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• Mike Ashley set to miss Sports Direct Annual General Meeting, the firm has said

  25-08-2017 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sports Direct said 'conflicting demands' for the chief executive’s time meant he could not attend the AGM
  
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• Grandmother stunned after being told to 'f*** off' following poor restaurant review

  25-08-2017 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Facebook account purporting to belong to Lau's 202 Buffet House in Newcastle told grandmother to 'f*** off' after she left feedback
  
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• Mum deported to Singapore hopes to return to the North East next week, delighted husband says

  25-08-2017 20:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Irene Clennell, from Ouston, near Chester-le-Street, has been granted permission to return to her family
  
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• Schools in Newcastle & the North East share GCSE results lists

  25-08-2017 19:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Are you or your friends and family in the list of students' 2017 GCSE exam results?
  
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• Exhibition reveals all about the 'greatest Northumberland story never told'

  25-08-2017 19:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Pride of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea uncovers the tales of 12 generations of men and women, spanning over 200 years
  
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• Discussions continue as Tyne and Wear fire service's £10m payback deadline passes

  25-08-2017 19:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Home Office issued an August 25 deadline for the fire service to come up with a repayment plan for a historic over-claim from a pensions grant
  
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• Could you convert the barn and turn this cute Northumberland cottage into a family home?

  25-08-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cottage near Allendale boasts stunning views of the countryside and is going to auction with offers welcome from £120,000
  
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• Champion mum and dad overcome struggles to support son's Paralympic dream

  25-08-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Helen Morgan and David Ferry juggle caring for their twin disabled teenage sons and helping one reach his potential
  
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• Ex-Newcastle Falcons rugby captain Doddie Weir unveils motor neurone disease trust

  25-08-2017 18:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 47-year-old, who became captain of the Kingston Park side in August 2000, announced his diagnosis in June
  
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• Were North East GCSE pupils victims of Government cuts to school budgets?

  25-08-2017 18:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Campaigners say 'underfunding' in the North East may have made it harder for the region's schools to adapt to the 'rushed' changes to the exam system
  
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• See the new Killingworth Road Metro bridge from above with this drone footage

  25-08-2017 17:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The £5m Metro bridge, which replaces its Victorian predecessor, was installed on Thursday in South Gosforth
  
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• Newcastle United fans to hold minute's applause for teen referee Kieran Oliver on Saturday

  25-08-2017 17:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old, from Gateshead, died after a three vehicle crash in Kibblesworth on Sunday, August 13
  
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• Need to go to A&E? Gateshead hospital trust launches live waiting times on its website - ChronicleLive

  25-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  People going to emergency care units can now see at a glance how long the current waiting times are - and how many other people are waiting to be treated. The Gateshead Health NHS trust has launched a live section on its website giving up-to-the-minute ...
  
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• Need to go to A&E? Gateshead hospital trust launches live waiting times on its website

  25-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  People needing emergency care in Gateshead can see how long the current waiting times are, and how many other people are waiting to be treated
  
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• Is Labour MP Laura Pidcock right to say she would never be friends with a Conservative?

  25-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After MP Laura Pidcock says she could never be friends with a Tory, North East Conservative Guy Opperman says he has Labour mates
  
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• How many days does the average Newcastle United fan have to work to afford a season ticket?

  25-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fish4jobs has calculated how long it would take football fans to afford a season ticket at their local Premier League club for 2017/18
  
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• Do you love prosecco? The Italian fizzy wine could be ruining your teeth

  25-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Newcastle dentist says the trendy Italian wine is twice as bad for teeth as similar fizzy drinks
  
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• Author Helen Bailey's killer ordered to pay almost £100,000 court costs

  25-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Stewart, who killed the Ponteland born author, will have to repay £98,000 and £5,100 of his ill-gotten gains will return to Ms Bailey's estate
  
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• Anger as multi-million pound plans for three Northumberland leisure centres are shelved

  25-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Active Northumberland - the charity behind Northumberland's leisure centres - is reviewing all its facilities
  
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• Jobs to be created at Gateshead food firm Dalziel Ingredients with expansion of site - ChronicleLive

  25-08-2017 16:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Jobs to be created at Gateshead food firm Dalziel Ingredients with expansion of site
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  Work has started on a £2.5m warehousing expansion for a Gateshead food company as demand doubles for its gluten-free options. Dalziel Ingredients is adding a new 16,000 sq ft warehousing facility - equivalent to a storage capacity of 1,400 pallet ...
  
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• Thousands of Gosforth homes without electricity after sudden power cut

  25-08-2017 16:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 2,000 homes and businesses were left without power on Friday afternoon before engineers restored electricity
  
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• Search under way for Sunderland teen Dylan Waddle who has been missing for a week

  25-08-2017 15:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dylan Waddle, 16, has not returned home since he left to stay with a friend last Friday and police are becoming concerned
  
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• Air ambulance called to the A69 after car and motorcycle crash in Northumberland

  25-08-2017 15:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman have been taken to hospital following the crash in Northumberland but luckily, both escaped with minor injuries
  
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• Disgraced former Peterlee mayor admits attempting to meet boy under 16 following grooming

  25-08-2017 14:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lee Cook , 29, was caught in an sting set up by Guardians of the North and has been warned he could face jail
  
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• See North East students share their success stories GCSE results day

  25-08-2017 14:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All of the students had reasons to celebrate as teenagers across the region picked up their GCSE results
  
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• Chester-le-Street gran deported despite living in UK for 30 years allowed to return home

  25-08-2017 14:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Irene Clennell, 53, was placed in an immigration detention centre before being deported to Singapore earlier this year
  
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• This fearless couple are a perfect example of how to live life to the full

  25-08-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daredevil Northumberland duo Katharine and David Lowrie have embarked on countless missions across the world
  
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• How the Mayweather v McGregor fight came to be made

  25-08-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  People doubted it would ever happen but fight fans around the world are set to witness history on Saturday night
  
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• Away for the bank holiday? Here's the weather forecast for destinations in Britain and abroad

  25-08-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  If you're heading away from the North East for your three day weekend then have a look at the weather predictions for these popular locations
  
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• Sex starved spiders so big they can set off your burglar alarm are entering homes

  25-08-2017 13:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love them or hate them, there's a fair chance you're going to find a massive spider in your own home this mating season
  
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• Pride of Britain nominations close today - last chance to honour our local heroes

  25-08-2017 12:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Today is the last chance to nominate someone for a Pride of Britain 2017 award
  
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• This viral video about the dangers of drugs has been shared by a heartbroken family

  25-08-2017 12:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amy Vigus' parents posted the warning after she passed away from her reaction to a substance she thought was ecstasy
  
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• Car crashes into front of house in Kenton in early hours of morning

  25-08-2017 12:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The collision took place on The Crossway, in Newcastle, at 4.20am on Friday - a man has since been arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking
  
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• This is why the RAC think it's GOOD for drivers cut in at the last minute

  25-08-2017 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There's likely to be a lot of 'zip-merging' this bank holiday weekend as essential roadworks are carried out
  
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• Watch armed robber strike fear into staff at a petrol station and shop - to pay for a headstone

  25-08-2017 12:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Craig McDonald, of West Denton, left a trail of fear after threatening workers with ammonia and a hammer during a spate of robberies and burglaries
  
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• This job advert for a Gateshead nursery will make your heart melt - ChronicleLive

  25-08-2017 12:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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• Tributes paid to Blyth historian who dedicated his life to promoting town

  25-08-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bob Balmer was a much loved member of the Blyth Local History Society and was presented with an OBE for his work
  
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• This job advert for a Gateshead nursery will make your heart melt

  25-08-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Banana Moon is looking for a deputy manager, and has already drawn plenty of attention with its adorable - and brutally honest - job advert
  
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• Newcastle city centre bar manager avoids jail after pocketing £37,000 from nightclub

  25-08-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Taylor was considered a "benchmark" member of staff at the city centre's Bar Jalou but was secretly siphoning off the cash
  
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• It's a big bank holiday weekend but will we get good weather in the North East?

  25-08-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It looks like we just might have the right weather to enjoy a packed calendar of bank holiday events
  
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• Imagine these 15 ambitious plans for Tyneside that never came to pass

  25-08-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new football stadium, a monorail, a 'Golden Gate bridge' across the Tyne, orange Metros - and other unrealised dreams
  
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• Bank Holiday roadworks in Newcastle and the North East - how to avoid the traffic this weekend

  25-08-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Whether you're staying local or getting out of the North East, here are some roadworks you should try and avoid, including the A1 and Silverlink
  
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• Taxi driver and son caught with separate stashes of indecent images of children

  25-08-2017 10:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James and Lee Dorward had the sick pictures, which included girls and boys as young as eight, on their computers in the home they shared
  
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• Self-driving lorries to be trialled on England's motorways

  25-08-2017 09:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All lorries involved will have a driver ready to take control if required
  
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• A Bank Holiday pub crawl in Newcastle that you sadly can't do anymore

  25-08-2017 09:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  While Newcastle Quayside is home to a number of new haunts, we're casting our minds back to the days of Offshore 44 and Baja Beach Club
  
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• 'Self-driving' lorries could soon become a thing on UK motorways

  25-08-2017 09:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Platoons of up to three trucks will be trialled on motorways as early as 2018, the Department for Transport has said
  
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• Newcastle bus users told smart bus stops are 'too costly' for the city

  25-08-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council is looking to replace bus shelters but is unlikely to install ones which provide real-time information due to cost
  
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• Top stories from Britain and around the world - Poisonous Leave campaign fuelled demonisation of immigrants, says Chuka Umunna

  25-08-2017 08:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Top stories from Britain and around the world
  
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• North East news LIVE: Trains resume between Monkseaton and Tynemouth after lorry hits Metro bridge

  25-08-2017 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Friday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Captured Russian cannon returns to North East home after restoration work

  25-08-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Made in Alexandrovski in Russia, the cannon bears the imperial arms of Russia, and has a shot weight of 18lbs
  
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