Gateshead news

• Meet the North Shields teen who hopes to follow in footsteps of England Lionesses

  30-06-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jessica Brown, 15, from North Shields, has been chosen to play in the England Lionesses Under 16s team and will be representing the country in the Nordic Cup
  
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• Hoppings heroes: Father and daughter save life of girl, seven, who choked on noodles

  30-06-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Katie Guy, of Scotswood, Newcastle, was at the funfair on Saturday afternoon when she started choking - she was saved by a man and his daughter who were running a sweet stall
  
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• Eric McKenna's victim sends message to stranger who shopped double rapist to police

  30-06-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sex predator was snared by DNA after neighbour reported that he had urinated in her plant pot
  
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• Man left badly injured after assault by teenagers outside Morrisons in Blyth

  30-06-2019 18:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a 35-year-old man was assaulted outside Morrisons in Blyth in the early hours of Sunday morning
  
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• Who is Joanna on Love Island? New girl makes a move on Michael and attracts Curtis' attention

  30-06-2019 18:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island new girl Joanna Chimonides is set to cause serious drama as she gets close to Michael while Amber is in Casa Amor
  
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• Man charged with 'possession of explosive materials' over 30-hour A689 road closure

  30-06-2019 18:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon Flint, 42, will appear before magistrates at Newton Aycliffe on Monday charged with five different offences
  
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• Love Island shocker as Curtis is "confused" over Amy and admits being attracted to two new girls

  30-06-2019 17:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New arrivals can always throw a spanner in the works on Love Island and Curtis admits feeling confused over Amy
  
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• Pervert carried out 11 bizarre sex assaults in Newcastle city centre by squirting women with handwash

  30-06-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marius Trifan, of Fenham, approached young women walking in Newcastle city centre and squirted the "viscous" white substance from a syringe
  
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• 'A huge inspiration': Rugby hero 'Lucky Jim' Pollock retires from teaching at Royal Grammar School

  30-06-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Scottish international rugby union player Jim Pollock has spent 17 years teaching at the RGS in Jesmond, Newcastle
  
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• 35 years after the battle of Orgreave, the search for answers continues

  30-06-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Campaigners are keeping up demands for a public inquiry into violent assault on striking miners
  
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• Love Island's Michael admits to doubts over relationship with Amber as new girl makes her move

  30-06-2019 16:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Casa Amor always provides a big test on Love Island and Michael gets close to one of the new girls
  
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• Group of thoughtless vandals who wrecked special needs school forced to clean up their mess

  30-06-2019 14:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A dozen youngsters - some under the age of 10 - broke into the South Shields school and wreaked havoc
  
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• Newcastle United Fairs Cup heroes celebrate 50th anniversary win with die-hard fans

  30-06-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Toon fans are joining up with the original Newcastle United team of the 1969 Fairs Cup win to celebrate their triumph 50 years ago
  
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• Love Island shock as Anton finally gets a kiss from one of the new girls

  30-06-2019 13:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Viewers are in for a shock as Love Island's Anton Danyluk finally gets a kiss in the villa
  
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• First look as Newcastle drag queens steal the show on Gino's Win Your Wish List

  30-06-2019 12:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A selection of well known Newcastle drag queens will appear on Gino DiCampo's Win Your Wish List  on Channel 5
  
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• Seven people in custody as man found injured on Sunderland street fights for life

  30-06-2019 12:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called on Saturday morning after alleged victim was found unconscious on Tel EL Kebir Road in Hendon.
  
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• Police concern for missing 14-year-old Elissa Stokoe from Durham

  30-06-2019 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are now concerned about her whereabouts and are asking for help from members of the public to get her home safely.
  
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• Mystery surrounds 30-hour closure of A689 for police probe on campervan

  30-06-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police dogs and forensics were called out to the scene as part of the ongoing investigation near Bishop Auckland
  
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• 18-year-old man arrested after alleged knife-point robbery at Subway in Longbenton

  30-06-2019 11:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have issued an appeal to locate the other man involved in robbery in Longbenton on Saturday night
  
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• Universal Credit fresh crisis: More mistakes made with payments than ANY other benefit

  30-06-2019 11:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Benefit bosses have been slammed amid calls for ministers to investigate
  
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• Subway raid: Men 'flee with till after wielding knives at staff' at shop in Longbenton

  30-06-2019 09:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A police manhunt is underway after scary raid on sandwich shop on Saturday evening
  
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• Thug who broke a police firearms officer's ankle and left him partly disabled walks free from court

  30-06-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sgt Andrew Prestedge was trying to help Melvin Scott's partner when he was met with aggression and suffered a horrendous injury to his ankle in Houghton-le-Spring
  
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• Council U-turn after woman discharged from hospital a year after stroke has housing benefit stopped

  30-06-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Karen Watson's house needs major adaptations and her mum Carol contacted us when she was told she must 'pay rent on a house she can't get in'
  
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• This Benwell team cuts eight acres of football pitches with a household lawnmower - but you can help

  30-06-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It takes three days for volunteers at Newcastle City Juniors FC to mow over eight acres of grass on the former Newcastle United training ground
  
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• MP Chi Onwurah steps up demands for an inquiry into management of Newcastle United

  30-06-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chi Onwurah writes to the Government calling for an investigation into premiership clubs, using Newcastle United as an example
  
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• Druridge Bay mine protesters not allowed to appeal decision that put mine plans back on the table

  30-06-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lord Justice Lindblom said there was "no compelling reason" for another appeal to be heard
  
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