Gateshead news

• Expert warns deadly Mpox strain may already be in the UK and could spread in two weeks

  16-08-2024 22:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The World Health Organisation has declared a "public health emergency of international concern" following a surge in cases and deaths of the Mpox virus
  
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• North Tyneside couple get engaged under Northern Lights and meteor shower in Northumberland National Park

  16-08-2024 21:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Keen stargazers Sam Maguire and Rachel Good nabbed an unforgettable engagement picture after Sam popped the question under the shooting stars on Monday
  
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• NHS urges people to stock up medicine cabinets amid potential delays around August bank holiday

  16-08-2024 20:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has asked people to stock up on medicine so as not to put "unnecessary pressure" on NHS services during the busy bank holiday period
  
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• Underweight dog found living in shed has new lease of life in County Durham prison

  16-08-2024 20:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Belgian Malinois Betty was underweight when she was rescued earlier this year
  
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• Gateshead man who left school with no GCSES before turning his life around offers results day advice

  16-08-2024 20:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kai McGill now works with a housing association helping women fleeing from domestic violence and vows that 'there's always something around the corner' for those who don't get the results they want
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning Lottery numbers for Friday, August 16

  16-08-2024 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday, August 16 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Former Green Party candidate standing as independent in Cramlington by-election

  16-08-2024 20:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dawn Furness also stood at the General Election
  
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• North East Ambulance Service suspends X account over 'hate speech and misinformation'

  16-08-2024 20:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East Ambulance Service said content on the platform, formerly known as Twitter, is "not consistent with its values" and that it will continue to post on other social media sites
  
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• Green Party select candidate for Cramlington council by-election

  16-08-2024 19:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Voters will go to the polls on August 22
  
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• New image of missing 15-year-old girl last seen in Durham more than three weeks ago

  16-08-2024 19:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Katelan was last seen on Tuesday, July 23 when she travelled from Durham to Middlesbrough on the X12 bus
  
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• More than 600 sign Newcastle Great Park bus cuts petition as locals furious at Q3 loss

  16-08-2024 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Locals fear they could be cut off from GP surgeries, restaurants, and other Gosforth High Street businesses due to major changes in bus routes to the Great Park
  
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• Claim that Newcastle students like 'second class citizens' in housing blocks

  16-08-2024 18:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As a new housing campus on the edge of the city centre was approved on Friday, one councillor hit out at the tiny rooms students are left to live in when they go to university
  
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• Thug caught throwing missile on CCTV during Darlington riot jailed

  16-08-2024 18:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ashkan Kareem, 33, was jailed for one year for his role in the violent disorder
  
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• Dad who confronted police and threw metal fence at them during Sunderland riot locked up

  16-08-2024 18:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Williams has been sentenced to two years and two months in prison at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Walker tower block to be blown up as date set for Newcastle's first explosive demolition since 2008

  16-08-2024 17:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hexham House, in Walker, will be reduced to rubble in a controlled explosion in November
  
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• Candidates confirmed for North Jesmond by-election as poll date set for September

  16-08-2024 17:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Six names are in the frame to replace Gerry Keating, who resigned last month on health grounds
  
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• Candidates announced for Gateshead by-election in September following sudden death of councillor

  16-08-2024 17:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Five official candidates have been announced for the upcoming by-election in the Bridges ward of Gateshead
  
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• Camera catches almost 1,000 County Durham drivers using phones or not wearing seatbelts in a week

  16-08-2024 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  622 drivers were caught using a mobile phone and a further 329 were caught without a seat belt by a temporary camera placed near Newton Aycliffe
  
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• Liosi's Italian Bistro to open in Heaton after city centre closure due to 'unresolvable differences'

  16-08-2024 17:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sebastino Liosi plans to open another Italian bistro in the city centre and a cafe in Heaton
  
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• DWP names most-claimed health condition that can get you up to £434 a month benefit

  16-08-2024 16:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  According to latest figures, nearly half a million people are receiving financial support due to the impact of this health condition
  
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• LNER drivers to hold weekend strike action over next three months in pay dispute

  16-08-2024 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drivers for LNER, which runs services on the East Coast main line, will walk out every Saturday and Sunday from August 31 and November 10
  
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• First adult charged with riot in UK following Sunderland disorder remanded in custody

  16-08-2024 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kieran Usher, 32, was remanded in custody after entering no plea to the riot charge at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Friday
  
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• Man discharged from hospital after stab attack in garden of Wallsend home

  16-08-2024 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  No arrests have been made after police were called to St Cuthbert's Road on Sunday afternoon
  
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• Police 'extremely concerned' for missing teenager with links to Whitley Bay not seen in a week

  16-08-2024 15:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eva Brown, 14, was last seen leaving a family member's home in Winchburgh, West Lothian, on Friday, August 9
  
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• Heartfelt tributes to 'shining light' dad as Gateshead man charged with murder

  16-08-2024 15:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Christopher Henderson, 55, died after being found with serious head injuries in Bensham, Gateshead
  
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• Newcastle's tallest building Hadrian's Tower put up for sale with £14.6m price tag

  16-08-2024 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  London-based property firm Allsop LLP has launched the city skyscraper to market
  
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• Loose Women's Jane Moore makes candid on-air health confession - leaving panel squirming

  16-08-2024 15:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loose Women panelist Jane Moore made a candid on-air health confession as she admitted that she cannot get rid of her fungal toe infection, which left her co-stars squirming
  
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• Three boys charged after two burglaries and suspected stolen car set alight in County Durham

  16-08-2024 14:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to reports of a house burglary in Coxhoe during the early hours on August 13
  
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• Gosforth one-punch killer who ambushed man after minor spat in pub branded a coward and jailed

  16-08-2024 13:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Johnson, of Gosforth, caught Trevor Reid with an unexpected blow which killed him outside a pub on Gosforth High Street
  
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• Northumbria Police appeal to find wanted Gateshead man 'actively evading arrest'

  16-08-2024 13:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jack Robert Stuart Pattison, 20, is wanted for prison recall and is said to be actively evading arrest.
  
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• See Sheridan Smith in Shiremoor as Tyneside filming continues on new ITV drama

  16-08-2024 13:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  TV star is all smiles during breaks in shooting scenes in North Tyneside for new ITV drama I Fought The Law, based on the real-life tale of North East mother Ann Ming's fight for justice following the murder of her daughter Julie Hogg
  
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• Expert shares simple one-ingredient solution to stop cats pooing in your garden

  16-08-2024 13:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Spraying a common ingredient around your garden can help to deter cats as well as foxes from using your lawn and borders as a litterbox
  
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• Cancer expert issues warning after surge in cases in young people who have one thing in common

  16-08-2024 13:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A doctor says there has been a rise in cancer among people aged under 45 - and one factor may be playing a major role in the increase
  
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• Common mistake that can get drivers banned from roads with new motorists more at risk

  16-08-2024 13:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  According to the rules, this error while driving could incur six points and a £200 fine - here are more details
  
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• Three arrested after police called to Blyth disturbance and uncover cannabis farm

  16-08-2024 13:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police made the discovery after they were called to a disturbance on Delaval Terrace, in Blyth
  
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• North East bakery refuses to take Scottish money, leaving proud Scot angry

  16-08-2024 12:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Veteran who has lived in the North East for almost 50 years couldn't believe his eyes when he saw a sign in Thomas the Baker saying they no longer accept the Scottish dough
  
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• New Banksy-style artwork appears at Seven Stories in Newcastle - with people asking if it's by the famous artist

  16-08-2024 12:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new piece of artwork was noticed by staff at the children's book museum on Thursday
  
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• Sunderland man first adult in England charged with riot offence after violent disorder

  16-08-2024 12:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kieran Usher, 32, is due to appear at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Friday
  
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• Northumberland open-water lifeguards to swim length of Lake Windermere in aid of Tynedale Hospice

  16-08-2024 12:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The group will embark on the endurance swim on August 17, with the aim of raising £10,000 for the charity throughout the year.
  
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• Plans to build hundreds of new council house in County Durham takes major step forward

  16-08-2024 11:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Bishop Auckland firm has been appointed to deliver the homes
  
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• Meet the cute bichon frisé whose guide to the North East has almost 3,000 followers

  16-08-2024 11:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alfred's Guide to the North East aims to shine a light on the "forgotten stories of the region"
  
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• How trouble flared during an Oasis gig at Newcastle’s Riverside venue 30 years ago

  16-08-2024 11:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In August 1994, the up-and-coming band ended their show after just five numbers following an altercation with the crowd
  
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• TikTok expert says three 50p coins are worth hundreds or even thousands of pounds

  16-08-2024 11:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are three 50p pieces currently in circulation that are worth a lot more than their face value - and one of them is really 'interesting'
  
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• North East weekend weather forecast as Met Office warns of Hurricane Ernesto impact

  16-08-2024 11:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The region will enjoy plenty of sunshine this weekend ahead of an 'uncertain' week that could see heavy rain and strong winds due to the hurricane
  
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• It was 1983 and these Newcastle United fans were heading home from St James’ Park

  16-08-2024 10:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Recalling the era of Kevin Keegan, Terry Mac, Chris Waddle - and standing on the Gallowgate End terraces
  
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• 'The strongest person I have ever known' - Heartbreaking tribute to beautiful mum who died aged just 31

  16-08-2024 10:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nicola Hailes died at the age of 31 after being diagnosed with cancer - now her family are remembering her and raising awareness of the disease in young people
  
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• A bustling Gateshead town centre street in 1912 - and the same view today

  16-08-2024 10:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Within a small area, there were two railway stations and a tram terminus, while later there would also be a bus station
  
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• Six PIP changes you must declare to DWP or risk a penalty - and the things you never need to report

  16-08-2024 10:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government warns that you could be taken to court or have to pay a penalty if you give wrong information or do not report a change in your circumstances
  
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• Charlotte Crosby confronts cruel online trolls after her debut on BBC's Celebrity MasterChef

  16-08-2024 09:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Geordie Shore legend Charlotte Crosby has been met with a barrage of hate after her appearance on Celebrity MasterChef this week - but fans have rushed to defend her
  
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• Take a look inside a County Durham four-bedroom detached house in a popular development

  16-08-2024 09:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Situated in Sunningdale, the property, which is being sold by JW Wood Estate Agents, is on sale for offers in excess of £575,000.
  
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