Gateshead news

• Government confirms mandatory hotel quarantine to be introduced from February 15

  04-02-2021 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Department for Health and Social Care has asked hotels near ports and airports for proposals how they can support the quarantine measures
  
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• Gateshead one of just six areas seeing a rise in Covid-19 cases despite lockdown

  04-02-2021 22:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A month after Boris Johnson plunged the country into lockdown, 306 of 315 local authority areas have seen a drop in cases, while three remained unchanged
  
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• Gateshead one of just six areas in England that is seeing a rise in Covid-19 cases despite lockdown - Chronicle Live

  04-02-2021 22:44
  
  Gateshead one of just six areas in England that is seeing a rise in Covid-19 cases despite lockdown  Chronicle Live
  
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• Sunderland landmarks lit red and white for Foundation of Light's 20th birthday

  04-02-2021 21:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The spectacle marked the start of a year of celebrations by Sunderland AFC’s official charity
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning numbers for Thursday, February 4

  04-02-2021 20:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  04-02-2021 20:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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• Sunderland man who was missing for two months found safe and well

  04-02-2021 20:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Butler, 39, had not been seen since December 5
  
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• Missing Sunderland man has not been seen for two months

  04-02-2021 20:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Butler, 39 has not been seen since December 5
  
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• West End mum 'terrified' kids would fall behind with learning without laptops

  04-02-2021 20:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Samantha Makepeace has said two new iPads have made a huge difference to her two boys who are learning from home during the third national lockdown
  
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• Driving instructors turn to food banks after being 'denied financial help'

  04-02-2021 20:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sarah Gill, who manages Durham-based Driver Skills North East, has asked the local authority to help the county's instructors
  
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• Police burglary team help lock up offenders for total of more than 125 years

  04-02-2021 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Since July 2020, they have secured more than 100 convictions against serial offenders who have targeted communities for purely selfish gains
  
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• Two arrested after drugs and paintball gun found in car

  04-02-2021 19:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers signalled for the vehicle to stop but drove at dangerously high speeds through residential areas
  
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• From hot tub parties to poker nights - how people are breaking Covid rules

  04-02-2021 19:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The ridiculous excuses and blatant breaches of coronavirus rules caught by Northumbria Police
  
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• More cash could be coming to Blyth as new £25m bid submitted

  04-02-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blyth is one of 101 towns in the country eligible to apply to the government's Towns Fund and if the bid is successful, yet more investment could be on the way
  
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• Man taken to hospital after alleged assault in North Shields

  04-02-2021 18:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police officers searched a number of homes in North Shields following the alleged attack
  
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• Houghton office targeted by vandals to become new apartments

  04-02-2021 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Five new homes will be created on the first floor in the Fence Houses area
  
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• Easington MP Grahame Morris proposals to make bereavement easier

  04-02-2021 18:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Next of kin can find themselves making numerous phone calls or writing letters to banks, insurance firms, utility companies and other businesses
  
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• MPs call for emergency Metro funding to prevent service cuts

  04-02-2021 18:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyne and Wear Metro needs £20m in financial support due to the impact of coronavirus
  
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• Council tax will increase by 57p to help fund 60 new detectives

  04-02-2021 18:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The rise equates to 57 pence a month for a Band D property for residents in the North East
  
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• Nightclubs warn they won't survive beyond end of this month

  04-02-2021 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Businesses in the night-time economy say they need urgent support as the national lockdown keeps them closed
  
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• Thousands of fines issued to Covid rule breakers in the North East

  04-02-2021 17:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Assistant Chief Constable Neil Hutchison has said the force is prioritising shutting down large gatherings which pose a high risk of spreading coronavirus
  
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• Swastika graffiti used to deface Covid-19 warning sign in Tynemouth

  04-02-2021 17:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are keeping an 'open mind' as to whether it is linked to other recent incidents
  
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• The North East areas where coronavirus infection rates have increased

  04-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Horden, in County Durham, has the highest rate of infection on the North East after recording 42 cases
  
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• Sunderland set to take part in national e-scooter trial

  04-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland is set to be the third North East area to receive the two-wheeled vehicles after Middlesbrough and Newcastle
  
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• Plans to build 1,000 homes on Sunderland’s former Vaux brewery site progress

  04-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's hoped Sunderland Riverside will eventually be home to 2,500 new residents and 10,000 workers
  
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• Northumberland's Covid-19 rate could soon be as low as it was in September

  04-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive has also analysed Covid-19 data for the region to show how cases have increased - or decreased - since just before lockdown
  
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• Northumberland takes more control of local test and trace

  04-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Many have been calling for more localised test and trace since early in the pandemic. Now, a more localised aspect has been added to the service in Northumberland
  
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• Everything you need to know about coronavirus immunity

  04-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The British Society for Immunology says understanding immunity to Covid-19 is key to exiting the pandemic - here is what we know about it
  
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• Council says £1m already found for new West Denton pool

  04-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors have warned that outer west residents could have their hopes of a new pool dashed if funding cannot be found
  
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• Two arrested after couple burgled while out getting the coronavirus vaccine

  04-02-2021 16:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An investigation was launched after eight separate reports of burglaries where locks have been snapped
  
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• Apprentice joins historic arts and crafts centre - Gateshead Council

  04-02-2021 15:56
  
  Apprentice joins historic arts and crafts centre  Gateshead Council
  
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• Appeal to raise £1,000 to help save kittens rescued from builder's yard

  04-02-2021 14:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gabriel and Arthur were rescued from a builders’ yard in Peterlee just before Christmas
  
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• CCTV appeal after elderly man was befriended by stranger who then stole from him

  04-02-2021 13:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man in his 70s was walked home by the suspect who then stole items from his home while he was distracted
  
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• Newcastle United forward Joelinton fined £200 for Covid-breach haircut

  04-02-2021 13:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joelinton has been fined £200 by police after posting a picture of himself getting his haircut by a North Tyneside barber on social media
  
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• Rapid Covid tests now open to all Newcastle key workers

  04-02-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The grand Banqueting Hall at the council headquarters has been transformed into a testing centre, using the lateral flow tests that can return results in just half an hour
  
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• Grandma opens up about 'tough days' following cancer diagnosis during pandemic

  04-02-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lisa Breeze, from Ashington, Northumberland, reveals her experiences of receiving cancer treatment during the coronavirus pandemic after she was diagnosed with breast cancer for a second time
  
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• Gateshead's notorious warren of slums at Pipewellgate by the River Tyne - then and now - Chronicle Live

  04-02-2021 13:00
  
  Gateshead's notorious warren of slums at Pipewellgate by the River Tyne - then and now  Chronicle Live
  
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• Gateshead's notorious slums at Pipewellgate by the River Tyne - then and now

  04-02-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Today there's no trace of Gateshead's primitive Pipewellgate tenements where poor families lived in often overcrowded and disease-ridden conditions
  
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• Ant and Dec back Laptops for Kids campaign to help children learn from home

  04-02-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie stars have shown support for the campaign to help disadvantaged children on Twitter
  
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• Fresh snow and ice Met Office warning issued for the North East

  04-02-2021 12:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The warning will be in place from Saturday until Monday night and more travel disruption is anticipated
  
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• Martin Lewis issues warning to 1.8 million people who could face fines from HMRC

  04-02-2021 12:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The financial expert gave the warning in his award-winning newsletter for Money Saving Expert, the website and cash-saving resource he founded years ago
  
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• 10 tech giants who have cashed in during the Covid pandemic

  04-02-2021 12:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Four of the top 10 companies are £2trillion better off than when the first lockdown was enforced in March 2020
  
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• The flood alerts in place as Met Office warns more rain on the way

  04-02-2021 11:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Met Office weather warning for heavy rain remains in place until Saturday and some roads around the region remain closed
  
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• UK facing five days of snow, rain and ice with yellow weather warnings in place

  04-02-2021 10:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are three yellow warnings for snow in place covering most of Scotland and northern England as well as warnings for heavy rain in the North East, the Met Office has said
  
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• DWP chief dismisses plan for £1,000 one-off Universal Credit payment

  04-02-2021 10:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Therese Coffey said giving benefit claimants a one-off payment - in exchange for slashing rates by £20 a week - would not be her 'preferred approach'
  
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• GMB's Dr Hilary says mixing vaccines could boost immunity

  04-02-2021 10:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scientists are looking into the effects of mixing different Covid-19 vaccines - but if you've had one jab your second will be from the same vaccine
  
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• Jet2 issue urgent update to every customer with a 2021 holiday booked

  04-02-2021 10:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The holiday retailer's update comes ahead of tougher restrictions at the UK border
  
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• Don't miss your latest FREE Memory Lane supplement in next Tuesday's Chronicle

  04-02-2021 09:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Your third of six 16-page Memory Lane supplements, each featuring dozens of historic North East images, is free in next Tuesday's Chronicle
  
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• Factory worker dies after testing positive for Covid-19

  04-02-2021 09:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An Argus Powerbend employee has died after testing positive for coronavirus
  
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• The Chase's Bradley Walsh tells contestant 'I've never seen that before'

  04-02-2021 09:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The drama unfolded on the February 2 episode of the hit ITV show
  
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