Gateshead news

• North East news LIVE: A1 south closed near Alnwick after multi-vehicle crash in icy conditions

  04-12-2018 22:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Wednesday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: A1 north closed near Alnwick after multi-vehicle crash in icy conditions

  04-12-2018 22:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Wednesday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Your hacks to avoid the controversial Newcastle Airport drop-off price hike

  04-12-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive readers have offered tips on how to avoid the increased car parking charges
  
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• Boy, 11, seriously injured after being hit by car in Benton

  04-12-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after the boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries
  
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• North of Tyne mayoral candidate pulls out of race - and gives support to rival

  04-12-2018 19:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former North Tyneside cabinet member Ian Grayson has announced he is dropping out of the race and backing his rival Nick Forbes, the leader of Newcastle City Council
  
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• Gateshead game studio Wolf and Wood to release title on Playstation VR - ChronicleLive

  04-12-2018 19:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Gateshead game studio Wolf and Wood to release title on Playstation VR
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  A Gateshead game studio is gearing up to launch one of its biggest titles on a new platform after its game was picked up by Playstation VR. Wolf and Wood specialises in making virtual reality (VR) games and recently landed a deal that will see it port ...
  
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• First footage of crash scene in Benton after pedestrian was hit by vehicle

  04-12-2018 19:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The air ambulance were called to the collision on Tuesday afternoon and one person has been taken to hospital
  
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• Transport for the North: £60bn plan to cut rail times between Liverpool and Newcastle

  04-12-2018 19:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Major plans to improve train journeys in the North of England were unveiled at a seminar in Manchester
  
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• 'Lovely' to 'money making exercise': Opinions split as Whey Aye plans go on display

  04-12-2018 19:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As developers prepare to submit the plans to Newcastle City Council  later this month, they unveiled their vision to the public with a consultation event
  
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• Take a look inside Newcastle's newest four-star hotel on Newgate Street

  04-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Maldron Hotel, which officially opened in the city centre on Tuesday, has 265 rooms as well as a restaurant,outdoor courtyard,conference room and event facilities
  
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• Gateshead game studio Wolf and Wood to release title on Playstation VR - Chronicle Live

  04-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Gateshead game studio Wolf and Wood to release title on Playstation VR  Chronicle LiveThe game studio attracted fans after popular YouTubers started streaming its game to millions of fans.
  
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• Billy Charlton trial: Accused denies claims he stirred up racial hatred during public speeches

  04-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Billy Charlton, of Seaham, is accused of spreading hate against 'immigrants, Asians, black people and the police' during series of marches and speeches in Sunderland
  
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• Plans to reintroduce wild lynx in Northumberland have been REJECTED

  04-12-2018 18:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Environment Secretary Michael Gove has written to the Lynx UK Trust saying the Government will not to grant a licence for the scheme
  
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• Banyan Bar and Kitchen WILL open in Newcastle when Jamie's Italian closes

  04-12-2018 18:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Developers say the North East’s first Banyan will complement nearby bars The Alchemist and The Botanist
  
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• Find out what's on TV for kids this Christmas as Watership Down hops to the top of the schedules

  04-12-2018 17:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here are some of the treats on the TV schedules for young ones over the festive season
  
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• North of Tyne Combined Authority appoints interim mayor as race hots up for top role

  04-12-2018 17:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Norma Redfearn says she wants to get the ball rolling on a number of projects before the new mayor is appointed
  
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• Leyton Orient: Sam Ling hails O's quality after Gateshead win - East London and West Essex Guardian Series

  04-12-2018 17:34 via guardian-series.co.uk
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  Leyton Orient: Sam Ling hails O's quality after Gateshead win
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  TEAMS sitting in against superior opposition is nothing new in football and it is a challenge Leyton Orient have had to get accustomed to. The O's have regularly come up against sides who are content to soak up pressure in the hope of taking something ...
  
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• Families of Durham rugby players who died in Sri Lanka face wait for answers

  04-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham City Rugby Club players Thomas Howard and Thomas Baty are believed to have died after consuming opiate drugs
  
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• Flowers left at scene where tragic student Emma Guilbert was killed in Fenham

  04-12-2018 16:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Fenham community has expressed its grief two weeks on from the shocking alleged hit and run
  
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• Death on the Tyne to be must-watch TV this Christmas and it's set on Newcastle to Amsterdam ferry

  04-12-2018 16:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Penned by Hebburn writer Jason Cook, Death on the Tyne will air on Gold in the run up to Christmas
  
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• Death on the Tyne set to be must-watch TV this Christmas and its set on Newcastle to Amsterdam ferry

  04-12-2018 16:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Penned by Hebburn writer Jason Cook, Death on the Tyne will air on Gold in the run up to Christmas
  
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• Historic Grey Street sign which was painted over by MISTAKE has been restored

  04-12-2018 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle Breweries Ltd lettering has been a constant feature of the shopfront on Grey Street for almost a century
  
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• Brutal boyfriend who shook baby to brain damage death released after only four months in prison

  04-12-2018 14:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marc Edward Guy was serving a second jail sentence when judges ruled that 'extraordinary circumstances' warranted his release
  
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• Meet the man who has been digging into the North East's past for 40 years

  04-12-2018 14:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After devoting more than 40 years of his life to archaeological research, Northumberland's Barry Mead has now earned national recognition
  
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• James McClean's heartwarming gesture to those living on the streets this winter

  04-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Republic of Ireland and former Sunderland AFC footballer has done something that has made his dad 'extremely proud'
  
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• Gabby Logan 'proud to be a Toon fan' as she becomes first female patron of Newcastle United Foundation

  04-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle United fan and BBC broadcaster has been recognised for her previous work to support the charity
  
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• Storm Etienne: Warning that North East could be battered by 80mph winds

  04-12-2018 13:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning with strong winds expected to batter the region throughout Friday
  
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• Gosforth rush hour misery as crash causes delays at Haddricks Mill roundabout

  04-12-2018 13:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two cars collided at the notoriously busy South Gosforth junction this morning. Northumbria Police warned motorists to avoid the area due to heavy congestion
  
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• Gateshead College makes double appointment - FE News

  04-12-2018 13:05 via fenews.co.uk
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  Gateshead College makes double appointment
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  Gateshead College has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of two assistant principals. Deni Chambers will lead a number of curriculum areas including digital tech, while Suzanne Slater will be the strategic lead for the ...
  
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• Newcastle Airport DOUBLES price for dropping off passengers as it reveals parking shake-up

  04-12-2018 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The current £1 Express fee has already faced a backlash from drivers dropping off and picking up passengers
  
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• Man hit by a car near Metro Radio Arena as police quiz driver

  04-12-2018 12:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An ambulance took the man to hospital early this morning
  
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• Harry Redknapp being 'force fed' on I'm A Celebrity as camp mates worry about his health

  04-12-2018 11:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bookies favourite for I'm A Celebrity Harry Redknapp has lost a worrying amount of weight in the jungle
  
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• This is the shocking wreckage of an A69 crash - but amazingly the driver survived

  04-12-2018 11:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The image was posted on Twitter by a Northumbria Police officer but the force have confirmed that, incredibly, nobody was hurt in the two vehicle collision
  
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• Little-known Gateshead river restored - Gateshead Council

  04-12-2018 11:21 via gateshead.gov.uk
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  Little-known Gateshead river restored
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  One of Gateshead's little-known tributaries of the River Tyne has been restored and revived as part of a major business park development. The little-known River Don, which rises near Springwell and flows east before turning north to meet the River Tyne ...and more »
  
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• UK weather: Storm Etienne to lash North East with heavy rain as Atlantic storm rolls in

  04-12-2018 11:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office is forecasting continuous heavy rain for the North East throughout Wednesday as the Atlantic storm drifts up towards the British Isles
  
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• How good are schools where you live? Ofsted reveals North East's best performing areas

  04-12-2018 11:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The annual report revealed the number of secondary schools judged good or outstanding has dropped, but the level has been maintained for primary school education
  
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• High exclusion rates and a drop in performance: How North East schools shape up according to Ofsted

  04-12-2018 11:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In the North East, 58% of secondary schools were rated good or outstanding, which is below the nation average of 75% - and it is a 4% drop compared to last year
  
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• Newcastle Falcons return to St James' Park to take on Sale Sharks in 'The Big One'

  04-12-2018 10:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Following last season's successful game at the home of Newcastle United, the Falcons will return once again to St James' Park
  
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• TV architect George Clarke says the thought of being a celebrity makes him 'ill'

  04-12-2018 09:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Sunderland-born architect is the man behind The Home Show, The Restoration Man and Amazing Spaces
  
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• Greggs abandons plan to open new store just 400m from North Shields school

  04-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The bakery chain has dropped the plans, saying that "a number of key factors" have made the venture at the Collingwood Centre unviable
  
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• Fears for public health services over proposals to slash £4.1million in grant funding

  04-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Under the proposals South Tyneside Council would see the grant cut from £14.124million to 10.020million - a 29 per cent reduction on 2017/18
  
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• Cowgate prisoner jailed over sawn-off shotgun raid found dead as his uncle fights for his life

  04-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon Boyle, 31, was serving five years inside Holme House prison for possessing a sawn-off shotgun
  
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• At Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard, HMS Illustrious was launched 40 years ago

  04-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In December 1978, the Chronicle reported on the high-profile launch of the mighty aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious
  
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• Who went out of I'm A Celebrity? Declan Donnelly hits out at fresh 'fix' claims amid Sair Khan's exit

  04-12-2018 08:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street actress Sair Khan was evicted from the I'm A Celebrity camp on Monday, prompting new claims of a fix
  
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• Transform rail services to ensure summer of chaos can never happen again, says inquiry

  04-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rail companies and Department for Transport criticised in hard-hitting report about summer timetable chaos on the railways
  
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• Risks of Brexit must be assessed by local authorities, warns senior councillor

  04-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Economic risks linked to leaving the European Union should be assessed and mitigated by careful financial management, warns a councillor
  
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• North East news LIVE: Power cut leaves hundreds of homes without electricity

  04-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Tuesday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Haddricks Mill roundabout crash causing rush hour gridlock

  04-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Tuesday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Metro passengers will be able to store tickets on their phones from 2019 with new app

  04-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Transport bosses say they are on course to launch a new mobile app in 2019 that will allow passengers to purchase a digital Pop card on their smartphone
  
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• Greggs has unveiled its own range of Christmas presents - including a festive jumper and phone case

  04-12-2018 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The limited edition range includes a jumper, sausage roll inspired umbrella and socks, which will be sold at the Grainger Street shop between December 11 and 13
  
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