Gateshead news

• England to play Rugby World Cup warm-up match in Newcastle at St James' Park

  05-09-2018 23:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The match will take place on September 6 2019 and is the first home England game to be played away from Twickenham since 1998
  
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• See long-lost footage of Hollywood stars Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Bamburgh

  05-09-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Footage released by the North East Film Archive shows the Hollywood couple on the set of Becket in 1964
  
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• Plans for 270 new homes in Alnwick have been approved

  05-09-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The application to build the homes on land at Windy Edge, off the Alnmouth Road, has been approved
  
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• This brave boy has a condition so rare only eight people in the world have been diagnosed with it

  05-09-2018 20:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Benjamin Edmundson-Brown's family, of County Durham, is fundraising to build him a special bedroom
  
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• Suspected cannabis farm uncovered at property in Ryton

  05-09-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police forced their way into the house on Dean Terrace on Wednesday
  
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• Prince Charles to visit Alnwick Gardens a week after Prince William visits Newcastle

  05-09-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Prince of Wales will carry out engagements in Northumberland on both Wednesday and Thursday
  
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• Police searching for pensioner who went missing from his Gateshead home

  05-09-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Dinsley was last seen by his family at 3.20pm on Wednesday at his house in Felling and police are growing concerned
  
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• Light at the end of the tunnel for little Daisy Sayers whose 'flu' turned out to be leukaemia

  05-09-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daisy Sayers will now be able to have the holiday of a lifetime when she finally finishes her treatment in 2020
  
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• Heartbroken friends pay tribute to tragic Fawdon shopkeeper Sean Singh Kang

  05-09-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sean Singh Kang's pals tell why the 26-year-old will be remembered as a local 'legend'
  
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• Commuters urged to be on lookout for missing Gateshead pensioner with Parkinson’s disease and dementia

  05-09-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Dinsley was last seen by his family at 3.20pm on Wednesday at his house in Felling and police are growing concerned
  
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• Apologetic burglar who left 10-year-old in tears says it was 'nothing personal'

  05-09-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joe Corner, caught burgling the Sunderland family home by a woman and her daughter, has written a letter of apology
  
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• When does Strictly Come Dancing start on TV and when will it end?

  05-09-2018 18:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The hit BBC one TV series will soon be hogging the weekend TV schedule - and there's a former Newcastle schoolgirl dancing for 2018
  
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• Great North Run 2018 guide to Metro closures and what you need to know about getting to and from the race

  05-09-2018 18:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here's a handy guide to help you plan your travel to and from South Shields on September 9 - Metro's busiest day of the year
  
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• Newcastle hospital named as one of first in UK to offer 'game changing' cancer therapy for children

  05-09-2018 18:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hospitals in London, Manchester and Newcastle are awaiting approval to provide CAR-T therapy
  
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• Time to dig out your forgotten Tyneside videotape and film collections

  05-09-2018 17:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East Film Archive is asking people to search out their old videos and films as part of a major new project
  
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• Newcastle has the highest rate of student housing in the entire country

  05-09-2018 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One in every 15 homes in the city is a property for students
  
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• Police investigating crash which left biker seriously injured searching for two witnesses

  05-09-2018 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 21-year-old was knocked off their bike in Murton and police are searching for two people seen on CCTV crossing the road
  
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• Stolen 'Pavel is a Geordie' flag dedicated to former Newcastle United keeper Srnicek has been returned

  05-09-2018 17:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The giant flag, donated by the late goalkeeper’s family, was stolen from St James’ Park before Newcastle v Chelsea
  
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• Northumberland MP wins battle as pension dashboard gets green light from Government

  05-09-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 'pensions dashboard', championed by Guy Opperman, will help workers keep track of their pensions
  
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• Meet the South Shields coach who is on the way to raising £100,000 through white collar boxing

  05-09-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Several North East charities have received donations from the money raised by the boxing matches set up by Chris Goodall
  
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• Great Exhibition of the North: The lasting legacy the festival will leave on Newcastle and Gateshead

  05-09-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As the Great Exhibition of the North approaches its end, here's how organisers say it went
  
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• Fancy buying this Whitley Bay hotel? It could be yours for £1.5m

  05-09-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Royal Hotel, which is just a few hundred yards from the newly-revamped Spanish City dome, is up for grabs for £1.5m
  
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• Mobike's future in Newcastle announced as cycle-sharing firm pull out of Manchester

  05-09-2018 15:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bike sharing firm makes announcement today after its service in both cities is hit by vandalism and theft
  
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• Miss Newcastle Alisha Cowie is crowned Miss England - moments before her proud mum is led off stage by security

  05-09-2018 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old will now go on to represent the country in the Miss World competition
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing confirmed line-up of 15 celebrities set for new series of BBC show

  05-09-2018 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing 2018 will soon see celebrities and pros take to the BBC ballroom and lineup rumours have started
  
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• Newcastle United fans could be banned over disorder at Stadium of Light after 'mini' Tyne-Wear derby

  05-09-2018 14:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A total of 10 people have been summoned to magistrates over the trouble at the under-23s Tyne-Wear derby game
  
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• Stolen 'Pavel is a Geordie' flag dedicated to former Toon keeper Srnicek has been returned

  05-09-2018 14:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The giant flag, donated by the late goalkeeper’s family, was stolen from St James’ Park before Newcastle v Chelsea
  
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• Police probe launched after man is found dead in Arthur's Hill flat

  05-09-2018 14:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers from Northumbria Police say they are currently treating the 28-year-old's death as 'unexplained'
  
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• Experience life in the Royal Navy's reserves at a Tyneside open day

  05-09-2018 14:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Royal Navy are opening their doors at HMS Calliope, on the Gateshead Quayside, with lots of activities planned
  
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• 'Screaming all day and vomit on the pavements' - fears over Newcastle shop's 8am booze plans

  05-09-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Daynight Express convenience store in Westmorland Road wants a licence to sell booze from 8am to 11pm every day
  
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• Morpeth to mark 10th anniversary of devastating 2008 floods with town hall event

  05-09-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Those affected by the flood will give testimonies on a night of poetry, music and photography, a decade since the Wansbeck burst its banks
  
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• Man accused of possessing animal porn and making indecent child images appears at court

  05-09-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nicky Redhead appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court, where he denied the charges
  
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• Sacriston murder accused Richard Lee in court charged with killing Ryan Thompson

  05-09-2018 13:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Lee was told he is likely to stand trial next February charged with murdering Ryan Thompson in Sacriston
  
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• Undateables star Steve Carruthers and wife Vicky are trying for a baby - all thanks to the show

  05-09-2018 12:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steve Carruthers, from Sunderland, found love and married after appearing on the Channel 4 show
  
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• Thug stamped on unconscious man's head outside Newcastle pub before hitting him with ash tray

  05-09-2018 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Faisal Ahmad's victim was left without lasting damage despite the brutal attack he suffered after he had already been knocked unconscious
  
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• BBC presenter Rachael Bland dies just days after announcing she had incurable cancer

  05-09-2018 12:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Her family have paid tribute to the 'beautiful and courageous' BBC news presenter
  
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• NHS England gets 'game-changing' leukaemia deal - and treatment could be offered in Newcastle

  05-09-2018 12:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three UK hospitals in London, Manchester and Newcastle are awaiting approval to provide CAR-T therapy
  
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• Woman finally hits 'impossible' £100,000 target for lifesaving op - hours after arriving in hospital

  05-09-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Carrie Beckwith-Fellows, from Kielder, needs two operations to stop the devastating symptoms of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
  
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• When Tyneside's past and present meet - in a series of striking images

  05-09-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new Facebook page called Time Travel Photography aims to reunite the Tyneside of the past with the present
  
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• Struggling to sleep? Try this two minute US army technique which allegedly has a 97% success rate

  05-09-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It involves relaxing, visualising and repeating a fair obvious phrase several times and apparently is very successful for soldiers and elite athletes
  
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• Plans for new 9-storey car park at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary could be revived

  05-09-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If it goes ahead, the multi-storey car park would have almost 900 spaces - although no target date has been set
  
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• 'It's never too late to change': Grandfather who lost 18st urges people to heed NHS heart test

  05-09-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chris Coulter has urged people to take the NHS Heart Age test, which shows how likely you are to suffer a heart attack or stroke
  
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• Gateshead FC 2 – 3 Harrogate Town - Harrogate Informer

  05-09-2018 11:54 via harrogate-news.co.uk
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  Gateshead FC 2 – 3 Harrogate Town
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  A battling performance by Harrogate Town at the cavernous,International Stadium,saw Town come from behind to defeat Gateshead and climb to the top of the National League. Town were unchanged from Saturday's defeat of Eastleigh and they almost took ...and more »
  
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• Adam Johnson's sister says he will be out of prison in six months and is 'counting down the days'

  05-09-2018 09:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's not the first time Faye Johnson has taken to social media to express how much she's looking forward to her brother's release
  
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• Has Christmas come early? John Lewis thrills Bake Off viewers with epic Bohemian Rhapsody advert

  05-09-2018 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Lewis and Waitrose are re-branding - to John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners, but the advert was much more exciting than new names
  
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• Controversial Hexham BID to be axed next week after support 'ebbs away'

  05-09-2018 09:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The board of the Hexham BID, which has operated since October 2016, has given notice to the council that it wishes to terminate
  
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• Durham Police dogs fitted with military-style cameras to assist armed officers

  05-09-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cameras, mounted on the police dogs' backs, allow armed officers to see what the dog can see - even in pitch black
  
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• 50 stuffed ducks found in wing of Northumberland mansion Dukes House

  05-09-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The listed Dukes House near Hexham was built in 1873 for the Backhouse family of Quaker bankers
  
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• Mystery 'fumes' blamed as kids are left 'VOMITING' on way home from Flamingo Land

  05-09-2018 08:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Probe launched as pregnant woman is among those to claim to have fallen sick after school holiday jaunt to North Yorkshire theme park
  
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• Violent husband facing jail after beating wife with rolling pin after drinking with friends

  05-09-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Zeljzo Kukilo launched the attack after the pair had been drinking with friends at their home in Heaton, Newcastle
  
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