Bay car crash

  10-05-2017 19:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been left at the scene of a crash which later claimed the life of 18-year-old William Dorey in Whitley Bay
  
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• Heartbroken family visit Dylan Monnelly’s grave on what would have been his 21st birthday

  10-05-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mum Lorraine, sisters Jade and Tanneisha and close pals took flowers and balloons to Dylan’s grave to mark his birthday
  
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• Bradley Lowery has emergency MRI scan as family say 'things are moving too fast'

  10-05-2017 18:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The five-year-old from Blackhall, County Durham, has experiencing severe pain in his legs over the past few weeks
  
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• Concern growing for missing Newcastle man Thomas Brown

  10-05-2017 18:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 45-year-old, who is also known as Thomas Mann, was last seen on Tuesday in the Gateshead area
  
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• Aston Villa goal that handed Newcastle the league titled won one punter £60,000

  10-05-2017 18:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man in his 50s from the Scottish Borders region placed a seven-fold accumulator on league winners, with Jack Grealish's goal clinching it
  
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• Appeal for missing Gateshead man - Sun FM

  10-05-2017 18:35 via sun-fm.com
  
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  Appeal for missing Gateshead man
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  He was last seen on Tuesday, 9 May, reportedly heading in the direction of Gateshead town centre. Brown, aged 45, who is originally from Newcastle but frequents the Winlaton area of Gateshead, was last seen wearing a blue or grey t-shirt with dark knee ...and more »
  
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• Gateshead Schools' Fun Run gears up for action - North East Connected (press release) (subscription)

  10-05-2017 18:27 via neconnected.co.uk
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  Gateshead Schools' Fun Run gears up for action
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  Forty eight Gateshead Primary Schools have registered to take part in a mass fun run on Friday 26 May, the last day of school before the half-term break. 1 of 4. Caedmon Primary School pupils get ready to be one of the 48 Gateshead primary schools to ...
  
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• This is the terrifying moment an Ashington haulage firm worker drove a HGV at his boss

  10-05-2017 18:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Patrick Denman nearly ran over his boss minutes before driving the vehicle on the wrong side of the carriageway at officers
  
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• 12 arrested as part of major human trafficking operation in Newcastle

  10-05-2017 18:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police made the arrests in the West End of the city, identifying four potential victims of modern-day slavery
  
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• Sunderland Royal Hospital to change practices after death of disabled patient

  10-05-2017 18:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An inquest at Sunderland Coroner's Court heard how Steven Barden, 43, suffered a heart attack causes by a haemorrhage hours after neck surgery
  
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• Police probe Benwell body discovery as man is found dead in Newcastle's West End

  10-05-2017 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called when a body was found on Joan Street, Benwell, on Wednesday morning and a 29-year-old man has been arrested
  
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• Four libraries in South Tyneside at risk of closure as budget cuts continue to bite

  10-05-2017 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Tyneside Council is looking for volunteer groups to run Boldon Lane, East Boldon, Primrose, and Whitburn libraries as they face cutbacks
  
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• Outrage as Grade II listed sheep pen in Ryton flooded with 'sludge' water

  10-05-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council has said the Grade II listed building was accidentally filled with pond water drained from flooded land
  
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• Gateshead's Vertu Motors planning to race ahead as sales approach £3bn

  10-05-2017 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In 10 years the firm has amassed 124 outlets across the UK, and there are plans to scale up even further in the future
  
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• Woman left fighting for life after head-on collision on Northumberland road

  10-05-2017 16:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 63-year-old woman was taken to hospital where she is in a critical but stable condition with life-threatening injuries
  
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• Nature's perfect palette when you're in the mood for colour

  10-05-2017 15:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There’s a whole world of colour out there that could transform your home. Gabrielle Fagan talks to leading stylist Hans Blomquist about using everything from woods to the weather as decor inspiration
  
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• Bradley Lowery to be the cover star for Sunderland's last home matchday programme

  10-05-2017 15:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brave cancer battler, Bradley Lowery, will be on the front of the matchday programme on Saturday
  
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• Little Boy Blue: when is the last episode on ITV and what can viewers expect?

  10-05-2017 14:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The final episode of Little Boy Blue is set to be aired on ITV - where and when can you watch it?
  
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• Body found in Benwell: Everything we know so far after a man died and another is in hospital

  10-05-2017 14:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The body of a man has been found in Joan Street, Benwell, and another man is in hospital
  
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• How to have an animal house but never a vet bill

  10-05-2017 14:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Beauty and the beast are one and the same with this fun collection of pieces
  
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• Aggressive Gateshead tenant jailed for violent behaviour after Civic Centre outburst - ChronicleLive

  10-05-2017 14:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Aggressive Gateshead tenant jailed for violent behaviour after Civic Centre outburst
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  Vicious tenant Nathan Reay has been locked behind bars after threatening and assaulting housing staff in a Civic Centre flare-up. And while he is inside, officials will be seeking to kick him out of his council run home for his brutal antics ...
  
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• Aggressive Gateshead tenant jailed for violent behaviour after Civic Centre outburst

  10-05-2017 14:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nathan Reay, a tenant of Warwick Court, has been jailed for six months after abusing and assaulting housing staff
  
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• What is an MP and what do they do? Our guide as Britain prepares to go to the polls

  10-05-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On June 8 the country will elect 650 of them and here we look at the work they do in Parliament
  
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• FIVE Northumberland schools could sever county council links and become a Multi-Academy Trust

  10-05-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Five schools in Northumberland are consulting on plans to become academies after budgets were slashed
  
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• 12 Newcastle graffiti scenes - but are they becoming a thing of the past?

  10-05-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Youngsters in 2017 prefer using digital technology to spray-painting graffiti on walls, according to a new study
  
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• Man arrested after bags of suspected cocaine found in 4x4 in County Durham

  10-05-2017 13:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham police officers found the suspected drugs in a black Rover Freelander 4x4 in Brandon, County Durham
  
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• Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller jailed just months after meeting fans in Gateshead

  10-05-2017 13:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Abby, who quit Dance Moms after seven seasons, has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to serious fraud charges
  
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• Don’t let hidden costs of owning a home sink your dream

  10-05-2017 13:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alex Neill of Which? counts the cost of home ownership
  
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• Jurys Inn Newcastle Gateshead Quays - Telegraph.co.uk

  10-05-2017 13:17 via telegraph.co.uk
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  Jurys Inn Newcastle Gateshead Quays
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  A modern, budget hotel in a great riverside location, close to the Millennium Bridge and Sage Gateshead concert hall. With crisp, unfussy rooms and basic meals, it makes a good-value base if you don't mind not being in the city centre. Rooms from £ 52 ...
  
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• Body found in Benwell: 29-year-old arrested after one man dies and another found unconscious in Joan Street

  10-05-2017 13:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A police cordon is in place and a forensics tent close to the scene in the West End of Newcastle following the incident in Joan Street, Benwell
  
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• Life-saving defibrillator damaged at McDonalds in Sunderland city centre

  10-05-2017 12:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for a man after the life-saving medical device was rendered out-of-order after damage
  
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• Gateshead's Vertu Motors planning to race ahead as sales approach £3bn - ChronicleLive

  10-05-2017 12:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead's Vertu Motors planning to race ahead as sales approach £3bn
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  Directors at Gateshead's Vertu Motors Plc says the group's best times are yet to come after posting record revenues and profits in its 10th year of trading. The acquisitive automotive retailer has grown from a standing start to become the fifth largest ...and more »
  
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• North East celebrity quiz: Do you know the ages of these TV & showbiz names?

  10-05-2017 12:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Have fun testing your knowledge of 20 entertainers & presenters from Newcastle & the North East - and share the result
  
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• See inside the rat-infested Gateshead chippy that has been closed down by inspectors - ChronicleLive

  10-05-2017 12:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  See inside the rat-infested Gateshead chippy that has been closed down by inspectors
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  These are the sickening scenes inside a “world famous” fish and chip shop infested by rats. Ali Kamran, 31, and his wife Hina Kamran, 28, both of Churchill Square, Durham, both pleaded guilty to six counts of breaching food health and safety ...
  
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• See inside the rat-infested Gateshead chippy that has been closed down by inspectors

  10-05-2017 12:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An anonymous tip off to Gateshead Council led inspectors to discover the state of the kitchen in Bimbis in Birtley
  
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• The seats the Tories are targeting in the Labour-dominated North East at the General Election

  10-05-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ahead of the vote on June 8, we look at what the Conservatives would need to win certain seats in our area
  
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• No qualifications needed: how you can can make up to £360 for a day's work this election day

  10-05-2017 11:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Free on June 8? There's a chance for North East residents to make hundreds of pounds with a few hours work
  
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• Gateshead retail unit bought by Savills IM for £33.7m - Property Week

  10-05-2017 11:09 via propertyweek.com
  Gateshead retail unit bought by Savills IM for £33.7m
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  Savills Investment Management has bought a 150,000 sq ft retail warehouse close to the Metro Centre in Gateshead for £33.7m, in a deal reflecting a net initial yield of 5.6%. The property has been acquired on behalf of the Charities Property Fund and ...and more »
  
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• Drayton Manor death: everything we know about what happened as 11-year-old killed on ride is named

  10-05-2017 11:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drayton Manor theme park, in Tamworth, West Midlands will remain closed for the day, and an investigation has been launched
  
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• Lee Westwood becomes patron of North East charity as British Masters heads to the region

  10-05-2017 11:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Graham Wylie Foundation has been appointed the official charity partner of the tournament, which is heading to Close House Golf Club
  
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• Jimmy Prout murder trial RECAP: Sea captain neighbour says accused treated Jimmy 'like a slave'

  10-05-2017 10:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ann Corbett, Myra Wood, Kay Rayworth and Zahid Zaman are accused of murder. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
  
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• Jimmy Prout murder trial LIVE: Updates from day six of the trial at Newcastle Crown Court

  10-05-2017 10:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ann Corbett, Myra Wood, Kay Rayworth and Zahid Zaman are accused of murder. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
  
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• Girl who died after Drayton Manor water ride incident named as Evha Jannath, 11

  10-05-2017 10:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Theme Park to remain shut on Wednesday as mark of respect while investigators continue their work
  
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• SummerTyne Americana Festival at Sage Gateshead looks set to be one of the best yet - ChronicleLive

  10-05-2017 10:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  SummerTyne Americana Festival at Sage Gateshead looks set to be one of the best yet
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  A lull in the otherwise frenetic spring touring schedule affords an opportunity to look ahead to the SummerTyne Americana festival. The annual event is a always an eagerly anticipated weekend of roots music with three full days of live music from July ...
  
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