Gateshead news

• Boxing champ Anthony Joshua is all smiles outside of Newcastle city centre theatre

  15-06-2017 22:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The world heavyweight champion boxer is in Newcastle to give a talk to his fans at the Tyne Theatre
  
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• Sun shines down on 300 special guests at Alnwick Garden Party

  15-06-2017 22:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Queen’s Awards for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK for outstanding work
  
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• Alleged killer told Owen Kerry and his friends 'I'm going to get one of yous tonight', court hears

  15-06-2017 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jurors told how the teenager and Brian Cahill came face to face after trouble flared at a social club in Cramlington on Christmas Eve
  
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• CCTV footage shows knife-wielding robber reaching over a Durham petrol station counter

  15-06-2017 20:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting a man who robbed the BP Garage in Alma Place, Dragonville, Durham and have released CCTV footage of the suspect brandishing a knife
  
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• Vital questions answered about the safety of North East tower blocks following the London tragedy

  15-06-2017 20:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Grenfell Tower tragedy has left tower block residents across the region in desperate need of reassurance over the safety of their homes
  
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• Grenfell Tower blaze - North East tower blocks need to be urgently checked

  15-06-2017 20:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Engineering expert Dr John Knapton says the region's buildings which have had cladding attached should be inspected
  
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• Blyth school leavers say farewells in first sign of prom season in the North East

  15-06-2017 19:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Year 13s at Bede Academy enjoyed a special awards evening and dinner
  
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• Newcastle's Bubble Foundation celebrates 25 years of saving children's lives

  15-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A charity which has helped save the lives of hundreds of babies and children born with serious immune conditions has celebrated its silver anniversary
  
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• Man held ex-girlfriend captive and threatened to 'butcher' her with a knife

  15-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Court has been jailed after he imprisoned the terrified woman in her South Shields flat for theee hours while brandishing a kitchen knife
  
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• How would you like to become a train driver? Now's your chance on a unique train in Whitley Bay

  15-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Job vacancies have come up for people to be part of a new coastal tourist attraction in Whitley Bay and you only have a few days left to apply
  
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• Dunkirk evacuation veteran dreams of honouring fallen comrades at Festival of Remembrance

  15-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 96-year-old who saw action at Dunkirk, Africa and Italy, is hoping to see the Festival of Remembrance at the Albert Hall in person this year
  
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• Could Wansbeck MP Ian Lavery eventually stand for Labour leader?

  15-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  However the Jeremy Corbyn-loyalist said he is more than happy with the leadership at the moment
  
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• Bomb disposal experts called to Heaton after chemical stash discovered inside a house

  15-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Neighbours reported seeing armed cops on Heaton Park View on Thursday and police later confirmed they had found chemicals inside a house
  
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• Police hunting Northumberland flasher after man exposes himself to mother and child

  15-06-2017 17:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have said a 'large built' man wearing a grey t-shirt and black shorts exposed himself to a mum and her child at Riding Mill
  
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• Asda and Sainsbury's to cut petrol prices following claim stations were overcharging for fuel

  15-06-2017 17:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  RAC accused petrol retailers of pocketing extra profit after slump in wholesale oil prices and has called on rivals to follow supermarkets' lead
  
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• Beautiful and talented - tragic Chloe Rutherford's singing moves mourners at her funeral

  15-06-2017 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old was laid to rest along with her boyfriend Liam Curry after they were both killed in the Manchester bombing
  
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• Old photos of the Newcastle Mayfair from ballroom days to 80s rock

  15-06-2017 17:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gone but not forgotten, we look back on the famous Newcastle Mayfair in these wonderful old archive photographs
  
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• Watch as passengers at Newcastle Airport break into Irish folk song when their flight is delayed

  15-06-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Irish folk singer Daoiri Farrell started the mass sing-along while waiting to board a plane from Newcastle to Dublin on Sunday night
  
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• Newcastle dentist Rob Wain introduced new 'buddy system' for nervous patients

  15-06-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dr Wain, of Dovetail Dental, came up with the idea to employ 'buddies' to give a holding hand to fearful patients
  
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• Choo choo! Whitley Bay land train set to return to the coast this summer

  15-06-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The attraction is due to run between St Mary’s Lighthouse and the Spanish City Dome from July, following a successful trial in 2015
  
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• Thousands to celebrate Jo Cox's life with street parties and picnics

  15-06-2017 16:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The mum-of-two and Labour MP was murdered by a right-wing extremist a year ago this week
  
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• Alan Shearer agrees settlement in High Court damages claim over 'negligent' financial advice

  15-06-2017 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Toon legend Alan Shearer was suing a financial advisor and pension specialist over pension deals, but has now reached an agreement
  
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• Young sisters alive after they escape 20th floor of Grenfell Tower blaze

  15-06-2017 16:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Six-year-old Tazmin Belkadi and her eight-year-old sister Malek Belkadi have miraculously been found alive after the fire
  
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• Listen to brave 15-year-old brother pay tribute to tragic terror attack victim Liam Curry

  15-06-2017 16:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The teenager gave a moving tribute after losing his father and brother in the space of just a few months
  
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• See Anthony Joshua, world heavyweight champion boxer, arrive in Newcastle in style

  15-06-2017 16:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The IBF, WBA and IBO champion arrived at Newcastle Airport, met by a Ferrari sports car, ahead of an event in Newcastle to be held this evening
  
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• Eight men charged over alleged Sunderland gang activity, including Hylton Castle 'shooting'

  15-06-2017 16:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  12 homes were raided across Sunderland and eight men have now been charged over alleged involvement in organised criminal activity
  
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• Who is Guy Opperman? Everything you need to know about the Hexham MP

  15-06-2017 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The MP for Hexham has a new role as a work and pensions minister - we profile everything you need to know
  
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• 'Love will win' - mourners say goodbye to terror attack victims Liam Curry and Chloe Rutherford

  15-06-2017 16:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry were killed in the Manchester attack and have been laid to rest together in South Shields
  
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• New role for Hexham MP Guy Opperman as work and pensions minister

  15-06-2017 16:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland Conservative MP Guy Opperman is expected to take responsibility for pensions in Theresa May’s Government
  
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• Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn visited Grenfell Tower but only one of them met survivors

  15-06-2017 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  "Theresa May was here but she didn't speak to any of us. She was s**t."
  
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• Damning probe into events leading to Lee Irving murder criticises lack of 'co-ordinated' support

  15-06-2017 15:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lee Irving's body was found dumped near the A1 in Fawdon, Newcastle, back in June 2015, two years on a report has exposed a lack of communication
  
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• Bomb disposal squad in Heaton after chemicals found: What we know so far

  15-06-2017 14:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have been carrying out searches in a property on Heaton Park View after reports of suspicious behaviour
  
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• Thousands flocked to Tynemouth Longsands 60 years ago - see how it looks today

  15-06-2017 14:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A sunny Tyneside summer afternoon and thousands head to Tynemouth Longsands - it looks a bit quieter today!
  
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• Which subject do Newcastle University's top earning graduates study?

  15-06-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Department for Education figures have revealed what subjects to study if you want the highest pay packet
  
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• School quashes rumours that staff departures relate to yet-to-be-revealed Ofsted result

  15-06-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Discovery School, in Newcastle, opened in 2014 and aims to offer "an alternative option to a traditional school"
  
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• Labour MP denies wrongdoing after declaring two different home addresses

  15-06-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Laura Pidcock said she was living in Northumberland for local elections but in Durham for the overlapping general election campaign
  
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• Sexual assault trial extended so staff can translate defendant's 'very strong Geordie accent'

  15-06-2017 13:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Scottish court was told large swathes of Denis Boyd's police interview was missing because of his accent
  
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• Gateshead's Shield Therapeutics plans to raise £12m to fund new drug trials - ChronicleLive

  15-06-2017 13:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead's Shield Therapeutics plans to raise £12m to fund new drug trials
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  Gateshead pharmaceutical company Shield Therapeutics is planning to raise £12m to help it boost sales in the UK and Germany. The funds will be used to promote sales of Shield's iron deficiency drug, Feraccru, which recently went on sale across the two ...and more »
  
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• 'Two bairns in love' - hundreds gather to say goodbye to Manchester victims Liam and Chloe

  15-06-2017 13:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry were killed in the Manchester attack and have been laid to rest together in South Shields
  
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• New date set for state opening Parliament and Queen's Speech

  15-06-2017 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The ceremony where Parliament is opened after an election was originally set for Monday, June 21
  
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• At least 17 confirmed dead in Grenfell Tower blaze as search dogs brought in

  15-06-2017 12:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Met Police 'believe that number will sadly increase"
  
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• Man's ashes stolen from Jarrow home after thieves raid daughter's home

  15-06-2017 12:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Piggy banks, china dolls, a laptop and cash were also stolen from the house on Ravensworth Terrace in Jarrow
  
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• The forgotten working animals who once toiled on the streets of Newcastle

  15-06-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Working animals have disappeared from daily life in Britain, but are common in developing countries worldwide
  
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• Summer of chaos or essential improvement? Your views on Metro line closures

  15-06-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Metro users have been warned of a summer of line closures in some areas, as £20m modernisation takes place
  
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• intu 'Go Bananas' to raise money for our amazing Sunshine Fund kids

  15-06-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than £21,000 has been raised so far this June to buy specialist equipment for local disabled children
  
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• Heaton police incident LIVE: Bomb disposal squad called after chemicals found in property

  15-06-2017 11:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers are carrying out a search of a property in the Heaton area of Newcastle following reports of suspicious behaviour
  
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• Armed police in Heaton LIVE: Officers carrying out search after reports of suspicious behavior

  15-06-2017 11:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers are carrying out a search of a property in the Heaton area of Newcastle following reports of suspicious behaviour
  
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• London fire: These are the faces of the missing, as families face aftermath of tragic blaze

  15-06-2017 11:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The fire has finally been extinguished in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower, but hundreds are now left to cope with homelessness and devastating loss
  
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• Floyd Mayweather against Conor McGregor 'biggest fight ever', says UFC chief

  15-06-2017 11:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is expected to smash all previous pay-per-view records
  
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• Owen Kerry murder trial: Updates as prosecution witnesses continue to give evidence about alleged Christmas killing

  15-06-2017 11:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brian Cahill and Lyndsey Harper deny murdering the 19-year-old, who was allegedly stabbed to death on Christmas Eve at a Cramlington social club
  
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