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• Newcastle city centre bars and shops busy on 'Mad Friday' as photos show people embracing Christmas spirit

  20-12-2024 21:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Photos show Newcastle city centre bars and shops busy on the last Friday before Christmas
  
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• Recycle your Christmas tree and help St Oswald's Hospice raise £60,000

  20-12-2024 20:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This January, St Oswald's Hospice will collect people's real Christmas trees direct from their homes saving them the hassle of a trip to the tip
  
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• EuroMillions and Thunderball results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Friday, December 20

  20-12-2024 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing live breaking updates and results from the National Lottery's EuroMillions and Thunderball draw on Friday, December 20
  
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• Children's charity rejects donation from Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby

  20-12-2024 19:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Children's Society has said it would not be 'consistent' with their work in supporting victims of child sexual abuse to accept the donation from Justin Welby
  
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• Trial of alleged Lockerbie bombmaker will 'restore faith in justice'

  20-12-2024 19:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scotland's most senior law officer has expressed hope the forthcoming trial of a man accused of involvement in the Lockerbie bombing will renew confidence in the justice process around the case, ahead of the 36th anniversary of the explosion
  
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• Newcastle parks transfer on hold for now as council set to stage full debate amid funding fears

  20-12-2024 19:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council's decision to take back control of its parks from charity Urban Green is set to face tougher scrutiny before the transfer can go ahead
  
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• Government could 'look at' drink-drive laws in bid to improve road safety

  20-12-2024 19:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Heidi Alexander said it "might be time to have a look at those (laws)" as part of a wider effort to improve road safety, including new awareness campaigns
  
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• Gateshead Metro suspension LIVE: Repairs to resume Metro service under Flyover could take till January - Chronicle Live

  20-12-2024 19:25 via news.google.com
  Gateshead Metro suspension LIVE: Repairs to resume Metro service under Flyover could take till January  Chronicle Live
  
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• Disruptive pupils' parents 'should be forced to co-operate with schools'

  20-12-2024 19:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A report from the think tank set up by Sir Tony Blair has called for the parent-teacher relationship to be 'reset' in England's schools, warning of a "burgeoning crisis of behaviour"
  
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• "Groundbreaking" new drug to be available on NHS to help prevent hearing loss in children

  20-12-2024 19:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The chemotherapy drug cisplatin is widely used to treat many cancers, especially in children, but around 60% of children treated with cisplatin experience permanent hearing loss
  
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• Vegetarian piranha and flying dinosaur among new species named in 2024

  20-12-2024 19:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Natural History Museum and its partners named almost 200 species in the last 12 months. New finds include a snake from the Indian Himalayas named after actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio
  
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• King speaks to Matt Baker about heritage crafts on BBC Countryfile Christmas special

  20-12-2024 19:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The King will speak about his commitment to heritage crafts as part of a BBC Christmas special of Countryfile, which was filmed at his Highgrove home in Gloucestershire
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro statement in full as Nexus warns all services south of Tyne may be shut off

  20-12-2024 19:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As the Gateshead Flyover transport crisis is set to continue into the new year, Tyne and Wear Metro bosses say they may not be able to keep running trains to Sunderland and South Shields
  
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• Two former North East MPs nominated to join the House of Lords

  20-12-2024 19:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Julie Elliott and Phil Wilson are among 38 new peers suggested by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and other party leaders
  
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• We can't wait weeks for action on the Gateshead flyover crisis

  20-12-2024 19:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The flyover crisis deepened on Thursday when Metro services across the Tyne were suspended as a new safety measure
  
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• Chronicle and Journal opinion: We can't wait weeks for action on Gateshead Flyover crisis

  20-12-2024 19:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Gateshead Flyover crisis deepened when Metro services across the Tyne were suspended as a new safety measure
  
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• Gateshead cannabis farmer who twice entered the UK illegally jailed - Chronicle Live

  20-12-2024 19:00 via news.google.com
  Gateshead cannabis farmer who twice entered the UK illegally jailed  Chronicle Live
  
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• Gateshead cannabis farmer who twice entered the UK illegally jailed

  20-12-2024 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Izmir Dema said he agreed to tend to the cannabis farm in Birtley to pay off debts to those who helped him come to the UK
  
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• Metros unable to run under closed Gateshead flyover - BBC.com

  20-12-2024 18:50 via news.google.com
  Metros unable to run under closed Gateshead flyover  BBC.com
  
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• North Tyneside Council reassures residents over winter fuel voucher error

  20-12-2024 18:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The council has reiterated no-one will lose out on their winter fuel vouchers, despite expiry date error
  
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• Maidenhead United, Kidderminster and Gateshead Chase Striker - Inside Futbol

  20-12-2024 17:57 via news.google.com
  Maidenhead United, Kidderminster and Gateshead Chase Striker  Inside Futbol
  
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• Vera author Ann Cleeves jets off to Asia for Christmas cruise with talks and workshops

  20-12-2024 17:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vera has long been credited for boosting the region's profile, and author Ann Cleeves will be giving workshops on her novels aboard the Seabourn Encore in South East Asia
  
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• Newcastle Airport expects busiest Christmas on record as family jet off on festive flights

  20-12-2024 17:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Airport expects 90,000 passengers will pass through its doors between Christmas Eve and January 1, 2025
  
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• Photos as Newcastle Cathedral hosts Changing Lives Christmas meal for community

  20-12-2024 17:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Based inside the cathedral at Cafe 16, those who attended were given hot food and toiletry parcels
  
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• Man left with head injury near Durham city centre after gang attacked him with wooden pole

  20-12-2024 17:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after the young man was attacked by a group on bikes
  
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• Luke Littler's inner circle from ex-cab driver dad to mystery girlfriend

  20-12-2024 17:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Luke Littler has taken the darts world by storm in 2023, and the 17-year-old now has a huge support network behind him as he targets World Darts Championship glory
  
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• All 16 Ofsted outstanding primary schools in Newcastle and Gateshead as parents select schools - NewcastleWorld

  20-12-2024 17:35 via news.google.com
  All 16 Ofsted outstanding primary schools in Newcastle and Gateshead as parents select schools  NewcastleWorld
  
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• Police in Cramlington A&E has seen violence 'reduce by 75%'

  20-12-2024 17:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Having a police officer at the emergency department of the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital NSECH has seen violence fall drastically.
  
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• Bus Service Changes | Gateshead (H) - York City Football Club

  20-12-2024 17:22 via news.google.com
  Bus Service Changes | Gateshead (H)  York City Football Club
  
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• Arsonist set fire to ex-partner's County Durham home in 'revenge attack' after break-up

  20-12-2024 17:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Christopher Bertram, 42, was jailed for thee years for setting a house on fire in Stanley
  
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• County Durham railway museum to bloom with £20,000 company support

  20-12-2024 17:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Banks Group has made a donation to the Locomotion museum in Shildon
  
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• John Fury won't be in Tyson's corner for Usyk fight as boxers father 'nowhere to be seen'

  20-12-2024 17:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Fury has not been in Saudi Arabia this week and will not be in his son's corner on Saturday night, but there will still be a family member in Tyson's camp
  
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• Gateshead Flyover crisis and Metro closure update with train services set to be off into new year - Chronicle Live

  20-12-2024 17:08 via news.google.com
  Gateshead Flyover crisis and Metro closure update with train services set to be off into new year  Chronicle Live
  
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• Gateshead Flyover crisis and Metro closure update with train services set to be off into new year

  20-12-2024 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyne and Wear Metro services across the Tyne look set to remain suspended until early in the new year, as Gateshead Council has been told that it must get on with emergency flyover repairs now
  
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• END Clothing acquired by investors in move said to have reduced debts and positioned it for success

  20-12-2024 17:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New York investors Apollo Global Management now own the Tyneside-founded retailer
  
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• Gateshead Flyover, old Metro trains and broken bridges sum up Tyneside's crumbling infrastructure - Chronicle Live

  20-12-2024 16:54 via news.google.com
  Gateshead Flyover, old Metro trains and broken bridges sum up Tyneside's crumbling infrastructure  Chronicle Live
  
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• Gateshead Flyover, old Metro trains and broken bridges sum up Tyneside's crumbling infrastructure

  20-12-2024 16:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As the transport crisis that has engulfed Tyneside since the closure of the Gateshead Flyover continues, there has been renewed scrutiny on the state of the area's critical infrastructure
  
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• Council vows to work 'tirelessly' for Monkseaton High pupils amid Tory backlash over closure

  20-12-2024 16:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council's Labour administration has defended its decision to close Monkseaton High, accusing the local Tories of having "no real plans".
  
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• Tyson Fury's rarely-seen family from mysterious mum to kingpin uncle

  20-12-2024 16:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Tyson Fury prepares to face Oleksandr Usyk in a highly-anticipated rematch in Saudi Arabia, his family will be supporting him from around the globe - but not in the desert
  
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• County Durham builder to pay fine after commercial waste fly-tipped on road

  20-12-2024 16:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charlie William Herbert Park, 28, of Westmoreland Street, Darlington, traded as DHM Roofing and Building
  
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• Tyson Fury 'exposed' by Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte who claim he's not using real name

  20-12-2024 16:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyson Fury will go down as one of the greatest heavyweights of all-time, but some of his British rivals believe they know his real name - and it's not Tyson
  
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• North East weather alert updated as Met Office warns of pre-Christmas disruption

  20-12-2024 16:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Strong winds are expected to cause travel delays on the busy final weekend before the festive break on Saturday, December 21 and Sunday, December 22
  
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• Northumbria Police officer appears at court charged with death by dangerous driving over Gateshead crash

  20-12-2024 15:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  PC Mark Roberts appeared at Peterlee Magistrates' Court on Friday
  
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• Gateshead shopping areas patrolled by plain clothed police in shoplifting crackdown - Chronicle Live

  20-12-2024 15:29 via news.google.com
  Gateshead shopping areas patrolled by plain clothed police in shoplifting crackdown  Chronicle Live
  
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• Gateshead shopping areas patrolled by plain clothed police in shoplifting crackdown

  20-12-2024 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead shopping areas are now being patrolled by plain clothes police officers looking to crack down on shoplifting.
  
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• Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight faces major last-minute change amid illness

  20-12-2024 15:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyson Fury's rematch with Oleksandr Usyk has been hit with a late change to the judging panel ahead of the highly-anticipated heavyweight showdown in Riyadh on Saturday night
  
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• Great North Run team 'monitoring developments' after flyover closure - Shields Gazette

  20-12-2024 14:37 via news.google.com
  Great North Run team 'monitoring developments' after flyover closure  Shields Gazette
  
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• Gateshead flyover: Great North Run "monitoring developments" ahead of 2025 event - Shields Gazette

  20-12-2024 14:37 via news.google.com
  Gateshead flyover: Great North Run "monitoring developments" ahead of 2025 event  Shields Gazette
  
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• HMP Frankland inmate slashed face of Finsbury Park terror attacker over argument about book

  20-12-2024 14:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Service slashed the face of Darren Osborne in his HMP Frankland cell
  
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• Gateshead Council grants £3.7m contract to decarbonise two swimming pools - Chronicle Live

  20-12-2024 14:09 via news.google.com
  Gateshead Council grants £3.7m contract to decarbonise two swimming pools  Chronicle Live
  
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