Gateshead news

• Predatory intruder broke into house looking to molest woman who woke to find him looming over her

  21-02-2019 22:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Cezar-Emil Poinaru, of Fenham, broke into a Heaton home in the dead of night and targeted a woman who had earlier shared a taxi with him from the city centre
  
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• Details of £20m relief road for Blyth revealed - as target date is set

  21-02-2019 22:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Residents have been given a chance to see the proposals and have their say
  
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• 104 job losses and council tax rising: The cost of austerity in Gateshead laid bare as cuts bite

  21-02-2019 22:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Despite slashing £13m from the budgets, Gateshead Council leader Martin Gannon said the council will have to save even more
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn says ISIS bride has the right to return to Britain

  21-02-2019 20:36 via walesonline.co.uk
  Labour leader criticised Home Secretary Sajid Javid's action as 'very extreme'
  
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• Two boys in stand-off with police after climbing on city centre McDonald's scaffolding

  21-02-2019 20:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The boys climbed onto the work site on Thursday afternoon and ran away from police who were called to the scene
  
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• Is this going to be the hottest February on record? It's a far cry from the Beast from the East

  21-02-2019 19:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Met Office forecasters need to combine the day and night temperatures to work out if it is a record breaking month
  
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• 17 balmy pictures as people enjoy rare February heatwave in Newcastle and Gateshead

  21-02-2019 19:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  17 balmy pictures as people enjoy rare February heatwave in Newcastle and Gateshead
  
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• 'I've cried and lost a lot of sleep': Controversial home-care charges in Northumberland WILL go up

  21-02-2019 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Despite criticism from opposition councillors, Northumberland County Council approved the plans to increase charges from April 8
  
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• Motion to stall plans for Durham County Council HQ move defeated

  21-02-2019 19:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Conservative councillors wanted to reveal background papers and start a new public consultation on the plans
  
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• Labour councillors slam proposals to change staff terms and conditions at Northumberland County Council

  21-02-2019 19:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The proposals were revealed to the trade unions this month
  
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• Plans for an overhaul of services at Shotley Bridge Hospital will not affect waiting lists, care chiefs have promised

  21-02-2019 19:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Health chiefs are gearing up for a consultation on the future of the hospital
  
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• More than £20,000 in overpaid council tax recouped for Rothbury residents

  21-02-2019 19:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  You are able to challenge your council tax band if you think it's wrong
  
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• What police are saying about the Central Motorway crash which caused traffic headache for commuters

  21-02-2019 18:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to the northbound side of the road near Cow Hill on Thursday afternoon after a crash left one lane blocked
  
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• On board Sam Fender's Brits party bus as 'Alan Shearer and Sting' join the celebrations

  21-02-2019 18:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sam Fender celebrated in style after the Brit Awards on Wednesday night travelling to the after-party on a party bus
  
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• We're expecting record February temperatures this weekend

  21-02-2019 18:28 via walesonline.co.uk
  Dust off your sunglasses, you may need them
  
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• Sainbury's, Iceland and Lidl are urgently recalling these food products

  21-02-2019 18:19 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A string of supermarkets are calling back perishable items
  
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• Dublin airport passengers relieved after drone sighting causes brief delay

  21-02-2019 18:14 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Flights were suspended for just 30 minutes
  
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• Heartbreak as memorial garden at Gateshead care home is raided by thieves - Chronicle Live

  21-02-2019 18:11
  Heartbreak as memorial garden at Gateshead care home is raided by thieves  Chronicle LiveStaff, families and residents at Fellingate Care Home are devastated after thieves targeted the garden and branded it 'disrespectful'
  
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• Heartbreak as memorial garden at Gateshead care home is raided by thieves

  21-02-2019 18:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Staff, families and residents at Fellingate Care Home are devastated after thieves targeted the garden and branded it 'disrespectful'
  
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• Ceiling collapses at Pontins entertainment centre, injuring 18

  21-02-2019 18:09 via walesonline.co.uk
  Incident happened at the Brean Sands resort last night
  
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• Spice dealer threw stash out of window during police raid as his mum blocked the front door

  21-02-2019 18:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Adum Mohammed desperately tried to dispose of the drugs at his home in Elswick, but was caught out when police saw the whole thing from the street outside
  
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• Good news for puffins! Number of threatened seabird on the up

  21-02-2019 17:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The figures are up and allay fears from last year when initial count of the popular seabird were low
  
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• Touching tributes paid to popular Labour councillor Bernard Pidcock

  21-02-2019 17:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Coun Bernard Pidcock, who who represented the Holywell ward, died on February 9
  
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• The amount Northumberland County Council has spent 'gagging staff' who have left in the last 18 months

  21-02-2019 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Figures were revealed about what the council spends on agreements for former staff and memberships of various organisations
  
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• Staff made redundant as North Shields charity The Cedarwood Trust faces financial pressure

  21-02-2019 17:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Cedarwood Trust, based on the Meadow Well estate, has made six staff members redundant as it struggles to raise sufficient funds to support its services
  
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• A Gold medal for breakdancing - but which of these other 'sports' have made the Olympics?

  21-02-2019 16:52 via walesonline.co.uk
  Can you get a gold medal in our quiz?
  
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• Watch as banned boy racer leads police on Central Motorway chase after 'panicking at blue lights'

  21-02-2019 16:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Leighton went through several red lights and swerved onto the wrong side of the road in a car he had bought the day before, despite being disqualified from driving
  
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• Six things we learnt about Ofsted from boss Amanda Spielman this morning

  21-02-2019 16:29 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Ofsted's chief inspector discussed same sex relationships, exclusions, teacher stress and more on BBC Radio 5 Live
  
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• Boy, 15, hit over the head and robbed in attack by gang of teens in Newcastle

  21-02-2019 16:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Teenagers have been gathering on the Metro and have been intimidating people across north Newcastle, according to the police
  
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• ITV's Fred and Rose West documentary with Sir Trevor McDonald will finally be shown

  21-02-2019 16:06 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Programme will be shown three weeks after it was pulled from the schedules
  
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• Some TV viewers have officially complained about a Jack Whitehall 'scatter cushions' joke at the Brits

  21-02-2019 16:05 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The awards show has faced similar complaints in previous years
  
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• Children in care outside England to be given higher priority for school places in South Tyneside

  21-02-2019 16:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Youngsters who meet the criteria will be placed second on the list of those most in need of a place
  
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• What is The Independent Group? What you need to know about the breakaway group of MPs

  21-02-2019 15:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here's what we know so far about the break-away group of MPs
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn says ISIS bride Shamima Begum should be allowed back into Britain and ‘given our support’

  21-02-2019 15:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Labour leader said the government’s decision to strip her of her British citizenship was a “very extreme manoeuvre”.
  
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• 'Disrespectful' burglar threw rock through funeral home window - and stole just £4

  21-02-2019 15:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jason Ross was caught after leaving his blood at the scene after smashing his way into J Hindmarsh & Sons Funeral Directors in Byker
  
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• Thorpe Park announces closure of ride that thrilled families for 30 years, Royals included

  21-02-2019 15:40 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Logger's Leap first opened in 1989
  
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• Step inside one of the most luxurious properties on sale in Newcastle right now

  21-02-2019 15:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This £690,000 home at Newcastle Great Park oozes luxury - and comes with its own cinema room
  
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• Victory for neighbours as 'smelly' Blaydon Quarry landfill site is rapped over 'odour issues'

  21-02-2019 15:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Environment Agency has suspended the site's permit following an investigation into odours emanating from uncovered waste
  
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• Council Tax set to rise for Northumberland residents as budget is signed off

  21-02-2019 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  It includes cuts, ambitious spending plans and an almost 4% council-tax rise
  
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• Thugs who attacked newsagent and threatened to burn down his shop walk free

  21-02-2019 15:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A shopkeeper was threatened and attacked after Sukhdev Gill and Baltej Bhullar demanded he repay his debt
  
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• Mum loses 11-and-a-half stone in a bid to keep up with her two young kids

  21-02-2019 14:57 via walesonline.co.uk
  Lindsay Bainbridge shed the weight in 18 months
  
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• Councillors call for 'one-stop shop' to help those struggling with Universal Credit

  21-02-2019 14:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors have called for a 'one-stop shop' to help claimants struggling with the roll out of Universal Credit in South Tyneside
  
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• Woman who called in fake bomb threats to police and fire service jailed

  21-02-2019 14:46 via walesonline.co.uk
  Tracey Stockings has a 'flagrant disregard for court orders'
  
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• Thorpe Park launches cheap overnight stay deal plus two day tickets for just £49pp

  21-02-2019 14:41 via walesonline.co.uk
  You will have to be quick to get your hands on this latest deal
  
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• Heathrow urges passengers to continue to book flights despite no-deal fears

  21-02-2019 14:05 via walesonline.co.uk
  'The Government has worked well with the EU to make sure planes will fly' says chief exec
  
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• Person killed after being hit by a train near Hexham

  21-02-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Emergency services were called to the scene at 10.39am, and British Transport Police has since confirmed a pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene
  
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• Going nowhere: The North East criminals who tried and failed to get out of jail early

  21-02-2019 13:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  These Tyneside criminals thought they had been locked up for too long, but appeal court judges disagreed
  
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• Rail lines between Newcastle and Carlisle blocked due to emergency services incident

  21-02-2019 13:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Train services running through these stations could be cancelled or delayed by up to 60 minutes
  
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• Restoration of Spanish City in Whitley Bay shortlisted for national award

  21-02-2019 13:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  It is up for a prize alongside two other North East projects, the Auckland Tower and Newcastle University's Urban Sciences Building
  
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• Nine-year-old girl dies 'from allergic reaction' after eating ice cream on holiday

  21-02-2019 13:49 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The British girl had been staying with her family in Malaga
  
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