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• How playwright Laura Lindow learned Geordie at Asda - though she has Gateshead roots - ChronicleLive

  14-09-2018 23:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  How playwright Laura Lindow learned Geordie at Asda - though she has Gateshead roots
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  The War of the Worlds returns to Newcastle next week and then tours the North East following its popular reworking. Share. Comments. By. Lesley Oldfield. 22:28, 14 SEP 2018; Updated 22:29, 14 SEP 2018. What's On. Video Loading. Video Unavailable.
  
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• Boy, 5, mauled by bulldog which owner had got for free on Facebook

  14-09-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shaun Carr, of South Shields, has been jailed after his bulldog left a young boy scarred for life and he tried to cover up his involvement
  
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• Try singing, ukulele and fiddle classes for free at Sage Gateshead on Sunday - ChronicleLive

  14-09-2018 21:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Try singing, ukulele and fiddle classes for free at Sage Gateshead on Sunday
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  If you've ever fancied taking up the fiddle or steel drums or joining a choir or all kinds of other musical activities, then Sage Gateshead is having a taster day for its classes before they begin next week. The list below shows you roughly what's on ...
  
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• Twins lucky to survive after one becomes oxygen deprived in womb and is born with just 1% of blood

  14-09-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alfie Highton has had to overcome a lot in his short life but now his parents are hoping to help him through new equipment
  
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• Racist shouted 'dirty ch***y' and spat on police officer in outburst outside Newcastle hospital

  14-09-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bikram Ram was arrested for being drunk and disoderly when he assaulted the officer and shouted the racist abuse
  
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• Princess Eugenie wedding: The Royal Family reveals all about the big day

  14-09-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank will marry at St George's Chapel in Windsor on October 12
  
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• Police hunt for hit-and-run van driver after woman left seriously injured in Sunderland

  14-09-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 26-year-old woman was seriously injured after being hit by pick-up style van on busy Sunderland road
  
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• Newcastle Labour councillor calls for unity amid claims activists are disrupting the party

  14-09-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John-Paul Stephenson claims some Momentum activists are trying to cause chaos in the Labour Party
  
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• Meet the Newcastle United fan who was at the heart of Man City's docu-series All or Nothing

  14-09-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Smith, 27, from South Shields, helped produce the award-winning Amazon programme
  
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• Man arrested after rooftop stand-off with police in Northumberland

  14-09-2018 18:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 32-year-old man has been arrested after police were called to a report that a man had climbed onto the roof of a property
  
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• Newcastle will become go-to destination for sport - despite losing the Great North CityGames

  14-09-2018 18:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The event, which has brought elite sport stars to the Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside for a decade, is on the move
  
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• 'Punching Above Your Weight' champ scoops £1m Lottery scratchcard jackpot

  14-09-2018 18:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Darren Donaghey bought the scratchcard while popping to the shop to buy an emergency pint of milk
  
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• Heroic Great North Run athletes reveal how they helped save collapsed runner's life

  14-09-2018 18:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nev Harris and Chris Johnson were among a group of people who leaped into action to save a man who collapsed on the route
  
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• Chi Onwurah spent taxpayers' cash on voice coach - but insists it wasn't to lose Geordie accent

  14-09-2018 17:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle Central MP has hit out at 'hostile southern media' over taxpayer funded voice coach
  
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• Tories accused of 'running scared' after banning anti-Brexit campaigners from party conference

  14-09-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle MP Catherine McKinnell has attacked the decision to ban campaigners who support a second Brexit referendum 
  
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• Beware: Netflix users are being targeted by this sophisticated scam

  14-09-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An increase in reports of fake Netflix emails has led to Action Fraud issuing a warning about the phishing scam  
  
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• Chester Road police incident LIVE: Air ambulance lands after tipper truck hits pedestrian in Sunderland

  14-09-2018 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A car has reportedly hit a pedestrian on Chester Road in Sunderland - police have closed the road until further notice
  
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• Chester Road hit and run RECAP: Air ambulance flies pedestrian to hospital after van crash

  14-09-2018 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A van hit a pedestrian on Chester Road in Sunderland without stopping - police have now reopened the road
  
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• Chester Road hit and run LIVE: Air ambulance flies pedestrian to hospital after van crash

  14-09-2018 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A can has reportedly hit a pedestrian on Chester Road in Sunderland without stopping - police have closed the road until further notice
  
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• See inside the FINAL Big Brother house for the new series as Channel 5 confirms axe

  14-09-2018 15:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Channel 5 have confirmed the new series, launching on Friday night, of Big Brother will be the final one
  
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• Child's kidnap hoax sparks police scare in Alnwick - as officers warn parents

  14-09-2018 15:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have warned that making hoax reports about such serious offences is wasting their time and possibly endangering lives
  
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• Prison staff protest called off as Government scrap court action

  14-09-2018 15:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prison officers from HMP Durham and HMP Northumberland walked out this morning
  
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• Police use loud 'distraction device' to arrest man allegedly threatening woman with knife

  14-09-2018 15:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers swooped on a property in Felling, Gateshead, on Friday morning and a 34-year-old man is now in custody
  
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• Police negotiating with man who climbed onto a roof in Amble stand-off

  14-09-2018 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man in question is said to be now locked inside a property in Amble and police remain on scene 
  
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• Gateshead design agency leaps ahead with contract win - Business Up North

  14-09-2018 14:13 via businessupnorth.co.uk
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  Gateshead design agency leaps ahead with contract win
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  Blue Kangaroo, a Gateshead-based design agency, has added to its international client roster after securing a contract with the National Geographic Society. The company, established in 2006, is a brand strategy and design consultancy for a host of ...
  
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• Shamed Northumbria Police sergeant who attacked man in his own home is jailed

  14-09-2018 14:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Light, of Holystone, was drunk and off-duty when he 'took the law into his own hands' over a domestic row
  
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• Met Office 'danger to life' warning as Hurricane Helene heads to the UK

  14-09-2018 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hurricane Helene will bring wet and windy weather to the UK early next week, the Met Office says
  
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• Channel 5 confirms Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother have been AXED

  14-09-2018 13:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The recent series of Celebrity Big Brother, won by Ryan Thomas, was the last will Channel 5 confirming the news on Friday
  
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• Bodyguard fans have 'evidence' that Keeley Hawes' Home Secretary is still ALIVE!

  14-09-2018 13:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Over 10 million people tuned into the first episode of Bodyguard on BBC1 and have been hooked ever since
  
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• Runaway dog Hugo reunited with owner after getting on the Metro by himself

  14-09-2018 12:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Hugo had quite the morning adventure when he boarded a train in Pelaw without his owner on Friday
  
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• Hurricane Helene: 'Danger to life' warning issued as huge storm heads to the UK

  14-09-2018 12:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hurricane Helene will bring wet and windy weather to the UK early next week, the Met Office says
  
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• Dramatic images show aftermath of fire that wrecked Mill House pub in Gateshead

  14-09-2018 12:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The blaze broke out at the bar near Springwell on Thursday afternoon and badly damaged the back of the property
  
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• Young mum left partially bald and 'heartbroken' after alleged nightclub attack

  14-09-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Friends have been raising money for Hollie-Louise Brown after incident at Bubbles in Ashington, Northumberland
  
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• Crook trying to make quick getaway from police on motorbike fell off after hitting speed bump

  14-09-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anthony Bellerby tried to flee when police turned up at his home in Lynemouth but lost control within seconds and fell off
  
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• Investigations continue after large fire at Mill House pub in Gateshead - ITV News

  14-09-2018 11:47 via itv.com
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  Investigations continue after large fire at Mill House pub in Gateshead
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  Fire crews remain at the scene to investigate a large fire at a public house in Gateshead. Emergency services were called to the Mill House pub and restaurant near Springwell on September 13. Huge plumes of smoke could be seen billowing from the ...and more »
  
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• More than 1,000 complaints made about North East police officers in a year

  14-09-2018 11:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Handling of complaints nationally is 'inconsistent' says police watchdog as figures for Northumbria and Durham forces released
  
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• Prison officers protest: Staff walk out of North East jails in protest over rising violence

  14-09-2018 10:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Union members at HMP Northumberland, Durham and Frankland taking action today
  
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• Prison officers protest: Staff at North East jails call off walkout as Government scraps court action

  14-09-2018 10:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Union members at HMP Northumberland, Durham and Frankland took action on Friday
  
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• This predatory paedophile has been jailed for 16 years for sick sex attacks on eighth child

  14-09-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stan Simpson, of Sunderland, was already serving a 24-year prison sentence for abusing children and has now been convicted of more offences
  
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• Newcastle football teams warned after player urinates on field in front of 'disgusted' residents

  14-09-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A councillor has slammed the man's 'disgusting' behaviour at the King George V field in Fenham
  
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• 'You could have killed someone': Rat-infested Gateshead shop owner stripped of booze licence - ChronicleLive

  14-09-2018 06:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  'You could have killed someone': Rat-infested Gateshead shop owner stripped of booze licence
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  A shopkeeper wept as she was told food from her rat-infested shop could have killed someone. Farah Asim told Gateshead Council's licensing committee she “didn't know” why she hadn't cleaned the filthy shop, which was infested with rodents.
  
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• Fears cuts to special needs education in Gateshead could jeopardise children's futures - ChronicleLive

  14-09-2018 06:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Fears cuts to special needs education in Gateshead could jeopardise children's futures
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  Young people with special educational needs could see their future life chances jeopardised by a new council policy, a charity has warned. Gateshead Council looks set to pull funding for some special school places for over 16s because of budget pressures.
  
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• 'You could have killed someone': Rat-infested Gateshead shop owner stripped of booze licence

  14-09-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Farah Asim broke down in tears as councillors told her that her filthy shop could have killed someone
  
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• Pride and Policing Awards: Nominees in the running to be named North East's top cop

  14-09-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jon Bensley, Neil Hall, Allan Brown and James Desmond are nominated for Northumbria Police's Outstanding Contribution category
  
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• Fears cuts to special needs education in Gateshead could jeopardise children's futures

  14-09-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council is considering pulling funding for some special school places for over 16s due to budget pressures
  
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