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• Hundreds take to the streets of Durham for the annual Prince Bishops Run

  20-07-2017 19:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police and fire officers went head to head in a hill sprint to Durham Cathedral
  
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• NHS trust's legal challenge over North Tyneside urgent care services now 'resolved'

  20-07-2017 19:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Healthcare NHS trust had mounted a legal challenge over the running of a proposed new 24-hour urgent care centre in North Tyneside
  
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• Down's syndrome boy grooves along to Gateshead busker | Daily ... - Daily Mail

  20-07-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
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  Frankie Coleby (pictured) from Dunston, Gateshead, was captured on camera dancing to the guitarist's song- and the adorable video has now racked up more ...and more »
  
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• A perfect song and dance! Adorable boy, four, with Down's syndrome steals the heart of the nation by grooving along ... - Daily Mail

  20-07-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
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  A perfect song and dance! Adorable boy, four, with Down's syndrome steals the heart of the nation by grooving along ...
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  This is the touching moment a four-year-old boy with Down's Syndrome stole the hearts of the nation. Frankie Coleby from Dunston, Gateshead, was captured on camera dancing to the guitarist's song- and the adorable video has now racked up more than ...and more »
  
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• Violent crime reports soar by more than 50 per cent in Northumbria Police force area

  20-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Crime reporting shoots up by a third in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland - but police bosses defend the latest figures
  
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• Universities defend vice-chancellor salaries as Government demands an explanation

  20-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new watchdog will look at salaries paid to vice-chancellors, Universities Minister Jo Johnson warns
  
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• This is how a wheelchair-bound woman suddenly started to run

  20-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lisa Kenny, from Cochrane Park, High Heaton, relied on a wheelchair after a freak accident but took just five weeks of training to learn how to run
  
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• Sunshine Fund carry on their fundraising success with charity fashion show

  20-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Over £60,000 was raised for their Go Bananas campaign in June to buy specialist equipment for local disabled children
  
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• Is the old Bed Shed building on Gateshead High street just an eyesore - or it dangerous?

  20-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council have insisted the building is safe after a neighbouring business owner warned the front wall appeared to be collapsing
  
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• Dentist warns how stress and anxiety could be ruining your teeth

  20-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Newcastle dentist has revealed he sees stress-related problems 'every day' after actress Demi Moore blamed anxiety for losing two of her teeth
  
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• Clip 'n' Climb opens at Gateshead Leisure Centre: How much is it and how old do you have to be? - ChronicleLive

  20-07-2017 18:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Clip 'n' Climb opens at Gateshead Leisure Centre: How much is it and how old do you have to be?
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  Visitors to Gateshead Leisure Centre can now scale new heights with a new attraction opening right in time for the school holidays. GO Gateshead's brand new Clip 'n Climb is billed as a healthy, action-packed climbing experience suitable for both ...
  
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• Police swoop on homes of most wanted suspects and criminals in Northumberland and North Tyneside

  20-07-2017 17:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 20 arrests as Operation Flynn aims to catch up with those evading arrest
  
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• Washington woman's world stopped spinning - and now she's running to help others

  20-07-2017 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Louise Milroy shares her reasons for taking part in the 2017 Simply Health Great North Run
  
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• New MP Liz Twist says her husband committed suicide as she calls for action to reduce deaths

  20-07-2017 17:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new MP for Blaydon was praised after speaking about a family tragedy in her first Commons speech
  
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• Work on £27m Morpeth flood defence scheme has been completed

  20-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The scheme – one of the largest to be built in the North East – will protect around 1,000 homes
  
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• Soaring cost of Summer holiday childcare making region second most expensive in UK

  20-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Research shows that childcare costs have risen by almost 10 per cent since last summer — here's what some mums think about the smmer holidays
  
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• Your school news: School drama, awards, sandcastle fun, Ofsted delight and more!

  20-07-2017 16:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  School news of all kinds written by you from Newcastle, Gateshead and Morpeth and beyond
  
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• Battle lines drawn as plans for controversial Watch House Garden cycle hub in Tynemouth submitted

  20-07-2017 15:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Proposals for a cafe and cycle hub at Spanish Battery have been formally lodged with North Tyneside Council's planning department
  
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• Appeal launched after lizards abandoned in a box in Northumberland

  20-07-2017 14:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The animals had been left without food, water, or warmth when the RSPCA found them on Tuesday
  
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• See the heartwarming moment a child busts a move for Blaydon busker

  20-07-2017 14:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Frankie Coleby slipped on his dancing shoes when he heard Blaydon busker Paul Kirsopp on the guitar
  
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• This Tyneside scene has been transformed beyond all recognition in 50 years - see how it looks today

  20-07-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This view of coal trains in Gateshead was once common across Tyneside - in 2017 this location looks completely different
  
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• James Bolton: Shrewsbury Town sign Gateshead defender on two-year contract - BBC Sport

  20-07-2017 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  James Bolton: Shrewsbury Town sign Gateshead defender on two-year contract
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  Shrewsbury Town have signed Gateshead defender James Bolton on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Bolton, 24, moves up two divisions to League One, having made 39 appearances in the National League last season. The former Macclesfield ...
  
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• James Bolton: Shrewsbury Town sign Gateshead defender on two ... - BBC Sport

  20-07-2017 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
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  Shrewsbury Town sign Gateshead right-back James Bolton on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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• Police investigating alleged murder of Sunderland teacher Julie Parkin need your help

  20-07-2017 13:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 39-year-old was found dead in her home in June and a 35-year-old man has appeared in court charged with her murder
  
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• Shrewsbury Town seal signing of Gateshead's James Bolton - shropshirestar.com

  20-07-2017 13:06 via shropshirestar.com
  
  Shrewsbury Town seal signing of Gateshead's James Bolton
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  Shrewsbury Town have signed right-back James Bolton from National League Gateshead for an undisclosed fee. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. Sign Up. James Bolton has joined Salop. The 22-year-old, who came through the ranks at Macclesfield, ...
  
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• Police urge missing Newcastle teen Amy Potter to make contact with them

  20-07-2017 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There had been reports on social media that Amy was safe and well but officers need the 19-year-old to get in touch
  
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• British Gas to pay more than £1m in compensation to customers after missing appointments

  20-07-2017 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The energy supplier failed to pay out on time when its third party agents missed appointments with 12,000 customers
  
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• What would Ronald McDonald say? Poo bacteria in ice samples at McDonald's, KFC and Burger King

  20-07-2017 12:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Watchdog's investigation follows an earlier report on faecal bacteria contaminating ice at Starbucks, Caffe Nero and Costa
  
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• Revealed: Where will Gateshead's new bus lane cameras be ... - ChronicleLive

  20-07-2017 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Drivers in Gateshead found misusing the bus lanes could be slapped with £60 fines, warn council bosses.and more »
  
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• See the shocking footage of two men racing through the Tyne Tunnel

  20-07-2017 12:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joel Graydon and Gavin Mason were handed a suspended jail sentence and fined following the incident last year
  
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• See the shocking footage of two cars racing through the Tyne Tunnel

  20-07-2017 12:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joel Graydon and Gavin Mason were handed a suspended jail sentence and fined following the incident last year
  
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• Your Events: Carnival workshops, summer fayres, afternoon tea and more!

  20-07-2017 12:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This week's community events written by you includes, Gateshead, Durham, Blyth and Northumberland
  
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• Gateshead fly-tipper who spoiled popular dog walking route hit with heavy sentence - ChronicleLive

  20-07-2017 12:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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• Gateshead fly-tipper who spoiled popular dog walking route hit with ... - ChronicleLive

  20-07-2017 12:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Nathan Stokoe of Pontop View in Rowlands Gill, was hit with a £1200 bill and a six-month curfew after pleading guilty to the offences.
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• When we 'never had it so good': The way we were in the North East 60 years ago

  20-07-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On this day in 1957 as Britain danced to the new rock'n'roll, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told the nation we'd 'never had it so good'
  
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• What a load of rubbish: Newcastle wheelie bin discovered more than 100 miles away

  20-07-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  RSPCA seaboats discovered the Newcastle wheelie bin in their clean-up initiative along the Scarborough coast
  
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• Gateshead fly-tipper who spoiled popular dog walking route hit with heavy sentence

  20-07-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nathan Stokoe of Pontop View in Rowlands Gill, was hit with a £1,200 bill and a six-month curfew after pleading guilty to the offences
  
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• Football referee glassed with champagne flute by woman - for laughing

  20-07-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Bainbridge was celebrating New Year in the Powder Monkey in Wallsend when Victoria Wheatley smashed a glass into his face
  
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• Revealed: Where will Gateshead's new bus lane cameras be? Everything you need to know - ChronicleLive

  20-07-2017 10:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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• Concern growing for 65-year-old Peterlee woman who went missing from her home

  20-07-2017 10:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Linda Keating was last seen on Wednesday morning and police are appealing for help to find her
  
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• Forgotten loyalty card points could cost families thousands

  20-07-2017 09:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  90% of shoppers apparently have no idea that their hard-earned bonus points can be passed onto family members in their will
  
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• Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley sees Sports Direct profits more than halved

  20-07-2017 09:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The business has been left exposed to a drop in the value of the pound after the Brexit vote, meaning profits have tumbled by 58.7%
  
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• Welcome home: The girl who lived her life lying down has returned after pioneering surgery

  20-07-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Cramlington graduate, who spent most of her life lying down, is ready to start her new life after three months in a Spanish hospital
  
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• Northumberland care home branded 'inadequate' in health watchdog report

  20-07-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The family-run business in Alnwick is placed in special measures and told to improve within six months
  
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• 'It hasn't always been easy': Duchess of Northumberland opens up about The Alnwick Garden

  20-07-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Alnwick Garden has been crowned large visitor attraction of the year at the Northumberland Tourism 2017 Awards
  
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• Top stories from Britain and around the world - Grenfell Tower council's new leader rejects calls to quit immediately

  20-07-2017 08:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Grenfell Tower council's new leader rejects calls to quit immediately
  
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• Why taxpayers are subsidising low wages in parts of the North

  20-07-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The pay gap between former industrial areas and wealthier parts of the country is being made up partly by tax credits
  
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• Watch timelapse video of huge beams being lifted into place at Silverlink roundabout

  20-07-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The footage, released by Highways England, shows major work taking place at the junction of the A1058 Coast Road and the A19
  
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• This paedophile has been jailed for 17 years for repeatedly raping a six-year-old boy

  20-07-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Bell, of Throckley, left the terrified youngster severely traumatised after a series of horrific rapes
  
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• Report into North East mental health services praises trust - but work still needs to be done

  20-07-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'We will continue to listen to, work with, and support both them and our colleagues to grow and improve our services – together'
  
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