Gateshead news

• Revealed: The most expensive houses sold in the North East in May

  19-07-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Data from the Land Registry shows the most expensive house sales across Newcastle, Northumberland, County Durham
  
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• Drugs, violence and notorious inmates: Life behind bars at HMP Durham exposed

  19-07-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Surtees, Lewis McMahon and Stephen Lindsay have all been reported on by the Chronicle in the past
  
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• £117 million Northern Spire bridge set to open in Sunderland next month

  19-07-2018 20:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Northern Spire bridge is the first bridge to be built over the Wear in more than four decades
  
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• Girl delighted as teddy with her late sister's voice recording is returned by kind stranger

  19-07-2018 20:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The teddy bear was made by Lia Saunders before she died of cancer aged 10 for unborn sister Brooke Latimer
  
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• Read the moving last message from inspirational mum as she loses cancer battle

  19-07-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jenny Thirlaway, 46, of Wallsend, left a message saying "order yourself an amaretto sour and toast love, kindness, friendship and fun"
  
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• GP who denies secretly filming patients for sex kicks: 'You see the thong, I see the scoliosis'

  19-07-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dr Thair Altaii insists he only recorded female patients during appointments for training and self assessment purposes and he denies voyeurism
  
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• Department for Transport consider cutting rail services to Northumberland

  19-07-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rail services to Morpeth, Alnmouth and Berwick-upon-Tweed could be cut
  
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• Love Island's Stephanie in TEARS after finding out about Laura and Jack's kiss

  19-07-2018 17:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New Laura and new Jack locked lips on Wednesday's Love Island and Northumbria Uni student Stephanie is not impressed
  
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• Watch the moment street orchestra joins Newcastle busker for spontaneous performance

  19-07-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Swan was there to capture members of Street Orchestra Live join in with guitarist Liam Mulpetre
  
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• Northumbria Police defends use of controversial spit guards to protect officers from infections

  19-07-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police said the fine mesh masks which will be placed over the faces of people who spit at or try to bite officers
  
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• Going to Whitby this summer? A motorhome car park ban may disrupt your plans

  19-07-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The council will impose restrictions on campervans being parked in town centre car parks overnight from next month
  
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• Woman seen repeatedly punching cat inside carrier on Sunderland street

  19-07-2018 15:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The RSPCA are investigating after witnesses contacted them and said a woman repeatedly punched a cat despite their pleas
  
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• School children in England to be given lessons on mental health and healthy living from 2020

  19-07-2018 15:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The lessons in mental health and healthy living will give kids 'the tools they need to thrive' when they leave school, says the Education Secretary
  
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• A19 crash: What we know so far after car and lorry crash near Sunderland

  19-07-2018 14:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One person has been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a lorry on a lay by near the A183 on Thursday morning
  
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• A19 crash: What we know so far after car and lorry crash closes southbound road near Sunderland

  19-07-2018 14:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One person has been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a lorry on a lay by near the A183 on Thursday morning
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro set for multi-million pound upgrade - but there is some bad news

  19-07-2018 14:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The £12m upgrade to the control room is taking place within a single weekend and trains will not be able to run at certain times
  
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• Fundraising superstar kids get a special visit from Sherbet the Metrognome at nursery

  19-07-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Children from Kids 1st Nursery in Gosforth raised more than £1,000 for the Sunshine Fund to help their classmate Amélie Holden
  
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• Chief whip Julian Smith faces calls to resign over claims he told MPs to break 'pairing' agreement

  19-07-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  It's been claimed Julian Smith told Tory colleagues to break agreements which help pregnant women continue as MPs
  
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• 'Selfless' pensioner left distraught after vandal jumps on car in Newcastle city centre

  19-07-2018 13:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The elderly woman had given up her Friday evening to look after others but was shocked to find her car had been damaged
  
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• Metro launches wristbands to ease queuing for Little Mix in Gateshead and announces extra services - ChronicleLive

  19-07-2018 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Metro launches wristbands to ease queuing for Little Mix in Gateshead and announces extra services
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  Tyne and Wear Metro will be running additional services for Little Mix fans travelling to Gateshead International Stadium for their concert, as well as launching wristbands to ease queuing. Extra Metro trains are scheduled to help concert goers as they ...and more »
  
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• A19 crash RECAP: Road reopens after three hours as car and parked lorry collision caused chaos

  19-07-2018 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The crash was near the A690 Durham junction in Herrington where the road has been closed and a diesel spillage reported
  
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• A19 crash LIVE: Updates as 'serious' multi-vehicle collision causes chaos at A690 Durham junction

  19-07-2018 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The crash is near the A690 Durham junction in Herrington where the road has been closed and a diesel spillage reported - updates from the scene
  
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• HMP Durham's most notorious inmates - we look at who has served time in the prison

  19-07-2018 12:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As a category A prison Durham housed some of Britain's most infamous male and female criminals
  
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• Watch sneak preview of revealing behind the scenes documentary at Durham Prison

  19-07-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Staff and inmates at HMP Durham will feature in new Channel 4 series, which reveals all about life on the inside
  
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• Vandal faces prison after being caught with stun gun in Tesco Extra car park

  19-07-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Rose was found in possession of the weapon after being arrested for kicking down a door in Hexham
  
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• Honest driver drove to a police station after crash and confessed to being drunk

  19-07-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ben Ranson collided with a bollard and 'would never have been caught' if he hadn't immediately drove to a police station to confess
  
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• Two quit Love Island after even more recoupling drama on itv2 show

  19-07-2018 11:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Just days after the huge recoupling twist on Love Island, two Islanders have left the villa of their own accord
  
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• Kellogg's slashes sugar levels in Coco Pops by 40% - and says they taste better

  19-07-2018 11:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The recipe change could save Coco the Monkey, as MPs are trying to ban  company's using colourful characters to flog unhealthy food
  
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• Cancer experts say we should check for blood in our urine and contact our GP if we find any

  19-07-2018 09:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blood in your pee could be a sign you have bladder or kidney cancer, and an early diagnosis is vital for living as a long a life as possible
  
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• Sports Direct's profits plunge by more than 70% after investment in Debenhams leads to loss

  19-07-2018 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sports Direct has reported a 72.5% plunge in pre-tax profits after a 'tough' time for Debenhams which it has invested heavily in
  
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• Tyne Bridge toll fears as councils still haven't published plan on air pollution

  19-07-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The possibility that a toll will be introduced for crossing the Tyne Bridge is still looming, according to councillors
  
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• Longhorns employee helped himself to £2,000 from smokehouse restaurant safe

  19-07-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Stickley was employed at the smokehouse, on Newcastle's Mosley Street, when he helped himself to the cash from the safe
  
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• This is how to cross to Holy Island without ending up under water - and it's really not difficult

  19-07-2018 08:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Check and double check the tide times if you're heading across the causeway to enjoy Lindisfarne in Northumberland
  
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• Northumbria Police introduce controversial 'spit guards' for abusive suspects

  19-07-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The force is start using hoods which can be placed over the heads of abusive suspects to stop officers being spat on
  
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