Gateshead news

• Soft play centre closes after customer tests positive for coronavirus

  07-09-2020 22:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The venue insists on Facebook that the closure is temporary and 'purely precautionary'
  
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• Two day armed stand-off sparked by tenant who refused to have gas meter serviced

  07-09-2020 21:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Wilson, of South Shields, who was seriously mentally unwell, was tasered four times to no effect during a lengthy stand-off with police
  
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• Theatre axes over half its workforce due to coronavirus pandemic

  07-09-2020 21:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Shields theatre announces 27 job losses as pandemic leaves the arts world in crisis
  
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• Why a no-deal Brexit is back in the spotlight

  07-09-2020 20:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brexit is once again the hot topic at Westminster and here's why
  
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• Conservative MPs accuse BBC of being 'anti-British and politically biased'

  07-09-2020 20:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Letter to the BBC comes as the Government considers abolishing the licence fee
  
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• 'Little radgies' blamed after car smashes through cafe's shutters

  07-09-2020 20:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A police investigation is under way after the yobs left a bottle of gin in the car before limping off into the night
  
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• Set For Life results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Monday September 7

  07-09-2020 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll bring you the winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Monday September 7 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Residents must 'follow guidance to avoid local lockdown' after outbreak

  07-09-2020 19:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  "My plea to our residents would be please follow the guidance then we won't need to get into a local lockdown"
  
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• Health boss warns Covid-19 testing shortage means outbreak could go undetected

  07-09-2020 19:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ministers were warned that testing capacity has 'completely evaporated' in Gateshead
  
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• Gateshead health boss warns that coronavirus testing shortage means outbreak could go undetected - Chronicle Live

  07-09-2020 19:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead health boss warns that coronavirus testing shortage means outbreak could go undetected  Chronicle Live
  
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• What it takes for a local lockdown - and which areas are most at risk?

  07-09-2020 19:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cases are surging across the region - these are the steps that are followed before restrictions are enforced
  
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• Worrying statistics that show huge increase in North East Covid-19 infections

  07-09-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New NHS data reveals the alarming increase in Coronavirus cases across the North East
  
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• Historic Quayside building could be transformed into 'chic' hotel

  07-09-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is almost a year since the Apartment Group promised an “ambitious and exciting scheme” to reopen the Cooperage
  
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• Matlock Town sign Gateshead midfielder on loan - Derbyshire Times

  07-09-2020 18:45 via derbyshiretimes.co.uk
  
  Matlock Town sign Gateshead midfielder on loan  Derbyshire Times
  
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• Government announces regional quarantine rules with Greek islands added to list

  07-09-2020 17:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Transport Secretary Grant Shapps introduced the new policy which will see England applying a regional approach to its quarantine policy for international arrivals
  
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• Nissan confirms staff member has tested positive for coronavirus

  07-09-2020 17:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The firm says they have a thorough and comprehensive set of proactive safety measures in place to protect staff
  
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• The North East schools that have been affected by coronavirus after reopening

  07-09-2020 17:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There have been positive Covid-19 cases at a number of schools across the region - this has led to some pupils having to self-isolate at home and some school closures
  
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• Mum describes anguish as son faced emergency surgery

  07-09-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Carrie and Dave Barron, from Ashington, in Northumberland, have remained grateful for the support of The Sick Children's Trust, a charity which supported them when their six-month-old son was rushed to intensive care with urine infection
  
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• How the Metro revolutionised public transport in the North East 40 years ago

  07-09-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Metro was funded and built against the odds, opening in 1980, and taking millions of car journeys off the region's increasingly congested roads
  
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• 10 photos of revellers in Newcastle city centre from 2000

  07-09-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Recognise any familiar faces in our 10 Bigg Night Out pictures captured in Newcastle city centre by a Chronicle photographer in early 2000?
  
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• Man suffers serious injuries after being attacked by two men with hammer

  07-09-2020 16:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers from Northumbria Police are hoping to trace two men, believed to be in their mid-20s, following the attack in the Grindon area of the city on Saturday
  
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• Nissan delays production of new Qashqai, reports claim

  07-09-2020 16:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An official date has yet to be announced for the new crossover - but a report has claimed Nissan has pushed it back until next year
  
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• Pupils told to self-isolate after 'Covid-19 cases within the school'

  07-09-2020 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On Sunday evening, Marine Park First School, in Whitley Bay, sent out a message informing parents that some children would need to stay at home to self-isolate
  
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• Club linked to Covid-19 spike says match was planned with 'best intentions'

  07-09-2020 16:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 300 people have been told to self-isolate after 28 people tested positive for the virus following the August 30 match
  
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• Sharp rise in coronavirus cases prompts call for Gateshead-wide effort - Gateshead Council

  07-09-2020 15:57 via gateshead.gov.uk
  
  Sharp rise in coronavirus cases prompts call for Gateshead-wide effort  Gateshead Council
  
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• Brenda Blethyn blown away by Vera fan's amazing birthday cake

  07-09-2020 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vera's leading lady Brenda Blethyn shared the picture of the brilliant birthday cake on her Twitter
  
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• Gateshead has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the North East as infection soars in region - Chronicle Live

  07-09-2020 14:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the North East as infection soars in region  Chronicle Live
  
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• Gateshead has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the North East

  07-09-2020 14:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Illness appears to be spreading among young people but Downing Street warns it will spread to the elderly
  
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• Piers Morgan sends Gazza steaks after guilt over burglary 'tip off'

  07-09-2020 14:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan told Paul Gascoigne he'd send him steaks after some were stolen from his home
  
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• Moped rider fighting for his life in hospital after losing control of vehicle

  07-09-2020 14:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash which happened on Whitworth Lane, near Spennymoor
  
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• Petition for Covid-19 pub guidance to be reviewed after Sunderland outbreak

  07-09-2020 14:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A number of schools, bars and businesses in the Sunderland area have been forced to close following positive Covid-19 tests
  
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• Canadian coffee and doughnuts chain could open in North East

  07-09-2020 14:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Toronto-based fast food chain is branching out across the UK
  
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• Ant and Dec expose X-rated antics of their wildest fans

  07-09-2020 14:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ant and Dec have opened up about some of the antics of fans back in their days as pop duo PJ & Duncan
  
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• Recycling operations will continue at Sunderland's Springwell Quarry

  07-09-2020 13:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Road resurfacing work will be carried out near Bowes Railway to reduce noise and dust
  
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• New student flat complex will be built in Sunderland city centre

  07-09-2020 13:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This is despite knowing the full impact of Covid -19 on applications
  
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• North East mayors 'should get £39 million arts funding'

  07-09-2020 13:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Think tank the Fabian Society warns London still gets more than its fair share of arts and culture funding
  
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• Pizza Express restaurants to close as restructuring plans are approved

  07-09-2020 13:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  73 Pizza Express restaurants including four in the North East will close as part of the plans which needed creditors' approval
  
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• Plans to reimburse for missed garden waste collections - Gateshead Council

  07-09-2020 13:16 via gateshead.gov.uk
  
  Plans to reimburse for missed garden waste collections  Gateshead Council
  
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• Art Attack fans convinced host Neil Buchanan is Banksy

  07-09-2020 13:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Art Attack host Neil Buchanan has found himself at the centre of a theory that he is in fact Banksy
  
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• Washington residents give their thoughts on Trump and the US election

  07-09-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  "I think Trump has done some bizarre things, he's made some bizarre decisions and his tweets are ridiculous"
  
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• Schoolboy sent home on first day because he wasn't wearing right uniform

  07-09-2020 12:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mum Hayley Dainton has criticised the school in Bristol after she was called to pick up her 11-year-old - she said she ordered the correct uniform but it was not delivered in time
  
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• Nightingale Hospital is 'last resort' in a second Covid wave

  07-09-2020 12:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The emergency hospital opened in May, but has not treated a single patient
  
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• EastEnders character to die in harrowing storyline twist

  07-09-2020 12:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  EastEnders bosses have revealed to fans the identity of the character will die in a dark storyline twist
  
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• Major search for 80-year-old Tynemouth man missing in the Yorkshire Dales

  07-09-2020 12:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Harry Harvey from Tynemouth was out with a walking group on Sunday after when he suddenly disappeared
  
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• This Morning presenter chaos as Phillip forced to make mad dash

  07-09-2020 12:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Holly Willoughby revealed it was touch and go whether Phillip Schofield would be there to host This Morning with her
  
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• No 'return to normal' for Sunderland hospitals during Covid

  07-09-2020 12:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our hospitals are trying to catch up on their backlog of non-emergency procedures that were cancelled at the height of the pandemic
  
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• No 'return to normal' for North East hospitals during Covid

  07-09-2020 12:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our hospitals are trying to catch up on their backlog of non-emergency procedures that were cancelled at the height of the pandemic
  
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• Year 1 pupil in Northumberland school tests positive for coronavirus

  07-09-2020 11:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All Year One students at Newsham Primary School, in Blyth, Northumberland, have been told to isolate after a child was diagnosed with Covid-19, it has been revealed
  
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• Dr Hilary reveals age groups who are 'transmitting' coronavirus

  07-09-2020 11:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Doctor Hilary Jones has raised serious concerns on the age groups who have been identified as 'transmitting' coronavirus
  
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• Learners can book driving tests again - here's where you can get one

  07-09-2020 11:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Learner car drivers can book practical tests in Newcastle, Durham, Northumberland, Sunderland, South Tyneside and Teesside -limited availability
  
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