Gateshead news

• Man believed to have died as police were called to quiet Northumberland village

  11-05-2018 23:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Neighbours spoke of their shock as police cars and a team of forensic experts were called to their street
  
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• Police searching for missing Morpeth man James Hedley who was last seen at his sister's home

  11-05-2018 22:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Concern is growing for James Hedley, 33, who was last seen in Stakeford on Friday morning
  
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• 'Sinister' sex beast who prowled city streets and clubs after dark jailed for 20 years

  11-05-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Predatory pizza shop owner Haval Omer was branded dangerous as a judge locked him up for rapes and sexual assaults
  
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• 'Every parent's worst nightmare': Dad tells how he came upon scene of his son's 'senseless' death

  11-05-2018 21:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hugh Dorey described the horror of arriving at the scene of the fatal collision which killed William Dorey in Whitley Bay
  
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• Concern grows for teenage girl Naomi Mather who has been missing for a week

  11-05-2018 20:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Naomi Mather has not been seen since Friday, May 4 in the Roker area of Sunderland
  
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• Seven men and one woman to appear in court over suspected drug dealing in Newcastle bars

  11-05-2018 20:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police closed four bars in the city centre before Christmas and say they gathered evidence on the dealing of class A drugs
  
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• 'Childish bravado' of 'idiot' boy racers killed talented Whitley Bay teenager as he went for a jog

  11-05-2018 20:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joshua Cherukara and Harry Cable had been racing from Blyth to Whitley Bay when Cherukara lost control and killed William Dorey
  
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• Strip show starring Geordie Shore lads says reputation is in ruins due to axed hen do booking

  11-05-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dreamboys is billed as 'what every girl dreams of' and has a raft of celeb dancers - now bosses are taking another firm to court
  
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• Prominent Newcastle city centre office block will be transformed into 274 student flats

  11-05-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council bosses have approved plans for 274 studio apartments, despite fears of the "toxic location"
  
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• Meet the teacher who taught 30,000 kids - then quit his job to go into business with former pupil

  11-05-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ex-Kenton School art teacher Glyn Thomas is a potter and his business is booming thanks to appearance on BBC show
  
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• Run Sunderland Festival half marathon on Sunday - all you need to know

  11-05-2018 18:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 4,000 runners will take part in 3K, 10K and half marathons with road closures in place throughout Sunday
  
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• Blyth school bans fancy PENCIL CASES so poor children don't feel 'stigmatised'

  11-05-2018 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  St Wilfrid's Primary School in Blyth has introduced the changes to make school life easier for disadvantaged children
  
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• Blyth takeaway boss and landlord tells court he did not enslave vulnerable men

  11-05-2018 17:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hargit Bariana denies modern slavery offences, robbery and a drugs allegation and is standing trial at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Patrols stepped up as residents raise fears of an anti-social behaviour spike in Kenton

  11-05-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillor Stephen Lambert says "decent, law-abiding residents" are being disturbed by a minority of "yobs"
  
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• Newcastle City Council bosses jet off to Spain for European rugby finals

  11-05-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A delegation from Newcastle has flown to Spain a year before our city hosts the prestigious sporting event
  
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• Neighbours speak of shock after fearing 'gun shots' had been fired on Newbiggin Hall estate

  11-05-2018 16:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One mum rushed home from work after hearing there had been 'gunshots' and took her daughter out of the estate
  
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• Someone in Newcastle won £1m in EuroMillions and hasn't got long to find their ticket

  11-05-2018 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The ticket was bought just before Christmas in Newcastle and has a winning Millionaire Maker code - have you checked yours?
  
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• Tenants evacuated after Gateshead flats fire can't return home until Monday - ChronicleLive

  11-05-2018 14:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Tenants evacuated after Gateshead flats fire can't return home until Monday
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  More than 100 tenants will be unable to return to their homes over the weekend after a fire broke out in a Gateshead high rise building. Regent Court in the town centre was evacuated on Thursday morning after a fire started on the third floor. Eight ...
  
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• Everything we know about the armed police arrests in Newbiggin Hall

  11-05-2018 14:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three men have been arrested by police on suspicion of drugs offences as neighbours claim to have heard loud bangs on the Newbiggin Hall estate
  
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• Tenants evacuated after Gateshead flats fire can't return home until Monday

  11-05-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Due to gas safety checks, tenants have been unable to return to Regent Court in Gateshead town centre where a fire broke out on Thursday
  
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• Teen accused of sexually assaulting jogger tells court: 'It was an attempted robbery, that's all'

  11-05-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rhyss Laws, 19, of Newbiggin, denies two allegations of sexual assault on a woman in her 40s out jogging in Ashington
  
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• 'No restriction' on Newcastle Council communications officer being elected in South Tyneside

  11-05-2018 13:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Angela Hamilton, who was elected as a Labour councillor in South Tyneside, works as a policy and communications officer at Newcastle City Council
  
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• Release more prisoners early on temporary licence early to cut drug problems, report says

  11-05-2018 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prison campaigners say fewer inmates get the chance to spend periods outside jail towards the end of their sentence to readjust to life outside
  
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• Npower to hike energy prices so 1,000,000 customers should expect more costly bills

  11-05-2018 12:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Npower is raising annual bills by 5.3% from June, although, it says 60% of customers will not face an increase
  
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• Watch as firefighters tackle huge blaze at Whitley Bay garage

  11-05-2018 12:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two fire crews dealt with the blaze behind Holly Avenue in Whitley Bay as a two-storey garage went up in flames
  
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• Were you out on the town in Newcastle 10 years ago? Take a look at our 10 photos

  11-05-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  10 photographs from the Chronicle's Night On The Town section from May 2008 - but are you in the picture?
  
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• Government urged to recall 1,000,000 tumble dryers over fire fears

  11-05-2018 11:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hotpoint owned brands Creda, Hotpoint, Indesit and Proline tumble dryers could have safety defects and have been linked to deadly fires
  
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• Newcastle armed police arrests RECAP: Police arrest three people on Newbiggin Hall estate

  11-05-2018 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loud bangs were heard on Eastgarth in Newbiggin Hall as armed police stormed into a house and arrested three men
  
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• Newcastle armed police arrests LIVE: Police arrested 'number of people' on Newbiggin Hall estate

  11-05-2018 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loud bangs were heard on Eastgarth in Newbiggin Hall as armed police stormed into a house and arrested a 'number of people'
  
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• Newcastle armed police arrests LIVE: Police arrest three people on Newbiggin Hall estate

  11-05-2018 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loud bangs were heard on Eastgarth in Newbiggin Hall as armed police stormed into a house and arrested three men
  
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• BBC documentary shows life-saving work of heart transplant unit at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital

  11-05-2018 09:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Transplant: A Chance to Live will feature seven patients awaiting transplants and reveal a pioneering new technology
  
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• 'I’ve lost about £20k' - Newcastle man opens up about how gambling addiction almost ruined his life

  11-05-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Wilson gambled through four credit cards and used payday loans to repay the debt
  
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• East Coast line 'crying out for investment' as Government gives £2m to southern rail services

  11-05-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nick Forbes has hit out at the Government after it announced £2m would be spent on rail services in the South East of England
  
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• Loud bangs heard as armed police arrest 'a number of people' in Newbiggin Hall

  11-05-2018 08:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Part of Eastgarth in Newbiggin Hall was cordoned off at around 9pm on Thursday as armed police carried out an operation on the street
  
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• Tyne Bridge won't be repainted for Great Exhibition of the North - but it will play key role

  11-05-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A fabric banner, which could be in place for up to 10 weeks, could be erected on the bridge to celebrate the event
  
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• Mike Ashley tops North East rich list - but it's been a bad year for Sunderland owner Ellis Short

  11-05-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Sunday Times Rich List for the region contains football club owners, rocks stars, aristocrats and entrepreneurs
  
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• Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to seek advice over controversial closure of Rothbury Hospital ward

  11-05-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The decision to close the 12-bed inpatient ward has now been passed to the Independent Reconfiguration Panel
  
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