Gateshead news

• Theatre Royal show cancelled after woman injured in orchestra pit accident

  25-07-2017 22:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The woman aged in her 30s was taken to hospital and the opening night of Wizard of Oz was cancelled
  
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• Plans to install anti-terrorism measures on the Tyne Bridge under way

  25-07-2017 21:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The move comes after two attacks earlier this year saw terrorists mount the pavements of bridges in cars to kill pedestrians
  
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• The Commitments are all set to headline at Northumberland Live this Saturday

  25-07-2017 19:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's 'destination Bedlington' for the Mustang Sally stars as they head to popular music festival
  
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• Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick in Newcastle to help find homes for abandoned pets

  25-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  He is part of a Channel 4 programme which is to broadcast live from the Newcastle Dog and Cat shelter in Benton in August
  
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• See Wallsend pupils star in their own version of Ed Sheeran's Castle on the Hill

  25-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The youngsters from Denbigh Community Primary School made the poignant video as they prepare to start high school in September
  
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• Railway returns to Northumberland village more than 40 years after it closed

  25-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Tynedale Railway has returned to Slaggyford more than 40 years since the last train pulled away from the station
  
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• Family's struggle as sisters have to be treated in different countries for the same illness

  25-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nicole and Jessica Rich, from Throckley, will receive treatment for Battens disease hundreds of miles apart after landmark drugs decision
  
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• Argos recalls three baby car seats after they fail to meet fire safety regulations

  25-07-2017 18:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two of the affected products are from Mamas & Papas and one is from Fisher Price - with parents urged to check
  
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• Newcastle homeowners among worst hit by rip-off leaseholds as calls for change mount

  25-07-2017 17:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Catherine McKinnell welcomes Government action to deal with leaseholds but warns more help is needed
  
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• Having Love Island withdrawals? How to cope now the much talked about itv2 show is over

  25-07-2017 17:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  So now that Kem and Amber have been crowned winners, Love Island is sadly over after its most talked about series to date
  
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• Neil Aspin expecting a tough test for his Gateshead side against Darlington - ChronicleLive

  25-07-2017 17:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Neil Aspin expecting a tough test for his Gateshead side against Darlington
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  Gateshead manager Neil Aspin is looking forward to a tough test when his side take on Darlington in their penultimate pre-season friendly. The Quakers only missed out on the National League North play-offs last season due to a technicality over the ...
  
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• The story of Newcastle's hospitals from Forth Banks to Keelman's

  25-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle has had many hospitals down the years but the city's first modern infirmary was at Forth Banks
  
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• Record crowds at Northumberland National Park boosts economy by £80m

  25-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  National Parks minister Lord Gardiner paid a visit to the park, which is home to the Cheviot Hills and Hadrian's Wall
  
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• Only one person has been prosecuted under new smoking ban in almost two years

  25-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man was fined after he was stopped in Morpeth smoking with a child in the car but police have mostly handed out verbal warnings
  
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• Caitlain Wright's mum in heartfelt plea to parents after medication cocktail death of 17-year-old

  25-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Caitlain, 17, of Whitley Bay, died in July last year after taking a mixture of prescription drugs, an inquest in Newcastle has heard
  
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• Vicky Pattison reveals how her new novel mirrors her own love life

  25-07-2017 16:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Geordie Shore star's prayers were answered after she penned a novel about falling in love
  
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• Surge in motorists clamped for not paying road tax since disc abolished

  25-07-2017 15:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Report says the figures has risen from 60,000 to around 160,000 since the tax disc was abolished
  
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• Charlie Gard's mum returns to court to fight for right to have him die at home

  25-07-2017 15:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charlie's parents gave up attempts to persuade a judge to allow the 11-month-old to travel to America for experimental therapy
  
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• Anger as North East World Cup winning rugby stars face uncertain future

  25-07-2017 15:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rugby Football Union will not renew contracts for women's Rugby XVs game
  
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• Your charity news: Jimmy Nail backs children's charity, fundraiser for Bradley Lowery Foundation, balloon release & more!

  25-07-2017 15:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charity news written by charity groups and fundraisers throughout Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Your charity news: Jimmy Nail backs cancer charity, fundraiser for Bradley Lowery Foundation, balloon release & more!

  25-07-2017 15:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charity news written by charity groups and fundraisers throughout Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Ian Brady and Salman Abedi 'remain unburied as undertakers refuse to touch them'

  25-07-2017 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Secret location - now dubbed 'Monster Morgue' - holds the remains of the hated killers
  
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• Where is Caroline Flack's Love Island final dress from? Presenter's pink outfit gets viewers talking

  25-07-2017 14:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Monday night saw Kem and Amber crowned Love Island winners but host Caroline Flack's pink dress also attracted plenty of attention
  
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• Paralympic champion Stephen Miller brings sport festival to Gateshead - ITV News

  25-07-2017 14:38 via itv.com
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  Paralympic champion Stephen Miller brings sport festival to Gateshead
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  Paralympic champion and founder of SMILE Through Sport Stephen Miller is coming to Gateshead for a sport festival. He and coach Ros Miller will be at Gateshead Stadium on Wednesday 26th July for a SMILE Through Sport Athletics Festival, part of the ...
  
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• BBC journalist caught with indecent images of kids claimed he'd 'done nothing wrong'

  25-07-2017 14:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lloyd Watson, from Gateshead, was branded 'grotesque' by a judge after blaming those who made the images and videos instead of himself
  
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• Immigration raids at Northumberland restaurants result in six arrests

  25-07-2017 14:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The raids, which are part of Operation Kestrel, identified six people living or working in the region illegally
  
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• Think you're a Geordie? Think again - How a DNA test can tell us where we really come from

  25-07-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  You may have been born in the North East, but AncestryDNA tests your genetic make-up over 80 to 100 generations and across 2,000 years
  
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• Newcastle's new top cop previously tackled guns and gangs in crime stricken area of London

  25-07-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New Chief Superintendent Neil Hutchison tells how he will bring skills learned at Scotland Yard to Newcastle and Gateshead
  
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• First look at Sunderland AFC-themed revamp of the Stadium of Light Metro station

  25-07-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The station has been decked out in red and white and emblazoned with the club's crest in time for the start of the new Championship season
  
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• 17 everyday goods which have shrunk in size but not in their price

  25-07-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From toilet paper to Toblerone, they are among more than 2,500 consumer products caught up in 'shrinkflation'
  
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• A1 Gateshead roadworks: Where will they be, what is happening and when do they start? - ChronicleLive

  25-07-2017 13:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  A1 Gateshead roadworks: Where will they be, what is happening and when do they start?
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• What was happening on Northumberland Street in Newcastle on Tuesday morning?

  25-07-2017 12:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new BBC One health and fitness series featuring Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is being filmed in Newcastle
  
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• Drink to forget? Alcohol can actually improve your memory, scientists discover

  25-07-2017 12:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Academics at the University of Exeter have suggested that those who drank after a period of study were better at recalling what they had learnt
  
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• Police probe attempted murder after Walker house fire leaves man fighting for his life

  25-07-2017 12:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The alleged victim, a 43-year-old man, is still fighting for life in hospital after incident on Wigmore Avenue
  
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• Recalling 25 years of flat-packs and meatballs at the IKEA store in Gateshead's Metrocentre

  25-07-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Opened in July 1992 at the Metrocentre in Gateshead, it was the second UK store opened by giant Swedish compnay, IKEA
  
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• Police forensic team called to Whitley Bay after 'human hand' discovered on beach

  25-07-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two metal detectorists called the Police on Friday after making the grim discovery near St Mary's Lighthouse
  
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• Long car journey? These are the 15 best ways to keep kids entertained

  25-07-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Research commissioned by GoCompare Car Insurance revealed the best ways to keep your little ones occupied this summer
  
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• This is the WhatsApp scam trying to access your bank details that everyone needs to be aware of

  25-07-2017 11:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The scam messages are being sent to phones claiming their free one-year subscription is ending soon
  
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• Gateshead to get £200m arena and conference centre - CIT Magazine

  25-07-2017 10:43 via citmagazine.com
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  Gateshead to get £200m arena and conference centre
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  A new 12,500-seater arena with 10,300sqm of conference facilities is to be built on Gateshead Quays. A sketch of the new development. The £200m development will occupy a 10-acre site between Sage Gateshead and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, ...
  
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• Do you want to join a cabin crew? EasyJet is hiring in Newcastle and you don't need experience

  25-07-2017 09:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here is what you will need to apply to work as an Easy Jet cabin crew member and fly to destinations like Berlin and Barcelona
  
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• Celebrity Love Island fans mourn end of series

  25-07-2017 09:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies were voted the winners of the ITV2 reality series
  
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• Uncle blew more than £32k of his niece and nephew's trust fund, which was left by their dead mum

  25-07-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead garden centre owner William Docherty pocketed the children's cash after he was named as a trustee for the money until they were 21
  
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• Two North East Job Centres to close as part of nationwide shake-up to save millions

  25-07-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Job Centre Plus offices in Newcastle and Whitley Bay will close as part of the Department of Work and Pensions' plans
  
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• North of England denied £60bn in funding while governments poured cash into London

  25-07-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A major new study uncovered the huge funding gap and experts are calling it a 'national scandal'
  
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• Top stories from Britain and around the world - Judge who oversaw Charlie Gard legal dispute hopes lessons can be learned

  25-07-2017 08:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Top stories from Britain and around the world
  
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• Traders' fury as debt collectors threaten to seize stock in row over unpaid Hexham levy

  25-07-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Business owners have been ordered to hand over hundreds of pounds after refusing to support the Hexham BID scheme
  
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• Public sector workers do £394m unpaid overtime every year

  25-07-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Union says huge amount of unpaid overtime put in by North East workers shows need for extra staff and better pay
  
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