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• Strictly Come Dancing star Les Dennis lost three stone after getting 'biggest wake-up call'

  12-08-2023 22:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing star Les Dennis has opened up about his health and what made him take time off for the first time in a five-decade long career
  
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• People who claim PIP could backdate other benefits to the start of their award

  12-08-2023 22:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An award for PIP or Adult Disability Payment could also lead to housing support and Council Tax discounts
  
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• Behind the bars of Holme House Prison where inmates can do parkruns, care for animals and bake cakes

  12-08-2023 21:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Look inside the North East jail where the focus on rehabilitation is huge for Governor Sean Ormerod - who explains here why it matters so much to society
  
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• DWP and HMRC confirm early payments due to summer bank holiday

  12-08-2023 20:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits due on August 28 will be paid early
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers on Saturday, August, 12

  12-08-2023 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The National Lottery draw and Thunderball numbers for Saturday, August 12 - we will be bringing live updates and results below
  
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• Line of Duty star Vicky McClure has first dance to Our Dementia Choir at wedding

  12-08-2023 19:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The star was joined by her Line of Duty pals including Adrian Dunbar and Martin Compston, who described the wedding as an 'incredible day'
  
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• Man arrested as pedestrian dies after being hit by car in County Durham

  12-08-2023 19:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident happened on the A689 New Road between Crook and Howden-le-Wear
  
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• The 35 pets looking for their forever home at Newcastle Cat and Dog Shelter

  12-08-2023 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Could you help home these four-legged furry friends across the North East or further afield?
  
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• Incredible Bigg Market reunion effort raises £36,000 for Daft as a Brush cancer charity

  12-08-2023 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The nostalgic event saw 2,000 Geordies re-live the 80s and 90s for a day, with tickets raising enough money to buy a new ambulance to transport cancer patients to and from hospital
  
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• Can you name the ice cream without the wrapper? Take our quiz to see how well you know your lollies

  12-08-2023 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Which one of these frozen favourites was your ice cream van go-to?
  
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• Hartlepool United 2-1 Gateshead: Emmanuel Dieseruvwe scores twice on debut as 10-man Pools earn first win of the season - Yahoo Eurosport UK

  12-08-2023 18:25 via news.google.com
  Hartlepool United 2-1 Gateshead: Emmanuel Dieseruvwe scores twice on debut as 10-man Pools earn first win of the season  Yahoo Eurosport UK
  
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• Match Report: Dieseruvwe’s Double Downs Gateshead - News - Hartlepool United

  12-08-2023 18:06 via news.google.com
  
  Match Report: Dieseruvwe’s Double Downs Gateshead - News  Hartlepool United
  
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• Every update on Birtley police probe into pigs' heads displayed near Gateshead pub - Chronicle Live

  12-08-2023 17:31 via news.google.com
  Every update on Birtley police probe into pigs' heads displayed near Gateshead pub  Chronicle Live
  
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• 'I danced the night away under a giant Earth as Durham Cathedral became the best venue in town'

  12-08-2023 17:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Sunset Silent Disco at Durham Cathedral, in partnership with Tees Valley Music Alliance, had us dancing away under a giant Earth
  
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• 'There's a time and a place for beans on toast' - Hjem chefs at Northumberland's first Michelin Star restaurant

  12-08-2023 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A surprisingly small team runs the kitchen of one of the region's most renowned restaurants
  
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• County Durham shopkeeper battling shoplifting epidemic says food stolen from shelves as thefts soar

  12-08-2023 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The convenience store and post office has resorted to a notice on the door warning thieves that they have been recorded on camera
  
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• Chopwell benefit cheat fraudulently claimed thousands by falsely claiming he had three children

  12-08-2023 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kristofer Venner, of Chopwell, signed forms declaring he had children when he didn't, meaning he received more than £6,000 he wasn't entitled to
  
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• 30 pictures of the blooming lovely Gateshead park with year-round attractions - Chronicle Live

  12-08-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  30 pictures of the blooming lovely Gateshead park with year-round attractions  Chronicle Live
  
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• North Tyneside Park to host 'Dog Oscars' with categories including waggiest tail and doppelgänger

  12-08-2023 16:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland Park in North Shields hosts the competition every year
  
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• 'It's out of order': Man targeted with two pigs' heads at Birtley pub speaks out

  12-08-2023 16:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gary Firby's name and picture was attached to the pig's head nailed to the pub door
  
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• Health experts say simple extra habit on top of diet and exercise can help you lose weight

  12-08-2023 14:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Research from Weight Watchers found that people felt they were more likely to be successful in shedding the pounds if they followed this advice
  
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• RSPCA calls for ban on four dog breeds to be lifted in 'urgent' UK law change

  12-08-2023 14:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The charity is one of several organisations calling for the Dangerous Dogs Act to be overhauled as breed specific legislation is 'failing' the public
  
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• Birtley landladies 'shocked' and 'upset' after pigs' heads put up outside their family pub

  12-08-2023 13:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One pig's head was attached to pub's door and other was hanging from a Crematorium road sign
  
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• Birtley pigs' heads incident - Full Northumbria Police statement as cops describe 'targeted attack'

  12-08-2023 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police has issued a statement after two pigs' heads were displayed near to a Birtley pub
  
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• Tiny therapy pony Monet 'lights up the faces' of residents in a Cramlington care home

  12-08-2023 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A miniature pony visited a Cramlington care home this week
  
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• North East travel agents see huge rise in last minute holiday bookings following spate of bad weather

  12-08-2023 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Independent travel agents in the North East have seen a rise in last minute bookings due to the bad summer weather
  
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• How old a child needs to be to work and the restrictions on job hours - what the law says

  12-08-2023 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are strict rules on the hours and conditions if a teenager wants to find a job - here we have explained what the law says on the subject
  
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• Trains cancelled between Newcastle and Hexham due to trespassers on the line

  12-08-2023 12:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northern said that all lines have since reopened after British Transport Police attended the scene, but some services will be cancelled or delayed
  
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• Every update on Birtley police probe into pigs' heads displayed near Gateshead pub

  12-08-2023 11:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are on the scene near Birtley's Coach and Horses pub - where there are reports pigs' heads were displayed overnight
  
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• Birtley police incident live updates: Reports of pigs' heads displayed near Gateshead pub

  12-08-2023 11:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are on the scene near Birtley's Coach and Horses pub - where there are reports pigs' heads were displayed overnight
  
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• Police in County Durham searching for missing Crook man, 83

  12-08-2023 10:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Can you help police locate John?
  
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• The 1975 ordered to pay over £2 million in damages after Matty Healy kisses male bandmate at Malaysia festival

  12-08-2023 10:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Future Sound Asia (FSA), who organised the festival, claim the band has breached their contract
  
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• The food hygiene ratings of every Newcastle attraction as families head out on summer day trips

  12-08-2023 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll all be in search of some well-deserved family fun to celebrate the kids being off school - but touring the museums, heritage sites and attractions that the Toon has to offer can quickly build up an appetite
  
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• The blooming lovely North East park with year-round attractions - Chronicle Live

  12-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  The blooming lovely North East park with year-round attractions  Chronicle Live
  
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• Northumberland teacher 'upset' after headstones damaged in graveyard where suffragette is buried

  12-08-2023 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  She says there are signs of drug-taking and criminal damage in the St Mary the Virgin graveyard in Morpeth
  
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• Northumberland man slams proposals to charge locals for parking at beach named 'one of best in Britain'

  12-08-2023 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Howdiemont Sands and Sugar Sands near Longhoughton currently has a donation system in place, but the dunes have been described as "like the wild west" as the beaches have increased in popularity
  
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• Every update on police probe into pigs' heads displayed near ... - Chronicle Live

  12-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  Every update on police probe into pigs' heads displayed near ...  Chronicle Live
  
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• The North East criminals who found themselves back behind bars after being released from prison

  12-08-2023 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Over the last year, a number of defendants have been jailed for committing further offences
  
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• Take a tour of this extended Wallsend home which could be yours for £450,000

  12-08-2023 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This open-plan three-bedroom house offers the style and sophistication of a premium property
  
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• North Tyneside business brings first Pokémon trading card machines in North East

  12-08-2023 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pokémon trading cards remain hugely popular and can sell for thousands of pounds
  
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