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• Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner receives £1.1m boost to tackle violent crime

  12-08-2019 22:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Violence Reduction Units will bring together different organisations to tackle violent crime by understanding its root causes
  
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• Shocking footage shows Renault Clio floating in the River Tyne as two teenagers have lucky escape

  12-08-2019 21:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two teenagers escaped injury after a black Renault Clio was driven into the river near Blaydon
  
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• Rotherham chosen to host the second annual 'Convention of the North'

  12-08-2019 20:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to attend the event, chaired by Newcastle council leader Nick Forbes
  
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• 'True friend of Gateshead' Ezriel Salomon MBE who championed Jewish community dies aged 76 - Chronicle Live

  12-08-2019 20:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  'True friend of Gateshead' Ezriel Salomon MBE who championed Jewish community dies aged 76  Chronicle LiveEzriel Salomon MBE was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead, and died on Saturday from complications caused by Pneumonia.
  
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• 'True friend of Gateshead' Ezriel Salomon MBE who championed Jewish community dies aged 76

  12-08-2019 20:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ezriel Salomon MBE was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead, and died on Saturday from complications caused by Pneumonia
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: National Lottery Set For Life winning numbers for Monday, August 12

  12-08-2019 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll bring you the winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Monday, August 12 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Radio legend Alan Robson reveals when Night Owls will return to the airwaves

  12-08-2019 19:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie broadcaster hosted his last Night Owls show on Metro Radio in June - but he is coming back again on Sunday
  
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• Cut-price tickets for Love Island star Tommy Fury's Gateshead show being sold on Groupon - Chronicle Live

  12-08-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Cut-price tickets for Love Island star Tommy Fury's Gateshead show being sold on Groupon  Chronicle LivePromoter Steve Wraith says tickets have sold well so far for the boxer's show in Gateshead.
  
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• Cut-price tickets for Love Island star Tommy Fury's Gateshead show being sold on Groupon

  12-08-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Promoter Steve Wraith says tickets have sold well so far for the boxer's show in Gateshead
  
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• Newcastle's worst roads for potholes revealed - is your street on the list?

  12-08-2019 18:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The overall number of pothole reports in the city sky-rocketed from 15,296 in 2017/18 to a whopping 21,065 last year
  
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• Geordie Shore on lookout for new cast members - how to apply to be on the next series

  12-08-2019 17:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geordie Shore has been on MTV for eight years now and is on the lookout for new cast members
  
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• Scores of jobs axed at Wallsend's Chemson amid plans to move production to Europe

  12-08-2019 17:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Production will come to an end at the factory next month but the manufacturer will retain the site and some staff members
  
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• 'It just started coming up and up': Relief as dramatic flood waters recede in Northumberland

  12-08-2019 17:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Flash flooding hit towns and villages across Northumberland on Saturday night and Sunday, while homes in some areas were left without power or running water
  
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• Jump Arena trampoline park re-opens in Gateshead under new management - Chronicle Live

  12-08-2019 17:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Jump Arena trampoline park re-opens in Gateshead under new management  Chronicle LiveWith a few weeks of the summer holidays still go to, Jump Arena trampoline park has re-opened in Gateshead.
  
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• Gateshead Freeman of the Borough dies - Gateshead Council website

  12-08-2019 17:12 via gateshead.gov.uk
  Gateshead Freeman of the Borough dies  Gateshead Council websiteAbove: Ezriel Salomon MBE received the Freedom of the Borough in 2011. It is with great sadness that Gateshead Council has learned of the death of one of its ...
  
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• Emotional Ruth Langsford walks off This Morning set after segment reminded her of sister's death

  12-08-2019 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ruth Langsford was not present in the This Morning studio during a call-in focusing on anxiety and mental health
  
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• Meet the market traders working to unite the Wallsend community

  12-08-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wallsend Market Village is fighting to restore a sense of community to the once flourishing venue
  
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• Man who exposed himself in Papa John's before calling manager an 'a***hole' spared jail

  12-08-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 54-year-old made filthy comments to women inside the Gosforth store before flashing his genitals
  
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• Dominic Cummings accused of 'hypocrisy' after County Durham farm received £235,000 EU funding

  12-08-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Vote Leave campaign leader previously said the subsidies given out by the EU were 'absurd'
  
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• Dog breeder goes on trial accused of causing suffering to more than 100 pets

  12-08-2019 15:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lynn Stoker, 62, of Byrness Village, Northumberland, has pleaded not guilty to 16 RSPCA offences and a trial is now under way
  
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• 10 people arrested in Elswick shooting probe after homes searched by armed police

  12-08-2019 14:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A total of four men and six women have been arrested in relation to the suspected shooting in which it is thought a 19-year-old was injured
  
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• Scooch and Eurovision star David Ducasse in hospital after heart attack

  12-08-2019 14:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Shields entertainer David Ducasse, who represented the UK in Eurovision in 2007 has had a heart attack
  
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• Little support for Green Party plan to stop Brexit with all-woman government

  12-08-2019 14:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Green Party MP Caroline Lucas wants women from all the parties to get together and replace Boris Johnson's government
  
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• Cabin crew member charged with being drunk on duty on flight into Newcastle Airport

  12-08-2019 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A crew member was arrested by police as the plane landed at Newcastle Airport from Alicante early on Saturday
  
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• South Tyneside has some of the highest cremation costs in the country

  12-08-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Comparisons of cremation fees in the UK have found South Tyneside has some of the highest costs in the country
  
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• Newcastle and Sunderland among the clubs paying the most for match day policing

  12-08-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Freedom of Information request has revealed that Newcastle and Sunderland were charged a total of £469,055 for policing football matches last season - that is almost as much of all London clubs combined
  
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• Plans for Lidl, KFC, Starbucks and Home Bargains in Peterlee could face legal action

  12-08-2019 13:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A shopping centre opposed to plans to redevelop the site of the former East Durham and Houghall College, in Peterlee, is appealing after it legal challenge was defeated
  
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• How does the cost of parking at Newcastle International Airport compare to other locations?

  12-08-2019 12:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle, East Midlands, Birmingham, Doncaster-Sheffield have all added a pound to their minimum charges
  
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• Love Island winner Amber Gill set for role as Loose Women panellist

  12-08-2019 12:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island winner Amber Gill is set to appear on Loose Women and could land a full time role on the ITV show
  
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• Mum-of-two's cancer battle inspires former teacher to help fund fight

  12-08-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mike Waller, 65, was inspired to write the song after hearing about two young women who are bravely battling cancer
  
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• 'Mean' former clothes shop worker stole from pensioners to fund cocaine habit

  12-08-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Louise Turnbull, of Gateshead, had never been in trouble before but turned to crime because she couldn't afford to pay for her drug addiction
  
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• 'Mean' former clothes shop worker stole from Gateshead pensioners to fund cocaine habit - Chronicle Live

  12-08-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  'Mean' former clothes shop worker stole from Gateshead pensioners to fund cocaine habit  Chronicle LiveLouise Turnbull, of Gateshead, had never been in trouble before but turned to crime because she couldn't afford to pay for her drug addiction.
  
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• 'Mean' former clothes shop worker stole from Gateshead pensioners to fund cocaine habit

  12-08-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Louise Turnbull, of Gateshead, had never been in trouble before but turned to crime because she couldn't afford to pay for her drug addiction
  
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• Gateshead hairdresser goes global with new entrepreneurial haircare products range - Bdaily

  12-08-2019 11:56 via bdaily.co.uk
  Gateshead hairdresser goes global with new entrepreneurial haircare products range  BdailyA popular barber has become an entrepreneur following the launch of his own hair products range. Sam Wall regularly goes on international work trips for ...
  
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• Man charged after alleged robbery at Wallsend branch of Subway

  12-08-2019 11:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Connor Sproat has been charged with robbery and possession of a bladed article and is due to appear in court
  
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• Metro commuters stunned to see a horse waiting at Brockley Whins platform

  12-08-2019 11:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Metro passengers raised the alarm after a horse wandered down to the Brockley Whins platform close to passing trains
  
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• Palatine-backed Gateshead firm acquires Cramlington business - Bdaily

  12-08-2019 11:31 via bdaily.co.uk
  Palatine-backed Gateshead firm acquires Cramlington business  BdailyA Gateshead-based testing and inspection specialist has made its first acquisition since securing the backing of a regional private equity firm. Risk management ...
  
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• Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall says eating disorder could have killed her

  12-08-2019 11:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The singer from South Shields bravely spoke out about living with anorexia for five years and hopes to inspire others to recover
  
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• The moment two manhole covers explode on Gateshead road after torrential rain hit region - Chronicle Live

  12-08-2019 10:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The moment two manhole covers explode on Gateshead road after torrential rain hit region  Chronicle LiveTyne and Wear Fire and Rescue *Service* said it appeared to be a partially collapsed manhole with exposed electrical wires.
  
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• The moment two manhole covers explode on Gateshead road after torrential rain hit region

  12-08-2019 10:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service said it appeared to be a partially collapsed manhole with exposed electrical wires
  
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• No Metros running between Airport and Kingston Park after problem with the power supply

  12-08-2019 09:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There is a problem with the power supply causing disruption on the Metro line near Newcastle Airport
  
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• Metros back on between Airport and Kingston Park after problem with the power supply

  12-08-2019 09:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There was been a problem with the power supply causing disruption on the Metro line near Newcastle Airport
  
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• Help for one of the North East's most recognisable landmarks

  12-08-2019 09:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Penshaw Monument is familiar sight for millions of travellers, now a project to improve access to the Grade I listed structure has received funding
  
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• Hour-by-hour weather forecast as rain finally eases off following weekend of downpours

  12-08-2019 09:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East has been hit by torrential rain, flooding and thunderstorms in an unseasonal bout of bad weather this weekend
  
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• Go ahead for school's sport facility plans - Gateshead Council website

  12-08-2019 09:00 via gateshead.gov.uk
  Go ahead for school's sport facility plans  Gateshead Council website
  
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• Burglar who ransacked gran's home caught and 'punished' by her neighbours

  12-08-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Scott, of Ashington, was caught out after the victim's granddaughter spotted him returning to the scene of his crime in Bedlington and local people followed and restrained him
  
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• North East news LIVE: No Metros running between Airport and Kingston Park

  12-08-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Monday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Metros back on between Airport and Kingston Park

  12-08-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Monday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Hitachi smart sensors on trains could spell the end of the line for ticket barriers

  12-08-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Train-builder Hitachi Rail, which has a factory in County Durham, is developing technology that will automatically charge passengers the correct fare for their journey
  
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• Hard Rock Cafe in Newcastle is hiring - here are the roles that have been advertised so far

  12-08-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  When the restaurant is up and running it will bring almost 60 new job opportunities - here are the ones that have been advertised so far
  
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