Gateshead news

• New powers to tackle unauthorised traveller camps have been announced

  05-04-2018 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are around 3,700 unauthorised encampments nationwide - but the Government has revealed new powers
  
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• Hero to zero: Shamed PC illegally accessed police computer to check on 'notorious criminal'

  05-04-2018 19:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Award-winning PC Andrew Howe made checks on the police computer for a woman he was having an 'inappropriate relationship' with
  
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• Improvements to road, rail and air links top of the agenda as Transport for the North gets moving

  05-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North's statutory transport authority met for the first time, in Liverpool, to consider road and rail schemes
  
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• Bensham woman hit with fine for fly-tipping on neighbouring street - and it was all caught on camera

  05-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Laura Richardson admitted a charge of fly-tipping after a Gateshead Council investigation, but she was not the one who physically left the rubbish
  
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• Teenager Steven Vickers died in 'tragic accident' after losing control of motorbike, inquest hears

  05-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steven Vickers, 18, died on May 2 last year when he crashed into a tree at the rear of Lancefield Avenue, Walker
  
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• Major changes made after 'clear failings' were uncovered at council's companies

  05-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Arch and Active Northumberland were heavily criticised following concerns over the way they were run
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn anti-Semitism row: MP tells politicians to 'wind their necks in'

  05-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MP Ronnie Campbell says row over anti-Jewish racism is being used as a 'a big stick to hit Jeremy with'
  
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• Gateshead scuba diver's death was a 'tragic accident', coroner rules

  05-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steven Slater, 46, died after ascending too quickly after exploring a wreckage off the coast of the United States
  
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• Four arrested on suspicion of rape after 'distressed' 18-year-old found in Gateshead

  05-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Front Street in Whickham on Thursday morning where an 18-year-old woman told officers she had been raped
  
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• 'I just want it back': Mother's plea for plant containing son's ashes to be returned

  05-04-2018 16:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The plant was found to be missing when Jed Johnson's family visited the memorial site on what would have been his 22nd birthday
  
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• Revealed: How hospitals and ambulances in your area coped during the NHS winter crisis

  05-04-2018 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our ambulance service was the best performing as winter pressures hit the health service
  
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• The full list of fridges you should avoid as watchdog claims 250 models pose serious fire risk

  05-04-2018 15:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Consumer watchdog Which? issued a warning against buying plastic-backed fridges - even those marked 'safe' under Government-approved tests
  
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• Residents up in arms as plans for 118 homes in Northumberland village are given the go-ahead

  05-04-2018 15:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Protesters fear the housing development in Pegswood will make Northumberland 'look like everywhere else'
  
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• Police want to speak to this man about an assault on a young woman in Cramlington

  05-04-2018 14:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police have released the images after a woman was attacked on her way home on February 17 
  
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• Multi-million pound grant awarded to 'baroque house of banter' Seaton Delaval Hall

  05-04-2018 14:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland has been described as a party house and is looked after by the National Trust
  
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• Watch biker's road rage row after nail-biting close call with van at Blaydon roundabout

  05-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The rider said it was a "scary moment" and had to react quickly as a van pulled out into its path
  
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• 'We're not all like this': Geordies apologise to Drag Race queen Farrah Moan after kebab shop abuse

  05-04-2018 13:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Footage on Snapchat shows ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ star Farrah Moan being branded a 'walking STD' by a young woman in the takeaway
  
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• Listen to Mark Zuckerberg admit Facebook 'didn't do enough' over data scandal

  05-04-2018 12:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Facebook's founder has declined to speak to MP's but the firm believes the data of a million UK users was shared with Cambridge Analytica
  
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• This North East area has the biggest obesity admissions rate in England

  05-04-2018 12:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NHS Digital figures make worrying reading for health chiefs in the region as they reveal extent of its obesity problem
  
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• My son was diagnosed with cancer... just months after I was given all-clear from the disease

  05-04-2018 12:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Manuela Williams talks to ANNE SOUTHBY
  about the inspiring story of her family's journey back to health
  
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• Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards angers football fans by wearing this controversial scarf

  05-04-2018 12:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards was cheering on her boyfriend and Liverpool footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
  
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• Déjà vu, OCD and Tourette's - the illnesses drivers must tell the DVLA about or risk a £1,000 fine

  05-04-2018 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Motorists should tell the Government about any medical condition they have which affects their ability to drive
  
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• Dual personalities: Eight hybrid and electric cars at the luxury end of the market

  05-04-2018 12:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Adam Gray takes a look at eight luxury hybrid and electric cars currently on the market to see what sets them apart from their fuel-only counterparts
  
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• Gateshead schools dance festival, Reading Role Model programme in Howdon and more

  05-04-2018 12:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Schools in Newcastle, Sunderland, and Gateshead have sent in their news
  
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• Geordie Shore and Jersey Shore romance on the cards as casts meet for the first time?

  05-04-2018 12:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Filming has just finished on series 17 of Geordie Shore while the Jersey Shore cast are returning to our screens for Family Vacation
  
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• Plans for three new apartment blocks overlooking the River Tyne moves a step closer

  05-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Proposals to develop the Cemex concrete plant in Newcastle have been approved by councillors
  
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• North East has had three times as many scarlet fever cases in 2018 than 2017

  05-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The illness is common in children and can be easily treated but rates this year are much higher than usual
  
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• Army sergeant rang 999 and told police 'I'm a trained soldier, I'll kill officers'

  05-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Mills twice dialled the emergency number and made the threats towards officers who had earlier detained him for fighting in a takeaway
  
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• Police investigation launched after man hospitalised on John Street, Sunderland

  05-04-2018 11:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police are carrying out enquiries after a man was found injured in the street shortly before midnight on April 4
  
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• Councillor under fire for claiming women face 'no glass ceiling except for individual ambition'

  05-04-2018 09:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour has branded Newcastle councillor Robin Ashby's remarks as an 'absolute damn disgrace'
  
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• Yellow weather warning for ice issued for inland and rural parts of the North East

  05-04-2018 09:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The warning, which is in place until 9am, comes after cold weather gripped the region overnight
  
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• Tyneside teenagers suffering crisis of confidence and battling mental health issues, charity claims

  05-04-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prince's Trust says more than half of young people in Tyne and Wear regularly feel stressed with many describing themselves as "hopeless"
  
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• Second driver admits causing death of teenager William Dorey by dangerous driving in Whitley Bay

  05-04-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Harry Cable pleaded guilty to causing William Dorey's death in Whitley Bay and will be sentenced along with Joshua Cherukara
  
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• John Street closed RECAP: Street cordoned off in Sunderland due to ongoing 'police incident'

  05-04-2018 08:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Street in Sunderland has been cordoned off due to an ongoing 'police incident'
  
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• John Street closed LIVE: Street cordoned off in Sunderland due to ongoing 'police incident'

  05-04-2018 08:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Street in Sunderland has been cordoned off due to an ongoing 'police incident'
  
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• This historic Wearside church has been saved after securing £2.8m funding

  05-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland's Holy Trinity Church was at risk of collapse but will now be turned into a cultural centre
  
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• The North is urged to speak with one voice as new transport body meets for the first time

  05-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Transport for the North, the region's transport body, meets for the first time since gaining legal status
  
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• Newcastle United were in FA Cup semi-final action 20 years ago - were you there?

  05-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On this day in 1998, 25,000 Newcastle United fans travelled to Old Trafford to see their team win the FA Cup semi-final
  
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• The chances of winning the lottery have gone down - as has the amount donated to charity

  05-04-2018 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Adding more balls to the lotto draw has hurt ticket sales and the amount given to good causes, an inquiry has found
  
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