Gateshead news

• South African 'mutant' Covid-19 strain found in the North East

  12-02-2021 22:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The case has been discovered following random sequencing by Public Health England
  
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• 'Housebound' mum who visited Fiji - and Durham - as she sued the NHS is jailed

  12-02-2021 21:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  IT worker Linda Metcalf, 37, was given millions after making fake claims that she could barely walk or stand, rarely went out and couldn’t even dress herself
  
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• Not a-latte luck, as council order coffee van to leave Angel of the North site

  12-02-2021 20:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The opportunistic barista has been given their marching orders from the site, as they didn't have a £780 licence
  
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• Coffee van told to leave the Angel of the North by Gateshead Council - Chronicle Live

  12-02-2021 20:51
  
  Coffee van told to leave the Angel of the North by Gateshead Council  Chronicle Live
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Friday February 12

  12-02-2021 20:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday February 12 - live breaking updates below
  
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• More sledgers take to the snow on the Town Moor despite warning

  12-02-2021 20:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The force warned of patrols after large crowds gathered on Cow Hill on Wednesday and Thursday
  
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• The most expensive homes sold in County Durham in 2020

  12-02-2021 19:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three properties in County Durham sold for more than £1 million last year
  
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• Benefit claimants issued reminder about changes to Post Office account card

  12-02-2021 19:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Claimants will need to provide alternative account details before the Post Office card account closes
  
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• The Newcastle house on the market for just one pound

  12-02-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The three bedroom semi-detached property in the West End of Newcastle would make a great family home
  
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• Newcastle's La Dolce Vita nightclub was the in-place during the Swinging '60s

  12-02-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  La Dolce Vita nightclub on Newcastle's Low Friar Street attracted the punters and some of the biggest stars in showbusiness - before it fell into slow decline
  
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• Newcastle launches new local Covid contact tracing team

  12-02-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Health experts and political leaders in the region have spent months calling for far greater local control over Test and Trace, believing local teams will have much greater success
  
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• Covid-19 vaccine take-up lower in Newcastle BAME communities

  12-02-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 52,000 people in Newcastle have now been given their first dose of the vaccine, enough to fill St James’ Park, but the take-up has been poorer in some areas of the city
  
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• Historic pubs fight on despite continued Covid closures

  12-02-2021 18:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Businesses throughout the city have changed their business models while national lockdowns put pints on hold
  
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• Sunderland residents asked to 'redouble' efforts to stop spread of Covid-19

  12-02-2021 17:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Public health director Gerry Taylor said the city needs to 'pull together' to bring cases down
  
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• Albanian gang in the UK illegally had £56,000 of dirty cash in carrier bags

  12-02-2021 17:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police investigating organised crime gangs running cannabis farms found three men with bags of cash after visiting a Gateshead house
  
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• Mountain rescue volunteers battle deep snow in seven hour operation

  12-02-2021 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Volunteers were called out after paramedics couldn't get to a patient on a remote Northumberland farm
  
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• What you need to know about Newcastle's new e-scooters

  12-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  250 of the orange Neuron e-scooters will hit Newcastle's streets on Monday and there could be a "rapid" expansion of the trial project over the next 12 months
  
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• Primary school's heartwarming video spreads cheer during lockdown

  12-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This video, created by Westgate Hill Primary Academy, in Arthur's Hill, has helped to put a smile on people's faces during a challenging time for schools and parents
  
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• Newcastle's legendary curry king, Abdul Latif, and his Bigg Market restaurant

  12-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The larger-than-life Abdul Latif, owner of Newcastle's Rupali restaurant, died prematurely in 2008 - but many still have fond memories of the man
  
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• Banned driver caught behind the wheel after taking cocaine

  12-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gary Parker, who also has a past conviction for drink driving, had started using the class A drug after having 'time on his hands' while on furlough
  
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• Ambulance service attend 16 sledging accidents in just 24 hours

  12-02-2021 16:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest incident came on Friday afternoon after someone broke their leg while sledging on the Town Moor
  
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• Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby 'quits special as she misses boyfriend'

  12-02-2021 16:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 30-year-old star reportedly won't take part in filming for the tenth anniversary due to wanting to be with Liam
  
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• Police release CCTV after stolen credit card used for shopping trip

  12-02-2021 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police officers would like to speak with this woman
  
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• Newcastle man who tailgated police arrested after they suspected drugs found

  12-02-2021 14:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The black Volvo S60 was getting close to the back of the police vehicle despite the snowy conditions so officers signalled for the driver to pull over
  
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• Ambulance taken off the road after thieves steal lifesaving equipment

  12-02-2021 13:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is believed the suspect accessed the unattended ambulance and once inside removed two medical bags containing vital lifesaving equipment
  
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• Martin Lewis says thousands of people are owed money by their bank

  12-02-2021 13:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On the ITV Money Show, the financial guru told viewers that banks and building societies are wrongly sitting on people's cash because of mis-sold packaged accounts
  
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• Pick up next Tuesday's Chronicle for your latest FREE Memory Lane supplement

  12-02-2021 13:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Your fourth 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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• Police warn of Town Moor crackdown as large crowds continue to gather

  12-02-2021 13:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to the park two nights in a row over reports of revellers drinking and socialising with no social distancing
  
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• What happened to Popstars The Rivals contestants 19 years on

  12-02-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Girls Aloud triumphed on Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 beating One True Voice to the Christmas number 1 spot
  
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• Thieves smash eight windows and steal equipment from Sunderland's Carnival House

  12-02-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thieves broke into the building in Southwick on February 5 breaking a number of windows
  
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• Man missing holiday to the Alps skis through the streets of Cullercoats instead

  12-02-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Will Close-Ash has been using the unusual method of transport to navigate the snow-covered streets of the coastal town
  
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• Gateshead lowlife ripped 'prized' ring from pensioner's finger then sold it for drink and drugs - Chronicle Live

  12-02-2021 13:00
  
  Gateshead lowlife ripped 'prized' ring from pensioner's finger then sold it for drink and drugs  Chronicle Live
  
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• Rapid Covid test booking now open for Northumberland key workers

  12-02-2021 12:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland County Council has now opened up lateral flow testing to most frontline workers, after an initial pilot with council staff
  
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• GMB hosts crack up as Kate Garraway drops accidental inuendo about her milkman

  12-02-2021 12:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kate wanted to thank her milkman for Valentine's Day, for his offers of support during a tough time, but it didn't go entirely to plan
  
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• HMP Frankland steak knife murderer died while waiting for compassionate release

  12-02-2021 12:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joseph Turner - who plunged the knife into his ex's chest - passed away before application for compassionate release could be processed
  
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• AFC Fylde's home match with Gateshead is postponed - Blackpool Gazette

  12-02-2021 11:54
  
  AFC Fylde's home match with Gateshead is postponed  Blackpool Gazette
  
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• Hour by hour forecast in the North East as more snow is expected

  12-02-2021 09:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The frosty weather is set to continue as temperatures drop as low as -8°C in some areas of the region.
  
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• Huge icicles on Central Motorway as temperature plunges to -8C

  12-02-2021 09:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The region has been hit with freezing conditions in recent days - with the cold snap set to continue
  
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• Lockdown exit plan 'hinges on social distancing and mask wearing until autumn'

  12-02-2021 09:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has said he will lay out the roadmap for relaxing coronavirus restrictions on the week beginning February 22
  
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• 'Run down' Newcastle car park to be turned into mini shipping container village

  12-02-2021 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The plans are for two boutique bars, artisan food and a ‘European inspired’ inner city courtyard with lights and greenery
  
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• Newcastle Covid numbers could soon fall to July levels

  12-02-2021 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prof Eugene Milne reckons that the number of new daily virus cases in the city could be in single figures within weeks, if infections were to keep falling at their current rate
  
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• 11 areas of the North East with high coronavirus infection rates

  12-02-2021 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Southwick currently has the highest rate of infection in the region
  
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• Over-65s 'to start getting coronavirus vaccine invites from next week'

  12-02-2021 08:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Letters will be sent out to millions of Brits in the latest priority group asking them to have their Covid jabs next week, according to a report
  
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• Coronavirus LIVE: UK's R rate below one for the first time since July

  12-02-2021 08:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest breaking Covid-19 news, including deaths and cases in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the latest on vaccine roll-out
  
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• Coronavirus LIVE: Lack of planning could affect next phase of vaccine rollout

  12-02-2021 08:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest breaking Covid-19 news, including deaths and cases in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the latest on vaccine roll-out
  
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• Tributes paid to 'local hero' who passed away after contracting coronavirus

  12-02-2021 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tony Birch, who ran Tony's Taxis, tragically died on February 2 after contracting coronavirus
  
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• Rogue builder pocketed customers' deposits but failed to do the work

  12-02-2021 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Wilkinson, of Sunderland, left customers feeling taken advantage of and let down after defrauding them out of hundreds of pounds
  
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• Mystery surrounds death of man whose body was found in River Tyne

  12-02-2021 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Craig Reed, 39, was reported missing in December 2019 and a police search operation was carried out to find him - however his body was recovered from the river three weeks later
  
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• Mystery surrounds death of Gateshead man Craig Reed whose body was found in River Tyne - Chronicle Live

  12-02-2021 07:00
  
  Mystery surrounds death of Gateshead man Craig Reed whose body was found in River Tyne  Chronicle Live
  
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• Conservative MP warns against pushing up council tax to pay for social care

  12-02-2021 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Howell, MP for Sedgefield, warns that relying on council tax to pay for social care will disadvantage some communities
  
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