Gateshead news

• Newcastle United's Paul Dummett just took a cheeky dig at Sunderland over their Netflix documentary

  20-12-2018 20:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The St James' Park defender could play against the Black Cats in the 'mini Wear-Tyne derby' next month
  
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• Jury discharged in trial of man accused of stirring up racial hatred during public speeches

  20-12-2018 20:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Billy Charlton, who denies targeting 'immigrants, Asians, black people and the police", was cleared of one charge but the jury were hung on five similar counts
  
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• Gateshead College's retail venture creates jobs and hits revenue milestone - FE News

  20-12-2018 19:24 via fenews.co.uk
  Gateshead College's retail venture creates jobs and hits revenue milestone  FE NewsAn innovative commercial retail venture has achieved several notable milestones since its launch four years ago. Led by Gateshead College and shopping ...
  
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• Son's appeal to find mum who went missing after travelling to North East to see friends 11 years ago

  20-12-2018 19:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tony Liang said the last time his family heard from his mum, Jenny Zheng, she was believed to be in the Newcastle or Durham area
  
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• Mystery of missing 200-year-old whale bones from Northumberland school

  20-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The discovery that the bones had disappeared was only made when photos were about to be taken ahead of their removal
  
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• Man facing first Christmas alone after wife's tragic death - but is coping by doing what he does best

  20-12-2018 18:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dennis Johnson, of Gateshead, is facing his first Christmas in 58 years without his wife Moira, who lost her battle with cancer in January
  
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• 183 new homes for Gateshead - Gateshead Council website

  20-12-2018 18:14 via gateshead.gov.uk
  183 new homes for Gateshead  Gateshead Council websitePlanning approval has been granted for 183 new two, three and four bedrooms houses and bungalows in Blaydon.
  
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• Inquest into brutal murder of Killingworth mum to look at possible police and probation 'failings'

  20-12-2018 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Quyen Ngoc Nguyen, 29, was savagely murdered by William John McFall and Stephen Unwin after a terrifying ordeal in August 2017 and the pair received life sentences
  
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• Local retail venture with Gateshead College and intu generates 32 jobs and over £1m investment - Bdaily

  20-12-2018 17:07 via bdaily.co.uk
  Local retail venture with Gateshead College and intu generates 32 jobs and over £1m investment  BdailyA commercial retail venture has achieved many milestones since its launch in 2014. Led by Gateshead College and shopping centre owner intu, handPICKED ...
  
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• US ESTA travel requirements: US Government introduces stricter visa application rules

  20-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The US has changed its visa application rules so that real-time ESTA approvals are no longer available
  
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• Drugs trafficker has £400,000 and Consett property confiscated after being jailed for almost 17 years

  20-12-2018 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gordon Ruckledge has been ordered to pay £396,653.71 within three months after National Crime Agency investigators obtained a confiscation order
  
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• When is Christmas Top of the Pops on? Jess Glynne, George Ezra and more to appear on BBC show

  20-12-2018 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rita Ora, George Ezra and Clean Bandit are among the acts on Top of the Pops on Christmas Day
  
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• Former Hush Lounge in Whitley Bay to be transformed into flats

  20-12-2018 16:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The old South Parade boozer will undergo a transformation into 10 apartments
  
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• When is Torvill & Dean drama on ITV? Skating stars' story to appear on screen at Christmas

  20-12-2018 15:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The life and career of Torvill & Dean will be on screen in a one-off ITV drama this Christmas
  
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• Cuts to council-tax support in Northumberland to save £1million a year have been approved

  20-12-2018 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All households in Northumberland will have to pay a minimum of eight per cent of their council-tax bill, following approval for changes to save £1million a year.
  
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• Fears of serial cat shooter in Gateshead after two cats shot in same street - ITV News

  20-12-2018 15:43 via itv.com
  Fears of serial cat shooter in Gateshead after two cats shot in same street  ITV NewsThere are fears a serial cat attacker is operating in Gateshead after two cats were shot on the same street in a short space of time. The cats were both attacked ...
  
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• Newcastle Eagles' Christmas visit to children's hospital is slam-dunk success

  20-12-2018 15:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The staff said that they always look forward to the players coming in as they are really great with the kids
  
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• North of Tyne Mayor candidate revealed by Lib Dems

  20-12-2018 14:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Liberal Democrats have revealed the person selected as the party's candidate for North of Tyne Mayor
  
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• Dangerous netting that killed birds on Quayside will be removed before kittiwakes return

  20-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New measures are being taken to protect the colony of kittiwakes on the Quayside
  
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• Christmas past in Newcastle: Watch footage of people and places in the city from 85 years ago

  20-12-2018 13:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Step back 85 years to Newcastle at Christmas in 1933 with this great footage from the North East Film Archive
  
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• Tips to save cash at Christmas from money saving expert Martin Lewis

  20-12-2018 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Martin Lewis has shared his top tips to save cash over the Christmas and New Year period
  
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• Serial cat shooter feared to be on the prowl after TWO cats shot in same street

  20-12-2018 13:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police has confirmed the recent shooting on Ivy Lane in Low Fell, Gateshead, mirrors a previous shooting in October
  
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• Revealed: The shocking number of homeless people who have died in the North East

  20-12-2018 12:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The charity Shelter said it is an appalling loss of life and it should be a source of national shame
  
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• It's Winter Solstice on December 21 so the days will get longer - but also colder, here's why

  20-12-2018 12:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  You'd think having more sunlight would mean the temperatures are set to heat up after Friday, but that doesn't quite happen
  
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• Attention drivers - delays expected when work starts on busy Blaydon Roundabout

  20-12-2018 12:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council has announced works to install traffic lights on Blaydon Roundabout will start on January 7 and are due to last up to 10 weeks
  
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• It's getting there! Work to 'bring back glory days' to Bigg Market nears completion

  20-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The £3.2m revamp to 'bring back the glory days' of the historic square has seen construction work going on since May
  
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• East 17's performance at Christmas Tyne in Gateshead has been cancelled - Chronicle Live

  20-12-2018 11:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  East 17's performance at Christmas Tyne in Gateshead has been cancelled  Chronicle LiveEast 17 were scheduled to appear at Christmas Tyne winter village in Gateshead but it's been cancelled.
  
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• Thieves caught after spate of thefts from cars in Forest Hall and Benton jailed

  20-12-2018 11:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police carried out targeted patrols in areas where there had been a spate of vehicle break-ins and thefts
  
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• How likely a White Christmas is in Newcastle and the North East according to Met Office forecasts

  20-12-2018 10:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has published its Christmas Day forecast with five days to go until December 25, although they can change
  
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• Flybe launches sale on several flights from Newcastle Airport

  20-12-2018 09:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  European regional airline Flybe opened discounted bookings on selected routes across the UK and Europe on Tuesday
  
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• Faye Tozer insists marriage is 'solid' amid Strictly Come Dancing curse rumours

  20-12-2018 09:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former pop singer Faye Tozer admitted her time on the popular BBC One show was a "rollercoaster"
  
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• Dad attacked love rival - then claimed he had 'minging joggers and scruffy hair'

  20-12-2018 09:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The brutal attack happened in Gateshead High Street following a drinking session at the Metropole
  
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• Go-ahead for Gateshead residential development - Insider Media

  20-12-2018 09:02 via insidermedia.com
  Go-ahead for Gateshead residential development  Insider MediaPlanning approval has been granted for a 183-home residential development on Bleach Green in Blaydon.
  
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• Protection for North East's rare prehistoric settlement which could provide glimpse of the past

  20-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Historic England grants scheduled monument status to rare prehistoric settlement in County Durham, which could give valuable insight into our past
  
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• North Shields Fish Quay flats rejected because plans are 'too bland'

  20-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The plans were submitted to transform the former North Eastern Rubber Company building on Clive Street, leading to the Fish Quay
  
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• South Tyneside Council forks out £1,700 to support police 'DNA spray' pilot

  20-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The spray is designed to tackle illegal and off-road bikers in the South Tyneside area
  
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• How 'amazing' volunteers made Christmas 'extra special' for those who might be spending it alone

  20-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  St Vincent’s Blackfriars support centre in Newcastle provides help and support to those who are homeless, vulnerable and lonely
  
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• Former TV studio to become LGBT+ media and business hub - The Northern Echo

  20-12-2018 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Former TV studio to become LGBT+ media and business hub  The Northern EchoA FORMER television studio has been given a new lease of life, as the UK's first LGBT+ business and media centre.
  
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• Council promises answers on Killingworth Road reopening date - but drivers will have to wait to find out

  20-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The busy route in Newcastle has been shut since July 2017, leaving drivers frustrated
  
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• Anger as £16m cycle scheme focuses on affluent areas of Gosforth, Jesmond and the city centre

  20-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors have complained that the project is too focused on areas like Gosforth, Jesmond and the city centre
  
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