Gateshead news

• North East forced to hand back millions in Treasury grants for employers

  08-10-2020 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cash was designed to help businesses struggling because of coronavirus and the lockdown
  
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• Washington venues respond to news they may be closed in new Covid restrictions

  08-10-2020 21:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East businesses are waiting to hear if they will be allowed to remain open
  
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• Tributes paid to 'amazing son' who died following head on collision

  08-10-2020 21:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lee James Norman was involved in a head on collision on Tuesday and a man has since appeared in court charged with causing his death
  
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• Set For Life results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday October 8

  08-10-2020 20:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll bring you the winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Thursday October 8- live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Durham Uni locks down two colleges as 'one in eight' students catch Covid-19

  08-10-2020 20:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Of the 800 students at Collingwood and St Mary's College, the university said 'around 100' have tested positive for the virus
  
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• Union slams Newcastle University after 1,000 new Covid cases

  08-10-2020 20:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The University and Colleges Union accused management of not taking its responsibilities “sufficiently seriously” and said the outbreak was “entirely predictable and preventable”
  
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• Police search house in Gateshead in relation to firearms offences in Newcastle - ChronicleLive

  08-10-2020 19:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police search house in Gateshead in relation to firearms offences in Newcastle  ChronicleLive
  
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• Police search house in Gateshead in relation to firearms offences in Newcastle

  08-10-2020 19:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firearms were discharged in two separate incidents on Saturday and Monday and two men have been arrested
  
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• Police called to more than 500 Covid rule-breaking in Newcastle in two weeks

  08-10-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police Chief Superintendent Ged Noble revealed the figures to city leaders on Wednesday, saying there had been a “significant increase” in police action
  
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• Newcastle's Scotswood Road and the former pubs that lined its route

  08-10-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Gun Hotel, at number 876 Scotswood Road, was one of more than 40 drinking holes that once traded on the famous thoroughfare in Newcastle's West End
  
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• Murder accused threatened to kill and stab visitors previously, neighbour claims

  08-10-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jurors in the trial of Ross and Garry Miller, of South Shields, were shown body worn footage of the murder scene, including Brandon Lee's badly injured body
  
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• How Connor Brown’s parents plan to honour memory of beloved teenager

  08-10-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Connor Brown was stabbed and killed on February 24, 2019, after stepping in to defend others
  
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• Tesco Kingston Park employee tests positive for Covid-19 as staff self-isolate

  08-10-2020 18:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle store was, at one point, the biggest supermarket store in the United Kingdom
  
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• Family plan tribute to tragic Mark Johnston who died in suspected drug tragedy

  08-10-2020 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Johnston was just 18 when he tragically passed away
  
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• Police disperse 50 youths at Consett bus station despite Covid restrictions

  08-10-2020 17:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  “Like everyone, our younger generation are desperate to hang out with their friends, but we urge them to abide the restrictions and help keep the people of Consett safe.”
  
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• Manchester Arena terrorist locked up in County Durham jail

  08-10-2020 17:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A court heard how bomb plotter Hashem Abedi is being kept in maximum security Frankland Prison
  
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• Newcastle city centre pub latest victim of 'ever changing' coronavirus rules

  08-10-2020 17:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Town Wall, in Pink Lane, is 'closed until further notice'
  
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• What Gateshead's director of public health thinks about possible pub closures

  08-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It has been reported that Boris Johnson could call pub closures in the North of England from Monday
  
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• Shutting North East pubs again is 'a travesty of justice'

  08-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nick Forbes has slammed reported Government plans for hospitality venues across parts of the North to be closed, warning that doing so will lead to “underground” socialising
  
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• Residents tell of shock after man found dead at roadside

  08-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man was found unresponsive on Elisabeth Avenue in Birtley, Gateshead, in the early hours on Thursday and he was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services
  
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• Pub owners in the North East slam 'catastrophic' leaked closure plan

  08-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle and Northumberland pub and restaurant owners have reacted to reports they could be forced to close next week
  
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• Major cities of the North on a 'knife edge' with plea for Government help

  08-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Local leaders have stated some local measures, such as the 10pm rule, are “counter-productive”
  
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• Gateshead health expert raises fears that pub closures will drive socialising behind closed doors - Chronicle Live

  08-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead health expert raises fears that pub closures will drive socialising behind closed doors  Chronicle Live
  
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• Sunderland pub ordered to close after 'repeatedly' breaking lockdown rules

  08-10-2020 16:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The closure of the Saltgrass, in Deptford, follows an 'Oktoberfest' event at the pub on Saturday, October, 3
  
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• Gateshead café owners braced for second lockdown - Financial Times

  08-10-2020 16:39 via ft.com
  Gateshead café owners braced for second lockdown  Financial Times
  
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• Glass recycling bins could be coming to Northumberland homes

  08-10-2020 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The council's cabinet is set to consider a trial scheme for 4,000 homes, to prepare for an anticipated change in government rules
  
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• You can get a flu jab in your car as Asda launches 'drive-flu' service

  08-10-2020 16:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two North East Asda superstores are offering the service, which is free to the elderly, pregnant and vulnerable and £8 for everybody else
  
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• Woman fined £1,000 after going shopping when she should have been self-isolating

  08-10-2020 15:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police also fined another woman who did not self-isolate after a positive Covid-19 test
  
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• 1,600 more students in Newcastle test positive for Covid-19

  08-10-2020 15:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest data on the outbreak was revealed on the day that both universities move most of their teaching online in response to rising Covid-19 numbers
  
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• Gateshead coronavirus cases rise sharply to highest levels so far - Gateshead Council

  08-10-2020 15:44 via gateshead.gov.uk
  
  Gateshead coronavirus cases rise sharply to highest levels so far  Gateshead Council
  
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• Man arrested after fireworks thrown from car being driven through Gateshead - ChronicleLive

  08-10-2020 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Man arrested after fireworks thrown from car being driven through Gateshead  ChronicleLive
  
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• Man arrested after fireworks thrown from car being driven through Gateshead

  08-10-2020 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting another occupant of the Ford Focus which was being driven around the Bensham area on Wednesday evening
  
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• New lockdown rules could be announced Monday and come into force Wednesday

  08-10-2020 14:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council says the Government is imposing 'diktats' on the region but Downing Street denies it
  
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• Almost 1,300 jobs to be lost at National Trust after funds hit by coronavirus

  08-10-2020 14:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The organisation had to save £100m of annual costs and has now made more than 500 compulsory redundancies
  
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• Fury as Government says aviation staff should quit and train for new jobs

  08-10-2020 14:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Airport provides more than 18,000 jobs but Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey was accused of 'writing off' the air travel industry
  
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• Police name 27-year-old woman who was killed in crash on A194 in Washington

  08-10-2020 14:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead woman Lois Davidson died in the collision while two others are fighting for their lives in hospital
  
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• Heartbroken family pay tribute to 'caring and loyal' man killed in crash

  08-10-2020 13:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dennis McGowan, 38, died in the collision on the B6291 on Friday night
  
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• Darlington residents warned of aggressive and persistent doorstep sellers

  08-10-2020 13:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers at Darlington council said they have seen an increase in the number of incidents
  
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• Terrifying stats show Covid-19 is three times more deadly than flu and pneumonia

  08-10-2020 13:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's an all-too-common myth that coronavirus is comparable to the common winter flu, but figures from the Office for National Statistics show just how deadly it has been
  
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• Northumbria Police appeals to public after elderly man found badly injured

  08-10-2020 13:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The appeal follows the sudden death of a volunteer in Jesmond and an elderly man found injured after a fall
  
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• Work starts on £140m industrial park set to create more than 3,000 jobs

  08-10-2020 13:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A developer has been appointed to build Forrest Park and the first plot of land has also been sold
  
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• Police launch investigation after man found dead at side of road in Birtley

  08-10-2020 13:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Elisabeth Avenue has been cordoned off by police as forensic officers conduct their inquiries into a man's death in the early hours of Thursday morning
  
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• The real impact of local lockdown - three weeks after Matt Hancock introduced it

  08-10-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Data from the NHS, Public Health England and Newcastle City Council paint a picture of what impact the new rules have had
  
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• Man to appear in court charged with the murder of blaze victim

  08-10-2020 12:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Declan Lancaster is due to appear in court on Friday charged with murder
  
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• Council continues to put Gateshead residents at the heart of its budget planning - Gateshead Council

  08-10-2020 12:10 via gateshead.gov.uk
  Council continues to put Gateshead residents at the heart of its budget planning  Gateshead Council
  
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• Boris Johnson won't rule out £1,400 a year Universal Credit payment cut

  08-10-2020 11:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister was asked to promise to keep the £20 a week top-up introduced at the start of the coronavirus crisis - but he gave a non-answer
  
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• Anger grows over delays to Tyne Pedestrian and Cycle Tunnels work

  08-10-2020 11:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The much-delayed reopening of the historic tunnels finally went ahead last year, but refurbishment work there is still not completed
  
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• First footage from the scene as forensics carry out investigations in Birtley

  08-10-2020 10:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An investigation has been launched on Elisabeth Avenue with forensic officers deployed behind a police cordon
  
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• Birtley police incident LIVE: Updates as forensics descend on Elisabeth Avenue

  08-10-2020 10:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have cordoned off a section of Elisabeth Avenue in Birtley with forensic officers deployed as part of an investigation
  
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• Birtley police incident LIVE: Probe launched after man dies on Elisabeth Avenue

  08-10-2020 10:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have cordoned off a section of Elisabeth Avenue in Birtley with forensic officers deployed as part of an investigation
  
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