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• Fenham hit and run victim left fighting for her life as police hunt driver

  23-11-2018 22:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A woman was hit by a car on the crossing between Wingrove Road and Fenham Hall Drive on Friday, and was taken to the RVI
  
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• Sex beast tattoo artist has been jailed for 18 years for sickening sex attacks on young girl

  23-11-2018 21:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kris Nilsson, of Jarrow, subjected the very young girl to a campaign of abuse and was found guilty by a jury of rape and other sex offences
  
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• Prison kitchen worker smuggled £100,000 of spice, cocaine and Jack Daniels into jail via cereal boxes

  23-11-2018 20:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lindsey Keir, of Amble, had worked at HMP Northumberland for 22 years and was highly trusted but she became 'trapped in a cycle of greed' when she started sneaking banned items in for prisoners
  
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• Woman in the RVI with "trauma related injuries" after suspected hit and run in Fenham

  23-11-2018 20:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Locals who saw police cars and an ambulance on Fenham Hall Drive, near Wingrove Road, claim a woman in her twenties was hit by a car
  
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• Swanky! Take a look around the new Smokehouses apartments in North Shields

  23-11-2018 19:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The housing development is being built at Smith’s Dock as part of a multi-million pound project and the new homes will have stunning views of the river Tyne
  
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• Pensioner knocked off her mobility scooter by passing car in Houghton

  23-11-2018 19:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police believe someone who was in the area has dashcam footage of the incident
  
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• Northumberland County Council leader Peter Jackson accused of hypocrisy by property company

  23-11-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The war of words over a controversial development has continued with criticism from Lugano chairman Richard Robson
  
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• Newcastle grooming gang rapist has sentence cut for being 'disproportionate'

  23-11-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Habibur Rahim was originally jailed for 29 years for his part in a grooming gang in Newcastle
  
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• The £50 Christmas advert so tear-jerking people want John Lewis to hire the filmmaker

  23-11-2018 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The budget festive film racked up more than five million views on Facebook this week after filmmaker Phil Beastall posted it
  
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• Angry gran claims Newcastle city centre cash point dispensed 'burnt' £20 note

  23-11-2018 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  And she's issued a warning to others after claiming the machine fleeced her for the second time in months
  
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• Brain surgery patient who went missing from RVI in Newcastle is found 100 miles away

  23-11-2018 17:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Brew was receiving hospital treatment at the RVI in Newcastle but left to travel back to Cumbria
  
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• Plans for up to 50 houses on outskirts of County Durham village rejected

  23-11-2018 17:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham County Council's own planning department opposed the plans for up to 50 new houses on land east of Trimdon
  
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• Transport bosses to have a second attempt at voting over increased Metro fares

  23-11-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  They were forced to delay the decision earlier this week because too few councillors turned up to a crucial vote
  
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• Charity Question of Sport night raises more than £12,000 for the Sunshine Fund

  23-11-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The annual event was a success once again and will go towards helping change the lives of local disabled children
  
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• Two arrests as police swoop on SWEET SHOP and seize entire stock in suspected drugs bust

  23-11-2018 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A sweet shop in South Moor, near Stanley, County Durham, has had to close its doors after the Durham Constabulary operation
  
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• Final draft of Sunderland's local plan off to government after councillor backing

  23-11-2018 16:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors have given their backing to a local plan which includes new homes, planning rules against takeaways and new facilities
  
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• EUROMILLIONS RESULTS for Friday November 23: What were the winning Euromillions numbers?

  23-11-2018 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Get Friday's Euromillions results as well as the Thunderball results on this live blog - updates below
  
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• EUROMILLIONS RESULTS for Friday November 23: What are the winning Euromillions numbers?

  23-11-2018 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Get Friday's Euromillions results as well as the Thunderball results on this live blog - updates below
  
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• Metro performance has dropped in 2018 - here's how bosses are promising to improve the service

  23-11-2018 15:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A drop in performance has led bosses of the Tyne and Wear Metro to pledge improvements to the service
  
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• Pete Tong and the Heritage Orchestra in Newcastle: Breathtaking music from start to finish

  23-11-2018 14:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Ibiza icon brought the Heritage Orchestra to Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena on Thursday and it was a huge hit
  
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• Woman in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being cut from car on the A69

  23-11-2018 14:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for any witnesses and anyone who may have dash cam footage that could help with their investigation into the crash
  
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• Urgent plea to save under-threat GP surgery from closing for good

  23-11-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two out of four surgeries in Sedgefield, Fishburn, Trimdon Colliery and Trimdon Village could close
  
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• Teenage boy still fighting for life in the RVI a week after being knocked over in Blyth

  23-11-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 13-year-old was hit by a car on Cowpen Road in Blyth and suffered 'serious' injuries'
  
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• Search for suspect after man is glassed in Newcastle city centre bar

  23-11-2018 13:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to MSA Bar on Hood Street just after midnight on Friday morning after a man was attacked and the culprit fled the scene
  
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• These are the North East schools with the best exam results - did yours make the top list?

  23-11-2018 13:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Sunday Times has released its ‘Parent Power’ list of the top 2000 schools in the UK, and revealed the schools it ranks as best in the North East
  
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• One easy way you can help to feed Newcastle's homeless this Christmas and help a vital charity

  23-11-2018 12:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The People's Kitchen has been a lifeline for Newcastle's homeless and vulnerable for more than 30 years, but has no government funding
  
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• An archaeological dig with a difference at Wallington Hall as an old coin is unearthed by a mole

  23-11-2018 12:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Wallington Hall celebrates 50 years of being open to the public, one eight-year-old visitor found a 5p coin dating from 1968, with a little help
  
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• Family of jailed Durham academic Matthew Hedges make plea to the UAE for clemency

  23-11-2018 12:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A request for the British student's release is being considered by the UAE government despite insisting that his trial was not 'a show'
  
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• 'Zero tolerance' approach to attacks on emergency service workers backed by Sunderland councillors

  23-11-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service were forced to wear body cameras after a series of attacks in Sunderland
  
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• Poverty in Britain: The power of the United Nations is in your hands

  23-11-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dr Koldo Casla witnessed UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston’s visit to Newcastle. Here he explains why Britain should take note of his findings
  
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• Perdu 'attack': Sacked bouncer has now been BARRED from working on any doors

  23-11-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Facebook footage of alleged attack on teenager at Perdu went viral on Facebook, and Northumbria Police is still probing the footage
  
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• Asian woman racially abused in 'unprovoked attack' by a stranger in Newcastle shop

  23-11-2018 11:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have released a CCTV image of a man they think could help them with their investigation into the incident at the Savers shop in Byker, Newcastle
  
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• Newcastle bar Cosy Joes to have a starring role on Michael McIntyre's Big Show

  23-11-2018 11:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle karaoke bar will appear on the Big Show on Saturday and it's all down to a certain famous singer
  
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• Sage Gateshead picks up gong brace - Conference News (press release) (blog)

  23-11-2018 10:30 via conference-news.co.uk
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  Sage Gateshead picks up gong brace
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  Sage Gateshead has been awarded Gold for Inclusive Tourism and Silver for Business Tourism at the North East England Tourism Awards ceremony. Abigail Pogson, managing director, Sage Gateshead said: “I'm especially proud that we've been awarded a ...
  
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• A1 closed near the Angel of the North after five-vehicle crash involving two lorries and three cars

  23-11-2018 09:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The southbound carriageway is expected to be closed until at least 9am and three people have been taken to hospital
  
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• Why Gateshead could be the perfect loan move for Newcastle United youngster Elias Sorensen - Chronicle Live

  23-11-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Why Gateshead could be the perfect loan move for Newcastle United youngster Elias Sorensen  Chronicle LiveNewcastle United's near neighbours Gateshead would be interested in taking Danish striker Elias Sorensen on loan for the second half of the season - if Rafa ...
  
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• 'We're all panicking' - Brother of missing mum Melissa Ferguson issues emotional appeal

  23-11-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Melissa Ferguson, 27, from Hebburn has not been seen by her family for almost a month
  
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• Sage Gateshead picks up gong brace - Conference News

  23-11-2018 09:00 via conference-news.co.uk
  Sage Gateshead picks up gong brace  Conference NewsSage Gateshead has been awarded Gold for Inclusive Tourism and Silver for Business Tourism at the North East England Tourism Awards ceremony. Abigail ...
  
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• Calls for Sunderland councillors to be allowed maternity and paternity leave are backed

  23-11-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The landmark decision was passed with cross-party support
  
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• Why Gateshead could be the perfect loan move for Newcastle United youngster Elias Sorensen - ChronicleLive

  23-11-2018 08:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Why Gateshead could be the perfect loan move for Newcastle United youngster Elias Sorensen
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  Newcastle United's near neighbours Gateshead would be interested in taking Danish striker Elias Sorensen on loan for the second half of the season - if Rafa Benitez is prepared to let him drop into the National League in January. Sorensen is very much ...and more »
  
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• Trusted treasurer who fleeced friends and left cricket club on brink of collapse must pay back £70,000

  23-11-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gary Sams, of Consett, made almost £400,000 from defrauding pals and abusing his position as treasurer of a cricket club
  
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• This Asda supermarket is now allowed to sell booze 24 hours a day

  23-11-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Tyneside Council has approved a 24-hour licence to sell alcohol at Asda, in South Shields
  
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• Plans for new homes near Bedlington are turned down due to open countryside location

  23-11-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An outline application for new homes outside Bedlington have been refused by councillors
  
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• North East news LIVE: A1 southbound reopens following multi-vehicle collision near Angel of the North

  23-11-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Friday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: A1 southbound closed due to multi-vehicle collision near Angel of the North

  23-11-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Friday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Opencast mining at Druridge Bay back on track after High Court ruling

  23-11-2018 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A High Court judge has upheld the legal challenge from operators Banks Mining to the government’s decision to refuse planning permission for the Druridge Bay opencast coal mine in Northumberland
  
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