Gateshead news

• Theresa May in North East to convince region's voters to turn Tory

  11-05-2017 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister is to launch an ambitious bid for a breakthrough in Labour’s traditional heartland with a major speech
  
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• What was going on at Newcastle's Haymarket and why were fire crews there?

  11-05-2017 22:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Crowds stood and watched as smoke could be seen coming from the ground floor of a car park at the Haymarket
  
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• Tributes paid to 'family man' taxi driver who died after Redheugh Bridge horror crash

  11-05-2017 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 36-year-old man who died after the crash with a bus on the Redheugh Bridge has been described as a 'lovely respectful guy'
  
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• Bradley Lowery could make it to Sunderland match despite ongoing hospital treatment

  11-05-2017 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Doctors have said the brave lad will be allowed out for a few hours on Saturday to watch the Sunderland match
  
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• Tim Healy 'absolutely delighted' to be inducted into the Quayside Walk of Fame

  11-05-2017 21:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Benidorm star is one of four new names to be honoured with their own plaques on the Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside
  
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• Crash on the A69 in Newcastle leaves commuters stuck at a standstill

  11-05-2017 21:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The two vehicle collision caused many who were travelling to the Journal Culture Awards in Hexham to be late
  
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• Got a story? Get in touch with ChronicleLive and we'll do our best to answer it

  11-05-2017 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you've got a question about something that's bugging you or that you've spotted around the region, here's your chance to find out the answers
  
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• Wallsend thug poured petrol over his girlfriend and set her on fire in the street

  11-05-2017 19:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lee Ferguson left his partner of 12 years and the mother of his children screaming in agony with deep burns but she is standing by him
  
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• Sun smiles down on our Win a Wedding couple's happy day at The Mansion House, Jesmond

  11-05-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sophie and Curtis Brown won our prize of a dream wedding last year and on Thursday they tied the knot in front of family and friends
  
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• How events in Germany 500 years ago helped change the face of Newcastle

  11-05-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyneside's skyline could look quite different had Martin Luther not triggered the Reformation rebelling against the Catholic church
  
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• Could you pass the Year 6 SATs? Try the tests designed for 10-year-olds and see how you fare

  11-05-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Years after your primary school days, you might be surprised at how tricky some of the questions prove
  
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• Advice on pet health: Dog with cyst, aggressive cat & more North East readers' poorly pets

  11-05-2017 17:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Send your question for veterinary surgeon Rory Thomson of St Clair Veterinary Care in Croft Road, Blyth, using the form below
  
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• How happy childhood memories - and an idyllic location - helped make this home a must-buy

  11-05-2017 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Property in South Shields ticked all the boxes for Mark and Alda Petterson. Here they tell how they turned their dream home into a 'palace'
  
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• 'Sleazy' former boss of Pepe's Italian restaurant in Beamish avoids jail

  11-05-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Darren McGlen, 58, of Haydon, in Washington, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two teenage girls
  
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• Newcastle United's championship-winning season marked in city centre time capsule

  11-05-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The time capsule was buried at the building site on Newgate Street by the Lord Mayor Hazel Stephenson
  
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• Labour MPs back leaked manifesto plans as party pledges new North rail line

  11-05-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour MPs are happy with party plans after surprise leak of general election manifesto commits party to sweeping policy changes
  
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• 'I got very, very lucky' - How a liver transplant turned round man's life to compete as an athlete

  11-05-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Finney was given the gift of life by a stranger in 2010 after suffering permanent liver damage from an auto immune disorder
  
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• Convoy of Subarus to pay touching tribute at funeral of A1 crash victim Barry Carmon

  11-05-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pals of Barry Carmon will follow the hearse through Northumberland in their Subarus before he is laid to rest
  
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• Catweazle star Geoffrey Bayldon dies aged 93

  11-05-2017 16:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  British-born actor died peacefully at his home, said owner of the Catweazle Fan Club
  
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• Life in Heaton: the Newcastle suburb dubbed as 'trendy' which is home to young families and students

  11-05-2017 16:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With good transport links and lots to do, Heaton remains a popular choice for property hunters, students and families
  
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• Woman still fighting for life after head-on crash between car and lorry in Northumberland

  11-05-2017 16:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 63-year-old woman remains in a critical but stable condition with life-threatening injuries, police say following Northumberland crash
  
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• New appeal after crash in Whitley Bay that killed 18-year-old William Dorey

  11-05-2017 16:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for a car that stopped to help the teenager after he was hit by a car on the A193 Links Road
  
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• Monster who sexually exploited young girls over 10-year period drops court appeal

  11-05-2017 15:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Arkan Faidolla Hosen, of Derby Street, Sunderland, was jailed for 21 years last May and was due to appeal his sentence
  
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• Roker Pier finally set for repair after it was battered by gale force weather

  11-05-2017 15:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The pier and lighthouse had to be closed to the public after huge waves damaged the structure of the iconic pier
  
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• Man refusing to leave the roof of Gateshead College - Sun FM

  11-05-2017 15:27 via sun-fm.com
  
  Man refusing to leave the roof of Gateshead College
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  Officers received a report at 1pm that the man was on the roof of the car park of the college. Access to the area is blocked to allow police to deal with the incident safely and police are advising any members of the public who turn up at the scene ...and more »
  
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• Man scales car park roof at college - The Northern Echo (registration)

  11-05-2017 15:26 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
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  Man scales car park roof at college
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  "Officers received a report at 1pm that the man was on the roof of the car park of the college," said a spokesman for Northumbria Police. "Access to the area is blocked to allow police to deal with the incident safely and police are advising any ...
  
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• Two further arrests made in probe into alleged hit-and-run death of Lewis Knapp

  11-05-2017 15:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lewis Knapp was killed following the alleged incident on Anderson Street in South Shields on April 15
  
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• DrnkPay: The new app which stops you spending too much when you're drunk

  11-05-2017 15:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The DrnkPay system, which has just been launched, might save you a lot of cash and prevent you from making bizarre 3am purchases
  
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• Police name 21-year-old man whose body was found in a Benwell street

  11-05-2017 14:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to Joan Street, Benwell, on Wednesday and found the body of a 21-year-old man
  
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• British Airways offering FREE flights to kids from Newcastle Airport

  11-05-2017 14:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Under-12s can fly for free to cities across the UK and even to the original Legoland in Denmark this summer
  
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• Russell Penn: Gateshead sign midfielder from Wrexham - BBC Sport

  11-05-2017 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Russell Penn: Gateshead sign midfielder from Wrexham
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  Gateshead have signed midfielder Russell Penn on a season-long deal from fellow National League side Wrexham after his contract expired. The 31-year-old played 15 games for Gateshead at the beginning of the season, while on loan from Carlisle.
  Penn Makes Permanent Gateshead MovePitchero Non-Leagueall 4 news articles »
  
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• The rat-infested Gateshead chippy which was closed down has been transformed - here's the result - ChronicleLive

  11-05-2017 14:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  The rat-infested Gateshead chippy which was closed down has been transformed - here's the result
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  Less than a year after it was shut down for being squalid and rat-infested, here's what the filthy Gateshead chippy looks like now. The restaurant on Durham Road, Birtley , was closed by the council when inspectors found it in a disgusting state. As ...
  
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• The rat-infested Gateshead chippy which was closed down has been transformed - here's the result

  11-05-2017 14:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Elliott’s Fish Bar has taken over the premises on Durham Road, Birtley, after rat-infested Bimbis was shut down
  
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• Scooter club pays tribute to Vespa-loving dad-of-two killed on way home

  11-05-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stuart Bousie, who was riding a yellow Piaggio Vespa, died at the scene of the crash on the A914 near Kettlebridge, in Scotland
  
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• A long-lost favourite Newcastle pub - but what stands in this location today?

  11-05-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A favourite Newcastle bar for 150 years, the Haymarket was demolished in 1987 despite widespread opposition
  
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• Driver, 36, dies after crash on Redheugh Bridge in Gateshead - ITV News

  11-05-2017 13:31 via itv.com
  
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  Driver, 36, dies after crash on Redheugh Bridge in Gateshead
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  A man has died following a crash involving a bus and a car on the Redheugh Bridge in Gateshead. At at around 11:10pm on Wednesday 10, May, police received reports of a collision involving two vehicles on the bridge. Emergency services on the ...
  Redheugh Bridge closed between Newcastle and Gateshead ...Sunderland Echoall 8 news articles »
  
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• Redheugh Bridge crash between Stagecoach bus and taxi leaves 36-year-old man dead

  11-05-2017 13:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 36-year-old taxi driver has died following the crash on the Redheugh Bridge between Newcastle and Gateshead
  
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• How damaging is Labour's manifesto leak to the party's election campaign?

  11-05-2017 12:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here are some of the questions people are asking:
  
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• Who is Ian Lavery? Meet Jeremy Corbyn's General Election co-ordinator for Labour

  11-05-2017 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  People like Labour's policies - and party leader Jeremy Corbyn - the more they see of them, says North East MP Ian Lavery
  
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• Enjoy the sun while you can as weekend weather in the North East includes chance of thunder

  11-05-2017 12:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Many of us are hoping that Thursday's blue skies will last to Saturday and Sunday - but if the weather forecast is right, we're out of luck
  
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• Paul Nuttall makes blunder down under during attack on Labour policies

  11-05-2017 12:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ukip leader was criticising policies contained within the leaked Labour draft General Election manifesto
  
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• Ian Lavery launches Labour election poster as gig goes ahead without leader Jeremy Corbyn

  11-05-2017 12:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Mr Corbyn was a no-show after a draft of the party's General Election manifesto was leaked to the media
  
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• What's in Labour's leaked General Election manifesto? The key issues at a glance

  11-05-2017 12:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More cash for the NHS and bringing railways into public ownership are included in Labour's leaked General Election manifesto
  
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• Plans for new Aldi in Gateshead given the green light - with 30 new jobs on the way - ChronicleLive

  11-05-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Plans for new Aldi in Gateshead given the green light - with 30 new jobs on the way
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  An Aldi supermarket is to open in Gateshead after plans for a new store were approved. Up to 30 new jobs will be created after planning chiefs resolved to grant permission to convert the former Co-op store in Wrekenton into a new branch of the German ...
  
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• Plans for new Aldi in Gateshead given the green light - with 30 new jobs on the way

  11-05-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Up to new 30 jobs will be created after planning chiefs agreed to grant permission for a new Aldi supermarket in Wrekenton
  
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• Durham Police to roll out Minority Report-style system to stop crimes before they happen

  11-05-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The force is preparing to roll out an AI system to help decide whether a suspect should be kept in custody or released
  
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• Rescue operation launched after boy falls 20ft onto rocks at Cullercoats Bay

  11-05-2017 10:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 11-year-old boy suffered a sprained ankle and was left shaken after the incident on Wednesday evening
  
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• Redheugh Bridge crash: What we know so far after bus and taxi collision closes the bridge

  11-05-2017 09:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A taxi and a bus crashed on the Redheugh Bridge, shutting the road for 10 hours. Here's what we know so far:
  
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• Meet the PC who took on armed robbers while dressed in shorts and flip flops

  11-05-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  PC Paul Canvin has received the emergency services prize in our Pride of the North East awards, in partnership with TSB
  
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• Bobby Moncur waves off Help for Heroes veterans cycling to Land's End

  11-05-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle United legend showed his support for the riders who are raising cash by cycling from John O'Groats to Land's End
  
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