Gateshead news

• How did Michael Jackson die? Leaving Neverland documentary airs on Channel 4

  06-03-2019 22:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Leaving Neverland, directed by Dan Reed, features accounts from two men who say they were groomed and abused as boys by the late pop-singer
  
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• Plans to give derelict Gateshead pub a revamp - despite anti-social behaviour fears

  06-03-2019 21:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chopwell closed six years ago, but now developers want to give the building a new lease of life
  
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• The multi-million pound developments which could bring major investment to the North East

  06-03-2019 21:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Gateshead Quayside arena and the Whey Aye Wheel are among the developments which will go on display
  
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• 'I think I've killed someone' - murder accused Ethan Mountain's pal tells of late night confession

  06-03-2019 20:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ethan Mountain, who stabbed 62-year-old shop worker Joan Hoggett to death as she stacked shelves, went to his friend's home later that night covered in blood, court hears
  
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• Watch as Countess of Wessex visits Sunderland to open £18m Beacon of Light complex

  06-03-2019 19:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Work to build the striking cube-shaped building, which will be illuminated at night, started in 2016
  
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• North of Tyne Combined Authority responds to criticism over awarding Manchester firm contract

  06-03-2019 18:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Twitter users spoke of their shock after a company from the North East was not awarded the contract
  
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• Shock as Northumberland village put on lockdown after police find 'hazardous substances'

  06-03-2019 18:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police and a bomb disposal unit have been dealing with an incident in the village of Glanton
  
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• Biggest-ever Primark store with five floors of fashion set to open in five weeks

  06-03-2019 18:40 via walesonline.co.uk
  Discover what will be inside and what jobs will be available
  
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• Why a low-calorie diet can help put Type 2 diabetes into remission

  06-03-2019 18:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Professor Roy Taylor from Newcastle University said the findings 'pull down the curtain on the era of Type 2 diabetes as an inevitably progressive disease'
  
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• Worried about your partner's past? How to find out if they have a history of abuse

  06-03-2019 18:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Victims, campaigners and police urging more women to use the potentially life-saving Clare's Law
  
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• Sorting offices on alert after explosive packages sent to major transport hubs

  06-03-2019 17:36 via walesonline.co.uk
  The small devices show 'some degree of sophistication' that would require a certain level of capability to produce
  
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• Plans for new Peterlee retail park including Lidl, KFC, Starbucks and Home Bargains approved

  06-03-2019 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Plans for a new retail park near Peterlee town centre which could house Lidl, KFC, Starbucks and Home Bargains have been approved by Durham County Council
  
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• Residents up in arms over plans for multi-million pound Ryton housing development

  06-03-2019 17:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blaydon MP Liz Twist are among those who have objected to the proposals
  
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• Gateshead timber yard office could be pulled down to make space for more lorries

  06-03-2019 17:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  James Latham Timber wants to create more space at its Felling site for lorries to wait and unload
  
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• This guide showing what time to put your children to bed has sparked controversy

  06-03-2019 17:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The chart, which has been shared hundreds of times on social media, has proved controversial with suggestions of regimented bedtimes
  
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• Samling Institute for Young Artists Masterclass and Concert - The Northern Echo

  06-03-2019 17:20
  Samling Institute for Young Artists Masterclass and Concert  The Northern EchoA SAMLING Artist Programme Masterclass and Concert, at Sage Gateshead, offered a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the creative process, as young…
  
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• The on-field success and off-field struggles of Gateshead FC ahead of key fans meeting on Thursday - Chronicle Live

  06-03-2019 17:00
  The on-field success and off-field struggles of Gateshead FC ahead of key fans meeting on Thursday  Chronicle LiveGateshead ran out 2-0 winners at Aldershot on Saturday to move back into the play-off places in the National League. With just 10 games remaining the Heed ...
  
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• Ambitious five-year plan for Baltic Square in Gateshead launched to hold more events - Chronicle Live

  06-03-2019 17:00
  Ambitious five-year plan for Baltic Square in Gateshead launched to hold more events  Chronicle LiveGateshead Council wants permission to put up temporary structures on Baltic Square, outside the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
  
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• Michael Jackson 'Leaving Neverland' documentary: What time and channel is it on in the UK?

  06-03-2019 16:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The documentary produced by HBO and Channel 4 airs on UK television this week
  
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• YouTube pranksters who broke into the Celebrity Big Brother house ordered to community work

  06-03-2019 16:44 via walesonline.co.uk
  The pair climbed over a fence at the studios and were then pursued by security while filming the stunt on a GoPro camera and then posting the footage online
  
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• Are cuts to police numbers linked to a rise in knife crime?

  06-03-2019 16:34 via walesonline.co.uk
  Former Met commissioner says 20,000 officers needed to be recruited in England and Wales
  
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• Exposed: Gangland rivals on the other side of the Newcastle shooting plot feud

  06-03-2019 16:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Scott, Steven Scott and Steven Melvin were previously jailed for possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence during a rift with Michael Conroy, Darren Appleby and others.
  
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• Special two-for-one doughnut deal now on at Krispy Kreme

  06-03-2019 16:10 via walesonline.co.uk
  Offer is for 'original filled' ring doughnuts - but you need to be quick!
  
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• UK weather forecast: Met Office issues flood warnings as torrential rain and thunder set to batter Britain

  06-03-2019 16:03 via belfastlive.co.uk
  
  Wet and windy weather is on the way
  
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• Why you'll see a lot more windfarms by the coast in the next decade

  06-03-2019 15:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Government signed a new deal with energy sector, and has pledged to increase the percentage of our power which comes from wind power
  
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• Newcastle Lib Dems reveal how they would protect libraries and save tip from closure

  06-03-2019 15:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lib Dem councillors say their budget would save Brunswick tip from closing and stop some museums closing on Bank Holidays
  
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• Gateshead to mark Commonwealth Day - Gateshead Council

  06-03-2019 15:48
  Gateshead to mark Commonwealth Day  Gateshead CouncilGateshead Council will be hoisting the Commonwealth Flag at Gateshead's Civic Centre next week to officially mark Commonwealth Day. The Deputy Mayor ...
  
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• Virgin Atlantic passengers quarantined on landing at London Gatwick

  06-03-2019 15:09 via walesonline.co.uk
  30 people received medical treatment at the scene
  
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• A mum isn't happy after her two-year-old 'was given a cup of tea at nursery'

  06-03-2019 15:01 via walesonline.co.uk
  The incident sparked plenty of debate with other parents online
  
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• Sunderland health bosses reject bid for 1% GP practice funding uplift to support staff pay rises

  06-03-2019 14:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Health bosses have rejected a bid for an extra 1% pay uplift for GPs and practice staff in Sunderland
  
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• Brendan Rodgers has Scottish home broken into a week after he left Celtic for Leicester City

  06-03-2019 14:51 via walesonline.co.uk
  Luxury property owned by former Liverpool FC boss targeted
  
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• World Book Day 2019: Send us a photo of your child's costume from Newcastle and the North East

  06-03-2019 14:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Send in a photo of your child's World Book Day costume to appear in our gallery
  
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• Father fumes at appalling conditions in holiday park after his one-year-old son was hit by radiator

  06-03-2019 14:39 via walesonline.co.uk
  Pontins resort also reportedly had a litter problem, unclean rooms and bleach in reach of children
  
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• New film marks 20th anniversary of brewery's demise, and its effect on a city and its people

  06-03-2019 14:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Vaux Brewery was central to the city and people of Sunderland, and its closure was keenly felt. This new documentary marks 20 years since it closed
  
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• More than 800 Newcastle homes left without power due to underground cable fault

  06-03-2019 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Homes in the West End of Newcastle have been left without electricity since Wednesday morning, Northern Powergrid says
  
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• Game of Thrones final season trailer fires up the fans - and keeps them guessing

  06-03-2019 13:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Watch the dark and ominous trailer for season eight as tension builds ahead of the debut of the last Game of Thrones' series
  
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• North East Labour voters 'want a second referendum on Brexit'

  06-03-2019 13:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Campaigners say findings of a new poll show that claims Labour risks alienating supporters in the North East are false
  
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• New tougher pothole rules target utility company roadworks

  06-03-2019 13:50 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Firms must fix potholes which form within five years of work
  
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• Watch dramatic footage of shooting gang suspect being arrested at gunpoint in Valentine's Day strike

  06-03-2019 13:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Darren Appleby tried to make a run for it when police swooped on a safe house in Fenham - but he was arrested by armed police while Jamie Moran was found hiding nearby
  
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• Sunderland Airshow changes part of potential cost-cutting measures for council bosses

  06-03-2019 13:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Opposition amendments to the council's budget for 2019/20 have included plans to cuts councillor allowances and the Airshow, as well as proposals to hire park wardens
  
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• Sex attacker caught in Operation Sanctuary offends again after authorities failed to deport him

  06-03-2019 13:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nigerian Moses Ologbenla was jailed as part of Operation Sanctuary for an attack in 2014 - but remains in the country and has now admitted another offence
  
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• Patient's mental health and medical report published online in data breach at Gateshead Council

  06-03-2019 13:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A number of breaches have happened at the council since May last year, a meeting heard
  
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• Northumberland council leader granted permission to build free-range egg production unit

  06-03-2019 13:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The leader of Northumberland County Council has been given the go-ahead for a large barn for hens on one of his farms near Ponteland
  
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• New Ponteland fire station given go-ahead - despite complaints it would damage the landscape

  06-03-2019 12:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Proposals for a new fire station in Ponteland were unanimously supported by councillors although there were concerns about the green belt
  
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• Children aged five and under are having 'rotting teeth removed'

  06-03-2019 12:55 via leeds-live.co.uk
  Public Health England is urging parents to watch their children's sugar intake
  
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• Home Office accused of failing to help Windrush scandal victims to rebuild their lives

  06-03-2019 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  British people who came to the UK from Commonwealth countries were denied access to services, held in detention or forced to leave the UK
  
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• Meet the new generation of journalists whose school newspaper wowed one ChronicleLive reporter

  06-03-2019 12:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive reporter Hannah Graham was invited to visit the Birtley East Primary School newspaper club and was impressed by the dedication and talent of budding writers
  
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• Watch footage of shooting gang travelling to and from the scenes of their crimes in cars and on motorbike

  06-03-2019 12:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police trawled through hundreds of hours of CCTV footage to piece together the movements of those responsible for shootings in Brunswick and Benwell
  
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• Teen banned from meeting friends in public after throwing bricks, eggs and fireworks at people

  06-03-2019 12:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old wreaked havoc on the streets of Newcastle but has now been handed a youth injunction
  
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• 'No-one else seemed concerned' - heartbroken father tells inquest of final moments with young daughter

  06-03-2019 11:57 via walesonline.co.uk
  'I stroked her hair and said goodbye'
  
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