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• Gateshead firm Aspire Technology Solutions named Company of the Year at North East Business Awards - Business Live

  24-09-2020 22:59 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Gateshead firm Aspire Technology Solutions named Company of the Year at North East Business Awards  Business Live
  
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• Warning over 'horrendous' six-foot-deep holes on Town Moor

  24-09-2020 22:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Massive pits are being dug by bottle diggers coming to the moor 'in the dead of night' which officials fear pose a major safety risk for walkers, dogs and the moor’s cows
  
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• Melissa Tate's heartbroken mum begs driver's to learn from her girl's death

  24-09-2020 22:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kenton schoolgirl suffered fatal injuries when she was hit by van being driven by killer driver Connor Marsden one year ago today
  
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• Two more coronavirus cases confirmed at Bedlington school

  24-09-2020 21:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It comes just a day after a member of staff was found to have picked up the virus
  
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• Jarrow campaigners won't stop fighting NHS 'better plan' for hospice

  24-09-2020 21:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Locals have been fighting to save St Clare's Hospice since the charity which ran it collapsed in 2019 - but now local NHS bosses say they're pressing on with plans for another site
  
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• Two teenagers in court after man is stabbed in the leg in Newcastle city centre

  24-09-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Adam Purcell and a youth are accused of the attempted robbery of a male in Grainger Street on September 21
  
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• Tyneside Cinema bosses step down amid 'sexual abuse and bullying' claims

  24-09-2020 20:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cinema will not reopen until the findings of an independent review of the organisation's workplace culture have been made public
  
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• Mercury Prize disappointment as Newcastle rockers Lanterns on the Lake miss out

  24-09-2020 20:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The five-piece had been nominated for their critically-acclaimed album Spook the Herd
  
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• How shops and customers in Sunderland & Durham responded to new face mask rules

  24-09-2020 20:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Masks are now compulsory for both customers and staff working in the retail and leisure industry
  
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• Set For Life results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday September 24

  24-09-2020 20:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll bring you the winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Thursday September 24 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Cheeky dog's lucky escape after snacking on 25 golf balls

  24-09-2020 19:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Giant schnauzer Alfie has snacked on golf balls, rubber gloves, string and pieces of wood on a walk over lockdown
  
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• Shoppers obey new face mask rules in Newcastle - as do the Fenwick's mannequins

  24-09-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  See over a dozen pictures around the city centre on the first day of the new Covid-19 rules
  
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• North East Business Awards 2020: RECAP

  24-09-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tonight is the delayed Grand Final of the 2020 North East Business Awards, where businesses in the region compete in 11 categories
  
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• North East Business Awards 2020: Live updates from the Grand Final

  24-09-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tonight is the delayed Grand Final of the 2020 North East Business Awards, where businesses in the region compete in 11 categories
  
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• Newcastle University facing legal action over recent data breach

  24-09-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is one of a number of institutions nationwide who could face compensation claims as a result of cyber attacks earlier this year
  
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• 'More needs to be done' to stop full North East lockdown

  24-09-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle's opposition party has called for extra measures as coronavirus cases keep rising, but the city's Labour leader say that it is "too early" to judge the region's new restrictions
  
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• Impose a Covid-19 lockdown of your own and help save your lives, smokers told

  24-09-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Stoptober campaign encouraging smokers to quit starts soon and organisers say it could be the most important yet
  
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• Four new countries added to the UK Covid-19 quarantine list

  24-09-2020 18:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  People travelling back from Iceland, Denmark, Slovakia and Curacao will now have to self isolate, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office says
  
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• Woman aided dangerous gunman by helping him cut hair and change colour of car

  24-09-2020 17:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michelle Wrightson is due to be sentenced after assisting John Dees in the aftermath of his crime in Washington
  
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• The DWP Universal Credit boosts being introduced and who can claim them

  24-09-2020 17:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here's how to claim the new payment for people who had their Severe Disability Premium (SDP) payments cut in the move to Universal Credit
  
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• Follow the rules to avoid another 'catastrophic' lockdown, council boss says

  24-09-2020 17:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  "To enter another full lockdown would be nothing short of catastrophic, and so together as leaders, we were clear we needed to take the initiative and act before it was too late"
  
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• Suspected hare poachers tried to daze police officers with high powered lights

  24-09-2020 17:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The four men, all from Sunderland, remain in police custody following the incident on Wednesday night
  
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• Newcastle United and a record victory that might never be bettered

  24-09-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Following Wednesday's 7-0 victory over Morecambe in the Carabao Cup, we step back in time to recall Newcastle United's biggest ever victory
  
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• Blundering burglar jailed after leaving his phone behind at crime scene

  24-09-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Callum Tumilty broke into Cambois First School on September 17 and stole a number of laptops before making off - but he left his phone behind
  
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• Primary school in Durham has 'a number of positive coronavirus cases'

  24-09-2020 16:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's one of many schools across the region which have reported coronavirus cases
  
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• Sage Gateshead to reopen in October with first live performances since March - Chronicle Live

  24-09-2020 16:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sage Gateshead to reopen in October with first live performances since March  Chronicle Live
  
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• Morrisons to ration toilet paper as second-wave panic buying hits supermarkets

  24-09-2020 16:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shoppers will face a 'three per person limit' on popular items - and it isn't just loo roll that is on the list
  
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• Experts fear plastic face shields 'do not work' as Covid-19 droplets escape

  24-09-2020 16:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new study could force a re-think in the PPE used by the likes of hairdressers
  
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• Year 3 and 4 pupils sent home from North Shields school after Covid-19 case

  24-09-2020 15:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The two year groups at Collingwood Primary School are having to self-isolate for 14 days and will return to the classroom on October 5
  
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• Students could be told to stay at uni for Christmas instead of returning home

  24-09-2020 15:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Downing Street are considering telling students not to come home for Christmas and New Year over fears they could spread Covid
  
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• Wallsend school sends some Year 11 pupils home after positive Covid-19 case

  24-09-2020 15:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Year 11 pupil at the Wallsend school has contracted the virus and is self-isolating
  
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• Rishi Sunak VAT cut: Everything that will stay lower in price until March 2021

  24-09-2020 14:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor said VAT will remain at 5% until March 31 as he announced a new winter jobs plan
  
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• Chilling new Covid-19 TV advert shows how easily disease can spread using slime

  24-09-2020 14:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The advert shows how dangerous it can be for people to mix with friends before visiting elderly relatives
  
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• Hundreds in South Tyneside still think coronavirus 'is just a bad case of flu'

  24-09-2020 14:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Public health bosses have been warned the message about the deadly nature of the coronavirus is still not getting through to people in the North East
  
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• New coronavirus testing centre to open in Jarrow as cases soar in South Tyneside

  24-09-2020 13:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Tyneside is now among the 10 areas in England with the highest rates of coronavirus per head of population
  
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• Rishi Sunak announces new Job Support Scheme - here's how it will work

  24-09-2020 13:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new Jobs Support Scheme will last six months and it's designed to prevent a massive rise in unemployment
  
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• Knifeman admits stabbing which left victim needing blood transfusion at scene

  24-09-2020 13:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dean Stewart left Ryan Covell, of Fenham, with wounds to his neck and liver in the attack at the Tyneside Foyer on Westgate Road
  
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• You can now rate how crowded Metro trains are in bid to 'ease stress'

  24-09-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Tyne and Wear rail network has added a new feature to its smartphone app, designed to help people choose quieter times to travel when social distancing is easier
  
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• Hundreds of trees set to be planted on Newcastle's Town Moor

  24-09-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One confirmed area for planting is on Nuns Moor, where a scheme is planned in conjunction with military charity Walking With The Wounded opposite Fenham Barracks
  
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• 10 simple steps to protect against coronavirus - Gateshead Council

  24-09-2020 12:47 via gateshead.gov.uk
  
  10 simple steps to protect against coronavirus  Gateshead Council
  
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• Ryanair launches buy one get one free offer on flights

  24-09-2020 12:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The low cost airline's sale will give holidaymakers the chance to get bargain flights to destinations such as Spain, France and Italy
  
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• Sunderland school remains open after confirmed Covid-19 case

  24-09-2020 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A small number of children who were in prolonged contact with the confirmed case have been told to self-isolate
  
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• Several workers at IKEA Gateshead self isolate after employee tests positive for Covid - The Northern Echo

  24-09-2020 12:14 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Several workers at IKEA Gateshead self isolate after employee tests positive for Covid  The Northern Echo
  
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• Building firm provides £60,000 to protect rare butterfly species

  24-09-2020 11:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The dingy skipper butterfly has declined by about half over recent years
  
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• Sir Harold Evans: Tributes paid to ‘greatest newspaper editor ever’

  24-09-2020 11:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Durham University student went on to edit the Northern Echo newspaper in Darlington and The Sunday Times
  
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• Staff at Metrocentre IKEA isolating after employee tests positive for Covid-19

  24-09-2020 10:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The furniture giant said one worker at the Gateshead branch has had a positive test result
  
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• Police 'increasingly concerned' for missing 62-year-old man

  24-09-2020 10:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers are asking the public for assistance in locating William Tailford who was last seen by his family at around 7am on Wednesday
  
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• Missing 62-year-old Prudhoe man William Tailford found safe and well

  24-09-2020 10:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  William had been reported missing by his family after last being seen at around 7am on Wednesday
  
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• Latest Covid infection rates in North East as South Tyneside records 286 cases

  24-09-2020 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Latest figures show the Covid-19 infection rate has increased in all seven local authority areas across the region
  
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• Second coronavirus case confirmed at secondary school

  24-09-2020 09:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On Wednesday, Churchill Community College sent a letter to parents telling them there had been another positive case at the school - the first case was confirmed on Saturday
  
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