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• Tynemouth MP Alan Campbell awarded knighthood in New Year's honours list

  28-12-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Labour deputy chief whip, who has represented Tynemouth for more than 20 years, was recognised for his political service
  
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• Newcastle City Council leader Nick Forbes gets CBE in New Year Honours

  28-12-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Labour Party member, who was brought up in the North East and represents the Westgate ward, has been honoured for his services to local government
  
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• New Year Honours: Some of the celebrities and famous faces on the list

  28-12-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three Lions aces, Hollywood stars - and a comedy legend - are among the big names to be honoured by The Queen
  
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• New Year Honours 2019 revealed - here's the North East list in full

  28-12-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  These proud people from all walks of life have been given the highest of honours including knighthoods, OBEs,CBEs, MBEs and BEMs
  
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• Meet the NHS heroes who have been recognised on New Year's Honours list

  28-12-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jim Mackey, chief executive of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, has been knighted for his services to healthcare, while others have also received recognition for their work
  
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• Former managing director 'gobsmacked' to be made an MBE in New Year's Honours

  28-12-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Chronicle and Journal managing director Bob Cuffe has been recognised for services to business on Teesside
  
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• The drugs capital of the North East revealed

  28-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A ChronicleLive Freedom of Information (FOI) request shows Gateshead Council were called out to 325 reports of needles and syringes from the beginning of the year until October 15
  
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• Stalker who relentlessly tormented ex-wife and told her 'you are walking dead' is finally jailed

  28-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Hepple, of Sunderland, had been going out with the woman since she was 13 and when their 26-year relationship ended he would not leave her alone
  
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• More than 100 racist graffiti incidents recorded in County Durham, data reveals

  28-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 12% of all cases of graffiti in the county were deemed racist
  
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• Bishop Auckland BBQ restaurant in bid to serve booze until 11pm

  28-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Smokehouse, in Bishop Auckland, have applied for a licence to sell alcohol until 11pm
  
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• Whoops! Trendy social hub Stack didn't ask for permission to project its logo

  28-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The shipping container hangout is applying for permission to install projector equipment retrospectively
  
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• Own a new home in South Tyneside? You could be forced to sell up

  28-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Next week, council bosses will be asked to approve new powers as part of a bid to tackle the issue and recover council debts
  
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• Northumbria University football team 'made to streak through the street' in fresh initiation shame

  28-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A ChronicleLive investigation has revealed the full scale of university initiations with documents not previously made public
  
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• Arron Hough fundraising page raises thousands of pounds for Sunderland dancer after disappearance

  28-12-2018 16:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise cash for the devastated family of Arron Hough after he went missing on Harmony Of The Seas cruise ship
  
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• Newcastle Christmas Village packs up a week early - but organisers vow it will return in 2019

  28-12-2018 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The log cabin-theme attraction launched in Times Square in early November and had been scheduled to run until January 5
  
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• Man appears in court accused of attempted murder of a woman in Alnwick

  28-12-2018 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Another man was arrested and charged with possession of a bladed article following the alleged incident in the early hours of December 27
  
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• Gateshead v FC Halifax Town preview - Halifax Evening Courier

  28-12-2018 15:06 via halifaxcourier.co.uk
  Gateshead v FC Halifax Town preview  Halifax Evening CourierFC Halifax Town travel to Gateshead on Saturday to face a side that has conceded only once in their last five home games.
  
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• Mum of murdered schoolgirl Nikki Allan appears in court on 'communications' charge

  28-12-2018 14:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sharon Henderson, from Sunderland, pleaded not guilty and will stand trial in February
  
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• Easter eggs go on display in Newcastle two days after Christmas

  28-12-2018 14:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Curry tweeted a picture of a variety of Easter goods on sale at WH Smith in Newcastle, adding the hashtag #waytooearly
  
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• Where's the rest? Gas workers paint white lines on road - but only on the bit they dug up

  28-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northern Gas Networks said North Tyneside Council will repaint any lines outside the area they worked within
  
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• Inside the new-look Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel as developers finally reveal reopening date

  28-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel is on course to reopen in 2019 and, with work 90% done, bosses are confident the end is in sight
  
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• What is The Greatest Dancer and when does it start? New BBC show set to be big hit

  28-12-2018 13:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Greatest Dancer is BBC's big new talent show for the New Year with Cheryl, Oti Mabuse and Matthew Morrison all involved
  
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• Whitley Bay and Alnmouth to hold New Year's Day 2019 North Sea swims

  28-12-2018 13:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Hit 2019 head on by running from a North East beach and straight into the North Sea for a New Year's Day Dip
  
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• Cheryl admits 'lack of dance experience' for judging role on The Greatest Dancer

  28-12-2018 13:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cheryl is one of the dance captains on new BBC show The Greatest Dancer alongside Oti Mabuse and Matthew Morrison
  
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• More strikes planned on Northern Rail network throughout January as dispute enters its third year

  28-12-2018 12:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  RMT members and Arriva Rail North have been locked in a dispute over plans to cut guards from some trains and run 'driver only' services
  
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• Plans to build almost 400 homes in North Shields gather pace

  28-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 35-acre site is mostly comprised of empty former industrial land and overgrown grassland
  
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• How a hero used his belt to help catch a knifeman outside the O2 Academy in Newcastle

  28-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The brave 34-year-old from Gateshead, was with his two friends when they tried to disarm the knifeman after seeing his victim covered in blood
  
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• Burglars who broke into shed on Christmas morning and stole boy's bike 'ruined Christmas' for family

  28-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An off-road bike and tools for the garden were taken in the early hours of Christmas morning from the family's shed
  
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• When Gazza went to Downing Street - files reveal what happened on Margaret Thatcher visit

  28-12-2018 09:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Gascoigne visited the then Prime Minister after England's football team reached the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup
  
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• Search for Arron Hough, Sunderland dancer missing from cruise ship, called off

  28-12-2018 09:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is believed that Sunderland dancer Arron Hough, 20, went overboard on Christmas Day
  
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• Pedestrian hit by a coach in Blyth has died

  28-12-2018 09:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The male victim was hit by a coach at around 5.10pm on the A189 Spine Road in Blyth
  
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• Hard-hitting video shows the shocking effect smoking has on the body

  28-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Medical experts say if smokers can't quit they should try vaping, which is much less harmful than cigarettes
  
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• Firm behind Gateshead care home plans claims new facility would free up hospital beds - Chronicle Live

  28-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Firm behind Gateshead care home plans claims new facility would free up hospital beds  Chronicle LiveLeamside Care Ltd has applied to build the care centre on the site of the former Felling Social Club.
  
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• Firm behind Gateshead care home plans claims new facility would free up hospital beds

  28-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Leamside Care Ltd has applied to build the care centre on the site of the former Felling Social Club
  
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• Expectation vs reality: Do developments really turn out like we’re told they will?

  28-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here we look at how some of Tyneside's developments measured up to their CGI selves over the past 15 years
  
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• A specialist bike would help Jake and his family enjoy life to the fullest together

  28-12-2018 08:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The nine-year-old from Wallsend, who has autism, loves nothing more than being outdoors with his parents and older brother
  
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• Resident calls for action to tackle 'too much' litter in Whitley Bay

  28-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One local wrote to North Tyneside Council to complain there was too much litter in the town
  
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• How Benedict Cumberbatch met the Durham-born Vote Leave mastermind ahead of new TV drama

  28-12-2018 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Sherlock actor will play the Campaign Director of Vote Leave in a new TV drama
  
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