Gateshead news

• Two people taken to hospital after crash closes road in Northumberland

  12-04-2018 22:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police closed the road north of Hexham for 'casualty care and investigation' following the collision on Thursday evening
  
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• Kelis to appear at Bongo's Bingo as huge event moves to a new North East venue for one night only

  12-04-2018 20:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kelis, the woman responsible for smash hits like Milkshake, Trick Me and Caught Out There is the latest guest act for Bongo's Bingo
  
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• Killer driver took cocktail of drugs at all night party before high speed crash which left teen dead

  12-04-2018 20:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Connor Bainbridge caused the death of Newcastle United fan Stephen Thompson, 17, after doing 78mph in a 40mph zone following an all night party
  
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• Conman who targeted grieving Durham family has jail sentence nearly halved

  12-04-2018 19:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon Paul Delow was jailed for 10 years at Durham Crown Court after admitting 10 counts of fraud by false representation
  
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• 'Homophobic abuse' hurled at young couple as they get the bus home in Newcastle

  12-04-2018 19:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scott Gibbon spoke out about the impact of the threats and insults he and his partner faced - and condemned bystanders who didn't stand up for them
  
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• Thousands of Newcastle households are still losing money every week due to bedroom tax

  12-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Latest figures show the average yearly loss of income per household in Newcastle is £751.19 due to bedroom tax
  
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• Teachers training in the North East told to celebrate and not tone down their accents

  12-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Research claims northern teachers have been told to say 'barth' instead of 'bath' - but Sunderland Uni dinnit tell its students to do that
  
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• Shop owner hits out at 'unacceptable' levels of aggressive begging and crime near Quayside

  12-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sean Gerrie opened UpSide Down Presents on the Side in 2014, and says the shop has suffered an 'unfair amount' of crime
  
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• Newcastle local elections 2018: Candidates, wards, how to vote and other essential information

  12-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour will be looking to retain its grip on Newcastle City Council, currently holding 53 seats across the city
  
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• Here's 15 facts you probably didn't know about the 2018 Grand National

  12-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Randox Health Grand National will take place on Saturday, April 14 - these facts will get you in the racing spirit
  
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• Two people taken to hospital after car crashed into central reservation on the Coast Road

  12-04-2018 18:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The pair ended up in hospital but their injuries are not thought to be serious following the collision on Thursday afternoon
  
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• Theresa May told she must ask Parliament before UK joins attack on Syria

  12-04-2018 18:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister is under pressure following reports the UK could join military action against Assad without a vote of MPs
  
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• Metro bosses preparing for 'busiest summer ever' - but can they cope?

  12-04-2018 18:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nexus says it is already making plans for increased demand around the Great Exhibition of the North and other big fixtures
  
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• Meet Winton Keenen - Northumbria Police's chief constable who has vowed to make the force better

  12-04-2018 18:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Winton Keenen says his priorities are to protect the vulnerable and bring police and the public closer
  
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• Finishing touches being put to Whitley Bay Central Lower Promenade - see how it looks now

  12-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The work, which began a year ago, is now nearly finished and the site is set to reopen to the public within weeks
  
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• Teenage woman punched in the face by group of men outside Newcastle takeaway

  12-04-2018 16:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The teenager was approached by a group of four men outside the Flame and Grill takeaway in Newcastle
  
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• Blyth man, 31, charged with allegedly threatening people with a firearm

  12-04-2018 16:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have charged David Mair after he allegedly threatened people in Blyth with a firearm on Sunday
  
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• Blyth man charged with alleged knife attack after man seriously injured outside sports centre

  12-04-2018 15:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have charged Jamie Peugh, 28, following an incident outside Blyth Leisure Centre on Monday
  
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• Grand National 2018 sweepstake kit: download yours here and bet against your mates

  12-04-2018 15:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you're planning a Grand National sweepstake you can download a kit here to use
  
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• Police investigation under way after man's body is found below the High Level Bridge in Gateshead

  12-04-2018 15:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police cordoned off a stretch of Pipewellgate in Gateshead after a man's body was found under the bridge
  
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• Grand National 2018 tips and predictions: What channel, race time, odds, pick a winner

  12-04-2018 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Grand National will take place at Aintree on Saturday, April 14 - here's everything you need to know
  
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• easyJet's winter 2018 flights are on sale - destinations include Malta, Berlin and Barcelona

  12-04-2018 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One-way flights from Newcastle International Airport are as low as £30.74 each if pairs of customers book early
  
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• See what ex-Geordie Shore star Stephanie Snowdon wouldn't show her grandma

  12-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephanie, who was in Geordie Shore's 16th series, got spray on temporary tattoos but was frightened to show her gran
  
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• Families tell how they were woken up due to fire at Killingworth block of flats

  12-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The blaze broke out in a second-floor flat at Hadrian Court, Garth Thirty Three, just after 2am on Thursday
  
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• Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnel still on track to reopen - despite firm involved going bust

  12-04-2018 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Electrical contractor Vaughan Engineer Ltd has gone into administration and pulled out of work on the tunnel
  
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• Eamonn Holmes has cheeky dig at Kerry Katona while she opens up about bipolar battle on This Morning

  12-04-2018 13:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The This Morning host also said the former Atomic Kitten star was one of his 'favourite people'
  
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• Sunday for Sammy DVD goes on sale - with a special star-studden surprise for one lucky buyer

  12-04-2018 13:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One of new DVDs will include a Golden Ticket prize - find out here what you can win
  
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• High Level Bridge incident: Updates as police cordon off area under the bridge in Gateshead

  12-04-2018 13:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are at the scene of an incident under the High Level Bridge in Gateshead and a cordon is in place.
  
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• High Level Bridge incident: Police investigating death of man found under Gateshead bridge

  12-04-2018 13:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are at the scene of an incident under the High Level Bridge in Gateshead and a cordon is in place.
  
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• Was Michael Oliver right to award Real Madrid a penalty in the Champions League? Watch it here

  12-04-2018 12:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Ashington-born referee has been both blasted and commended for his call in injury time of the clash between Real Madrid and Juventus
  
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• CCTV appeal after thieves steal woman's purse from Gateshead store

  12-04-2018 12:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have released a picture of two women they would like to speak to in connection with a theft in Blaydon
  
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• GP records of child killer Robert Black still not found two years after his death

  12-04-2018 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Robert Black was convicted of four child murders in the 1980s and killed 11-year-old Susan Maxwell from Northumberland
  
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• Appeal launched after plans to turn Greggs' former headquarters into housing estate were rejected

  12-04-2018 12:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The application was for 39 luxury four and five bedroom homes, which council planning bosses said would be unacceptable
  
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• Schoolteacher and charity workers invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding

  12-04-2018 12:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East group will be among hundreds of other guests when the royal couple tie the knot on May 19
  
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• Universal Credit could leave self-employed £600 worse off than employees who earn the same

  12-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Citizens Advice has published two reports on how the new benefits system leaves workers worse off than before
  
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• Leaving the Tyne - the last cruise ship built on the river and in the UK

  12-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The last cruise ship ever built on the Tyne - and in the UK - was leaving the river after its sea trials 45 years ago
  
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• Bar issues apology after Newcastle couple say they were refused entry for being gay

  12-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bosses at Jake's Bar have launched an investigation after Facebook backlash over the Tyneside couple's claims
  
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• See aftermath of Killingworth flat block fire where families were forced to flee in the night

  12-04-2018 11:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charred belongings lay strewn outside after a fire broke out in a second-floor flat in Hadrian Court, Killingworth, in the early hours of Thursday
  
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• The most popular baby names revealed - are you on trend, or are you going for Geordie favourites?

  12-04-2018 11:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Statistics show what parents are calling their children with Kate and Josh doing well in the North East, but not everywhere
  
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• Killingworth flat fire forces people to flee block in middle of the night

  12-04-2018 09:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters treated one person for smoke inhalation after a fire in a Hadrian Court flat in Killingworth, North Tyneside
  
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• Why Grey's Monument could be about to become a lot more colourful

  12-04-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans have been submitted to transform the Newcastle city centre landmark into a 'Worker's Maypole' for three months
  
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• "How low can you get?": Disgust as vandals daub slurs on special school signs and smash bus windows

  12-04-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The head of Hadrian School, in Benwell, has spoken out after the school's bus, signs and specialist equipment for disabled pupils were damaged
  
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• Is staying up late bad for you? Nocturnal 'night owls' are more at risk of dying young, scientists claim

  12-04-2018 08:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scientists who studied almost 500,000 Brits found that over a six-year period, owls had a 10% greater risk of death than larks
  
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• Two friends taking on their third charity trek in aid of the Sunshine Fund

  12-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Barbara Herald and Lorraine Kane from Gateshead work together at Eldon Square and work tirelessly to fundraise
  
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• Grand National tips and predictions: What channel, race time, odds, pick a winner

  12-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Grand National will take place at Aintree on Saturday, April 14 - here's everything you need to know
  
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• Boss of controversial Durham dog kennels Ivy Leaf dodges jail for tax fraud

  12-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kevin Knox boasted in court that he is still allowed to trade despite floods of complaints about dogs dying from the kennels
  
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