Gateshead news

• 'Can you help me give him this present?': Bradley Lowery's mum's emotional plea

  14-12-2017 22:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bradley Lowery's mum Gemma has written on Facebook urging people to support two-year-old Isla Caton
  
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• Transgender woman has rape charges dropped and walks free for 'almost comical' chase of cabbie

  14-12-2017 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Katie Brannen, of South Shields, was originally charged with raping a man and sexually assaulting the cabbie but those allegations were dropped
  
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• Transport Secretary under fire after he says funding is higher in the North

  14-12-2017 20:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Transport Secretary wrote to MPs with good news about transport funding, but the reality was slightly different
  
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• North East Post Office which claimed 'national stamp shortage' was wrong - according to bosses

  14-12-2017 19:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A branch in Durham claimed it had no second class stamps due to a national shortage but bosses have revealed this was not the case
  
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• Dust off your festive best and raise money for The Sunshine Fund on Christmas Jumper Day

  14-12-2017 19:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The charity are trying to raise £30,000 for Hadrian School in Benwell to buy them specialist playground equipment for disabled pupils
  
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• Watch as Chronicle crime reporter looks back at the unsolved murder of John 'The Badge' Roberts

  14-12-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The devoted Newcastle United fan was found dead at his home in Winlaton in 2012
  
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• Video of close calls at railway stations is a stark warning this Christmas

  14-12-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage of drunken passenger tripping onto the tracks, released as part of Network Rail campaign, is sobering
  
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• See how new Norham Road Bridge in North Shields is being built

  14-12-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest stage of work involved concrete being poured over newly-installed beams at the crossing
  
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• Newcastle 'man of means' has ban on contacting pub landlady lifted despite 'bizarre' behaviour

  14-12-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Taylor, 55, of St Peter's Marina, Newcastle, was found in a Liverpool pub and donned a wig and glasses
  
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• Burglar caught by cops set to spend Christmas behind bars

  14-12-2017 17:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anthony William Davison from Sunderland broke into a house in the city, tampered with the boiler and stole pipes before returning to the scene
  
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• Drivers warned to expect peak time delays at Norham Road Bridge in North Shields

  14-12-2017 17:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council says work on the bridge has overrun and is likely to cause congestion on Thursday evening
  
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• Tears flow as tragic South Shields mum Ashley Tomlin is laid to rest

  14-12-2017 17:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jak Fada's mum is believed to have died as a result of the same condition that took her 10-year-old son's life
  
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• See the tender moment a tiny heart patient is sung a lullaby before his surgery

  14-12-2017 17:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Crowdfunding appeal has been launched to keep the Lullaby Hour running at the Freeman Hospital
  
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• Firefighters praised for saving toddler Miles McBurnie for his burning home

  14-12-2017 16:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters performed CPR on 18-month-old Miles McBurnie after he was rescued from a house fire
  
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• Shopping expert Martin Lewis has a present for you - how to get discount on a gift card

  14-12-2017 15:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MoneySavingExpert.com champion reveals website where you can buy on the cheap and spend at full price
  
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• Alice Ruggles' friends plan perfect tribute to Gateshead murder victim - ChronicleLive

  14-12-2017 14:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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• Up to 1,200 homes planned for next phase of Newcastle's Great Park - but not everyone is happy

  14-12-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Objections have been raised against the proposals, which are due to be discussed by planners on Friday
  
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• Alice Ruggles' friends plan perfect tribute to Gateshead murder victim

  14-12-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Events in the tragic stalking victim's home city of Leicester will raise money for the Alice Ruggles Trust
  
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• Man seriously injured after falling from ladder at Durham city centre building site

  14-12-2017 13:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man fell from a ladder on the construction site of the Gates redevelopment and had been taken to the Major Trauma Unit at the James Cook Hospital
  
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• North Shields nativity & Christmas carols as schools brave freezing weather

  14-12-2017 12:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pupils from eight schools bundled up in their woollies and coats for outdoor performances
  
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• How to spot Santa in the sky today and in the run-up to Christmas

  14-12-2017 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The International Space Station should be visible as it shoots over or sky in December - or is it Father Christmas having a practice on his sleigh?
  
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• 'I write this with a heavy heart' - Denise Welch on Newcastle panto fallout

  14-12-2017 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NS Pantomimes 'parted company' with the former Coronation Street actress hours before Jack and the Beanstalk was due to open
  
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• Got your Peter Kay tickets from StubHub? Here's how to get a refund

  14-12-2017 12:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ticket company tells customers how they will get their money back after tour is cancelled
  
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• The age-old seafaring tradition of North Shields' life-size wooden dolls

  14-12-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  For more than 200 years, a series of life-size wooden doll statues has been resident in North Shields
  
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• Nurse gave patient wrong medicine and said: 'Ah well, there's not much difference between the two'

  14-12-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jacqueline White was barred from the profession for a string of failings, including taking a blood sample from the wrong patient
  
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• 'I can't live like this': Gaping hole in home leaves Lemington gran in tears

  14-12-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Julie Wilkin's son had to move out of the family home in Newcastle after the ceiling collapsed following a leak in the bathroom
  
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• A day at the Metrocentre in the run-up to Christmas 20 years ago

  14-12-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Metrocentre was gearing up for the busy festive period in 1997 when our photographer captured these images
  
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• 'I got him as a secret Santa present' - the very worst reasons why people give up their dogs

  14-12-2017 10:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Dogs Trust is preparing for one of Britain's most shameful Christmas traditions - when new owners give up dogs because the 'novelty wears off'
  
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• Face of Scottish soldier imprisoned in Durham is recreated more than 300 years after his death

  14-12-2017 09:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The image has been reconstructed from the skull of one of up to 28 skeletons, found in a mass grave in the city in November 2013
  
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• Visitor who passed Spice to prisoner at HMP Northumberland joins him behind bars

  14-12-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ashley Lawson, of Throckley, was caught handing over drugs to an inmate during a visit at HMP Northumberland
  
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• North East news LIVE: Part of the Coast Road to remain closed during rush hour

  14-12-2017 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Thursday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Man taken to hospital after fall at Durham city centre building site

  14-12-2017 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Thursday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Emergency services attending incident at Milburngate building site in Durham

  14-12-2017 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Thursday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Sky Cinema bus brings Christmas joy and a serious message to Newcastle children

  14-12-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Christmas came early for the children at Gosforth Central Middle School as the Sky Cinema bus rolled into their school grounds
  
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• Ramside Hall Hotel worker suffered 'catastrophic' brain injuries in crash - inquest hears

  14-12-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An inquest heard Jason Stephenson died of serious head injuries after being hit by a taxi on the A690
  
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