Gateshead news

• Public engagement on future of Rothbury Hospital will start in the new year

  21-12-2018 22:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Campaigners are fighting ward closures at Rothbury Hospital in Northumberland
  
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• Plans for 15 new self-build homes in Alnwick are turned down

  21-12-2018 22:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Those on the committee at Northumberland County Council ignored the advice of planners to reject the proposals
  
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• New house in Craster refused for the second time over road-safety fears

  21-12-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The proposal was for a single-storey property in the Northumberland village of Craster
  
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• See how a council worker saved Christmas for this Tynemouth nursery

  21-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Staff at Tynemouth Nursery were left in a panic after their nativity costumes were accidentally thrown out with the rubbish
  
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• New Newcastle college praised for not repeating Discovery School's 'catastrophic' failings

  21-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East Futures University Technical College opened in Stephenson Quarter in September
  
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• 25 years after brutal delivery driver murder, daughter who never knew her dad begs for answers

  21-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Logan was lured to a remote location with a fake food order, and found dead on Christmas Eve in 1993
  
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• Listen to the amazing 999 call made by six-year-old girl which helped save her dad's life

  21-12-2018 18:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sophia Robson sprang into action when her dad Alan had an epileptic seizure whilst helping her get ready for a dance competition
  
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• Heartbroken health campaigners express disappointment after losing legal battle over hospital changes

  21-12-2018 18:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Save South Tyneside Hospital campaign raised thousands of pounds to mount a legal challenge to proposed cuts at the hospital
  
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• Newcastle will need 3700 extra school places by 2030

  21-12-2018 17:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The city is facing a shortage of school places unless new provision can be secured
  
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• When does winter end, how is the date set and other questions answered

  21-12-2018 17:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As December 21 marks the shortest day, find out why the season's "turn" is officially far later than you might think and why weather forecasters might not agree
  
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• How hundreds of people got the chance to star in a music video

  21-12-2018 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dancers young and old joined forces to mark reopening of a Tyneside ballroom, then returned to see themselves starring in a music video
  
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• 'It will save lives' - Tragic Charlie Pope's dad praises water safety review prompted by teen's death

  21-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  University of Manchester student Charlie, from Ponteland, was found dead in Manchester's Rochdale Canal following a night out
  
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• Dedicated Newcastle United fans will travel the furthest over Christmas covering 880 miles

  21-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  According to research, away fans will spend 14 hours and travel 880 miles by car for their fixtures at Liverpool and Watford over the holiday period
  
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• BBC's Countryfile to feature Northumberland during Christmas special

  21-12-2018 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In the episode, to be aired on Sunday evening, presenter Matt Baker and his team will explore the small village of Elsdon and visit a pub decked out for Christmas
  
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• Venerable Canon Sarah Clark unveiled as the next Bishop of Jarrow

  21-12-2018 15:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  How former civil servant from a family of miners in Wales hopes to have affinity for the people and places of South Tyneside
  
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• Man jailed after flogging hundreds of stolen Airfix models to Jarrow pawnbrokers

  21-12-2018 15:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Robertson was jailed after admitting handling the stolen goods, which had been taken from an 82-year-old woman's home
  
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• Did you see him? Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury spotted in Newcastle

  21-12-2018 14:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  During his visit to the city on Thursday, the 'Gypsy King' went to a restaurant on High Bridge and made a donation to a homeless person
  
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• Investigation hears the tragic final hours of 'Mr Newcastle' Paul Burns

  21-12-2018 14:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An evening out with friends ended in tragedy when the 37-year-old collapsed on Clayton Street West in Newcastle
  
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• Suspected drink driver hit lamp post before overturning on Peterlee A19 slip road

  21-12-2018 14:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A driver has been arrested after flying into a lamp post and landing on the car roof on the A19 slip road
  
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• The huge haul of suspected illegal cigarettes seized from Newcastle pubs

  21-12-2018 14:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council Trading Standards team seized more than 200 cigarettes and 2.6kg of hand rolling tobacco (HRT) following a swoop on two Newcastle pubs
  
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• Adorable! Kitten rescued after crawling into police car's exhaust to keep warm

  21-12-2018 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Percy was found by officers trying to keep warm and was taken to safety
  
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• Black Eye Friday 2018: Pictures, video and updates - as it happened

  21-12-2018 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pubs, bars and clubs were packed out in Newcastle as city centre workers transformed into festive revellers and celebrate Christmas
  
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• Black Eye Friday 2018 LIVE: Updates as revellers hit Newcastle and Durham before Christmas

  21-12-2018 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pubs, bars and clubs are set to be packed out in Newcastle as city centre workers transform into festive revellers and celebrate Christmas
  
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• Take a tour of Newcastle Airport through the eyes of a guide dog in training

  21-12-2018 12:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Budding guide dog Badger was filmed through a GoPro as part of his training at Newcastle Airport with handler Darren Ainsley
  
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• Newcastle driver handed six month ban - before passing his test

  21-12-2018 12:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police discovered the security worker did not have a full driving licence when he was restrained by officers
  
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• Panic as dog is rushed to the vets after eating a homemade Christmas cake

  21-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The goldendoodle waited until his owners had left before leaping five foot on to a work surface and dragging the cake down
  
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• Bus passengers set to face disruption as Arriva drivers vote to strike over pay row

  21-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Unite say hundreds of bus drivers for the firm have voted in favour of strike action, which will start on January 6 and end on January 12
  
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• Takeaway plans rejected due to worrying childhood obesity levels in South Tyneside

  21-12-2018 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Tyneside Council has rejected proposals for a takeaway in Hebburn following planning guidance adopted last year
  
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• These are the rarest and most valuable 50p coins in circulation - do you have one?

  21-12-2018 09:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Kew Gardens design is considered one of the rarest of them all and can fetch up to £400 on auction websites if found in a mint condition
  
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• Frantic Friday: Drivers face delays as millions hit the roads for Christmas getaways

  21-12-2018 09:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Millions of people will be planning to drive home for Christmas on what is set to be one of the busiest days of the year
  
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• Lockerbie bombing 30 years on: Search for the truth continues after Britain's deadliest attack

  21-12-2018 09:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On December 21, 1980, Pan Am Flight 103 was brought down over Scotland and 270 people were killed
  
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• Jesmond student ran over four-year-old girl as she played in the street

  21-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  But magistrates in North Tyneside said the incident should 'not blight' Newcastle University student's life
  
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• Love Island's Adam Collard branded 'idiot of the year' by girlfriend after 'attempted break in'

  21-12-2018 08:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geordie personal trainer Adam Collard met Zara in the sunshine at the villa on the ITV2 dating show Love Island
  
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• Why the Millennium Bridge will be lit up blue this weekend

  21-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Millennium Bridge will stay blue on Friday ahead of a special event run by police in Gateshead
  
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• Health bosses back plan to merge two GP practices in County Durham

  21-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nearly 8,000 patients across the county will be affected by the shake-up
  
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• Drinkers warned emergency services are 'not a taxi service' as paramedics brace for busy period

  21-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Safe Haven Van, which operates in Newcastle city centre, will increase its hours during the Christmas period in a bid to reduce the pressure on police and paramedics
  
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