Gateshead news

• North East community groups and charities offering free school meals

  23-10-2020 23:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of community groups, charities and schools across the region have stepped up to offer their own support to struggling families
  
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• The dramatic struggle to fight a Tier 3 lockdown in the North East

  23-10-2020 22:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is understood talks on the North East's coronavirus infection rates will start again next week
  
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• Foodbank users explain just how vital free meals are

  23-10-2020 21:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The East End Women's foodbank now helps close to 400 people a week and has distributed over 40 tonnes of food since it started in March
  
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• Teachers accuse MPs of 'calculated cruelty' over free school meals vote

  23-10-2020 21:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  National Education Union senior vice president Daniel Kebede slammed the local MPs who voted against extending help into the holidays
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning lottery numbers for Friday October 23

  23-10-2020 21:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday October 23 - live breaking updates below
  
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• North East set for Tier 3 lockdown talks on Monday

  23-10-2020 20:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council chiefs were that there “may shortly be a need” to impose even stricter controls in Northumberland, Newcastle, Sunderland, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead and County Durham
  
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• Northumberland 'should be treated as a special case' as Tier 3 looms

  23-10-2020 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A previously arranged meeting between council leaders and Government was cancelled on Friday
  
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• Plea for respect on Bonfire Night as attack left firefighter with hole in helmet

  23-10-2020 19:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  "We wear helmets for our own safety, if my firefighter hadn't of had this helmet on that day, I dread to think what would have happened. There's some potential that he may not have been here today"
  
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• Newcastle council to fund half-term lunches for hungry kids

  23-10-2020 19:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 13,000 children in Newcastle are on free school meals and at risk of going hungry during half-term, after Tory MPs voted down a motion to extend food vouchers during the holidays
  
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• The 13 monsters marauding through Sunderland city centre for Halloween

  23-10-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The monsters - real and virtual are marauding through the city and can be found using the Sunderland Experience app
  
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• Mum's baby book series inspired by daughter plans to tackle poor mental health

  23-10-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Inspired by her one-year-old daughter Charlotte, Adele Mitchinson, from Gateshead, is set to release her first in a series of affirmation books to encourage positive thinking from birth
  
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• Gateshead mum publishes baby book to promote positive thinking and tackle poor mental health - Chronicle Live

  23-10-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead mum publishes baby book to promote positive thinking and tackle poor mental health  Chronicle Live
  
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• Passionate People, Passionate Places: the North East's 10 greatest scientists

  23-10-2020 18:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As part of the Passionate People, Passionate Places campaign, we round up some of the region's top scientific brains
  
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• North East cafes, pubs and restaurants offering free school meals

  23-10-2020 18:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of cafes and restaurants across the region have stepped up to offer their support to struggling families
  
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• Arrests made after door smashed at Newcastle city centre business

  23-10-2020 18:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A haul of goods taken from the window display of Start Fitness on Grainger Street were found in a bin nearby
  
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• 'Dangerous' police pursuit through Gateshead ends with suspect hiding in bush | ITV News - ITV News

  23-10-2020 18:16 via itv.com
  
  'Dangerous' police pursuit through Gateshead ends with suspect hiding in bush | ITV News  ITV News
  
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• 'Dangerous' police pursuit through Gateshead ends with suspect hiding in bush - ITV News

  23-10-2020 18:16 via itv.com
  
  'Dangerous' police pursuit through Gateshead ends with suspect hiding in bush  ITV News
  
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• Coronavirus testing centre opens at Durham Cricket's Emirates Riverside

  23-10-2020 18:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The test centre which will be available for use by appointment only will be positioned behind the North East terrace stand
  
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• Charlotte Crosby donates bags of shopping to Sunderland foodbank

  23-10-2020 17:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charlotte dropped off bags of food at the Thorney Close Education Centre earlier today
  
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• Meet the Washington folk to feature in new real-life documentary

  23-10-2020 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The show will start airing on Channel 5 on Tuesday, October 27 at 11.05pm
  
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• Family of 12-year-old Charley Patterson say goodbye in heartbreaking service

  23-10-2020 17:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A memorial was held for Cramlington 12-year-old Charley Patterson at Whitley Bay Crematorium on Friday
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro memories needed for 40th anniversary celebration

  23-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nexus has set up a new website for passengers to share their fond memories of the transport system
  
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• Nominations now open for Sunshine Fund's Glass Slipper Awards

  23-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Do you know a remarkable woman who deserves to be honoured?
  
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• Mum’s Lidl trip turns to 'panic' as toddler gets foot stuck in trolley

  23-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Austin Goodwin managed to get his foot stuck in a trolley in Lidl in Hartlepool and had to be freed by firefighters
  
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• Is the North East going into Tier 3? What we know so far

  23-10-2020 16:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  At present Northumberland, Newcastle, Sunderland, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead and County Durham remain in Tier 2
  
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• Vauxhall Zafira crashes in Washington after Gateshead police chase - The Northern Echo

  23-10-2020 15:22 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Vauxhall Zafira crashes in Washington after Gateshead police chase  The Northern Echo
  
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• FBI agents investigating child pornography help snare Durham teacher

  23-10-2020 15:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Robert Johnson, 38, was sentenced to 27 months’ imprisonment after being found guilty of two charges relating to the distribution of indecent videos of children
  
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• Newcastle homeless charities support struggling families this half term

  23-10-2020 14:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The People’s Kitchen and North East Homeless have opened their services to support struggling families.
  
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• Gateshead goalkeeper James Montgomery aiming to do the business on and off the pitch - Sunderland Echo

  23-10-2020 14:39 via sunderlandecho.com
  
  Gateshead goalkeeper James Montgomery aiming to do the business on and off the pitch  Sunderland Echo
  
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• Police investigating reports of 'party' at Kingston Park restaurant

  23-10-2020 14:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers are probing a suspected breach of coronavirus guidelines at Luciano's Italian restaurant in Newcastle on Sunday
  
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• Act on child poverty or 'levelling up has failed', say North East leaders

  23-10-2020 13:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East England Chamber of Commerce, Voluntary Organisations’ Network North East and the North East Child Poverty Commission add to pressure on Government over free school meals
  
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• The explosive email that told leaders the North East could be placed into Tier 3

  23-10-2020 13:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Leaders were told on Thursday that they must stage fresh talks with Government over a potential move into Tier 3
  
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• Some jobs lost due to lockdown may never return

  23-10-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll issues warning as he speaks to MPs at Westminster
  
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• Plans to open a new entertainment venue next to Spanish City revealed

  23-10-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former bingo hall in Whitley Bay could be reborn as a multi-use entertainment centre including a restaurant and cocktail bar
  
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• 'Eyesore' school in Durham that cost £53,000 will be demolished

  23-10-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The old Easington Colliery Primary School is a listed building, but has sat empty and derelict for over 20 years
  
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• 'Eyesore' Durham school that cost £53,000 will be demolished

  23-10-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The old Easington Colliery Primary School is a listed building, but has sat empty and derelict for over 20 years
  
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• Filming of Netflix show The Witcher takes place at County Durham beauty spot

  23-10-2020 12:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scenes for series two of Netflix fantasy show The Witcher have been shot at Low Force waterfall, near Barnard Castle
  
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• Family of teacher killed by cows call for warning signs to be installed

  23-10-2020 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marian Clode was trampled in front of her family while the family were on holiday in Belford, Northumberland, in 2016
  
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• Sunderland 'will struggle to balance the books' despite extra £5m

  23-10-2020 12:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  City council bosses are facing a £12 million financial black hole
  
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• Gateshead College to remain standalone after merger snub - FE Week

  23-10-2020 12:00 via feweek.co.uk
  
  Gateshead College to remain standalone after merger snub  FE Week
  
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• North East leaders given eleventh hour warning of fresh Tier 3 talks

  23-10-2020 11:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is understood leaders were told a meeting would be shortly called
  
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• Gateshead postpone next two National League North fixtures after positive Covid-19 test - Sunderland Echo

  23-10-2020 11:38 via sunderlandecho.com
  
  Gateshead postpone next two National League North fixtures after positive Covid-19 test  Sunderland Echo
  
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• LGBT+ students attacked at Zoom event by people shouting 'homophobic slurs'

  23-10-2020 10:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The university has launched an investigation to find those who are responsible
  
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• 'Don't go trick or treating this Halloween', families told

  23-10-2020 09:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With local restrictions in place across the North East, Halloween activities will be very different this year - here is some advice for parents on what to do on October 31
  
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• Gateshead Quays multi-storey car park tipped for green light - Insider Media

  23-10-2020 09:09 via insidermedia.com
  Gateshead Quays multi-storey car park tipped for green light  Insider Media
  
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• Disgusting: See ranting yob spit phlegm in female PC's face as he's arrested

  23-10-2020 08:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Liam Thompson, of Blyth, was being arrested in July when he left the officer fearing Covid-19 and other diseases as a result of his vile attack
  
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• The new coronavirus rules and where they are being introduced

  23-10-2020 08:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Millions more people will be under stricter coronavirus restrictions in the next 24 hours - here is a round-up of the changes coming in across the UK
  
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• Nearly half the public do not understand lockdown rules, study suggests

  23-10-2020 07:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 51% of adults do not understand current coronavirus legislation and only 13% of those surveyed said they fully understand the rules
  
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• Train passenger warning on travelling one weekend in November and at Christmas

  23-10-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Works are taking place over one weekend in November which will cause major disruption to travellers on the East Coast Main Line
  
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• North East Tory MP claims 'reality' of free school meals row has been distorted

  23-10-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hexham's Guy Opperman is the latest Conservative MP to defend voting down the Labour bill
  
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