Gateshead news

• Ambulance boss welcomes prison sentence handed to thug who spat at paramedics

  20-08-2020 22:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East Ambulance Service crew had saved Kieran Ditchburn's life before he spat at them and threatened to kill them and their families
  
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• Ant and Dec make shock BBC return after almost a decade away

  20-08-2020 22:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie stars made their name with the BBC almost 30 years, when they appeared in Byker Grove
  
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• Last minute holidays to Portugal up for grabs as Jet2 resumes flights to Algarve

  20-08-2020 22:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The travel company has said that it will resume its flights and holidays programme to Faro in the Algarve from Monday - including from Newcastle International Airport
  
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• Warning to beach swimmers on staycation after people rescued from sea

  20-08-2020 21:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lifeboats were called to Bamburgh beach after reports that several swimmers had got into difficulties in the water with one woman having to go to hospital
  
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• Sparks flew as mum drove car dangerously on A1 with front wheel missing

  20-08-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Usually law-abiding Danielle Whitlie, of West Denton, drove her Vauxhall Astra with no front passenger side wheel until police stopped her in Washington
  
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• Fenwick braces for big losses amid challenges of Covid-19

  20-08-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle department store chain also revealed losses widened last year - but assured it is now performing better than hoped
  
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• Police swoop on pair of Gateshead car thieves after string of offences - ChronicleLive

  20-08-2020 20:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police swoop on pair of Gateshead car thieves after string of offences  ChronicleLive
  
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• Police swoop on pair of Gateshead car thieves after string of offences - Chronicle Live

  20-08-2020 20:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police swoop on pair of Gateshead car thieves after string of offences  Chronicle Live
  
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• Police swoop on pair of Gateshead car thieves after string of offences

  20-08-2020 20:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lauren Hay, 25, and Daniel Anderson, 42, pleaded guilty to three counts of motor vehicle theft and interference
  
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• Set For Life results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday August 20

  20-08-2020 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll bring you the winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Thursday August 20 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Judge criticises police over handling of officer's mental health struggle

  20-08-2020 19:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Following a tribunal hearing, a judge criticised the force for how it dealt with an officer who was absent from work due to serious mental ill health
  
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• Public health expert warns Covid-19 is still a 'very real threat' to North East

  20-08-2020 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council's director of public health responds to three city businesses having to close their doors following coronavirus outbreaks
  
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• Police officer injured in alleged attack as she tried to defend horses

  20-08-2020 19:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 41-year-old man has been charged with assaulting an emergency worker as a result of the incident during which two horses were allegedly slapped
  
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• Seven more confirmed coronavirus cases linked to Stanley club

  20-08-2020 19:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The mobile testing unit will be located at the car park at the rear of the Empire Club for 14 days
  
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• Covid testing centre set up after 15 cases are linked to Stanley club

  20-08-2020 19:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The mobile testing unit will be located at the car park at the rear of the Empire Club for 14 days
  
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• Killer admits murdering man during row over cash

  20-08-2020 18:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wayne Davison, of Blyth, will be jailed for life after he admitted murdering Colin Rutherford in an assault in April
  
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• Fall in North East job adverts highlights danger for region's economy

  20-08-2020 18:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's getting harder to find a job in the North East
  
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• Sunderland's friendly against Gateshead will be available to stream - here are the details - Chronicle Live

  20-08-2020 18:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland's friendly against Gateshead will be available to stream - here are the details  Chronicle Live
  
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• Swimming pools in Sunderland will reopen this weekend with strict measures

  20-08-2020 18:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pools in Sunderland will reopen on August 22
  
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• Chloe and Liam's parents heartbreak as Manchester Arena killer is jailed

  20-08-2020 18:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The families of the young Tyneside couple killed in the Manchester Arena bombing spoke after the Old Bailey hearing
  
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• GCSE joy as U-turn brings record-breaking grades after A Level 'horror'

  20-08-2020 18:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  GCSE pupils saw their grades soar after a Government U-turn allowed them to use their teacher-awarded grades - but thousands of BTec students were left in the lurch
  
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• School that was rated 'inadequate' celebrates GCSE success with top grades

  20-08-2020 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Walbottle Campus, in Newcastle, was put in special measures after an Ofsted inspection last year but GCSE results have improved this year, school bosses say
  
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• Gateshead boss has this message for his squad ahead of Sunderland friendly test - Sunderland Echo

  20-08-2020 17:15 via sunderlandecho.com
  
  Gateshead boss has this message for his squad ahead of Sunderland friendly test  Sunderland Echo
  
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• Woman out celebrating birthday knocked out with single punch by city centre thug

  20-08-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kieran Fairweather, of Sunderland, left a woman lying on the ground unconscious with blood pouring out of her head
  
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• Housing estate exclusively for Orthodox Jewish families set to be given go-ahead

  20-08-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Only Orthodox Jewish families would live on the planned estate, but some objectors claim the homes are "needed for everyone"
  
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• Gateshead housing estate exclusively for Orthodox Jewish families set to be built despite objections - Chronicle Live

  20-08-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead housing estate exclusively for Orthodox Jewish families set to be built despite objections  Chronicle Live
  
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• Vote to help Sage Gateshead win cash prize to continue youth work - Chronicle Live

  20-08-2020 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vote to help Sage Gateshead win cash prize to continue youth work  Chronicle Live
  
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• Last chance to help Sage Gateshead before Friday's voting deadline - Chronicle Live

  20-08-2020 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Last chance to help Sage Gateshead before Friday's voting deadline  Chronicle Live
  
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• Germany to extend furlough scheme to 24 months

  20-08-2020 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Angela Merkel indicated that she welcomed the proposal to let theKurzarbeit
  programme run on.
  
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• Coronavirus cases up in North Tyneside - and a 'real threat' of restrictions

  20-08-2020 16:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Health officials say many of the new cases involve younger adults
  
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• Gateshead Council questions decision to abolish Public Health England - Gateshead Council

  20-08-2020 16:36 via gateshead.gov.uk
  
  Gateshead Council questions decision to abolish Public Health England  Gateshead Council
  
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• Pub to reopen after closing over Covid fears- but issues warning to customers

  20-08-2020 16:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Inn Between in Seaham will reopen on Friday after shutting its doors earlier this week
  
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• 200 North East children homeless and stuck in temporary accommodation

  20-08-2020 16:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Homelessness has increased in the region over the past year and now 200 in total are stuck in temporary housing
  
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• Mum's heartache as inquest told teenager was tragically found dead at home

  20-08-2020 15:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chloe Davison was found dead on December 20 last year and a coroner has ruled the 19-year-old's death was suicide
  
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• Mum's heartache as inquest told teenager was found hanged at home

  20-08-2020 15:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chloe Davison was found dead on December 20 last year and a coroner has ruled the 19-year-old's death was suicide
  
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• Gateshead pub The Plough shut for deep clean after customer tests positive for coronavirus - Chronicle Live

  20-08-2020 14:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead pub The Plough shut for deep clean after customer tests positive for coronavirus  Chronicle Live
  
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• Manchester attack plotter jailed for at least 55 years

  20-08-2020 14:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hashem Abedi plotted the horrific attack which killed Chloe Rutherford, Liam Curry, Philip Tron and Courtney Boyle on May 22 2017
  
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• This Morning has live on-air swearing incident for the second time in a week

  20-08-2020 14:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eamonn Holmes having to apologise to viewers for the second time this week
  
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• Popular Newcastle bowling alley closes for good

  20-08-2020 14:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Bowl Newcastle on Westgate Road had been open less than a year when the pandemic struck - but there are hopes someone else will now reopen it
  
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• Kate Garraway reveals fears about the long-term damage of Covid-19 on husband

  20-08-2020 13:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Good Morning Britain host discussed "long Covid" - the long-term symptoms left by a coronavirus battle, including neurological damage and fatigue
  
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• Top councillor linked to business owing council £31,000

  20-08-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Corbridge Councillor Nick Oliver is the secretary at Katie Kerr Ltd, which has gone into liquidation owing a significant debt to the council
  
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• Defiant message 'Durham is open for business' as work begins to help city thrive

  20-08-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Retail guru Graham Soult, who is supporting businesses in the city, said Britain’s high streets are evolving rather than dying
  
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• BBC News At Six and News At Ten could be axed, head of news says

  20-08-2020 12:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Beeb's flagship news programmes are a daily television fixture, but their days could be numbered as the corporation shifts to digital
  
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• Crazed knifeman left neighbours 'petrified' after drink and drugs binge

  20-08-2020 12:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lee Rutter, of Washington, confronted neighbours with weapons after causing his block of 48 flats to be evacuated by setting off fire alarms
  
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• Government holding 'gold command' meeting over rolling out more local lockdowns

  20-08-2020 12:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Health Secretary will meeting Public Health England and regional officials
  
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• Bear Grylls has a warning for this year's I'm A Celeb contestants

  20-08-2020 11:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here will be filmed in Wales this year
  
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• Dr Hilary says obesity crisis must be handled 'frankly' without shaming patients

  20-08-2020 11:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  He told Good Morning Britain viewers that people with the condition need support and motivation, rather than being humiliated by the number on the scales
  
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• Schools Minister told 'your judgement is flawed' over GCSE and BTEC fiasco

  20-08-2020 10:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Schools Minister Nick Gibb has apologised to GCSE and A Level students for the "pain and the anxiety" they felt prior to this week's exam grading U-turn
  
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• Mike Ashley's Frasers Group calls for 1% tax rise to fund NHS

  20-08-2020 09:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle United owner's retail empire saw sales jump to almost £4bn but said profits had taken a hit during the pandemic
  
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• Hidden savings accounts set to be release next month benefiting thousands

  20-08-2020 09:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Over the next 12 months, 800,000 child trust fund accounts will be released as the first wave of claimants turn 18 - however, thousands don't even know they exist
  
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