Gateshead news

• These North East care homes and services have been told to improve by inspectors

  30-07-2017 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We've rounded up the services that have been rated as 'requires improvement' by the Care Quality Commission in July 2017
  
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• Sister Sledge bring South Tyneside Festival's summer of free Bents Park concerts to a close

  30-07-2017 19:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Support acts The Shakes and star of The Voice Kids Courtney Hadwin opened for the disco legends at the last of the series of free summer concerts
  
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• Tesco is absorbing the tampon tax for its customers - here's how it'll work and what you'll pay

  30-07-2017 19:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tesco hit headlines when it became the first UK retailer to announce its customers would not pay the controversial 'tampon tax'
  
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• What is life like in jail? Former HMP Durham inmate lifts the lid on his first week behind bars

  30-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One former prisoner says he was 'stripped of his dignity' after being sentenced to 12 months in jail in both Durham and Northumberland
  
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• Visitors flock to seafront as vintage vehicle festival gets into gear

  30-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East Festival of Transport made its debut in Sunderland over the weekend
  
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• Five ways you can 'buy' yourself time and a bit more happiness

  30-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A study revealed last week that money is best spent on gaining you time rather than on material goods - here are five ways to 'buy' happiness
  
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• 'Close your eyes and go to sleep': Mum's final words to daughter as she loses cancer battle

  30-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brave Skye Aitman, 12, died in her parents' arms at her home in Blyth after losing her fight with cancer
  
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• Newcastle tower block residents evacuated after chip pan fire

  30-07-2017 18:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Four fire engines rushed to Mill House in Spital Tongues in the early hours of Sunday morning but luckily no one was hurt
  
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• Sunderland midfielder Darron Gibson filmed criticising team mates following Celtic defeat

  30-07-2017 17:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland midfielder Darron Gibson appears to name Lamine Kone, Jeremain Lens and Wahbi Khazri as players who do not want to play for the club
  
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• Sunderland midfielder Darron Gibson filmed critcising team mates following Celtic defeat

  30-07-2017 17:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland midfielder Darron Gibson appears to name Lamine Kone, Jeremain Lens and Wahbi Khazri as players who do not want to play for the club
  
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• Gateshead firm 'pimping' celeb cars to embark on major expansion - ChronicleLive

  30-07-2017 17:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Gateshead firm 'pimping' celeb cars to embark on major expansion
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  A business that customises cars for football and TV stars and drove boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua around Newcastle is about to embark on a major expansion. Muss Styling specialises in customising car exteriors and is the only firm of its ...
  
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• Planning summer holiday trips? These are the North East roadworks to avoid

  30-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you're planning days out across the North East, these are the roadworks you should avoid this summer
  
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• Never been on Newcastle to Amsterdam ferry before? See what's inside the ship

  30-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our video footage shows the facilities on board the DFDS King Seaways ferry, including a string of restaurants, bars, a casino and children's club
  
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• Forget the collection plate - contactless card machines are coming to a church near you

  30-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  St Nicholas' Cathedral among 40 churches experimenting with contactless technology which could be rolled out across the UK
  
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• Everything you need to know about 34-day Tyne and Wear Metro line closure

  30-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A major stretch of Tyne and Wear Metro will close from Monday as part of Nexus' multi-million pound modernisation programme
  
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• Everything you need to know about 34-day Metro line closure

  30-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A major stretch of Tyne and Wear Metro will close from Monday as part of Nexus' multi-million pound modernisation programme
  
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• Man fighting for life after collapsing in a Newcastle city centre street

  30-07-2017 15:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A section of Pink Lane was cordoned off as paramedics performed CPR on a male in his 20s
  
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• Tyne Bank Brewery to host foodbank benefit gig organised by Newcastle United fans

  30-07-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NUFC Fans Foodbank is having a major fundraiser and collection drive for Britain's busiest foodbank ahead of the new season
  
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• Rules for flying drones: What are the new laws and when will they be introduced?

  30-07-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New laws are being introduced amid fears members of the public are flying drones into 'no-fly zones'
  
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• Paedophile who travelled to Newcastle has sentence increased after sending sex chat to cop

  30-07-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Hewitt was snared by Dark Justice after driving from Cheshire to Newcastle to meet what he thought was a 13-year-old girl
  
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• New rules for using drones as National Trust warns pilots to stay off their land

  30-07-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The unmanned devices pose a risk to wildlife and heritage buildings in Northumberland, the trust has said
  
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• Hoping for a sunny August? It looks like the wet weather will continue

  30-07-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More 'unsettled weather' is going to make its way to our shores thanks to a stubborn low pressure system
  
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• Gateshead boss expecting an improvement for season opener after friendly defeat - ChronicleLive

  30-07-2017 13:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Gateshead boss expecting an improvement for season opener after friendly defeat
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  Gateshead boss Neil Aspin has admitted his side must improve following a disappointing end to their pre-season campaign on Saturday. The Heed were comfortably beaten 3-0 by Harrogate Town at Wetherby Road, a result which left Aspin's men without a ...and more »
  
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• Police make 19 arrests after trouble flares between Sunderland and Celtic fans

  30-07-2017 13:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  One man was taken to hospital suffering from a head injury after the supporters clashed in the build-up to the pre-season friendly match
  
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• The Commitments bring soul to Northumberland Live as thousands flock to festival

  30-07-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It was 'destination Bedlington' for the Mustang Sally stars as they headlined the music festival on Saturday
  
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• See Kian Musgrove surprised with his dream of sitting on a Harley-Davidson motorbike

  30-07-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cancer battling schoolboy got the surprise of his life when a crew of friendly bikers pulled up outside his Tyneside home
  
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• Newcastle bound Jet2 plane forced to divert to Frankfurt makes second emergency landing in weeks

  30-07-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The aircraft was diverted during a flight from Newcastle to Prague on Friday and a further plane between Ibiza and Leeds was diverted on July 16
  
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• A once 'holy' location in the heart of Tyneside - but see how it's changed over the last 100 years

  30-07-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  How Bede's Well in Jarrow was once a holy healing well for sick children - but today it lies unmarked and filled with rubbish
  
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• Ant McPartlin is winning his drink and drug battle and will return to TV in time for I'm A Celebrity

  30-07-2017 11:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie favourite has been battling an addiction to painkillers following problems with his knee
  
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• North East news RECAP: Major Metro closures to begin on Monday morning

  30-07-2017 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Sunday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Man fighting for life in hospital after collapsing in Newcastle

  30-07-2017 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Sunday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Major Metro closures to begin on Monday morning

  30-07-2017 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Sunday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Roy 'Chubby' Brown deemed too blue for Newcastle City Hall as his show is axed

  30-07-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Teesside comic Roy 'Chubby' Brown has been left stunned after the show was cancelled due to his 'unpleasant, crude and offensive' act
  
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• Forget chlorinated chickens, this is why a good Brexit deal is crucial to the North East

  30-07-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Business leaders reveal EU-owned companies help pump £9bn into the region's economy making a good Brexit deal vital
  
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• Conservatives rejected regional pay once and should do so again now

  30-07-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Philip Hammond is considering introducing regional pay, but the plan was already considered by George Osborne
  
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• Lee Irving's tormenters among North East criminals handed heavier sentences

  30-07-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eight offenders from the region have been slapped with longer jail sentences under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme
  
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• Heading abroad in your car this summer? Make sure you know the rules of the road

  30-07-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lookers and the RAC have provided some tips for Geordies on what the law requires you do to on foreign roads    
  
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