Gateshead news

• Durham police launch investigation after body found in nature reserve

  31-05-2020 22:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Constabulary want witnesses to come forward after the discover close to Pasmore's Pavilion
  
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• 'Stay away' warning issued as major wildfire breaks out in Northumberland

  31-05-2020 20:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fire crews are tackling a huge blaze north of Haydon Bridge in west Northubmerland
  
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• 'Stay away' warning issued as major forest fire breaks out in Northumberland

  31-05-2020 20:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fire crews are tackling a huge blaze north of Haydon Bridge in west Northubmerland
  
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• Review of lockdown rules for most vulnerable launched as key testing target hit

  31-05-2020 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government will assess advice for 'shielded' people in mid-June, a minister has confirmed
  
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• How residents on the Byker Wall Estate have been coping with life in lockdown

  31-05-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Since lockdown food parcels, dog walking services and letter writing packs are just some of the ways residents have been supported
  
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• Glitz, glamour and PPE: How horse racing will look when it returns in Newcastle

  31-05-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Monday's card will be the first live sport in Britain to be shown on the TV since lockdown - but it won't be the same
  
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• Tipping Point fans furious as contestant exposed as 'serial quizzer'

  31-05-2020 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tipping Point fans' suspicions were sparked after they recognised a contestant who appeared on the show
  
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• 100 hour charity podcast smashes world records and raises over £10,000

  31-05-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  8K Live and other local businesses teamed up to host a 24 hour podcast but kept going and even had to be checked over by medics at one point
  
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• Influx of tourists are now flocking to Barnard Castle, say police

  31-05-2020 16:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Barnard Castle Police have said there is heavy congestion on the B6277 due to people heading to Low Force
  
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• Seven more patients die in North East hospitals after contracting coronavirus

  31-05-2020 16:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Another 85 deaths were announced by NHS England on Sunday taking the total number of people who have died in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 to 26,614.
  
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• Step inside the Gateshead salon that is star of Angels of the North

  31-05-2020 16:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead's Longlox salon is back in the TV spotlight as BBC show Angels of the North returns for series 2
  
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• Step inside Angels of the North's glamorous Gateshead salon

  31-05-2020 16:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead's Longlox salon is back in the TV spotlight as BBC show Angels of the North returns for series 2
  
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• Thief stole charity's van and rammed it into police vehicle during chase

  31-05-2020 15:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hayden Bowers, 24, was charged with a number of offences including aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving, assault on the two officers, and failing to provide a breath specimen for analysis
  
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• Gateshead stalwart JJ O’Donnell commits future to club - Sunderland Echo

  31-05-2020 15:36 via sunderlandecho.com
  
  Gateshead stalwart JJ O’Donnell commits future to club  Sunderland Echo
  
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• Keeping the lockdown longer than needed will kill people

  31-05-2020 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There's a sense that the lockdown is coming to an end
  
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• See the North East taking part in social distancing sports during lockdown

  31-05-2020 15:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of sports lovers flock to the North East coastline to take part in social distancing sports
  
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• Why Angels of the North series 2 NEEDS to be top of your binge list

  31-05-2020 14:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Angels of the North series 2 is now available on BBC iPlayer and features everything from new staff to coronavirus
  
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• Viewers slam Play Your Cards Right for 'robbing' Chris & Rosie Ramsey

  31-05-2020 13:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Viewers watching Alan Carr's Play Your Cards Right reboot were outraged at a rule that cost Chris and Rosie Ramsey the game
  
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• Bid launched to reopen rail line between Newcastle, Gateshead and the Team Valley - Chronicle Live

  31-05-2020 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bid launched to reopen rail line between Newcastle, Gateshead and the Team Valley  Chronicle Live
  
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• Newcastle's public health boss urges people not to stray from lockdown

  31-05-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eugene Milne has asked people to stick with social distancing measures, amid fears that the actions of Boris Johnson’s top aide could undermine public confidence in the lockdown
  
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• Lockdown life in one of Northumberland's most remote communties

  31-05-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In February, Chronicle Live visited Chatton, Northumberland, to find out more about life in one of the most remote parts of the North East. Now, we've asked locals how the pandemic has changed life there
  
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• Lockdown life in one of Northumberland's most remote communities

  31-05-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In February, Chronicle Live visited Chatton, Northumberland, to find out more about life in one of the most remote parts of the North East. Now, we've asked locals how the pandemic has changed life there
  
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• Bid to reopen rail line between Newcastle, Gateshead and the Team Valley

  31-05-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Department for Transport is considering an application for funding to bring the forgotten line back to life
  
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• Chris Ramsey reveals first celeb crush and sparks Twitter frenzy

  31-05-2020 12:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chris Ramsey spilled the beans on his first celebrity crush while appearing on Play Your Cards Right
  
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• BGT magician's calculator trick 'exposed' by cynical viewers

  31-05-2020 12:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Damien O'Brien dazzled the BGT judges with his mobile phone calculator trick but viewers think they've rumbled him
  
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• Council bosses hit out after sunseekers leave rubbish at parks and beaches

  31-05-2020 12:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland City Council said people have been clapping for key workers for 10 weeks and then leaving their rubbish for them to pick up
  
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• BGT slammed for 'hiding' already established act's music career

  31-05-2020 11:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Belinda Davids was the final act to appear on Britain's Got Talent's audition shows but is already a successful artist
  
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• Watch as pigeons rescued from large fire tearing through allotment in Gateshead

  31-05-2020 11:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency workers managed to save the birds from the land off Elysium Lane as nine fire crews attempted to tackle the blaze which sent plumes of smoke into the sky
  
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• Cocaine and heroin seized during early morning raids

  31-05-2020 11:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A number of addresses have been searched as part of the crackdown on drug dealing by Northumbria Police
  
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• Piers Morgan blames Dominic Cummings as 'Brits ignore social distancing'

  31-05-2020 10:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Piers Morgan took aim at Dominic Cummings after sharing pictures of Brits on the beach
  
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• Vulnerable people to be allowed out for first time in 10 weeks

  31-05-2020 10:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  They will be told it is safe to leave their homes after spending weeks indoors
  
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• Two million vulnerable people to be allowed out for first time in 10 week

  31-05-2020 10:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  They will be told it is safe to leave their homes after spending weeks indoors
  
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• Passionate People, Passionate Places: returning to Morpeth helped me appreciate its finer qualities

  31-05-2020 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rachel McBryde, of McBryde and Co, tells how returning to her childhood home town helped her appreciate it more
  
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• Youths left beach 'trashed' with booze bottles after mass gathering

  31-05-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 30 to 40 young people turned up at King Edwards Bay in North Tyneside on Friday evening and left the beach covered in litter, according to residents
  
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• Call for new parks across Newcastle amid 'severe' shortfall

  31-05-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Save Newcastle Wildlife has demanded urgent action to create new green spaces across the city, pinpointing five areas where they say there is a serious shortage
  
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• Man who can't find smaller house calls on the DWP to change 'unfair' bedroom tax

  31-05-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Hinds, 54, says people who can't move due to a lack of one bedroom properties should be exempt from the tax
  
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• Lifeguards return to Tynemouth but other beaches still have no patrols

  31-05-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tynemouth Longsands in North Tynedside was chosen as the first beach to get RNLI lifeguards following an extensive risk assessment but other areas don't have these patrols as yet
  
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• Heartbreak as 'cycling legend' grandfather dies after bike fall

  31-05-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Hirst, from Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, died at home with his family on May 8
  
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