Gateshead news

• Cladding removed from Sunderland tower blocks: Everything we know so far

  24-06-2017 19:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gentoo workers are to remove cladding from five Sunderland tower block in the wake of fire safety tests
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn receives rockstar welcome in front of thousands at Glastonbury

  24-06-2017 18:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Labour leader received rapturous applause as he delivered a rousing speech to music lovers
  
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• ITV cancel Coronation Street and Emmerdale on Wednesday to make way for football

  24-06-2017 17:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The semi-final of the FIFA Confederations Cup will be aired on ITV instead of the soaps, leaving fans furious
  
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• Do you use one of these simple passwords? Here's why you need to change it

  24-06-2017 17:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's becoming easier for hackers to get into computer user's accounts - especially if they use these insecure passwords
  
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• Cyber attackers target Houses of Parliament leaving North East MPs locked out of emails

  24-06-2017 17:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chi Onwurah tweeted that there were ‘currently problems’ with her parliamentary email and a spokesman confirmed ‘unauthorised access’
  
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• Sunderland flats safety fears RECAP: Workers remove cladding from tower block amid fire risk

  24-06-2017 17:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gentoo workers removed cladding from a Sunderland tower block after it was revealed that 27 around the country have failed fire safety tests
  
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• Sunderland flats safety fears LIVE: Workers remove cladding from tower block amid fire risk

  24-06-2017 17:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gentoo workers have been spotted removing cladding from a Sunderland tower block after it was revealed that 27 around the country have failed fire safety tests
  
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• Why the Brexit result proved the best result for Britain one year on

  24-06-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Although I voted Remain the domino effect of Brexit could see a government change on austerity
  
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• See the tattooed pensioners who have taken up the latest craze

  24-06-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead's Vicky McAdam has brought spray on tattoos from American and Geodies of all ages are queueing up to get them done
  
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• Scotswood motorway menace did U-turn on the A1 in Newcastle and drove into oncoming traffic

  24-06-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Irving Graham was trying to get away from police when he carried out the dangerous manoeuvre and also drove on a grassed embankment of the road
  
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• Newcastle University review building safety as flammable cladding claims emerge over private block

  24-06-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The owners of St James' Point have refused to confirm the type of cladding on the Pitt Street block housing more than 200 students
  
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• Cladding on 27 blocks across 15 council areas have failed fire safety tests

  24-06-2017 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As evacuations are under way at some towers in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, no North East area has been confirmed as affected yet
  
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• Viz founder Simon Donald to compete in Great North Run to help pal Graham Wylie

  24-06-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon Donald is running for the Great North Run in aid of the Rock n Raise campaign despite his devastating MS diagnosis
  
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• Viz founder Simon Donald to compete in Great North Run after MS diagnosis

  24-06-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon Donald is running for the Great North Run in aid of the Rock n Raise campaign despite his devastating MS diagnosis
  
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• From 2lbs to tennis star - the incredible story of a High Heaton boy born the size of a bag of sugar

  24-06-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joseph Hunsley, from High Heaton was born weighing less than 2lbs and had a liver transplant at the age of seven
  
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• Newcastle College boss who appointed her husband slammed by judge in 'nepotism' row

  24-06-2017 13:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Whistleblower who had raised concerns about nepotism at the college lost her job in management restructure
  
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• First Dates Hotel producers are looking for contestants in Newcastle - here's how to apply

  24-06-2017 12:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The producers are coming to Newcastle next month and are looking for people to take part in the series which is set in Southern Italy
  
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• Scared of the dentist? Gateshead surgery first in the North East to swap drills for lasers

  24-06-2017 12:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Dental, in Team Valley, is the first practice in the North East to offer patients laser fillings
  
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• Bradley Saunders returns to the ring with first round victory - two years on from major surgery

  24-06-2017 12:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bradley, of Sedgefield, County Durham, knocked out Northern Ireland's Casey Blair in a fight at Walker Activity Dome on Friday
  
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• Remember South Tyneside in the 1980s? Here are 23 pictures from across the decade

  24-06-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Tyneside in the 1980s, with photos of the first Great North Run, the national miners' strike, charity collector 'Big Hec, and much more
  
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• Fan who invaded pitch in Newcastle's crunch game against Leeds handed banning order

  24-06-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Neil Meredith ran on to the pitch during the 85th minute of Newcastle's home game against Leeds before being wrestled to the ground
  
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• Hundreds of flats evacuated over fire safety concerns in wake of Grenfell Tower tragedy

  24-06-2017 11:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 700 flats in north-west London were evacuated for "urgent fire safety works"
  
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• How to nominate someone for Chronicle Champions Awards 2017

  24-06-2017 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our annual Chronicle Champions Awards are back with a bang for 2017 and we aim to make this year's event bigger and better than last year
  
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• Meet the Newcastle man who lost more than 14 stone and is only just starting his slimming journey

  24-06-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andy Horn once tipped the scales at almost 38 stone, but after joining Slimming World in Newcastle has now shed almost 14 stone
  
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• Jailed Nick Dunn's fight for freedom drags on as Chennai Six wait on appeal

  24-06-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nick, from Ashington, was protecting ships from Somali pirates when Indian police accused his team of gun running
  
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• From the Metro Arena to Manchester - father-of-five's tribute to terror attack victims

  24-06-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kevin Byrne, from Newcastle, hopes others will join him on his journey walking from the Metro Arena to Manchester
  
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• The 1970s Newcastle United star with the best ever terrace chant: 'Hallellujah, John Tudor!'

  24-06-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Striker John Tudor who formed a superb partnership with Malclolm Macdonald in the 1970s celebrates his birthday today
  
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• Revealed: The 'cushy' life of Rhys Jones killer Sean Mercer inside Frankland prison

  24-06-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Child-killer Mercer is said to be on a special course giving him access to personal trainers and a gym inside notorious Frankland prison
  
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• GP struck off after making sexual advances towards female staff, saying: 'I have bachelor blood'

  24-06-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A panel ruled Shiv Bagchi's name should be erased from the medical register after his conduct towards five women at his Sunderland surgery
  
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• Geordie star Vicky Pattison makes time for Sunshine Fund charity close to her heart

  24-06-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 29-year-old former I'm a Celebrity winner is supporting the charity's Go Bananas appeal which aims to raise money for local disabled kids
  
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