Gateshead news

• Nick Forbes on his future after shock defeat in North of Tyne mayoral race

  25-02-2019 22:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Momentum-backed Jamie Driscoll was chosen as Labour's mayoral candidate over Nick Forbes
  
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• North Tyneside supermarket's booze bid approved despite anti-social behaviour fears

  25-02-2019 22:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillor John Harrison called for a cap on the number of outlets selling alcohol in the area
  
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• Wanted: The 'bully' who beat up his own mum on Boxing Day

  25-02-2019 21:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  24-year-old Jordan Fearn wanted to be released from his 'excessive' jail term for hitting, dragging and threatening to choke his mother
  
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• Rise in anti-social behaviour and noise: Anger over plans for YMCA hostel in Sunderland

  25-02-2019 21:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 'No Way To The YMCA' campaign group has held protests over the controversial proposals
  
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• Northumberland caravan park redevelopment given the green light amid road safety concerns

  25-02-2019 20:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Highways issues were the main concerns but councillors are now happy for the plans to be given the green light
  
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• Hammer horror: Control freak attacked ex and her male friend with tool at her home

  25-02-2019 20:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Priest has been jailed for eight years after launching the attack on his former partner at her home in Cramlington - just days after police warned him to stay away from her
  
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• Scott Westgarth's family now have the perfect tribute to tragic boxer as they mourn year since death

  25-02-2019 20:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scott Westgarth, of Prudhoe, collapsed and died on February 26 2018 after beating Dec Spelman at the Doncaster Dome
  
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• Gunman found guilty of trying to murder rival by blasting him in the head with shotgun on doorstep

  25-02-2019 19:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter McStravick left Dean Barber with 40 pellets in his head, neck and back after luring him outside and opening fire on him after a dispute in County Durham
  
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• Royal Television Society awards night in Gateshead - The Northern Echo

  25-02-2019 19:35
  Royal Television Society awards night in Gateshead  The Northern EchoSTARS of the small screen from the region have been recognised at a red-carpet ceremony.
  
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• Inside three-bedroom Newcastle home where 13 strangers were crammed in by private landlord

  25-02-2019 19:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All of the people found crammed into the home on Ponteland Road were restaurant workers but none of them knew each other, the council says
  
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• Disabled Gateshead teen with mental age of two fined £100 over dental check-up - Chronicle Live

  25-02-2019 19:00
  Disabled Gateshead teen with mental age of two fined £100 over dental check-up  Chronicle LiveA severely disabled teenager with a mental age of two was fined and threatened by debt collectors after "wrongly" claiming a free dental check up.
  
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• Labour to back amendment for second Brexit referendum, says Jeremy Corbyn

  25-02-2019 18:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn will tell MPs the party will put forward an amendment on the party's form of Brexit
  
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• One in five teachers feel 'stressed' about their work, report finds

  25-02-2019 18:39 via walesonline.co.uk
  The report indicates that Britain could face a shortage of teachers due to high levels of stress
  
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• Man, 20, charged with murder of aspiring boxer Connor Brown in Sunderland

  25-02-2019 18:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Leighton Barrass, from Sunderland, will appear before South Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Tuesday
  
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• Disabled Gateshead teen with mental age of two fined £100 over dental check-up

  25-02-2019 18:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Aimee Morrow, from Wardley, Gateshead, was fined £100 after the NHS accused her of 'misclaiming' free NHS care - and threatened with an extra £50 surcharge if she contested the fine
  
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• More weird weather as dust from the Sahara desert is forecast to fall over the UK

  25-02-2019 18:21 via walesonline.co.uk
  It is expected to hit Scotland and Northern England England on Monday evening
  
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• 'They're saying my daughters' lives are not value for money': Mum's heartbreak as wonder drug denied

  25-02-2019 18:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gail Rich says her two daughters are at the mercy of a pharmaceutical company after health bosses ruled a drug to treat incurable Batten Disease would not be made available on the NHS
  
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• How Newcastle United Foundation will spend £250,000 People's Postcode Lottery grant

  25-02-2019 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The foundation will be able to increase the coaching provision provided to LGBTQ team Newcastle Panthers, as well as developing a new ‘Fit Club’ for the over 50s
  
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• Investigation after pregnant woman is verbally abused and friends are attacked in Durham

  25-02-2019 17:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for two male suspects after the woman and her friends were targeted coming out of the Market Tavern pub in Durham city centre
  
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• Violent thug jailed over brutal assault on couple which left man with brain haemorrhage

  25-02-2019 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ricki King, 34, set upon a man and a woman in the Buffs Club, Sunderland, last year and has now been put behind bars for nine years
  
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• Online scammers pretending to work for Microsoft conned thousands of pounds out of computer users

  25-02-2019 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Baljinder Singh, of South Shields, has become the first person in the UK to be jailed for an offence linked to software fraud as the UK face of an Indian-based gang
  
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• Did Green Book deserve to win 'Best Picture' at the Oscars?

  25-02-2019 17:10 via walesonline.co.uk
  The biopic has been described as 'Oscar-friendly'
  
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• Homeless people three times more likely to die sleeping rough in Newcastle

  25-02-2019 17:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal there was an estimated 120 deaths across the North East between 2013 and 2017
  
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• £290m scheme to dual A1 from Newcastle to Ellingham takes major step forward

  25-02-2019 17:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Highways England say the dual carriageway road should open in 2023 - but warned there could be disruption
  
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• Quiz: How well do you know Alan Partridge?

  25-02-2019 16:55 via walesonline.co.uk
  Aha! The superstar is back for a new series, and he didn't even need a block of smelly cheese to nab it...
  
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• Was Chelsea keeper Kepa disrespectful or just misunderstood?

  25-02-2019 16:45 via walesonline.co.uk
  Incident indicative of the player power problems at Chelsea?
  
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• Alan Partridge emails BBC colleagues ahead of TV return

  25-02-2019 16:39 via walesonline.co.uk
  The TV star wanted to inform his colleagues 'it's time for a clean slate and no hard feelings' ahead of his long-awaited homecoming.
  
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• Former Tory Chancellor George Osborne attacks Government for forgetting about the Northern Powerhouse

  25-02-2019 16:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Osborne, the Tory who came up with the Northern Powerhouse idea, calls for £1 billion to help the North's schools and a road tax to fund major transport schemes
  
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• Search for missing Newcastle man last seen in the Ouseburn area

  25-02-2019 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marian Robu, 29, has not been seen since the morning of February 18 and concern is growing for his welfare
  
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• Joy for campaigners as plans to replace former car showroom with homes are rejected

  25-02-2019 15:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The application was unanimously refused despite planners recommending it for approval
  
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• Developer refused permission for sign advertising new estate - despite it already being there

  25-02-2019 15:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Objectors had said the sign was confusing as it referred to a housing development some distance away
  
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• Alan Partridge emails BBC collegues ahead of TV return

  25-02-2019 15:39 via walesonline.co.uk
  The TV star wanted to inform his collegues “it’s time for a clean slate and no hard feelings” ahead of his long-awaited homecoming.
  
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• Alnmouth caravan park decision delayed after concerns over impact on environment

  25-02-2019 15:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Members are concerned about the potential impacts and toyed with granting a one-year approval
  
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• When spring starts and winter finishes - it is not long now

  25-02-2019 15:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are two theories for when spring begins, but by the end of next month we will definitely be there
  
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• Revealed: The new 19-plate registrations banned by the DVLA

  25-02-2019 14:50 via walesonline.co.uk
  In total, 579 registrations have been withdrawn from release for being offensive, rude or silly.
  
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• This is 'concrete evidence' of life after death, ghost hunter says

  25-02-2019 14:42 via walesonline.co.uk
  Ghost hunter Mark Davies says this footage is proof that there's an afterlife
  
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• This official map reveals where nearly 600 homeless people died on city streets around the UK

  25-02-2019 14:37 via walesonline.co.uk
  The government has started officially recording the deaths of homeless people for the first time
  
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• Emirates flight from Dubai to Newcastle diverted to Prague due to 'medical emergency involving baby'

  25-02-2019 14:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  It was claimed that a small baby was seen by a medical team after the plane heading to Newcastle Airport diverted to Prague
  
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• Tributes flood in for stabbing victim Connor Brown, 18, as murder probe continues

  25-02-2019 14:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police have arrested two men on suspicion of murder following the incident in the small hours of Sunday morning
  
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• Six arrests made after Kingston Park alleged attempted murder 'shooting' at white van

  25-02-2019 14:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested six people as part of the attempted murder investigation but are still appealing for witnesses to come forward
  
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• B&B burglar not happy with court's valuation of his loot

  25-02-2019 14:25 via walesonline.co.uk
  Brandon Gray claimed the building materials stolen from a property under renovation wasn't priced right
  
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• Business bosses say North East exports worth £1.9bn are threatened by a no-deal Brexit

  25-02-2019 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A second referendum on Brexit looks more likely as Labour moves closer to backing a public vote
  
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• Disruption and bus replacement warning for train passengers travelling this weekend

  25-02-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Upgrade work is due to take place near York over the next four weekends with trains subject to diversions or bus replacements
  
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• Pupils to be taught about trolling, FGM and sleeping in curriculum shake-up

  25-02-2019 13:48 via leeds-live.co.uk
  They'll also be taught how to look after their own mental health
  
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• Man 'wanted compensation' for not seeing Great Exhibition of the North fountain in action

  25-02-2019 13:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The River Tyne fountain was a 'highlight' of the Great Exhibition of the North - but not for one visitor
  
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• Londoners asked where they think the north starts and their answers are bizarre

  25-02-2019 13:23 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Some think that anywhere lower than Aberdeen is the 'south'...
  
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• How Newcastle scientists can diagnose children with cancer in Malawi from 7,400 miles away

  25-02-2019 13:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The team from Newcastle University and the Great North Children’s Hospital will be able to use a small, but powerful, microscope to confirm a cancer diagnosis from 7,400 miles away
  
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• South Shields chairman Geoff Thompson and Gateshead FC react to merger reports - Shields Gazette

  25-02-2019 13:17
  South Shields chairman Geoff Thompson and Gateshead FC react to merger reports  Shields GazetteGeoff Thompson has rubbished reports that South Shields FC could merge with Gateshead.
  
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• Burglar fled after breaking into Wallsend home and being confronted by woman and dog

  25-02-2019 13:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Police are looking for a man who went into a home in Wallsend thinking it was empty but came face to face with the woman inside
  
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• The Sage, Baltic and unions react to swingeing cuts in Gateshead - Chronicle Live

  25-02-2019 13:05
  The Sage, Baltic and unions react to swingeing cuts in Gateshead  Chronicle LiveA trade union organiser has blamed the Government for council cuts which will lead to the loss of more than 100 public sector jobs in Gateshead.
  
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