Gateshead news

• 'I want life in these cases to mean life' - father's fight to keep daughter's killer behind bars

  13-04-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anthony Davison, who killed Marie Hines at her Jarrow home 25 years ago, has launched a bid for freedom
  
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• CCTV appeal after Good Samaritan who tried to break up a fight at metro station is assaulted

  13-04-2018 21:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The victim tried to intervene when two men were fighting on the metro platform in Gateshead
  
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• Some hospitals are spending less than £5 a day on food for patients - how the North East ranks

  13-04-2018 20:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There is concern that some hospitals are spending much less than others on keeping patients fed
  
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• Watch pervert break down after being snared by paedophile hunters Geordie Chasers

  13-04-2018 19:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ozzie Oram wanted to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex and sent pictures and videos of his genitals but he was talking to a decoy profile online
  
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• Student union president accused of 'scaremongering' over claims council trying to 'remove students'

  13-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NUSU president Ronnie Reed accused the council of proposing to 'remove students from residential areas like Heaton, Sandyford and Jesmond'
  
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• Inside 35 of the most historic pubs in the North East - as listed by CAMRA

  13-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  CAMRA has drawn up a list across Tyne & Wear, County Durham, Northumberland and North Yorkshire chosen for their architectural and historical value
  
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• Durham University is under fire over its expansion plans - but you can have a say over its future

  13-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 250 residents, students and business leaders attended a meeting to discuss the future of Durham University
  
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• Amazing: See what this grandad can do with a cigar box, old biscuit tins and old jewellery boxes

  13-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Marshall, from North Shields, is helping to revive an old tradition by making cigar box guitars
  
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• Having a drink this weekend? Be warned, research shows just 10 a week can cut your life short

  13-04-2018 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  University of Sunderland health experts have welcomed the research and want you to consider the impact booze has on your lifespan
  
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• Bar denies Newcastle couple's claim they were refused entry for being gay

  13-04-2018 17:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jake's Bar in Leeds staff will be given training following investigation into Newcastle couple's complaint
  
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• The long winter of 2017/18 - watch it all back in our video timeline

  13-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Since the storms of October it has felt like the bad weather will never come to an end - but the Met Office says warmer weather is on the way
  
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• Staff left shaken after robber steals 'substantial amount' of cash from Gateshead shop

  13-04-2018 16:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man made off with cash from Martin's Newsagent in Leam Lane Gateshead in the early hours of Thursday
  
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• Arctic Monkeys Newcastle tickets sold online for SEVEN times their value - and they may be invalid

  13-04-2018 16:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tickets for their shows at Newcastle Arena have been sold for inflated prices on Viagogo, even though it could break the terms and conditions
  
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• Man's death under High Level Bridge in Gateshead not being treated as suspicious

  13-04-2018 16:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have been investigating the circumstances of the man's death after he was pronounced dead under the High Level Bridge
  
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• Two lambs killed and 10 injured after dog attack on County Durham farm

  13-04-2018 16:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A dog attack left two lambs dead and 10 injured at a County Durham farm. WARNING: Graphic images
  
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• 15 facts you probably didn't know about the 2018 Grand National

  13-04-2018 15:25 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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• Eagle-eyed neighbours praised by police after two suspected burglars chased through the streets

  13-04-2018 14:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three officers were called to the Sheriff Hill area in Gateshead after members of the public reported suspicious behaviour  
  
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• Watch Alan Shearer's brilliant putdown to a Sunderland fan on her wedding day

  13-04-2018 14:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer recorded a special message for Richard and Cathryn Ostell on their wedding day
  
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• This is what boxer Scott Westgarth's family is doing to try and save other fighters' lives

  13-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scott's family has launched a petition to make it law that all boxing venues have handheld brain scanners available at bouts
  
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• Judge mocks paedophile's excuse after he turned up with a knife to meet schoolboy

  13-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Tindle, from Washington, had hoped to meet a 14-year-old but the Guardians of the North were waiting instead
  
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• Alan Shearer and Steph McGovern rally around Newcastle special school hit by vandals

  13-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after offensive slurs were painted on play equipment at Hadrian School in Benwell
  
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• Pro-European campaigners will take to the streets of Newcastle this weekend

  13-04-2018 13:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new campaign has been launched to give British people a voice in the Brexit deal
  
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• Channel 4 four-part documentary series will see couples make a 'sex tape'

  13-04-2018 13:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The four-part reality TV series, featuring three couples in each episode, is billed as a ground-breaking 'social experiment'
  
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• Teenage boy taken to hospital after being hit by car near Coast Road

  13-04-2018 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to the crash at the Gibson Street junction in Wallsend just after 8am on Friday and the teenager was taken to hospital
  
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• Mini-heatwave on its way to the North East as temperatures surge to 18C

  13-04-2018 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunny spells are forecast by the Met Office from Monday through until Friday after an overcast and drizzly weekend
  
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• Take a look inside new student accommodation on former Newgate Shopping Centre site

  13-04-2018 12:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The show flat is now open for the 575-bed student block, while a new hotel is due to open in 2019
  
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• Beginner's guide on how to place a Grand National bet at a bookies or online

  13-04-2018 12:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here's a guide on how to put on a bet at a bookies for the Grand National, if you're more used to gambling online
  
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• Grand National 2018 tips and predictions: What are the odds and how to pick a horse?

  13-04-2018 12:40 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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• Grand National 2018: FULL LIST of runners and riders for Saturday's race at Aintree

  13-04-2018 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Forty horses will line up in the world's biggest steeplechase on Saturday
  
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• Grand National 2018 FREE sweepstake kit: download yours here and bet against your mates

  13-04-2018 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you're planning a Grand National sweepstake you can download a kit here to use
  
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• The cheapest iPhone Product Red deals on EE, O2 and Vodafone

  13-04-2018 12:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The red iPhone8 and iPhone 8 Plus is available from £39 per month
  
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• The High Level Bridge will be cleared of graffiti 'soon' - but there's a catch

  13-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An extensive clean-up of the bridge will cost £40,000, but a 'community scheme' to paint some of it is to take place in the meantime
  
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• Recalling the story of the North East at war over thousands of years

  13-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New book tells the defensive story of England’s border county, Northumberland, from prehistory to modern times
  
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• Why there will never be another hurricane named Harvey, Irma, Maria or Nate

  13-04-2018 10:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Four hurricane names have been retired as using them ever again would be insensitive due to their devastating impact
  
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• Ant AND Dec will be back on our screens for Britain's Got Talent - but not as you might think

  13-04-2018 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ant and Dec will once again stand side-by-side on our screens when the audition stages of Britain's Got Talent starts
  
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• Sainsbury's recalls jars of beetroot over fears there are shards of glass inside

  13-04-2018 09:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The supermarket says customers can get a full refund if they have bought one of the 340g jars of Sliced Beetroot
  
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• Lush Dream Cream being sold for five times normal price on eBay after mum's eczema claim

  13-04-2018 09:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The lotion started flying off the shelves when Sarah Rudd posted pictures of her son Cash’s skin transforming from 'hot mess' to 'nice and clear'
  
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• Benefits cheat 'didn't want to pay for rent' - despite having thousands in savings

  13-04-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ronald Eagleson, 64, received £12,000 in Housing Benefit and Employment Support he was not entitled to as he had cash secretly stashed away
  
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• Red Light District rules changing to clamp down on nuisance tourists in Amsterdam

  13-04-2018 08:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A voluntary code of conduct was not effective, so now tour guides can be hit with hefty fines if they break the new restrictions
  
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• Former Stephen Lawrence murder suspect involved in South Shields conspiracy ordered to repay drugs cash

  13-04-2018 08:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Neil Acourt was said to have been the head honcho of a two-year conspiracy to supply drugs between the North East and London
  
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• Drivers were warned about parking like this at one Metro station - but they're still doing it

  13-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nexus have already warned motorists about the cheeky parking trick and will consider taking further action
  
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