Gateshead news

• Who got dumped from Love Island? First Islander sent packing from villa after recoupling

  08-06-2018 23:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The first of this year's Islander has been sent packing from the Love Island villa after a tense recoupling on the itv2 show
  
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• See who's been awarded in the Queen's Honours List in our region

  08-06-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  13 very proud men and women from the North East have been recognised in the Queen Honours List 2018
  
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• Queen's birthday honours revealed - the North East list in full

  08-06-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  These proud men and women from the North East have been given the highest of honours as the Queen hands out OBEs,CBEs, MBEs and BEMs
  
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• Local lass and renowned war correspondent Kate Adie, of Sunderland, gets CBE in Queen's Honours List

  08-06-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Renowned war correspondent Kate Adie, of Sunderland, has been given a CBE in the Queen's Honours List
  
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• Jermain Defoe given OBE in Queen's birthday honours - but reveals he has 'mixed emotions'

  08-06-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Sunderland AFC and England striker formed a strong bond with Bradley Lowery before he lost his neuroblastoma battle
  
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• Arise Sir Kenny Dalglish: Ex-Newcastle United manager gains knighthood in Queen's honours

  08-06-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Liverpool and Celtic great, aged 67, has dedicated his knighthood to family and former managers
  
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• Hear Newcastle welcome Ed Sheeran with an almighty roar during St James' Park gig

  08-06-2018 22:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We recorded the incredible welcome that Newcastle provided for the Castle on the Hill singer
  
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• Sample the electric atmosphere outside St James' Park ahead of Ed Sheeran's first concert

  08-06-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Delighted fans "almost cried" when they learnt they'd got tickets to see the chart-topping singer
  
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• Slave driving gang who made £1.3m from exploiting the vulnerable must pay back less than £18,000

  08-06-2018 20:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Four men were jailed for a total of 32 years for enticing people to Newcastle and Gateshead with the promise of good jobs only to exploit them
  
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• These kids have been Busy Bees raising funds for the Sunshine Fund with a sponsored toddle

  08-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Busy Bees Nursery held its annual sponsored toddle that raises money for the annual Go Bananas campaign
  
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• Take a look inside the Royal Quays' newest restaurant and bar The Lock

  08-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The venue, at the Royal Quays Marina in North Shields, opened its doors to the public this week
  
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• 'Suspicious' man approached nine-year-old boy in Walker Park

  08-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A nine-year-old boy was walking through Walker Park when he was approached from behind by a man he did not know
  
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• Hunt for thug who shot swan with an air gun and left it to slowly die

  08-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after a swan was shot and died at Hebburn Nature Reserve in May shortly after his six cygnets had hatched
  
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• Love Island spoilers: Adam kisses Rosie and is torn over whether to pick her or Kendall

  08-06-2018 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle's Adam Collard is at the centre of the drama on Friday night's Love Island as he gets closer to newcomer Rosie Williams
  
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• Fans taking selfies of 'Ed Sheeran' in Newcastle duped by lookalike

  08-06-2018 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The chart-topper will play a trio of St James' Park gigs this weekend - and fans think they've spotted him
  
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• Mourners wear Toon tops for NUFC-mad Jimmy Blower's funeral

  08-06-2018 17:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Service held for grandad killed in the Algarve while out watching his beloved Newcastle beat Chelsea
  
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• David and Victoria Beckham say rumours they are set to divorce are simply 'fake news'

  08-06-2018 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The couple, who married in 1999 and have four kids, say rumours of a split are 'bizarre'
  
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• Newcastle 'Free Tommy Robinson' protest and counter protest cancelled over policing fears

  08-06-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police admitted it is already stretched on Saturday due to Ed Sheeran at St James' Park and the Blaydon Race
  
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• How Freddy Shepherd helped bring the 460ft 'Whey Aye' ferris wheel to Tyneside

  08-06-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loved ones say it was a 'dream' of the ex-Newcastle United chairman to see the wheel on the banks of the River Tyne
  
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• All the road closures in Newcastle due to Ed Sheeran gigs and the Blaydon Race

  08-06-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council say the closures due to the St James' Park gigs are aimed at keeping fans safe
  
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• The inside story on how Blueline Taxis came about, and keeps going strong

  08-06-2018 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tom Shanks is helping keep Blueline Taxis firm his grandparents started 60 years ago at the forefront of technology
  
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• Ed Sheeran fans start to arrive hours early for the superstar's first St James' Park gig

  08-06-2018 16:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Doors for the show open at 5pm but these fans got their early to make sure they could get to the front
  
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• 'I'd do the same' - This Morning viewers side with woman who gave up marriage for her 16 dogs

  08-06-2018 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Liz Haslam's husband said 'it's me or the dogs' and there was only ever one choice for the pet lover
  
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• How old is Caroline Flack? Love Island host back on itv2 as hit dating show returns

  08-06-2018 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island is back on itv2 which means that Caroline Flack is back on hosting duties as a new bunch of Islanders look for romance in the villa
  
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• Three men arrested after 'disturbance' outside Felling pub, Northumbria Police say

  08-06-2018 15:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics were called to the Victoria Square area of Felling in Gateshead after reports of a disturbance
  
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• Campaigners want a second Brexit referendum before March 2019 - and some North East MPs agree

  08-06-2018 14:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Proposals for a 'People's Vote' on Brexit are backed by some North East MPs, including Catherine McKinnell
  
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• See Ed Sheeran think about making one of his songs a bit more Geordie at his St James' Park gigs

  08-06-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The superstar plays the first of three shows in Newcastle tonight with 180,000 fans expected across the weekend
  
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• Neighbours claim a beer bottle 'firebomb' may have started Benwell tennis club fire

  08-06-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police officers say they are treating the Benwell Hill Tennis Club incident as arson   
  
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• Fire at waste plant in Sunderland finally out - nearly one month after it started

  08-06-2018 13:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 7,000 tonnes of waste has been removed from the main warehouse of the Alex Smiles plant
  
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• When David Bowie rocked out at Newcastle City Hall in 1973

  08-06-2018 13:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emerging as one of music's biggest stars, David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust tour stopped off in Newcastle 45 years ago
  
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• A driver's-eye view of how the Felling bypass and Heworth roundabout look now

  08-06-2018 13:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pass through the new junction which should hopefully reduce journey times for motorists
  
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• What is the weather forecast for Ed Sheeran's Newcastle concerts

  08-06-2018 12:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two years ago, Beyonce fans got drenched in Sunderland, but will there be a downpour at St James' Park for this summer's biggest North East gigs?
  
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• Love Island's Adam Collard's best mate confirms his age once and for all

  08-06-2018 12:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Adam has been a hot topic amongst Love Island viewers since he entered the itv2 show as the sixth guy and many of them can't believe his age
  
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• Ryanair flash sale ends today with flights from Newcastle to Spain from £16.99 and Dublin for £9.78

  08-06-2018 12:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Passengers can get cheap tickets from Newcastle to Madrid, Barcelona, Palma, Malaga, Faro and more
  
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• Wallsend pensioner had more than 2,000 photos and videos of child abuse on his computers

  08-06-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brian Cowdery, from Wallsend, was found with the vile stash, which he had collected over an eight-year period  
  
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• Extra police patrols during Ramadan amid anti-social behaviour fears

  08-06-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillor Habib Rahman, along with Northumbria Police, has organised extra patrols during Ramadan
  
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• Ed Sheeran in Newcastle LIVE: Updates on travel and security ahead of St James' Park shows

  08-06-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates as Ed Sheeran is set to play to 180,000 fans across three dates in a series of summer concerts at St James’ Park
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• Car leasing firm which claims to be the UK's hardest working rapped over 'BMW bum boys' jibe

  08-06-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ling's Cars has denied that the term is offensive and said it refers to 'someone who owned a modified BMW vehicle and drove aggressively'
  
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• Former Post Office in Newcastle recognised for its 'front line' role in votes for women fight

  08-06-2018 11:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Old Post Office, in St Nicholas' Street, was the scene for a major protest by suffragettes and is being recognised by Historic England
  
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• Royal Mail van involved in rush-hour crash on A1 in Gateshead

  08-06-2018 10:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The two vehicles collided on the southbound A1 near Lobley Hill shortly after 8am, and police and paramedics are on scene
  
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• Trains may miss out smaller North East stations to cut overcrowding

  08-06-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Department for Transport suggests cutting overcrowding by preventing passengers getting on
  
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• Mourners asked to wear checked shirts for funeral of Botanist boss Paul Burns

  08-06-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Touching tributes poured in for 37-year-old Botanist boss, as police say he was found near the cathedral in the early hours
  
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• Calls to create pedestrian crossing on Whitley Bay road where student was killed

  08-06-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  William Dorey, 18, was killed in a horror crash on the dangerous stretch of road in Whitley Bay
  
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• Peter Stringfellow's model ex-girlfriend Helen Benoist remembers famed nightclub boss

  08-06-2018 08:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Helen Benoist, of Wallsend, North Tyneside, dated the legendary nightclub owner in the 1990s from the age of 16
  
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• North East news LIVE: Rush-hour delays after crashes on the A1 and Central Motorway

  08-06-2018 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive and Teesside Live's breaking news service including Friday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle, Teesside and the North East
  
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• What you need to know about road closures due to Ed Sheeran gigs and Blaydon Races

  08-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council say the closures due to the St James' Park gigs are aimed at keeping fans safe
  
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• Little Luke Dunn just wants to be able to go to nursery like any other boy - can you help?

  08-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle tot has been through so much already in his short life but the Sunshine Fund are hoping to change his life
  
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• Could CCTV cameras and bin tagging solve Newcastle's recycling problem?

  08-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council say CCTV could lead to Newcastle becoming a 'world leader' in waste reduction and recycling
  
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• All the road closures in Newcastle due to Ed Sheeran gigs and Blaydon Races

  08-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council say the closures due to the St James' Park gigs are aimed at keeping fans safe
  
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