Gateshead news

• Rising violence and a CCTV focus on hotspots - stats shed light on crime in South Tyneside

  09-04-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Crime and Disorder End of Year Performance Review has been published by South Tyneside Council
  
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• Man, 51, arrested on suspicion of raping teenage girl is released with no further action

  09-04-2018 21:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Four men were arrested on Thursday after an 18-year-old reported the alleged Whickham attack to police
  
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• Female children's home worker allegedly had sex in her marital bed with boy in her care

  09-04-2018 21:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Carole Davis denies carrying out a series of indecent assaults on the teenager while a support worker, including having sex in her marital bed
  
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• Dramatic footage emerges showing aftermath of brawl in Newcastle city centre

  09-04-2018 20:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The video shows police swooping on the scene on Fenkle Street in the early hours of Sunday morning
  
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• The soaring amount of knife crimes in the North East - in numbers

  09-04-2018 20:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Amber Rudd has been criticised over police cuts as she vowed to cut violent crime
  
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• Student's Twitter plea for help to find university notes stolen in Durham goes viral

  09-04-2018 18:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Oxford University student Anne-Marie Downes has her bag stolen in Durham on Saturday - police are investigating
  
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• 'Street lights will not give you cancer': Council responds to 'government' conspiracy fears

  09-04-2018 18:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In an extraordinary Facebook post, Gateshead Council has responded to rumours about the alleged rollout of 5G technology in the borough
  
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• Police hunting two suspected drug dealers who failed to turn up to their trial

  09-04-2018 17:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lesley James Moulden, 58, and John Mullaly, 55, were due to appear at Newcastle Crown Court in June last year
  
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• CCTV appeal after 73-year-old woman is attacked by a robber for her handbag

  09-04-2018 17:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police believe the man in the video was in the area at the time and could help them with their investigation
  
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• Northumberland Labour councillor suspended over racism and anti-Semitism allegations

  09-04-2018 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Walls, who represents Newsham on Blyth Town Council, has described the allegations as 'PC brigade nonsense gone mad'
  
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• Pilot blamed for shooting down MH17 received 'devastating mystery phone call', wife says

  09-04-2018 17:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A total of 298 people travelling on the plane, including Newcastle United fans Liam Sweeney and John Alder, died after the jet was shot down
  
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• 'Save our schools' - Parents and children protest against Northumberland education shake-up plans

  09-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Up to 16 schools face being closed or merged as part of Northumberland County Council's proposals
  
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• Revealed: The chilling posts on social media by Cassie Hayes' brutal murderer Andrew Burke

  09-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Burke left a series of troubling Instagram and Facebook posts, including one on the day he murdered the Alnwick travel agent
  
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• Mother of murdered Cassie Hayes tells killer Andrew Burke: 'I hope you rot in hell'

  09-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Burke was jailed for life with a minimum of 26 years after pleading guilty to murder at Liverpool Crown Court
  
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• Dumped in rivers and impaled on fences: The sites where Newcastle's Mobikes are being abandoned

  09-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The bikes have become a fixture across the city - but the company says there has been 'a small element of misuse'
  
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• Man arrested after allegedly threatening Blyth residents with a suspected firearm

  09-04-2018 16:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 31-year-old was taken into custody after police attended the scene on Renwick Road on Sunday evening
  
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• Man's body pulled from the River Tyne near to the Millennium Bridge

  09-04-2018 15:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police received reports of a body in the water by Newcastle Quayside on Monday morning
  
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• Man arrested after alleged stabbing near Blyth Sports Centre

  09-04-2018 15:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics were called to the scene outside Blyth Sports Centre where an injured man was found
  
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• North East local elections 2018: How do I register to vote and when is the deadline?

  09-04-2018 13:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are local elections happening across the North East on May 3 and the deadline to apply for a vote is fast approaching
  
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• 'Lives could be lost': Fire service issues warning after deliberate fire under High Level Bridge

  09-04-2018 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters received a report of a rubbish fire under the High Level Bridge in Gateshead on Saturday
  
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• April showers: The Met Office predicts heavy rain is set to fall across the North East

  09-04-2018 13:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A yellow weather warning is in place for Tuesday with flooding possible, which could cause delays for motorists
  
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• Bringing food through Newcastle Airport security? What you can and can't take in hand luggage

  09-04-2018 12:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There's a reason you can't take pease pudding in hand luggage Newcastle Airport, but pasties and sandwiches are usually allowed
  
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• Four men arrested on suspicion of raping 18-year-old woman in Gateshead have been released

  09-04-2018 12:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old woman told police she was attacked after going out in Newcastle on April 4
  
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• Cassie Hayes murder: Andrew Burke jailed for minimum of 26 years for murder of Alnwick-born travel agent

  09-04-2018 12:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ms Hayes, 28, was at work in the Southport branch of Tui when she was killed in a 'pre-meditated and planned attack'
  
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• Calls for more bobbies on the beat as Amber Rudd vows to do 'whatever it takes' to make streets safe

  09-04-2018 12:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Home Secretary has launched a new strategy on tackling serious violence, including new laws to restrict the carrying of knives and acid
  
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• Newcastle and Gateshead from the air 40 years ago - what do you recognise?

  09-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The unmistakable sight of Newcastle, Gateshead and the River Tyne as seen from above in April 1978
  
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• Essential matchday travel info for Newcastle United fans going to Arsenal game - with Metro work planned

  09-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Planned engineering work means there will be no Metros between Heworth and South Gosforth for Newcastle United vs Arsenal at St James' Park
  
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• Council steps in to support troubled Newcastle school - but it can't help as much as it wants to

  09-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Discovery School in Newcastle has been visited again by Ofsted inspectors after a pupil was left behind on a school trip
  
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• Looking for work? Newcastle Airport is recruiting new security officers

  09-04-2018 10:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Successful candidates are guaranteed a job in aviation security if they complete a three week course
  
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• See the stash of illegal cigarettes which landed a shopkeeper with a hefty fine

  09-04-2018 09:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kamran Adil, owner of the Winestore in Blackhall Colliery, County Durham, has been ordered to pay more than £1,500 in costs
  
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• Thieving grandad stole from relative with severe learning difficulties while conning his own mum

  09-04-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Webster went on holidays and bought clothes after stealing from his trusting brother-in-law at the same time as his mum
  
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• 'He can come out of this': Take That singer Gary Barlow voices support for Ant McPartlin

  09-04-2018 08:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gary Barlow has said 'everyone is rooting for' TV star Ant McPartlin after opening up about his own career
  
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• North East news LIVE: Suspected knife attacker arrested after alleged stabbing in Blyth

  09-04-2018 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Monday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Man in hospital after suspected stabbing in Blyth

  09-04-2018 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Monday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Taxpayers foot council leader's £5,000 food bill - and not everyone is happy

  09-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Over half of Gateshead Council's subsistence budget for all 65 councillors was spent by Coun Gannon
  
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• Gender pay gap: This is how much more men earn than women at North East councils

  09-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Seven councils have published their gender pay gap figures - and it doesn't make good reading for women
  
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• Britain's rainiest cities have been revealed – and it's surprisingly good news for Newcastle

  09-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Despite Newcastle having a reputation as being one of the UK's rainiest cities, it doesn't take the top spot
  
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