Gateshead news

• Doctor 'self-medicating' with cans of lager in her car left dad with catastrophic injuries

  20-09-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Consultant anaethetist Dr Julia Morch-Siddall, of Heddon-on-the-Wall, downed four cans of Stella Artois before causing a head-on smash
  
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• RAF fighter jets scrambled off the North East coast to intercept Russian bombers

  20-09-2018 21:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has issued a warning about "the very serious military challenge that Russia poses us today"
  
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• Child 'grabbed' and school pupils approached by man in white van in Newcastle

  20-09-2018 19:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police say they are investigating the reports and have identified the van and individuals involved
  
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• North East employers say Brexit will hurt their businesses and the region's economy

  20-09-2018 19:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Furious business leaders say the Government is 'sleepwalking into disaster'
  
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• Shooting charges dropped against man whose DNA was found on shotgun cartridges at the scene

  20-09-2018 19:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A woman was left with shotgun pellets embedded in her arms and back after a gunman opened fire at her home in West Denton
  
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• The inspirational 12-year-old who has raised over £10,000 after two family tragedies

  20-09-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Harry Steel lost both his dad and uncle within 10 months of each other but threw himself into fundraising
  
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• RAF jets scrambled from Newcastle over fears Russian plane entering UK airspace

  20-09-2018 18:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  RAF jets have been dispatched to over the North Sea amid fears of a Russian plane entering UK airspace
  
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• Threat of cuts to CrossCountry services through Newcastle, Durham and Berwick is lifted

  20-09-2018 17:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Proposals to cut services to stations north of Newcastle have been scrapped for the foreseeable future
  
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• Theresa May's Brexit plans suffer setbacks after EU leaders say they 'will not work'

  20-09-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister's Brexit proposals are in tatters after her 'Chequers' deal was rejected by the EU
  
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• Inside Gosforth High Street's Adrianos as it celebrates turning its one star rating to five stars

  20-09-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council confirms it has reinspected and regraded the Italian this week, after it was previously given one star
  
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• Enchanted Parks ticket details and theme revealed as Gateshead event returns for 2018 - ChronicleLive

  20-09-2018 16:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Enchanted Parks ticket details and theme revealed as Gateshead event returns for 2018
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  Enchanted Parks always casts a spell over Gateshead with a magical event and this year should be no different now a mysterious theme has been revealed. Funded by Arts Council England and Gateshead Council, the now annual event at Saltwell Park is ...
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing week one dances and songs revealed - who's doing what?

  20-09-2018 15:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The wait is nearly over as Strictly Come Dancing sashays onto BBC1 for its first live show on Saturday night
  
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• Storm Bronagh LIVE: Wind warning and risk of flooding across the North East

  20-09-2018 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trees fell down and a roof blew off a home in Walker Road as strong gusts caused significant damage and travel disruption
  
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• Storm Bronagh LIVE: UK set for disruption as new storm replaces Ali

  20-09-2018 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trees fell down and a roof blew off a home in Walker Road as strong gusts caused significant damage and travel disruption
  
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• Storm Bronagh LIVE: Aftermath and disruption as weather warning ends in the North East

  20-09-2018 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trees fell down and a roof blew off a home in Walker Road as strong gusts caused significant damage and travel disruption
  
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• Planning next year's holiday? easyJet has announced its flights from Newcastle for spring 2019

  20-09-2018 14:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 1,800 flights will take place to and from Newcastle International Airport
  
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• Storm Bronagh: Why are storms named and how are the names chosen?

  20-09-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Storm Ali is the Met Office's first-named storm of the new season - but why do the Met Office and US National Hurricane Centre name weather events?
  
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• Pervert jailed on birthday for sickening collection of indecent images

  20-09-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Howse, of Kingston Park, had more than 3,500 videos and images showing youngsters carrying out 'terribly degrading acts'
  
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• St Thomas' Church in Gateshead to host special Animal Service and Blessing - ChronicleLive

  20-09-2018 13:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  St Thomas' Church in Gateshead to host special Animal Service and Blessing
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  It won't just be humans who will be singing hymns at a church in Gateshead next month as it hosts a special event for animals! On Saturday, October 13, St Thomas' Church will be the location for an Animal Service & Blessing with "animals of all shapes ...
  
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• Gateshead fair trade 'pioneer' Traidcraft faces closure - BBC News - BBC News

  20-09-2018 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
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  Gateshead fair trade 'pioneer' Traidcraft faces closure - BBC News
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  Traidcraft says it has been badly hit by a drop in the value of the pound and retail difficulties.
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• Gateshead fair trade 'pioneer' Traidcraft faces closure - BBC News

  20-09-2018 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
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  Gateshead fair trade 'pioneer' Traidcraft faces closure
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  A firm which calls itself a "pioneer" of fair trade is consulting on closing its trading business. Gateshead-based Traidcraft started in 1979 and sells goods sourced in developing countries. Chief executive Robin Roth said a drop in the value of the ...
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• See what happened when woman recorded Storm Ali winds of up to 84mph on Redheugh Bridge

  20-09-2018 12:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The video shows wild gusts over the River Tyne reaching up to 37.6 metres per second
  
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• See the moment Newcastle United star Ayoze Perez surprised kids during their PE lesson

  20-09-2018 12:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Magpies forward Ayoze Perez caused a stir when he dropped by Beech Hill Primary School
  
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• Top TV historians to gather on Lindisfarne at archaeology festival for Mick Aston

  20-09-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The DigNation festival is expected to attract around 400 people
  
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• 'How can you stoop so low?' - Disgust after intruder broke into residents' rooms at Blyth care home

  20-09-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tattooed man branded 'scum' by daughter of dementia sufferer
  
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• A 'nightbus' will run until 3am from this weekend in Newcastle - and it is MUCH cheaper than a taxi

  20-09-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The previously scrapped service will return this Friday with late buses running until from Newcastle City Centre to various parts of the city
  
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• 100 years ago, the Spanish Flu killed millions - and thousands died in the North East

  20-09-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  BBC Two will be marking the centenary of the Spanish Flu pandemic with a drama-documentary next week
  
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• Man and child escape with minor injuries after tree falls on car in Alnwick during Storm Ali

  20-09-2018 11:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 40-year-old man and young child were taken to hospital after a tree landed on a car they were travelling in on Bondgate Without
  
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• Driver in critical condition after becoming trapped under another car in serious crash in Wallsend

  20-09-2018 11:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 56-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was rescued from underneath the car he collided with on Station Road in Wallsend
  
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• Warning of torrential rain in the North East - with more windy weather to come

  20-09-2018 09:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Storm Ali has left the UK but rain and windy weather are still in the forecast with a warning in place for parts of the North East on Thursday
  
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• Courtney Hadwin from County Durham misses out on America's Got Talent crown

  20-09-2018 09:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 14-year-old from Hesleden finished sixth in the biggest talent show in the US
  
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• George Osborne urges Government to give the North control of its rail services

  20-09-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Tory Chancellor criticises Transport Secretary Chris Grayling over rail review
  
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• Drug factory containing 293 cannabis plants found in six-bedroom house on Westgate Road

  20-09-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cannabis farm 'gardener' Long Tran was caught running out of the house when police swooped on a drugs factory in a residential area
  
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• Quayside development with views of Tyne Bridge given green light

  20-09-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A two-storey office block with views of the Tyne Bridge was given the go ahead by Gateshead Council
  
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• Man dies in hospital more than a week after alleged assault outside pub

  20-09-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Iain Lee, of Newton Aycliffe, died at lunchtime on Wednesday in James Cook University Hospital after an incident last Saturday
  
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• Community wins battle over historic Chopwell pub's future amid drug violence warnings

  20-09-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans to turn the Chopwell Hotel into flats have been rejected by Gateshead Council
  
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