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• Woman was 'driven to self-harm' by Blyth ex-partner who harassed her with hundreds of messages

  05-03-2025 22:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scott Fearman, 41, carried out a campaign of harassment against his ex-partner shortly after being released from prison
  
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• Ryanair full list of 37 banned suitcase and hand luggage items as tourists warned

  05-03-2025 21:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ryanair passengers have been reminded of the strict rules for travelling ahead of the spring and summer getaway seasons. Here's what you need to know
  
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• Drivers face £1,000 fine for failing to check one detail on their licence

  05-03-2025 20:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two million drivers across country are at risk of being fined up to £1,000 for failing to check a small detail on their licence.
  
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• DWP given warning over 'intrusive' new powers to snoop on benefit claimant bank accounts

  05-03-2025 20:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour's new Fraud, Error and Debt Bill is currently making its way through Parliament and is set to come into force later this year
  
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• Aldi self checkouts set for UK first as major change coming for shoppers

  05-03-2025 20:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Aldi has announced an update to its self-checkout systems, meaning that customers will soon be able to purchase National Lottery tickets directly from the machines
  
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• Photos show South Shields sink hole damage as road remains closed five weeks later

  05-03-2025 20:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A section of Broughton Road, in South Shields, remains closed following the incident of January 27
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday, March 5

  05-03-2025 20:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing you tonight's winning National Lottery Lotto and Thunderball results - live breaking updates below
  
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• DWP set for 'billions' in cuts as hundreds of thousands face having benefits slashed

  05-03-2025 19:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing huge budget cuts as Chancellor Rachel Reeves looks to slash billions off departmental budgets in the run up to the spring statement
  
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• Energy bills will 'reduce significantly' if you stop leaving 3 home appliances on standby

  05-03-2025 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Energy bills continue to be a major concern for households, with many people looking for ways to save money on their gas and electricity bills.
  
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• Sunderland Minster to host Covid reflection service - 'so we can come together now as we couldn't then'

  05-03-2025 19:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland Minster to host Covid reflection service five years on
  
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• Memorial bench in County Durham set on fire in shocking scenes of anti-social behaviour

  05-03-2025 19:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mindless vandals set fire to a bench in Willington which was in memory of Billy Cameron
  
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• Tynemouth MP comes out against Collingwood Centre gambling arcade application

  05-03-2025 19:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Opposition continues to mount against an plans for an Admiral slots casino in North Tyneside.
  
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• "I wish I'd known": John Smyth's friend devastated he did not know he was living so close until he was murdered

  05-03-2025 19:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gordon Lapsley has told of his heartache at hearing how his Royal Navy comrade was battered to death by George Ness in Wallsend
  
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• Kids' artwork to be used to deter graffiti vandals on Gateshead Quayside path - Chronicle Live

  05-03-2025 18:50 via news.google.com
  Kids' artwork to be used to deter graffiti vandals on Gateshead Quayside path  Chronicle Live
  
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• Kids' artwork to be used to deter graffiti vandals on Gateshead Quayside path

  05-03-2025 18:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead College student artwork could soon be used to reclaim a portion of Gateshead's streets.
  
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• Burgled Alexander Isak tells how he returned home to find his car, bags of cash and jewellery gone

  05-03-2025 18:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Valentino Nikolov is standing trial accused of being part of a team of professional burglars who raided Newcastle United footballer Alexander Isak's home in Darras Hall
  
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• Leamside Line restoration defended amid 'vanity project' concern over huge North East rail dream

  05-03-2025 18:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One councillor expressed fears this week that efforts to reopen the Leamside railway line could “suck up all the money we have coming to the North East”
  
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• Victorian stately home with its own lake in Northumberland up for auction with £220,000 price tag

  05-03-2025 18:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 25-bed stately home to be auctioned with a £220,000 price tag
  
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• Four day VE Day celebrations confirmed for May bank holiday including concert and red arrows

  05-03-2025 18:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The commemoration of the end of World War Two is set to be one of the biggest yet on the 80th anniversary
  
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• Hebburn Town offering free game entry for International Women's Day

  05-03-2025 17:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Women and Girls get free entry to Saturdays home game at Hebburn Town Football Club
  
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• Meet the train drivers behind LNER's push to get more women in the driving seat

  05-03-2025 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three Newcastle based train drivers have shared their experience of life behind the wheel ahead of International Women's Day
  
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• Late night Camperdown alcohol delivery outlet approved

  05-03-2025 17:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An alcohol delivery business has been granted a licence to trade within a Camperdown business park.
  
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• Northumberland Street latest as new images unveiled – but revamp works delayed into 2026

  05-03-2025 17:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council says it has been a 'major challenge' to carry out a multi-million pound overhaul of Northumberland Street, which it was originally hoped would be finished this summer
  
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• 'Eyesore' Northumberland tile factory to be demolished for 60 new houses

  05-03-2025 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The derelict Marley Tiles factory near the border between Northumberland and County Durham will be flattened
  
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• New hotel and restaurant development at Blyth beach moves a step closer

  05-03-2025 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It includes plans for a new pub or restaurant and a hotel overlooking the beach
  
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• ASDA giving away thousands of free sausage rolls but only to customers with this name

  05-03-2025 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The major supermarket chain is hosting a fun promotion across their stores, for very specific people
  
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• 'Professional burglars' targeting Alexander Isak's home caught on 'doggy cam', court hears

  05-03-2025 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle United star was not at home in Darras Hall when the gang stole his car and jewellery and cash worth up to £78,000
  
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• Northumberland pub named friendliest in UK searching for tenant to take over 'cheap as chips' venue

  05-03-2025 16:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Northumberland's Labour MP David Smith has encouraged prospective tenants to apply for the pub on the Anglo-Scottish border
  
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• Images released of man police want to speak to after report of criminal damage in Washington

  05-03-2025 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The reported criminal damage happened around 11am on Saturday, February 22
  
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• Pregnant mum-to-be left in awe as tourist attraction thermal imaging captures 'cutest thing ever'

  05-03-2025 16:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The mum was visiting Edinburgh's Camera Obscura and World of Illusions on the Royal Mile when her baby boy was visible still in the womb on their thermal filter
  
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• Sunderland townhouses and apartments to be built on 'blot on landscape' after plans approved

  05-03-2025 16:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The overgrown Sunderland site was previously described as a 'blot on the landscape' and has been blighted by fly-tipping
  
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• Over 800 complaints lodged with Ofcom following Brit Awards as Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX cause a stir

  05-03-2025 15:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ofcom has said it received 825 complaints about the Brit Awards 2023 ceremony, with the majority relating to Sabrina Carpenter's racy opening performance and Charli XCX's outfit
  
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• Leasehold rule changes explained as Labour set to introduce major reforms

  05-03-2025 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The centuries-old system is to be phased out, but how will it affect your property?
  
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• 'Talent, sass and an enormous heart' - New documentary celebrates The Vivienne's legacy

  05-03-2025 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Vivienne, real name James Lee Williams, won the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK in 2019, and a new documentary will celebrate their life
  
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• Police in Whitley Bay pulled over man found with 'blade' after altercation in Monkseaton

  05-03-2025 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A vehicle was pulled over in Whitley Bay following an earlier altercation between four men in Monkseaton
  
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• Police in Whitley Bay arrest man found with 'blade' after altercation in Monkseaton

  05-03-2025 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A vehicle was pulled over in Whitley Bay following an earlier altercation between four men in Monkseaton
  
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• Arson investigation after County Durham home targeted and two cars destroyed

  05-03-2025 14:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A bungalow in Beechfield, Newton Aycliffe was targeted on Monday evening
  
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• Investigation launched after huge blaze breaks out at allotments in Gateshead - Chronicle Live

  05-03-2025 13:45 via news.google.com
  Investigation launched after huge blaze breaks out at allotments in Gateshead  Chronicle Live
  
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• Investigation launched after huge blaze breaks out at allotments in Gateshead

  05-03-2025 13:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Huge flames and thick smoke could be seen for miles billowing into the sky as a result of the Crawcrook allotments fire
  
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• Gateshead allotment fire: Investigation launched in Crawcrook after serious blaze destroyed two caravans - Chronicle Live

  05-03-2025 13:45 via news.google.com
  Gateshead allotment fire: Investigation launched in Crawcrook after serious blaze destroyed two caravans  Chronicle Live
  
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• What happened in Shieldfield as tower block evacuated by firefighters

  05-03-2025 13:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A number of ambulances and fire engines were on Shield Street during rush hour on Wednesday morning
  
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• Denise Welch breaks silence on 'ridiculous' Loose Women 'feud' rumours

  05-03-2025 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loose Women star Denise Welch has denied any rumours of a feud with her ITV co-stars.
  
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• Pedestrian seriously injured in West Denton bus collision

  05-03-2025 13:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man, who is in his 20s, was taken to hospital following the incident on West Denton Way in Newcastle
  
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• 'I spent £2,000 a month on ketamine until I was a 7stone skeleton'

  05-03-2025 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Doctors told Fergus they might have to remove his liver and his bladder
  
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• Gateshead: North East’s first Women and Girls council committee set to tackle menopause inequality - North East Bylines

  05-03-2025 13:00 via news.google.com
  Gateshead: North East’s first Women and Girls council committee set to tackle menopause inequality  North East Bylines
  
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• The bizarre reason why Metros were ground to a halt this morning affecting thousands of passengers

  05-03-2025 12:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Metro services were disrupted in Sunderland and South Tyneside on Wednesday morning
  
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• Free bus travel response from Government following calls for concessions for over 60s in England

  05-03-2025 12:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Almost 40,000 people have signed a petition urging the Department for Transport to extend free bus travel for people aged over 60
  
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• Man suffers fractured jaw after being attacked in Newcastle city centre bar

  05-03-2025 12:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The victim also sustained a chipped tooth following an altercation in the Mayfair with police now wanting to locate two men in relation to the incident
  
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• Highlights | Dale 1-0 Gateshead - Rochdale AFC

  05-03-2025 12:32 via news.google.com
  Highlights | Dale 1-0 Gateshead  Rochdale AFC
  
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• Gene Hackman death investigation error as police admit 'dead' dog is alive

  05-03-2025 12:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gene Hackman's nephew Tim Hackman has spoken out about the various theories which have been circulating since the Hollywood icon's death, as police admit to making a significant mistake
  
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