Gateshead news

• "We've lost our shining light": Friends and family bid emotional farewell at Paul Burns vigil

  07-06-2018 22:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Botanist frontman and legend of Newcastle night life died aged 37 over the weekend
  
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• 22 eye-catching pics as thousands of travellers arrive for the Appleby Horse Fair

  07-06-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The event is the biggest Gypsy gathering in Europe and travellers have took part in the annual custom of cleaning horses in the river
  
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• Newcastle's Adam is looking at other Love Island girls already

  07-06-2018 19:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  See pictures of date nights for unlucky Alex and Niall
  
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• What time is Love Island on tonight and is it on every night of the week?

  07-06-2018 19:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island is back in a big way for 2018 with record breaking viewing figures, make sure you don't miss out on any of the action from the villa
  
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• Women want men who send pictures of their genitals to be classed as sex offenders

  07-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Newcastle MP has said she will raise the issue in Parliament as North East women speak out about the 'epidemic'
  
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• Watch Ginger Cal and Friends prank Newcastle shoppers in the best possible way

  07-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Callum Ancrum was joined by Jack Bart to pull off escalating jokes in shops in Newcastle city centre
  
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• Newcastle's most pothole-ridden roads have been revealed

  07-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Great North Road has been named the most pothole-ridden road in the city with a whopping 111
  
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• Kingston Park baby death trial: Mum could not believe her husband would hurt their tot

  07-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Baby shaking manslaughter accused Andrew Chiu's wife said he was a calm rational thinker who never raised his voice and loved his children
  
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• It it illegal to send a naked photo of yourself? The law around it might surprise you

  07-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East women who say they have been sent rude pictures from men are calling for a change in the law
  
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• Awkward situation for North East Labour MPs as party hints it will oppose Heathrow expansion

  07-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour Chair Ian Lavery and Chief Whip Nick Brown have both campaigned in favour of a third runway
  
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• Sad sight of tent on side of Gateshead road is a 'wake-up call' says homelessness charity - ChronicleLive

  07-06-2018 17:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Sad sight of tent on side of Gateshead road is a 'wake-up call' says homelessness charity
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  Just a few feet away from one of Tyneside's busiest stretches of road, a rough sleeper pitches a tent feeling they have nowhere else to go. Thousands of commuters will have seen the makeshift home without realising the desperation that may have driven ...
  
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• Sad sight of tent on side of Gateshead road is a 'wake-up call' says homelessness charity

  07-06-2018 17:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A rough sleeper has pitched a tent on the side of one of Tyneside's busiest stretches of road
  
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• New firm to replace Northumberland council's troubled development company Arch

  07-06-2018 17:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Arch is set to be scrapped and replaced by a firm known as Advance Northumberland
  
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• How you could be one of the first to get married in the new Spanish City Dome in Whitley Bay

  07-06-2018 14:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The seafront building is being refurbished under a multi-million pound scheme and will be open to the public this summer
  
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• 'He had two loves - his daughter and cars': Tributes to dad Alex Slark who died in crash

  07-06-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A convoy of high performance and exotic cars is being organised for Alex's funeral on Monday
  
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• 64,000 jobs in Newcastle could be replaced by computers - with particular roles most at risk

  07-06-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Technology is going to destroy many jobs, a Labour think tank has said, so what do we do about it?
  
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• New reopening date of Heworth Roundabout is delayed - but the end is in sight

  07-06-2018 13:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The busy route along the Felling bypass in Gateshead is due to reopen fully on Friday, Gateshead Council says
  
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• Video emerges of Love Island's Adam Collard on Geordie Shore after he called the show 'brainless'

  07-06-2018 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 22-year-old had claimed he turned down a chance to appear on the hit MTV programme in his hometown
  
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• Sneaky prisoner escaped from custody during trip to Newcastle's RVI for head scan

  07-06-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jason Urwin had been let out of handcuffs for the medical examination and fled while a police officer's back was turned as he washed his hands
  
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• How North East universities stack up in the latest world rankings

  07-06-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Both Newcastle and Durham Universities have improved their positions in the QS World University Rankings
  
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• Candlelit vigil for tragic Paul Burns moved to St Nicholas Church after 'outpouring of support'

  07-06-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tributes have flooded social media since the 37-year-old's death over the weekend  
  
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• Candlelit vigil for tragic Paul Burns moved to St Nicholas Cathedral after 'outpouring of support'

  07-06-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tributes have flooded social media since the 37-year-old's death over the weekend  
  
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• A Newcastle retail institution - JG Windows music store opened 110 years ago

  07-06-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Music lovers have flocked to JG Windows in Newcastle's Central Arcade since the store opened in 1908
  
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• Theatre: Going with the flow at Sage Gateshead - The Northern Echo

  07-06-2018 11:11 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
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  Theatre: Going with the flow at Sage Gateshead
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  A new film, which will premiere at the Great Exhibition of the North, is aimed at younger audiences. Sage Gateshead is working with Ed Carter, the composer and artist behind the 2012 Cultural Olympiad sculpture Flow, to present a brand new animated ...
  
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• Gateshead could be set for a new drive-thru as coffee giant puts in plans - ChronicleLive

  07-06-2018 10:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Gateshead could be set for a new drive-thru as coffee giant puts in plans
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  Do you like coffee, but think getting out of your car seems a task too momentous to conquer? Well you could be in luck, as Costa Coffee is applying to build a drive-thru coffee shop on the Team Valley in Gateshead. Plans by the coffee giant have been ...
  
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• Gateshead could be set for a new drive-thru as coffee giant puts in plans

  07-06-2018 10:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you like your coffee but are less keen on leaving your car this will be good news
  
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• House of Fraser: Full list of 31 stores to close as retailer announces plan to axe 6,000 jobs

  07-06-2018 09:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The retailer has announced the shake-up as part of a rescue deal
  
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• Fans who have bought 'tout' tickets for Ed Sheeran may still be allowed in after all

  07-06-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The chart-topper will play three gigs at St James' Park this weekend, and promoters are taking steps to ensure as many fans as possible can go
  
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• Bobby and Jack Charlton among mourners paying respects to 1966 World Cup Winner Ray Wilson

  07-06-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The World Cup-winning brothers, from Ashington, Northumberland, were both spotted at the emotional service
  
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• Bedlington mum has her hands full with four children including severely disabled twin

  07-06-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One of Bethany Dawson's four-year-old twins has a rare genetic mutation and needs your help during the Sunshine Fund Go Bananas campaign
  
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• Peter Stringfellow dies: Nightclub owner dubbed 'King of Clubs' dead after cancer battle

  07-06-2018 08:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Stringfellow, who launched nightclubs in London, Paris, Miami and New York, has died aged 77
  
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• Newcastle Council warns of 'shrieking' drunken revellers if takeaway stays open until 4am

  07-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The plans have been met with multiple objections as concerns about noise and drunked behaviour
  
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• Home raiders stabbed man and his dog in terrifying attack

  07-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Neil Metters was stabbed and slashed by intruders who knifed his dog when it tried to defend him in an early morning attack in Sunderland
  
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• Fancy living near North Shield's fish quay? See the new houses set for approval

  07-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An old battery factory is to be turned into a street of 14 houses in new plans proposed for North Shields
  
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