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• Thousands call for 'outrageous' BBC TV licence to be axed as pensioners fume

  14-02-2025 22:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A petition, signed by almost 37,000 Brits, has been submitted to Parliament advocating for state-financed free TV licences for everyone at retirement age
  
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• Sunderland control freak forced partner to have baby and banned her from breastfeeding

  14-02-2025 22:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Callum Shipley, of Sunderland, has been jailed for subjecting his then-partner to behaviour which has left her psychologically damaged
  
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• Northumberland MP says Infected Blood payouts are taking 'far, far, far too long'

  14-02-2025 22:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Infected Blood compensation is taking too long, warns Northumberland MP Ian Lavery.
  
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• easyJet passengers warned over two 'hidden' rules costing them £45

  14-02-2025 22:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  easyJetpassengers are being warned over two rules which are costing them £45 as the big summer getaway approaches - with the budget airline used by dozens of holidaymakers
  
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• Drivers warned thousands of cars set for DVSA 'recall' causing MOT chaos

  14-02-2025 22:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than five million cars could be affected as franchise dealers lose contact with their customers and those failing to respond to initial recall notices, it has been warned
  
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• Met Office issues exact hours snow is set to hammer North East this weekend

  14-02-2025 21:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow, ice and freezing rain for parts of England, with the alert in place from the early hours of Saturday
  
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• North East weather LIVE: Updates as Met Office snow and ice warning lifted

  14-02-2025 21:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Forecasters previously warned of delays to road, bus and train services with snow expected across the region on Saturday, February 15 - live updates below
  
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• North East snow LIVE: Updates as Met Office weather warning in place for travel disruption

  14-02-2025 21:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Forecasters have warned of delays to road, bus and train services with snow expected across the region on Saturday, February 15 - live updates below
  
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• Nationwide issues stark £1,200 warning to 15 million members

  14-02-2025 20:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The world's largest building society shared its research this week, after finding some 43% of people could land themselves huge bills in certain situations
  
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• DWP set to scrap key benefit and will visit 'thousands' of claimants homes

  14-02-2025 20:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The DWP has set out how the managed migration scheme will work when it comes to those claiming Employment and Support Allowance - with thousands of people set to be affected
  
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• North east areas that will 'wake up to snow' as Met Office issue yellow weather warning

  14-02-2025 19:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow in parts of England and Scotland, with Durham, Tyneside, Northumberland all set to be affected
  
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• EuroMillions and Thunderball results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Valentine's Day Friday, February 14

  14-02-2025 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing live breaking updates and results from the National Lottery's EuroMillions and Thunderball draw on Friday, January 31
  
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• Newcastle University strike days announced amid job losses and £30m in cuts

  14-02-2025 19:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Academics at the institution are set to strike on 14 days ahead of the end of March over job losses and fears over workloads.
  
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• Tyrell Sellars-Fleming joins Gateshead - Gateshead FC

  14-02-2025 19:32 via news.google.com
  Tyrell Sellars-Fleming joins Gateshead  Gateshead FC
  
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• Sellars-Fleming joins Gateshead on loan - Hull City

  14-02-2025 19:30 via news.google.com
  Sellars-Fleming joins Gateshead on loan  Hull City
  
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• Killingworth anger over incorrectly felled trees continues as house developer resumes work

  14-02-2025 19:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Story Homes has apologised for the felled trees which it states it aims to replace
  
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• North Tyneside Council approves council tax hike and 200 job cuts in budget

  14-02-2025 19:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour councillors approved the budget last night but not without trading barbs with its Tory opposition
  
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• Council slammed over 'dangerous' pothole with fears that spraying debris could hit schoolchildren

  14-02-2025 19:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Locals in Gosforth have been left outraged by the state of Jubilee Road, next to Gosforth Junior High, where fragments of road surface are being
  
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• Newcastle among worst in country for unauthorised school absences as North faces attendance 'crisis'

  14-02-2025 18:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle has the third highest rate of unauthorised absences in England so far this year, according to new analysis by the Northern Powerhouse Partnership
  
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• Heartbreak as 'loving great-grandfather' and military veteran dies month after Seaham crash

  14-02-2025 18:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Knox, 70 was walking on Westlea Road when he was involved in a collision.
  
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• Plans to invest £260m in council housing over next five years - Gateshead Council

  14-02-2025 18:13 via news.google.com
  Plans to invest £260m in council housing over next five years  Gateshead Council
  
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• Man jailed for running 'illegal waste site' in Rowlands Gill that saw fridges piled high and 'very obvious fire risk'

  14-02-2025 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Christopher Williams, of Acton Dene, Stanley, was running an illegal waste site in Rowlands Gill under the banner of
  
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• Met Office warning for North East as 'dangerous' weather phenomenon to hit this weekend

  14-02-2025 17:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The weather conditions could cause a phenomenon called "freezing rain" to occur in the North East as snow is set to hit, the Met Office warns
  
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• What we know so far as suspected cannabis farm raided by police in Consett

  14-02-2025 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The property on Front Street was raided by Durham Constabulary and the Crime Scene Investigation unit
  
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• Fears of 'massive gap' to Newcastle net zero pledge at halfway mark to 2030 target

  14-02-2025 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is almost six years since Newcastle City Council declared a climate emergency and set an ambitious goal of reaching net zero by 2030, but campaigners fear that not enough has been done since
  
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• Councillors unhappy at roads funding for south east Northumberland

  14-02-2025 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The area received around half of the amount pledged for the county's more rural sections
  
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• Thousands of Octopus Energy customers eligible for a free £200 voucher

  14-02-2025 16:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The energy company is staying popular with this new offer to help their customers further in the cost-of-living crisis.
  
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• Police appeal after AirPods and e-bike stolen in early morning burglary in Newcastle city centre

  14-02-2025 16:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police want to speak to three men over a reported burglary
  
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• Distribution firm takes major unit in Gateshead - will act as regional centre - Insider Media

  14-02-2025 16:08 via news.google.com
  Distribution firm takes major unit in Gateshead - will act as regional centre  Insider Media
  
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• Gateshead striker ready to grasp opportunity as Altrincham lie in wait - Sunderland Echo

  14-02-2025 15:35 via news.google.com
  Gateshead striker ready to grasp opportunity as Altrincham lie in wait  Sunderland Echo
  
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• Northumberland teacher claims ex-pupil tried to 'blackmail' him during alleged 'inappropriate' sexual relationship

  14-02-2025 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland teacher David Blight is currently facing a misconduct hearing
  
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• Transport Secretary questioned over Cramlington A19 roundabout upgrades as work 'under consideration'

  14-02-2025 14:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Government assessment branded the proposals "poor value for money", prompting fears they could be cancelled
  
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• Thief stole hundreds from 81-year-old in Newcastle city centre cashpoint scam

  14-02-2025 14:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marian Spirache, who keeps sneaking back into the UK and Samoila Vasile, tricked the pensioner out of £400 outside Lloyds Bank in Newcastle city centre
  
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• Northumberland holiday home made from historic building in running for top award

  14-02-2025 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Buildings in Northumberland, Newcastle, Sunderland, South Tyneside and Teesside are on the shortlist at the RIBA North East Awards 2025
  
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• How to get rid of rats and mice from your home and garden, according to RSPCA experts

  14-02-2025 14:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The RSPCA has advice on ways to humanely deter rodents from homes and gardens - here are some of the changes you can make in your household
  
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• Braintree Town fixture re-arranged - Gateshead FC

  14-02-2025 14:01 via news.google.com
  Braintree Town fixture re-arranged  Gateshead FC
  
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• CCTV footage shows robber threatening Gateshead shop worker with metal bar in terrifying raid - Chronicle Live

  14-02-2025 13:56 via news.google.com
  CCTV footage shows robber threatening Gateshead shop worker with metal bar in terrifying raid  Chronicle Live
  
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• CCTV footage shows robber threatening Gateshead shop worker with metal bar in terrifying raid

  14-02-2025 13:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Eastland was jailed earlier this week for robbing a Premier shop in Gateshead and now police have released footage of the raid
  
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• Illegal vapes and tobacco products worth £20,000 seized from Newcastle shop

  14-02-2025 13:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police uncovered the illicit goods at the shop on Shields Road, in Byker, while visiting the premises on an unrelated matter
  
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• Nissan's Sunderland factory not named among plant closures

  14-02-2025 13:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The manufacturer has outlined a major shake-up of its global operations as it faces turmoil
  
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• 10 Bigg Night Out scenes of pals having fun in Newcastle in February 2011

  14-02-2025 13:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  See if you can spot yourself - or anyone you know - in these party city scenes taken in Newcastle 14 years ago
  
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• Baby formula price warning issued as parents could save £300 a year

  14-02-2025 13:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A number of changes are being proposed to help parents who have to pay high prices for baby formula, including the introduction of an NHS non-brand product
  
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• County Durham police incident LIVE: Crime scene investigation on Consett Front Street

  14-02-2025 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Follow live updates here for the latest on this breaking news story in Consett
  
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• North East weather maps show when heaviest snow will fall this weekend with warning in force

  14-02-2025 13:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has warned that travel disruption is likely with snow forecast across Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham, and other parts of the region
  
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• Met Office issues weather warning for snow and ice as temperatures fall across North East

  14-02-2025 12:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A yellow warning for snow and ice has been sent out for Saturday, covering all parts of the region including Newcastle, County Durham and Northumberland
  
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• Hebburn Post Office reopens following burglary as police continue search for those involved

  14-02-2025 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Post Office on Station Road in Hebburn was targeted in the early hours of Thursday morning
  
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• Dog named after Saint Valentine looking for loving home after almost a year in kennels

  14-02-2025 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Staff at Dogs Trust Darlington are hoping that Valentine's Day is the perfect time to play Cupid and find true love for Val the Belgian Shepherd Malinois
  
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• Drivers risk fine of up to £1,000 for not telling DVLA about medical condition that millions have

  14-02-2025 12:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  You can be fined if you don't tell DVLA about a medical condition that affects your driving and you may even be prosecuted if you’re involved in an accident as a result
  
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• ‘A resounding success’: Lifeworks launch in Gateshead attracts top turnout - Cobseo

  14-02-2025 12:20 via news.google.com
  ‘A resounding success’: Lifeworks launch in Gateshead attracts top turnout  Cobseo
  
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• Two people charged with alleged assault at North Tyneside Metro Station

  14-02-2025 12:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man and woman have been charged in connection with the incident at North Shields Metro Station
  
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