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• Durham bus drivers set to strike for one week over pay row with Arriva

  03-12-2018 22:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Unite say hundreds of bus drivers for the firm have voted in favour of strike action, which is expected to start on December 16, in  pursuit of a pay increase
  
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• Murdered David 'Noddy' Rice's stepson branded a danger and jailed

  03-12-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A court heard Steven Rice went off the rails after his father was gunned down in South Shields in 2006 and he has now been locked up for his latest robbery
  
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• Families devastated as Lapland Christmas trip is cancelled - because of a lack of snow

  03-12-2018 19:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Travel operator Transun said almost 200 passengers were affected by its Newcastle Airport cancellation
  
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• Man who sparked Westminster VIP paedophile inquiry probe named by court

  03-12-2018 19:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Judge Paul Sloan QC, the Recorder of Newcastle, lifted a reporting restriction which prevented the media from identifying the defendant
  
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• Food and drink prices for Christmas Tyne winter village in Gateshead - ChronicleLive

  03-12-2018 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Food and drink prices for Christmas Tyne winter village in Gateshead
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  This year is brilliant one for people who love Christmas markets and festive tipples as we're spoilt for choice here on Tyneside. Newcastle Christmas Market is back at Grey's Monument bigger than ever; Hadrian's Tipi has returned to Stack; a huge ...
  
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• Food and drink prices for Christmas Tyne winter village in Gateshead - Chronicle Live

  03-12-2018 19:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Food and drink prices for Christmas Tyne winter village in Gateshead  Chronicle LiveChristmas Tyne winter village is now open in Gateshead with a variety of food and drink on offer.
  
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• Metro bosses explain how they will avoid repeat of system-wide failure - nine days after rail chaos

  03-12-2018 19:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The entire network was brought to a halt on the morning of Saturday, November 24 after a computer failure took down the Metro's radio system
  
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• Campaigners fighting plans for health reforms in Sunderland and South Tyneside to face care bosses in court

  03-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Save South Tyneside Hospital Campaign will get their day in the High Court to challenge plans
  
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• Blyth BID proposal fails to impress - following in the footsteps of Hexham and Morpeth

  03-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland County Council says the ballot result means that a BID won't be introduced in Blyth
  
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• A1231 at Mill House remains dangerously slippery and will stay shut as cleaning work continues

  03-12-2018 18:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The spillage of a fatty liquid was caused by a collision between a car and a lorry last Thursday - it's still not clear when the road will open
  
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• The parking meter which is turning a pensioner into a 'nervous wreck'

  03-12-2018 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Hynes says people are "shouting, swearing and kicking" just feet from his home when the parking meter swallows their change
  
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• Transport bosses meet to learn what the Government has planned for the North

  03-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Transport for the North and Newcastle Council to hear from the Department for Transport at northern summit
  
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• Council tax could increase by £24 to help cash-strapped police forces

  03-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Home Office is reported to be planning to allow Police and Crime Commissioners to add £24 to council tax bills for band D homes next year
  
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• Heed boss Watson concedes Orient had 'magic' needed to get points - East London Advertiser

  03-12-2018 16:12 via eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Heed boss Watson concedes Orient had 'magic' needed to get points
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  Macauley Bonne scores to put Leyton Orient 2-0 up against Gateshead after great work by James Alabi (right) (pic: Simon O'Connor). Simon O'Connor Photography. Gateshead produced a strong first half at the National League leaders, but Josh Koroma ...
  
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• Pedestrian killed after being hit by lorry on A691 near Durham city

  03-12-2018 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The road was closed near Lanchester Hospital for a number of hours following the incident on Friday afternoon
  
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• An update on the council's borrowing and investments has been given to councillors

  03-12-2018 15:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland County Council's debt fell by £21.3million in the first half of this financial year, but still totals £750million - with annual interest costs of more than £23million
  
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• Members of the audit committee have concerns about town and parish councils, but they are not within their remit

  03-12-2018 15:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland County Council's remit with regard to town and parish councils only extends to two limited areas
  
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• Pensioner, 71, suffers 'serious head injury' after being hit by a car in North Shields

  03-12-2018 14:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police are appealing for witnesses after a 71-year-old was hit by a car near to the St Georges Crescent and Billy Mill Avenue junction last week
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing star Faye Tozer's perfect 40 score divides viewers

  03-12-2018 14:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Faye Tozer and her partner Giovanni Pernice received a perfect 40 in Musicals Week but Strictly viewers are torn
  
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• ITV deny I'm A Celebrity 'fix' claims from viewers after Malique Thompson-Dwyer's exit

  03-12-2018 14:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Malique Thompson-Dwyer left I'm A Celebrity on Sunday night but viewers think they spotted something untoward
  
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• Newcastle United boss Rafael Benitez achieves what no current Premier League manager has

  03-12-2018 14:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Spaniard, who has been at St James' Park since 2016, has been entered into the world-renowned Who's Who publication
  
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• Uber to give NHS workers free taxi rides home this Christmas - here's how it works

  03-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The firm are offering two free rides to every member of NHS staff between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day to help health workers get home to their families
  
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• Powerhouse firm wants to build a new bar and restaurant in Clayton Street

  03-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new plans could create 20 jobs at the the 'vacant' PerfectHome site
  
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• Bullied at school, a university dropout and homeless - how this woman turned her life around

  03-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead youth worker Faye Batch has now shared the inspirational story on how she turned her life around - and offered advice to others struggling to find their feet
  
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• South Tyneside College forced to close and cancel open day due to 'major' gas fault

  03-12-2018 13:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The college, in South Shields, had to close on Monday morning and students were told the site planned to re-open on Wednesday
  
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• Free parking for Christmas shoppers in North Shields, Wallsend, Tynemouth and Whitley Bay

  03-12-2018 13:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council say the extra parking in North Shields, Wallsend, Whitley Bay and Tynemouth aims to support traders and boost the economy during the festive period
  
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• North East set for FREEZING temperatures as the rain makes way for bitter Arctic-like winds

  03-12-2018 13:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office says this week is going to feel very cold as a wintry winds hit the North East - but it's going to be much drier than it has been recently
  
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• Lars Vogt and Royal Northern Sinfonia, Sage Gateshead - The Northern Echo

  03-12-2018 12:51 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
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  Lars Vogt and Royal Northern Sinfonia, Sage Gateshead
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  The opening chords of Beethoven's Coriolan Overture pack and punch and there was no holding back when the Royal Northern Sinfonia, under the baton of Lars Vogt, delivered them at Sage Gateshead. An incisive account of the piece set the scene for the ...
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing winner odds change - who are bookies tipping to take home the trophy now?

  03-12-2018 12:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The competition is fierce as we approach the final of Strictly Come Dancing and bookies have named their favourite
  
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• Matthew Hedges 'shocked' after PR deal between British Government and his captors is revealed

  03-12-2018 12:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Durham University academic had been in jail for eight days when the deal was signed between the two governments
  
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• How one of Tyneside's worst disasters killed 92 men and boys

  03-12-2018 12:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In the latest in our Tyneside Revealed series, we recall the mining disaster that killed 92 men and boys, the youngest being eight
  
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• Revealed: The story of the RAF pilot who was awarded the German Iron Cross

  03-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The medals awarded to an RAF pilot who died over Northumberland come up for auction, including the Iron Cross awarded by Germany in WW1
  
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• Plans finally unveiled for Gosforth High Street building after years of being 'derelict and unloved'

  03-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Halifax building is set to be taken over by independent boutique optician Concept Eye Clinic for 'state-of-the-art clinical facilities'
  
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• I voted to remain in the EU but I fear a 'People's Vote' on Brexit would be a disastrous mistake

  03-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Why I'm worried about proposals for a second referendum on Brexit
  
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• Embleton talks up Ling's commitment after Gateshead win - East London Advertiser

  03-12-2018 12:00 via eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk
  Embleton talks up Ling's commitment after Gateshead win  East London AdvertiserThe right-back returned from injury earlier than expected to help the O's remain at the top of the National League table.
  
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• Piers Morgan mocks Tony Blair for supporting Newcastle United on GMB

  03-12-2018 11:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Labour Prime Minister went on ITV's Good Morning Britain to discuss a range of topics - but the Arsenal-supporting host seized on his fondness for Newcastle to mock him
  
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• Benwell taxi 'chase': Suspect arrested by Northumbria Police released under investigation

  03-12-2018 11:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dash cam footage allegedly showed a man clutching a knife chasing the driver on Armstrong Road
  
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• X Factor voting figures for every week of the series as Dalton Harris wins in final

  03-12-2018 11:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The X Factor wrapped up on Sunday night when Dalton Harris beat Scarlett Lee and Anthony Russell in the final
  
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• John Barrowman I'm A Celebrity accident: ITV gives update on campmate's condition

  03-12-2018 10:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  TV star John Barrowman suffered a sprained ankle while walking with Harry Redknapp and was taken to hospital
  
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• Noel Edmonds speaks out on Holly Willoughby 'feud' after shock I'm A Celeb exit

  03-12-2018 09:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Tv presenter was the first to be evicted from the I'm A Celebrity jungle
  
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• Win £100 Love2shop voucher in time for Xmas with our Santas Little Helpers Competition

  03-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We're looking for all of Santa's Little Helpers in and around the North East. Upload a photo of your child or pet for your chance to win!
  
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• Sunshine Fund launch annual Christmas appeal hoping to change local children's lives

  03-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The charity are launching their annual Christmas appeal today hoping to make a difference to the lives of local children during the festive period
  
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• Santa's Little Helpers

  03-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We're looking for all of Santa's Little Helpers in and around the North East!
  
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• Mum baffled by 'Free Tommy Robinson' message on £10 note dispensed by cash point

  03-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ex-EDL leader's name was all over Kelly Goodrum's note, but now she's Googled him, she's worried it may have offended someone
  
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• Food & drink prices for Christmas Tyne winter village in Gateshead - Chronicle Live

  03-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Food & drink prices for Christmas Tyne winter village in Gateshead  Chronicle LiveChristmas Tyne winter village is now open in Gateshead with a variety of food and drink on offer.
  
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• Charity boxing night next up for firm's fundraising - The Northern Echo

  03-12-2018 06:05 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Charity boxing night next up for firm's fundraising  The Northern EchoA BUSINESS whose staff after trekked from river deep to mountain high for charity, is boxing clever in a bid to reach its own £50000 target.
  
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• Charity boxing night in Gateshead next up for firm's fundraising - The Northern Echo

  03-12-2018 06:05 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
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  Charity boxing night in Gateshead next up for firm's fundraising
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  A BUSINESS whose staff trekked from river deep to mountain high for charity, is boxing clever in a bid to reach its own £50,000 target. 0 comment. Staff from The High Street Group of Companies, based in Newcastle, have raised more than £40,000 for ...and more »
  
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• Tyneside buyers offered quirky opportunity to snap up eight North Shields billboards

  03-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  National property auctioneers Stretton's is set to offer interested parties the opportunity to snap up the land north of Albion Road in North Shields
  
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• People who stay up late more likely to get heart disease and diabetes, say Newcastle scientists

  03-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A link has been found between people's sleeping preferences and the healthiness of their diets.
  
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