Gateshead news

• Young woman who woke to find 16-year-old raping and choking her speaks of terrifying ordeal

  28-07-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Becky Chaplin was raped by a 16-year-old who climbed through her window as she slept at her Ashington home
  
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• Public warned about asbestos as firefighters tackle blaze at derelict Sunderland building

  28-07-2018 20:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fire crews were called to the Carley Hill area of the city :: Residents have been advised to keep windows and doors closed
  
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• 'We talked to him but it wasn't enough': Dad of tragic Aaron Armstrong speaks for first time

  28-07-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Aaron Armstrong was found dead at his home in Blyth at the age of just 25 and his dad has spoken for the first time
  
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• Watch the stunning drone footage which shows the North East coast in all its glory

  28-07-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Walkers can enjoy the sights from South Bents in South Tyneside to Amble in Northumberland  
  
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• Rocketing violence and drugs: Teachers left 'terrified' as North East school suspensions soar

  28-07-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With rates of school exclusions at their highest in a decade, a teacher has lifted the lid on life working in a North East school
  
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• 'I had a cough and it turned out to be lung cancer' - Newcastle woman on shock diagnosis

  28-07-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amy Collins, 36, was left heartbroken when doctors discovered she was suffering from lung cancer
  
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• Bank card fraudster rushes to court after judge warns he'll be arrested over no-show

  28-07-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steven Corkin found a Halifax card on the Metro and went on a spending spree - but felt a judge's wrath after initially no-showing court
  
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• Respected Virgin Money worker pocketed £70,000 from bank to fund gambling addiction

  28-07-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Craig Anderson was a mortgage account manager with 18 years experience when he siphoned-off the cash over a two-year period
  
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• Grieving mum of hero soldier Kenneth Rowe speaks of heartbreak on anniversary of his death

  28-07-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It has been 10 years since Lance Corporal Kenneth Rowe died in Afghanistan alongside his dog Sasha
  
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• Fury as 51,000 North East hospital admissions could have been AVOIDED

  28-07-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Patients have gone to hospital with minor conditions such as ear, nose and kidney infections and angina
  
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• Newcastle United fans send defiant message to Mike Ashley over club's future

  28-07-2018 13:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fans unfurled a banner outside the Newcastle store amid ongoing frustations and fears over Rafa Benitez's future 
  
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• Two men armed with hammer raid Sunderland home and steal £14,000 Rolex watch

  28-07-2018 12:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police say two men are thought to have smashed their way into the home with a hammer during the raid
  
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• 'Gobsmacked' councillors slam bosses over special educational needs failures

  28-07-2018 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A recent inspection said that slow progress had been made to improve Special Educational Needs and Disabilities services
  
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• One-punch killer, manslaughter confession and savage nightclub attack - this week's court news

  28-07-2018 12:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here are six of the biggest cases we've reported on from the North East's courts this week  
  
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• When fortnightly bin collections will start in North Tyneside and when they'll be collected

  28-07-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Flyers with new collection dates are set to start dropping through residents' letterboxes in the coming weeks
  
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• Remember Whitley Bay's annual 'Scottish holiday fortnight'? Your memories are wanted

  28-07-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new project aims to recall and document Whitley Bay's heyday as a holiday hotspot from the 1950s to the '70s
  
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• Will thunderstorms and lightning hit the North East? Here's the Met Office weather forecast

  28-07-2018 11:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thunder hit the region on Friday night as rain soaked the North East - and we could get more of the same on Saturday
  
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• This is what you can do if your car FAILS a MOT and the garage won't let you leave

  28-07-2018 11:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reports have emerged of drivers being trapped at garages after their vehicle failed its MOT - here is what to do
  
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• Man arrested after Range Rover crashes into house in Blyth

  28-07-2018 11:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police say a 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and remains in police custody
  
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• Tesco baby essentials at half price at stores including Newcastle & Gateshead - ChronicleLive

  28-07-2018 10:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Tesco baby essentials at half price at stores including Newcastle & Gateshead
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  Don't you hate spending money on essential baby toiletries like nappies - which don't come cheap! Well, Tesco can expect to be busy this week for their now annual baby sale. It includes half-price nappies as well as other goods like baby wipes and ...and more »
  
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• See inside this stylish cottage which will make you want to pack up and move to the coast

  28-07-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Located in quiet North Sunderland, near Seahouses, Northumberland, take a look at this unusually renovated three-bed home
  
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• Husband who doused his wife in lighter fluid and threatened to burn her in vicious attack is jailed

  28-07-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Philip Riley launched the attack on his wife following a family barbecue at their Sunderland home
  
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• Overgrown shrubs and hanging trees: The foliage causing a nightmare for Newcastle drivers

  28-07-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Overgrown trees and foliage are obscuring signs and lights and the council has said it is taking the problem seriously
  
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• 60 jobs created as Home Bargains opens new store at former Kwik Save site in County Durham

  28-07-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shoppers are expected to flock to the new discount retail store at Clifford Road Retail Park on Saturday
  
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