Gateshead news

• Gateshead Quayside arena gets the all-clear as £260m development avoids government call-in - Chronicle Live

  08-12-2020 22:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Quayside arena gets the all-clear as £260m development avoids government call-in  Chronicle Live
  
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• All-clear for Quayside arena as £260m plans avoid call-in

  08-12-2020 22:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The government has opted against calling in the decision to approve plans for a 12,500-capacity arena, a conference centre, and a controversial hotel on land between the Sage and the Baltic
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning Lottery numbers for Tuesday December 8

  08-12-2020 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Tuesday December 8 - live breaking updates below
  
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• 'I'm very privileged' -what people had to say about the Covid vaccine

  08-12-2020 20:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary is one of 70 hospital hubs to begin the rolling out the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine as UK becomes the first country in the world to offer a vaccine against the virus
  
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• Former councillor Dipu Ahad denies stalking involving serious alarm or distress

  08-12-2020 19:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dipu Ahad, of Elswick, will stand trial next year accused of stalking, which prosecutors say involved 16 specific acts
  
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• How the North East is doing a week into Tier 3

  08-12-2020 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The infection rate in the North East is now below the national average, but there are fears that a Christmas shopping rush could cause a rise in Covid cases
  
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• Fire engine egged while firefighters attend a blaze in Sunderland

  08-12-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service said although it may seem "harmless" it could cause an accident
  
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• School kids bury time capsule of key 2020 items that nobody will want to open

  08-12-2020 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Oakley Cross Primary School in West Auckland have made a time capsule reflecting life during the pandemic
  
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• Mum of murdered Alan Stokoe says guilty verdict will 'never bring back my boy'

  08-12-2020 18:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joanne Stokoe, 48, has been left heartbroken after her son was killed in July last year
  
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• Police seize cannabis farm worth £100,000 after raiding County Durham home

  08-12-2020 17:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers found around 100 plants inside the County Durham home on Tuesday morning
  
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• CCTV released after man attempted to rob Post Office with a hammer

  08-12-2020 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to about the attempted robbery in Lemington
  
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• North East saw harshest cuts to public health departments in years before Covid

  08-12-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Public health departments are on the frontline in the battle against Covid but their funding was slashed in recent years
  
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• Former bus station, taxi office and bar to be demolished for Pilgrim Street plan

  08-12-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The set of buildings on Worswick Street and Carliol Square will be knocked down as part of plans to build office space, restaurants, cafes, bars, a pavilion and a 347-space car park on the site
  
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• Dr Hilary warns of Covid third wave on Good Morning Britain

  08-12-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dr Hilary Jones celebrated the first coronavirus vaccinations in the UK - but also issued a warning
  
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• 10 things you can now do in Tier 3 which you couldn't in lockdown

  08-12-2020 16:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As the North East waits to see if it will be moved into a lower tier, there are still freedoms to enjoy which you couldn't during the November lockdown
  
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• Northern Goals: Hartlepool United, Spennymoor Town and Gateshead highlights plus non-league latest - Sunderland Echo

  08-12-2020 16:46 via sunderlandecho.com
  
  Northern Goals: Hartlepool United, Spennymoor Town and Gateshead highlights plus non-league latest  Sunderland Echo
  
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• Jesmond wine shop closes its doors after 50 years as owner retires

  08-12-2020 16:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Granger Wines has been bought by online retailer Guest Wines
  
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• Jarrow and Hebburn AC tributes to much-loved member of nine decades

  08-12-2020 16:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been made to John Keefe, Jarrow and Hebburn AC’s "oldest and dearest" member who sadly passed away on November 28
  
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• More than 60 jobs lost at Gateshead touchscreen firm

  08-12-2020 16:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The tech manufacturer has made 40% of its workforce redundant in two restructures
  
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• Gateshead tech firm axes 67 jobs as coronavirus pandemic impacts sales - Chronicle Live

  08-12-2020 16:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead tech firm axes 67 jobs as coronavirus pandemic impacts sales  Chronicle Live
  
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• Everyone will have a fair chance to be vaccinated, Hancock pledges

  08-12-2020 16:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock promises North East MP Kate Osborne that no region will be left behind
  
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• Worker installing electricity meter in house finds £15,000 worth of cocaine

  08-12-2020 15:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man stumbled across plastic bags of white powder while carrying out his work
  
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• Thousands of Gateshead families asked for emergency help during the pandemic

  08-12-2020 14:30 via undefined
  
  Shock data showed that council "support hubs" received hundreds of requests
  
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• More than 6,000 Gateshead residents needed emergency help during the pandemic - Chronicle Live

  08-12-2020 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 6,000 Gateshead residents needed emergency help during the pandemic  Chronicle Live
  
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• Father of Durham cricketer Ben Stokes dies after brain cancer battle

  08-12-2020 14:07 via undefined
  
  Former rugby league player and coach Ged Stokes was diagnosed with the illness in January and spent five weeks seriously ill in hospital in Johannesburg earlier this year
  
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• Minimum age to buy Lottery tickets and scratchcards will be raised in 2021

  08-12-2020 14:03 via undefined
  
  16-year-olds are allowed to play the National Lottery and buy Lottery scratchcards despite being banned from gambling until they are 18
  
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• Grim pic of a dead salmon is being used to reassure Northumberland public

  08-12-2020 13:55 via undefined
  
  The Environment Agency say it is a natural occurrence and has published the pictures to allay public fears
  
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• What Newcastle Council’s £40 million cuts mean for you

  08-12-2020 13:44 via undefined
  
  As well as a council tax rise of almost 5%, the city council's plans to slash spending again will mean big changes to social care and other frontline services
  
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• Resident's appeal to put wreaths on ‘forgotten’ war graves this Christmas

  08-12-2020 13:41 via undefined
  
  Jeff Rutter wants to make sure all 13 war graves at Ropery Lane Cemetery have a wreath this Christmas
  
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• Kay Burley to miss Sky News presenting show after breaking Covid-19 rules

  08-12-2020 13:29 via undefined
  
  The news anchor apologised after popping into a restaurant to use the toilet while waiting for a taxi
  
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• Man, 20, denies causing death of two 96-year-olds on day trip from care home

  08-12-2020 13:25 via undefined
  
  Jamie Lawson is accused of causing the deaths of Pearl Smith and D-Day veteran James Johnston in a collision which left three others seriously injured on the A697 in Northumberland
  
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• 400,000 people to be given Covid jab at RVI 'as a priority' during first wave

  08-12-2020 13:03 via undefined
  
  The hospital is one of 50 around England to distribute the jab to people deemed the highest priority because they are either over 80, live or work in a care home, or are an NHS worker with poor underlying health or whose work puts them at higher risk
  
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• Equality campaigner Dr Hari Shukla becomes first to get vaccine in Newcastle

  08-12-2020 12:08 via undefined
  
  Dr Hari Shukla and his wife, Ranjan, were the first two patients to have the Pfizer/BioNTech jab at the Royal Victoria Infirmary on Tuesday
  
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• Covid survivor, 92: If vaccine is good enough for Queen, it's good enough for me

  08-12-2020 09:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Betty Brown from Belford, Northumberland, said she would have no doubts about getting the jab as it starts to be rolled out in the UK
  
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• South Tyneside one of the country's top 20 coronavirus hotspots among over-60s

  08-12-2020 09:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Public Health England data shows the number of Covid-19 cases among the over-60
  
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• What it's like on Newcastle's homelessness frontline during Covid-19 pandemic

  08-12-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  How The People's Kitchen has adapted to life since the outbreak of coronavirus to ensure the city's most vulnerable are looked after
  
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• Gateshead tech firm axes 67 jobs as coronavirus pandemic impacts sales - ChronicleLive

  08-12-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead tech firm axes 67 jobs as coronavirus pandemic impacts sales  ChronicleLive
  
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• Gateshead Quayside arena gets the all-clear as £260m development avoids government call-in - ChronicleLive

  08-12-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Quayside arena gets the all-clear as £260m development avoids government call-in  ChronicleLive
  
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• Employers warn the North East needs an EU trade deal

  08-12-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The UK government and EU are attempting to agree a new permanent trade deal
  
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• Couple who won £115m on EuroMillions have given away HALF of it to others

  08-12-2020 08:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Frances and Patrick Connolly, who scooped the massive jackpot on New Year's Day in 2019, have so far given away £60m, even helping hundreds of people during the pandemic
  
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• Samantha Madgin's family's despair as young mum's killer is freed from jail

  08-12-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Victim's mum opens up on devastation after murderer Jordan Jobson, who stabbed new mum Samantha to death in Wallsend, is released
  
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• New homes could be built on former hospital site

  08-12-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dunston Hill Hospital provided palliative care and mental health services for more than 50 years
  
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• Investigation into death of sisters killed in crash continues, inquest hears

  08-12-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kelsey Marie Stokes, three, and her cousin, Shauna Stokes, 17, died following a collision on September 2 this year
  
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• Investigation into death of cousins killed in crash continues, inquest hears

  08-12-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kelsey Marie Stokes, three, and her cousin, Shauna Stokes, 17, died following a collision on September 2 this year
  
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• Christmas food vouchers and fuel help for Newcastle families

  08-12-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  City council bosses have confirmed how they will be using just over £1 million allocated by the government to help many of Tyneside's poorest this winter
  
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