Gateshead news

• Watch businessman who tried to meet young girl for sex beg paedophile hunters to let him go

  17-04-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Married Alan Leightley, of Fenham, told who he thought was a 15-year-old he wanted to take her virginity during a six-month grooming campaign
  
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• Song released in memory of six week old baby killed by cruel condition

  17-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Song released in memory of tragic tot Elliot Kirby, who spent his short life in two Tyneside hospitals
  
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• Soaring temperatures are coming to the North East from Wednesday - the best places to enjoy the sun

  17-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We've rounded up the weather in three great places to spend the upcoming sunny days as temperatures are set to hit 20C
  
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• Government 'minded to accept' plans for North of Tyne Authority

  17-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Communities Secretary Sajid Javid is considering proposals for a new mayor-led North of Tyne Combined Authority
  
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• From St James' Park to the Metrocentre: Google Earth shows how the North East has changed since WW2

  17-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The site holds NASA images of parts of the region from 1945 when St James' Park and the Metrocentre looked very different
  
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• Champagne and an early Christmas: Daughter recalls mum's amazing lust for life even in final days

  17-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Julie Roberts told ChronicleLive 'I know I can’t hope for a long life but I can choose to enjoy life' before her death from breast cancer
  
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• 40 funniest pet photos sent in by readers in Newcastle & the North East

  17-04-2018 18:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We have trawled our archives for the pet photographs that can't help but make you smile! Thanks to all who sent in their wonderful cat, dog, rabbit and guinea pig pictures
  
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• When will the A1 reopen? Rush-hour delays expected after two cars crashed at Kenton Bar

  17-04-2018 17:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The northbound carriageway of the A1 was closed at Kenton Bar and Kingston Park due to the two-vehicle crash at 12pm on Tuesday
  
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• What is flossing and how do I do it? The Fortnite dance craze which is proving a huge hit

  17-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Fortnite video game has proved incredibly popular, as has 'the floss' dance move which players perform during the game
  
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• Student vows to 'drink Vodka from a sock and kiss men' in bid to attend Newcastle University ball

  17-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Newcastle Uni student is currently in Malaysia but wants to come back for society ball - so she has come up with a novel way of funding it
  
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• Sons of hit-and-run victim Susan Fuller tell of torment as they hit out at justice system

  17-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The family of 63-year-old Susan Fuller are furious after killer driver Sean Herman was jailed for just seven years after her death in Howdon
  
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• Pensioners 'stranded' as both lifts break inside 20-storey flats in Newcastle

  17-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Organisation Your Homes Newcastle says sorry as it blames damage caused as it carried out work on the lifts at Vallum Court
  
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• County Durham teen on trial accused of murder after man stabbed to death near London home

  17-04-2018 16:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Omid Saidy was stabbed to death and two teens - including a 17-year-old from Shildon - are on trial accused of murder
  
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• Appeal launched to find family of Jarrow OAP killed in bike smash

  17-04-2018 16:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  70-year-old died in hospital following the incident on Sunday afternoon; An appeal's been launched to find his family
  
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• Consett photographer shows the North East's beautiful landscapes at their best

  17-04-2018 16:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We feature the work of Simon Saunders of Consett, after a huge response by keen photographers to our Take Your Pic project
  
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• Four masked robbers broke into Washington home and threatened a man inside

  17-04-2018 15:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man inside the home was left shaken and bruised after two men threatened him while two others raided his home in Washington
  
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• Rhys Jones' mum tears up on ITV's This Morning as she gives first TV interview

  17-04-2018 15:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sean Mercer is serving a life sentence at HMP Frankland for killing 11-year-old Rhys in 2007
  
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• Charity rugby festival in Gosforth, dog walk in Chester-le-Street, football in South Shields & more

  17-04-2018 15:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charity and fundraising news written by groups and volunteers throughout Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Blyth family fun day, Durham and Northumberland plays, Elvis tribute and more!

  17-04-2018 15:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Your community events including events across the North East, including Newcastle, Gateshead, Northumberland and more!
  
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• Listen to the podcast telling the heartbreaking story of Alice Ruggles' murder

  17-04-2018 14:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alice was just 24 when she was brutally murdered in Gateshead by her soldier ex-boyfriend who had been stalking her
  
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• Ex-Sunderland player Darron Gibson facing jail after crashing into cars while over drink-drive limit

  17-04-2018 14:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Darron Gibson's car collided with a number of parked cars, while he was nearly three times over the limit
  
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• Sunderland fan 'had no apology' from Darron Gibson after crash which left his car written off

  17-04-2018 14:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The ex-Black Cats player wrote off the fan's Seat Ibiza FR as he collided with numerous parked cars while over the drink drive limit
  
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• Which mobile network has the best 4G signal in the North East?

  17-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ofcom's maps show the signal you can expect from O2, EE and Three in rural and urban parts of the North East
  
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• Watch spectacular video of drones racing above the beach at Craster

  17-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jamie Dobson uploaded this footage of the historic Northumberland fishing village to his YouTube channel
  
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• South Tyneside local elections 2018: Candidates, wards, how to vote and other essential information

  17-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A total of 18 seats will be contested in South Tyneside in the election on Thursday, May 3
  
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• Footballer lay injured on pitch as ambulance took 40 minutes to arrive after 'horrific' leg break

  17-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Striker Ousman See has been left unable to work after sustaining a double leg injury during a Berwick Rangers match against Montrose FC
  
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• A1 crash: Footage shows overturned car as police close road through Kenton Bar

  17-04-2018 13:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police say two cars crashed in Newcastle on Tuesday morning and there are heavy delays
  
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• One person rescued by firefighters after fire at Knott's Flats in Tynemouth

  17-04-2018 13:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the building off Tynemouth Road on Tuesday morning and a person was rescued from a flat
  
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• Three people arrested after 49-year-old woman died in three-vehicle crash in Newcastle

  17-04-2018 13:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 49-year-old woman died after the crash on Hunters Road in Newcastle and police have arrested three people
  
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• A1 crash LIVE: Three-vehicle collision at Kenton Bar - updates from the scene

  17-04-2018 12:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are reports of a three-vehicle collision northbound at Kenton Bar - one vehicle thought to have overturned
  
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• A1 closed northbound LIVE: Four taken to hospital after serious crash at Kenton Bar in Newcastle

  17-04-2018 12:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police says two cars crashed northbound at Kenton Bar - one vehicle can be seen on its roof
  
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• Original Geordie Shore cast member makes shock return for new series

  17-04-2018 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The reality TV star was one of the original cast members of Geordie Shore when it launched in 2011 and they are now back in the fold
  
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• Geordie Shore gets six new cast members for series 17 and they're not all Geordies

  17-04-2018 12:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geordie Shore will soon return for series 17 which will see the cast swap Newcastle for Australia to welcome a few new faces and one old one
  
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• Lib Dems suspend Sunderland election candidate over 'far-right' Facebook activity

  17-04-2018 12:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lynn Appleby, who was slated to stand in the Sandhill ward, is subject to a party investigation, a spokesperson has confirmed
  
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• Newcastle's magnificent Central Arcade in the 1980s - and the same view today

  17-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle's Central Arcade - originally the Central Exchange - was built in 1837, the same year Queen Victoria came to the throne
  
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• Councillors demand answers over the closure of troubled Age UK Newcastle

  17-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The charity Age UK Newcastle was forced to call in administrators after at least two years of financial trouble
  
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• Ant McPartlin's record-breaking £86,000 drink-driving fine - why was it so high?

  17-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The presenter earns Premier League level wages and could actually have been hit with a much higher fine after admitting a drink driving charge
  
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• Abandoned factories and warehouses given new lease of life to tackle Newcastle's housing crisis

  17-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A £15m grant will be used to bring brownfield sites in Newcastle up to standards to make it suitable for building on
  
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• Firefighters return to Blaydon garage following major gas cylinder fire

  17-04-2018 11:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A fire crew has returned to the garage on Chain Bridge Road in Blaydon after a fire caused major disruption to surrounding roads and trains
  
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• Have you registered to vote in the local elections? The deadline is approaching FAST

  17-04-2018 10:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are council elections on May 3 in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, South Tyneside and North Tyneside
  
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• Darron Gibson in court LIVE: ex-Sunderland AFC player pleads guilty to drink-driving after crash

  17-04-2018 10:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Sunderland player Darron Gibson entered the plea at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court following a crash on St Patrick's Day
  
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• Darron Gibson in court: Every update as Ex-Sunderland AFC player warned he could be jailed for drink-driving

  17-04-2018 10:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Sunderland player Darron Gibson entered the plea at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court following a crash on St Patrick's Day
  
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• Motorists facing delays as major road is closed ahead of Northern Spire bridge opening

  17-04-2018 09:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wessington Way will be shut every night this week for resurfacing works ahead of the Northern Spire bridge opening
  
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• Theresa May defends Syria air strikes and insists she doesn't take orders from Donald Trump

  17-04-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister says Syria had to be punished for using chemical weapons against civilians
  
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• Lib Dems accused of 'scaremongering' over tax claims on Newcastle election leaflet

  17-04-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Lib Dems claimed council tax is increasing by more than it actually is, prompting anger from the Labour party
  
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• Inmate who crafted DIY machete in his cell thrown back in jail for unprovoked attack

  17-04-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Illingworth, 27, from Birtley, launched unprovoked attacks on two inmates and made a machete out a bed spring and piece of cloth
  
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• North East news LIVE: Car reportedly overturned on A1 north and more breaking news

  17-04-2018 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Tuesday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Find out how much property values where you live have gone up in 2018

  17-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From £1 to £2,500, property listing website Zoopla details the winners and losers in the property lottery
  
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• 80% of police officers suffer from depression or anxiety

  17-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reductions in staff numbers are having 'significant impacts upon the public' as fewer officers share larger a work load
  
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