Gateshead news

• Gateshead's GAP group expands into Scotland with seven-figure funding deal - MSN

  04-02-2025 21:58 via news.google.com
  Gateshead's GAP group expands into Scotland with seven-figure funding deal  MSN
  
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• Sunderland shop worker feared he would be killed during terrifying robbery

  04-02-2025 21:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brooklyn Gray, of Stanley, and Ethan McLoud left a door supervisor at a shop in Sunderland injured and afraid
  
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• Mum of Elswick machete victim Gordon Gault tells of devastation at school stabbing

  04-02-2025 21:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dionne Barrett fears nothing has been learned from her 14-year-old son's death after hearing of Sheffield tragedy
  
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• Large number of emergency services respond to reports of trespasser on railway line in North Tyneside

  04-02-2025 20:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Enquiries into the trespassing incident remain ongoing
  
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• EuroMillions and Thunderball results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Tuesday, February 4

  04-02-2025 20:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing live breaking updates and results from the National Lottery's EuroMillions and Thunderball draw on Tuesday, February 4
  
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• Gateshead Flyover strengthening work starts as new concrete to be poured at closed structure - Chronicle Live

  04-02-2025 19:33 via news.google.com
  Gateshead Flyover strengthening work starts as new concrete to be poured at closed structure  Chronicle Live
  
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• Gateshead Flyover strengthening work starts as new concrete to be poured at closed structure

  04-02-2025 19:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Engineers will reinforce two pillars of concern with new concrete, almost two months on from the sudden closure of the A167 Gateshead Flyover due to structural concerns
  
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• Sunderland entrepreneur receives £75,000 grant for business-idea that supports grassroots music venues

  04-02-2025 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Victoria Smith has been recognised by Innovate UK’s Women in Innovation Awards for her software platform, Gig Lab
  
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• 'She's so loved' - Ouseburn community rallies around owner of greyhound in need of essential surgery

  04-02-2025 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sue Woolhouse, 63, is a glass artist based in the Ouseburn area, and her greyhound Mouse is an integral part of her studio
  
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• Plans submitted for replica Iron Age house in Rising Sun Country Park

  04-02-2025 18:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council has submitted its own plans to re-instate a celtic roundhouse in its celtic village in the Rising Sun Country Park.
  
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• Fisheries Authority hits out against Cullercoats boat yard licence changes

  04-02-2025 18:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Opposition continues to mount against changes preventing boat owners from repairing their vessels at the Cullercoats boat yard site.
  
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• Teenager among seven football fans arrested following Tees-Wear Middlesbrough Sunderland derby

  04-02-2025 18:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cleveland Police officers were based in and around the stadium for the Tees-Wear derby
  
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• Stacey Solomon's Sort Your Life Out wants Newcastle families for new series of BBC show

  04-02-2025 18:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stacey Solomon and the team at BBC's Sort Your Life Your Out have appealed for people to take part in the new series
  
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• County Durham man jailed for launching violent and unprovoked attacks on woman and bouncer

  04-02-2025 17:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jason William Halliday, 25, was jailed for 15 months
  
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• State of North East's crumbling transport links set to be probed after Gateshead Flyover closure

  04-02-2025 17:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After the closure of the Gateshead Flyover in December, North East mayor Kim McGuinness and council leaders will be asked to back efforts to look after the region's roads and bridges more proactively
  
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• Presenter Richard Osman undergoes surgery for 'unbelievably painful' condition

  04-02-2025 17:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The popular Pointless presenter and best-selling novelist reveals the health scare that sent him to hospital this week
  
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• Popular Gosforth pub gives regulars chance of BBC stardom in EastEnders special

  04-02-2025 17:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A pub in Gosforth is going to be visited by the BBC next week ahead of EastEnders 40th birthday celebrations
  
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• Gosforth's own Queen Vic pub gives regulars chance of BBC stardom in EastEnders special

  04-02-2025 17:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A pub in Gosforth is going to be visited by the BBC next week ahead of EastEnders 40th birthday celebrations
  
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• Former Durham University director found guilty of sexually assaulting women

  04-02-2025 16:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Harston, 39, was standing trial at Teesside Crown Court
  
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• Full list of minimum wage increases as millions set to earn more from April

  04-02-2025 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Following the initial announcement in late last year, more details have been released on the wage increases coming in April 2025
  
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• HMRC issues two-month warning to boost State Pension by up to £113 a week

  04-02-2025 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anyone with gaps in their National Insurance record has been urged to check their State Pension forecast and see whether they can take action to increase their payments
  
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• Martin Lewis warns of 'bad news' for Brits as bills set to rise

  04-02-2025 15:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Leading money saving expert Martin Lewis sees trouble on the horizon for British customers as energy bills are set to rise.
  
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• £15.8 million in savings proposed at Northumberland County Council ahead of budget

  04-02-2025 15:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It comes amid an ongoing row over Government funding
  
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• Drivers warned new MOT rules could take thousands of cars off the road

  04-02-2025 15:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has confirmed that a new update for 2025 will see a big change for one type of driver - and it's bad news for classic car owners
  
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• The 'demolished' North Shields school where music icons, an Olympian and United stars were pupils

  04-02-2025 15:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A certain school in North Shields can boast a Brit winner, top DJ and two a pair of Newcastle United siblings among its former pupils
  
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• Teen sold booze from shops as businessmen slapped with more than £1k in fines - The Northern Echo

  04-02-2025 15:05 via news.google.com
  Teen sold booze from shops as businessmen slapped with more than £1k in fines  The Northern Echo
  
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• HMRC files winding up petition against Newcastle property firm Hadrian Real Estate

  04-02-2025 14:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The firm - which is linked to the collapsed High Street Group - says it is in the process of settling tax bills
  
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• UK facing 'crisis' with fuel shortages and empty shelves over lorry driver shortage

  04-02-2025 14:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new report by the Road Haulage Association has warned that failure to recruit tens of thousands of new HGV drivers could cause 'serious problems' last seen in 2021
  
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• Newcastle Wetherspoons serves 200 burgers and 1,100 snacks to homeless after strangers place orders

  04-02-2025 14:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The founder of Wetherspoons The Game visited Newcastle for the first time at the weekend, and was full of praise for staff at the Mile Castle
  
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• Gateshead board to review council contact with murdered Eve McIntyre before brutal killing - Chronicle Live

  04-02-2025 14:30 via news.google.com
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• Gateshead Council to review its contact with murdered Eve McIntyre before brutal killing

  04-02-2025 14:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 57-year-old reported the abuse she was suffering at the hands of controlling partner John Baldwin to the authority before he killed her at their Felling home
  
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• Hebburn's Stuart Martin 'taking on' A-list stars in race to be James Bond as odds slashed

  04-02-2025 14:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ex Hebburn star Stuart Martin is being talked up as a top contender to replace Daniel Craig and be the next James Bond
  
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• Labour rage at Conservative leaflet claims on Northumberland's new housing target

  04-02-2025 14:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is part of an ongoing row over the future of housing in the county
  
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• Police statement after Newcastle United's Joe Willock subjected to racist online abuse

  04-02-2025 14:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police join club in condemning Instragram trolls
  
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• Sam Fender announced as Record Store Day official ambassador as limited edition EP confirmed

  04-02-2025 14:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sam Fender is also releasing a limited-edition six track EP titled Me and the Dog on 12" vinyl which will be available over the counter only on Saturday, April 12
  
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• Free bus pass rules in England 'unjust' as petition calls for changes

  04-02-2025 13:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Department for Transport confirmed last year that the UK Government has "absolutely no plans to withdraw the concessionary bus pass scheme" for people over State Pension age or those with a disability
  
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• John Henry Sayers and his son in court after car set alight at restaurant in Byker

  04-02-2025 13:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 61-year-old and John Henry Junior were both charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a machete and metal bar respectively
  
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• Sycamore Gap Lego kit launched by North East model firm Brick This

  04-02-2025 13:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Donations from sales of the kit will go towards two charities linked to the felled tree
  
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• Weight loss jab patients will face key extra check in prescription clampdown

  04-02-2025 13:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pharmacies have been given instructions by the General Pharmaceutical Council on new steps they must follow before prescribing the jabs
  
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• Reward of up to £1,000 offered to help identify people following summer disorder in Sunderland

  04-02-2025 13:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A reward of up to £1,000 is being offered to help identify people police want to trace
  
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• BBC and ITV sitcom legend Brian Murphy dies aged 92 as fans devastated

  04-02-2025 13:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brian Murphy, known for Man About the House, George and Mildred and Last of the Summer Wine, died at home on Sunday
  
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• Sunderland Royal heart doctors live-stream two operations to a worldwide audience

  04-02-2025 12:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland NHS specialists showed off advanced heart procedures live to a global audience last week by live-streaming operations
  
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• John Henry Sayers due in court on assault and weapon charges after incident at Byker property

  04-02-2025 12:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man is in hospital with serious injuries following disturbance on Fossway
  
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• Met Office North East outlook as weather maps show exact date snow set to hit

  04-02-2025 12:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New weather data has shown that the UK could be set for heavy snow across the length and breadth of the country later this month as the 'Beast from the East' looks set to make a return
  
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• Tributes paid to Sheffield school stabbing victim by broken-hearted family and friends

  04-02-2025 12:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The family of Harvey Willgoose, the schoolboy stabbed to death in Sheffield, have said the tragedy has left them broken.
  
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• DWP confirms PIP changes ahead of major health and disability benefits overhaul

  04-02-2025 12:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The disabilities minister has explained how the government's programme will 'transform the entire PIP service' after the Chancellor warned of 'difficult decisions'
  
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• West Denton neurodivergent teen is Keepmoat's first female bricklaying apprentice in North East

  04-02-2025 12:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kaycie Hall, 18, struggled at school and found the classroom environment overwhelming, but she is now undertaking her Level 2 Bricklaying Apprenticeship in Scotswood
  
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• Northumberland full list of unclaimed estates you could inherit with these surnames

  04-02-2025 11:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Across the UK there are over 7,000 unclaimed estates, with 23 of them being in and around Northumberland
  
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• Northumberland's Kielder Forest steps in to host British Rally Championship after Welsh stages cancelled

  04-02-2025 11:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Severn Valley Stages were set to take place in April but were cancelled due to the impact of Storm Darragh
  
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• Newcastle MP Catherine McKinnell says schools in England entering 'new era of accountability'

  04-02-2025 11:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New plans to replace one-word Ofsted inspections have been unveiled by Labour but the proposed report cards have been described as "even worse than the system they replace"
  
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