Gateshead news

• What a star! This teen saved up his pocket money for a year to buy Christmas presents for a care home

  24-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Residents at Scarborough Court in Cramlington were surprised and delighted when thirteen-year-old Carlton Ashman presented them with gift bags at their Christmas party
  
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• Home for Christmas - dad paralysed in freak stag do accident returns home

  24-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Keith Dungait, from Morpeth, had to fight for his life after diving into a swimming pool and hitting his head on the bottom shortly arriving on the Spanish island of Majorca on July 5
  
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• Heartbroken family pay tribute to 'amazing' man who died after being struck by car

  24-12-2018 16:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Matthew Carty – also known as Matty – died after being hit by a vehicle on the A1052
  
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• Santa hat appears on Gateshead's Angel of the North - Belfast Telegraph

  24-12-2018 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Santa hat appears on Gateshead's Angel of the North  Belfast TelegraphA santa hat has been placed on Gateshead's Angel of the North sculpture a day before Christmas. The large red hat was noticed atop the famous steel structure ...
  
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• Solved! How the Angel of the North ended up wearing a Santa hat

  24-12-2018 16:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A group of people managed to get a Christmas hat on top of the Angel of the North overnight - and these pictures show exactly how they managed to do it
  
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• Santa hat on Gateshead's Angel of the North - Belfast Telegraph

  24-12-2018 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Santa hat on Gateshead's Angel of the North  Belfast TelegraphVideo of a santa hat placed on Gateshead's Angel of the North sculpture a day before Christmas. The large red hat was noticed atop the famous steel structure ...
  
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• Lifelong Newcastle United fans publish children's book of Toon legends

  24-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brothers Rory and Matt Cook and illustrator Sean McLeod have teamed up to release "ABC with NUFC" in time for Christmas
  
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• How old is The Queen? Her Majesty addresses the nation in her Christmas Speech

  24-12-2018 13:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  HRH Queen Elizabeth II will deliver her Christmas Speech to the nation on Christmas Day
  
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• Man in hospital with serious injuries after attack outside pub in County Durham

  24-12-2018 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 28-year-old man was taken to hospital following the attack outside Cottles pub in Willington, County Durham
  
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• Motorists warned of hazardous driving conditions as Met Office issues yellow warning for fog

  24-12-2018 12:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for fog and freezing fog in the North East from Monday afternoon, which will last through to 11am on Christmas Day
  
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• What time is Coronation Street on on Christmas Day? ITV soap set for festive drama

  24-12-2018 12:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There's a mix of love, laughter and serious drama on Coronation Street this Christmas
  
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• What's the weather forecast for the North East over Christmas?

  24-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here's the Met Office forecast for Newcastle, County Durham and Northumberland for Christmas Day and Boxing Day
  
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• Violent bouncer jailed after headbutting innocent teen in Newcastle nightclub

  24-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Doorman Daniel Ovenden, of Benwell, was already awaiting sentence for assaulting a customer at Tiger Tiger when he lost control and butted a 17-year-old at Illegitimate
  
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• Friends of crash victim Daniel Wright raise thousands of pounds to bring his body home

  24-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Wright, 31, moved to Australia after landing his dream job as a scuba diver on the Great Barrier Reef but was tragically killed in a car crash just weeks later
  
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• What time is Eastenders on on Christmas Day? Festive drama aplenty in Albert Square

  24-12-2018 11:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The residents of Albert Square are set for a bucket load of drama in Eastenders on Christmas Day
  
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• Young girl remains in 'serious condition' after three-vehicle crash in Seaham

  24-12-2018 11:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Constabulary were called to the collision on The Avenue in Seaham at about 8.45pm on Saturday night.
  
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• The Angel of the North has got into the Christmas spirit and has a Santa hat on!

  24-12-2018 11:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The symbol of the North East now dominates the Tyneside skyline complete with a festive decoration
  
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• Nearly half of Sunderland graffiti in recent years 'racist or offensive', figures reveal

  24-12-2018 11:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Examples in recent years include a racist message spray painted on the Jami Masjid mosque in Chester Road and similar attacks on takeaways and shops.
  
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• See timelapse footage of the latest addition to South Shields town centre

  24-12-2018 11:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The timelapse footage shows the construction work on South Shields new transport interchange
  
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• Looking to go abroad? These are the most dangerous travel destinations for 2019

  24-12-2018 10:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued advice to holidaymakers looking to travel abroad in 2019
  
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• What time is Strictly Christmas Special on TV? Hit BBC show returns for festive episode

  24-12-2018 10:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing is back on TV for Christmas Day for a Christmas Special on BBC1
  
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• Take a look inside this ‘exquisite’ family home with stunning riverside views

  24-12-2018 09:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Located a stone's throw from the North Shields ferry terminal, this four bedroom house at Dukes Court is on the market for £699,950
  
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• Christmas Day crime fighters: Northumbria Police officers reveal what it's like keeping Newcastle safe

  24-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Business as usual for the boys and girls in blue who will be there for those not having a merry Christmas
  
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• From overtaking cyclists to new MOT rules - five driving laws introduced in 2018

  24-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Several new laws have been brought in this year that drivers should be aware of
  
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• Benefit cheat pocketed more than £10,000 after telling council she was single

  24-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The housing benefit was illegally claimed over a two year period, a court has heard
  
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• 1,000 patients still to re-register after closure of Northumberland GP practice

  24-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Collingwood Medical Group in Blyth closed its door in November due to 'significant difficulties'
  
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