Gateshead news

• Former Newcastle United programme editor Paul Tully has died aged 61

  07-11-2017 21:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tributes pour in for the immensely popular Chronicle reporter and ex-editor of the Toon's match day programme
  
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• Watch Blue Planet 2 film crew's submarine attacked by giant sharks

  07-11-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  At depths of more than 700m, the sharks thought the sub was competing to feed on a whale carcass
  
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• Sleazy patient sent dentist sex toy and touched her bottom during harassment campaign

  07-11-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Robson, 55, from Byker, also sent the woman numerous sexually explicit letters over a six-month period
  
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• Save our post office: Whitley Bay residents' anger over possible loss of service

  07-11-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Post Office, based inside McColl’s on Park Avenue, is facing closure and campaigners are battling to save it
  
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• Pupils warned to walk in groups after child 'inappropriately approached' outside Hebburn school

  07-11-2017 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The head of Hebburn Comprehensive School said he didn't want to "cause alarm" but warned children not to walk unaccompanied
  
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• Concerns raised over notorious blackspot after fire engine veers off road and hits tree

  07-11-2017 17:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two firefighters were injured after their vehicle left the road and collided with a tree on Cadehill Road in Stocksfield
  
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• How to get £1,000 for helping the police without giving away your identity

  07-11-2017 17:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Crimestoppers rewards people who give information which leads to a positive result for prosecuters - but only 1% claim the reward they're entitled to
  
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• Gateshead appoint Micky Cummins at Steve Watson's No 2 at the International Stadium - ChronicleLive

  07-11-2017 17:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Gateshead appoint Micky Cummins at Steve Watson's No 2 at the International Stadium
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  Former Port Vale and Rotherham United midfielder Micky Cummins has been appointed Steve Watson's No 2 at Gateshead. The Irishman has been at Gateshead for just over six years, firstly as a player and then a youth coach. When Neil Aspin departed for ...
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• Gateshead appoint Micky Cummins at Steve Watson's No 2 at the ... - ChronicleLive

  07-11-2017 17:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Former Rotherham and Port Vale midfielder Cummins to link up with Steve Watson at Gateshead.
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• Rail passengers could be at risk during strike action claims union

  07-11-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The RMT claim that some staff being used to keep services running are not fully trained is disputed by rail operators
  
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• North East road network slammed as 'a joke' as MPs pile on pressure to sort out region's transport

  07-11-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government is under growing pressure to improve roads, rail and bus services in the North East
  
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• Care residents given less than a week to find new homes after shock closure

  07-11-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Valley View Residential Care Home, in Blaydon, has told elderly residents that they need to move out by Friday
  
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• A £2m plan to restore Durham Miners' Association HQ is revealed

  07-11-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 102 year old grade II listed building houses the 'Pitman's Parliament' and is in need of extensive renovation
  
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• How to spot a fake text, email, phone or social media scam - this could save you a lot of hassle

  07-11-2017 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fake Asda vouchers are doing the rounds on WhatsApp, here's some tips on how to spot dodgy posts from scammers
  
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• Firefighters in hospital after fire engine leaves the road and hits a tree in Northumberland

  07-11-2017 14:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cause of the collision on Tuesday morning is not yet known but police confirmed there were no serious injuries
  
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• See Newcastle's biggest ever tobacco seizure - 20,000 cigarettes hidden in boxes of cornflakes

  07-11-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Trading Standards Team seized £50,000 of illicit tobacco after swooping on three shops and two houses
  
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• Disgust as Swastika and anti-Islam slurs sprayed on Newcastle walls

  07-11-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Newcastle city councillor claims the vile graffiti is the product of rising religious discrimination
  
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• Greggs is giving away FREE festive bakes in Newcastle and other British cities

  07-11-2017 13:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cult Christmas favourite is back for another season and the Geordie baker is celebrating by handing out free Festive Bakes in major cities
  
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• Christmas fairs, drama awards, family films and more in Newcastle & the North East

  07-11-2017 13:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Your community events including events across parts of the North East, including North Shields, Gateshead and Newcastle
  
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• Mother who cut her toddler's wrists during attempt to kill herself is jailed

  07-11-2017 12:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The troubled 26-year-old, from South Shields, cut her own and her two-year-old son's wrists after downing drink and drugs at their home
  
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• Attention parents: how to break the secret codes your kids are using on social media

  07-11-2017 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We list the ways children hide what they are REALLY saying and it's something every parents should know about
  
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• Costa's babyccino contains more sugar than a can of Coca Cola

  07-11-2017 12:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  British Dietetic Association has asked the coffee shop giant to "look at" it's child-friendly cofffee
  
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• Paralympic cheats have cost me medals says Cramlington legend Stephen Miller

  07-11-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The multiple gold medal winner gives his view on the 'classification controversy' that has engulfed the sport
  
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• 'Does that look like a mini riot?' Newcastle fans hit back after police called to Lancashire village

  07-11-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  United supporters were accused of jumping on tables, swinging from lampshades and kicking pumpkins when they stopped in Gisburn on route to Burnley
  
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• A long-gone view of a booming River Tyne - but see how the same location looks today

  07-11-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The River Tyne was busy in the early 20th century - but the view looking down from Bill Quay in Gateshead is very different today
  
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• Gateshead immersive tech hub launched - BusinessCloud

  07-11-2017 11:59 via businesscloud.co.uk
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  Digital Catapult North East & Tees Valley (NETV) got the month off to a good start with the opening of a lab offering access to augmented, virtual and mixed reality. One of only four labs of the kind across the UK, at the new North East site businesses ...
  
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• Is this the line up for I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here this year?

  07-11-2017 10:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The ITV show is set to hit our screens later this month and the rumour-mill is already churning about which celebs will be entering the jungle
  
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• Is this what our firefighters have to put up with? See footage of youths pelting them with fireworks

  07-11-2017 10:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service thanked the majority of the North East for their responsible behaviour but released the appalling video
  
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• Why is this city centre site such a dump? Anger over Hadrian's Tipi zone

  07-11-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Site managers say the debris on the site is 'securely segregated' from the bar, but some passers-by believe it looks a mess
  
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• See inside this beautiful home on the street where £500,000 properties are practically worthless

  07-11-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The homes in St Thomas Estate in Newcastle city centre can't be sold because of a legal loophole
  
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• Paddington bear stars in Marks & Spencer's new Christmas advert

  07-11-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The ad sees the animated movie version of the duffle-coat-wearing bear inadvertently save Christmas for his neighbours
  
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• How Wednesday's rail strike will affect North East passengers and why it's taking place

  07-11-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We reveal the background of the dispute between unions and rail bosses over Drive Only Operated services
  
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• Brazen thief wheeled trolley-loads of food out of M&S without paying

  07-11-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Bloomfield narrowly avoided prison after swiping hundreds of pounds worth of goods from two supermarkets
  
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• Aunt's message to sex trafficker Carolann Gallon - 'you're not welcome to start new life here'

  07-11-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The grooming gang member's dad said he had hoped to move to Yorkshire and start a new life when his daughter is freed from prison
  
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• Donald Trump arrives in South Korea to put pressure on the north

  07-11-2017 08:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  US and South Korean officials have said the base visit is meant to underscore the countries' ties and South Korea's commitment to contributing to its own defence. Burden-sharing is a theme Mr Trump has stressed ever since his presidential campaign
  
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• Newcastle Christmas ball, Gateshead equality award, Durham cadets' great achievement

  07-11-2017 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charity news written by charity groups and volunteers throughout Newcastle & the North East
  
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• Future of the Metro: Timeline of how the service could be transformed in years to come

  07-11-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Once funding for new trains is secured, the Metro system could be given a new lease of life
  
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• A Newcastle United bargain free transfer in 1982 who was a fine club servant for the next 10 years

  07-11-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  At a club where big-money signings have sometimes failed to shine, defender John Anderson was a bargain free transfer
  
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• ​Newcastle City Council faces £100million blackhole in city's roads budget

  07-11-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council say they are prioritising networks with the most serious problems despite the funding gap
  
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