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• Police attend Pro-Palestine protest as demonstrators return to Newcastle's Armstrong Works site

  15-05-2025 22:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pro-Palestine demonstrators took to the street outside of the Armstrong Works site on Scotswood Road.
  
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• Wallsend pervert offered woman he met on dating app £300 to sexually abuse her granddaughter

  15-05-2025 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Craig Binns, of Wallsend, sent 'repugnant' messages to a woman he had met on a dating app just two-and-a-half weeks earlier
  
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• Sam Fender to be made Freeman of North Tyneside following unanimous vote

  15-05-2025 21:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The singer-songwriter from North Shields is to be given North Tyneside Council's highest civic honour.
  
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• Who are the Eurovision 2025 hosts? Trio in charge as Basel contest continues with semi finals

  15-05-2025 21:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 gets going in Basel on Tuesday night with the first of two semi finals
  
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• Inside cannabis factory uncovered by police in boarded-up Sunderland building

  15-05-2025 21:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Crown Court heard the building featured six cannabis growing rooms containing 150 plants
  
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• East Durham College Principal's legacy to be honoured in charity football match

  15-05-2025 20:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Suzanne Duncan passed away late last year after retiring from 12 years of dedicated service at the college
  
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• Whitley Bay Metro station building to be converted into bakery and workshop by disability charity

  15-05-2025 20:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The formally disuses station block will now become home to learning disbility employment enterprise.
  
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• Future of Shiremoor sexual health clinic building unclear 12 months on from relocation

  15-05-2025 20:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The centre was closed last April last year on safety grounds and relocated to North Tyneside General Hospital
  
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• Northumberland MP backs criticism of Keir Starmer's immigration speech

  15-05-2025 20:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A noted anti-racism charity said it was "deeply concerned" by some of the language in the speech
  
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• Tributes to 'loving and funny' man killed in crash as South Tyneside woman arrested

  15-05-2025 20:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jay Newby-Gallagher, 34, died following a crash between a motorbike and a blue Renault Zoe on Northway in Maghull at around 8.30am on Wednesday, May 14
  
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• Update on concrete issues at North Tyneside school where pupils have been dining in marquee for a year

  15-05-2025 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hazlewood Community Primary School headteacher Stephane Bommel has thanked the community for their continued support throughout a challenging time for the school
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, May 15

  15-05-2025 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing live breaking updates and results from the National Lottery's Set For Life draw on Thursday, May 15
  
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• NHS chiefs reject bids to open new pharmacies in Newcastle despite spate of closures

  15-05-2025 19:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It has emerged that NHS bosses have turned down five applications to open new pharmacies in Heaton since its Boots and Lloyd's branches were both shut down
  
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• I tried the new Greggs Red Pepper, Feta and Spinach Bake and its not like anything they've ever done

  15-05-2025 19:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East bakery chain's new summer menu has just launched, and the new pastry is an interesting addition
  
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• Benwell community devastated by fatal blast call killer drug dealer Reece Galbraith's sentence a 'disgrace'

  15-05-2025 18:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Seven-year-old Archie York was killed in explosion caused by a drugs lab in the flat below his home on Violet Close
  
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• Newcastle young people's life chances rank worst in England with 'startling' gap compared to London

  15-05-2025 18:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Research from the Sutton Trust names Newcastle Central and West as the constituency where the poorest young people have the lowest life opportunities in England
  
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• Northumberland cannabis farm in former Co-op uncovered by police as three men arrested

  15-05-2025 18:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The illegal operation was set up in a former Co-op store on Rothbury High Street in Northumberland
  
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• Remember Monday share feelings about possible Eurovision failure in two-word verdict

  15-05-2025 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Experts believe the United Kingdom's Eurovision act, Remember Monday, could find thesmelves at the wrong end of the table on Saturday
  
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• Dad who murdered Scarlett Vickers in play-fight given ruling on appeal to increase jail sentence

  15-05-2025 17:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon Vickers was jailed for life with a minimum of 15 years after being found guilty of murdering his daughter
  
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• Two arrested on suspicion of murder over death of two-year-old Houghton-le-Spring girl

  15-05-2025 17:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Detectives have now questioned a man and a woman on suspicion of murder after the youngster died in hospital
  
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• Police appeal for missing South Shields man not seen for almost a week

  15-05-2025 17:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cameron Bell has not been seen since last Friday
  
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• Vue Gateshead to host marvellous superhero season welcoming classic X-Men films back to the big screen for 25th anniversary - NewcastleWorld

  15-05-2025 16:52 via news.google.com
  Vue Gateshead to host marvellous superhero season welcoming classic X-Men films back to the big screen for 25th anniversary  NewcastleWorld
  
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• British Gas boss issues 'sobering' admission over electricity prices

  15-05-2025 16:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chris O'Shea, chief executive of British Gas owner Centrica, said the move to renewable power will not reduce UK electricity prices
  
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• Bella May Culley live updates as North East teen accused of 'drug smuggling' in Georgia

  15-05-2025 16:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old was reported missing in Thailand, before turning up 4,000 miles away in Georgia and being detained
  
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• South Tyneside Council to decide on demolition of Hebburn tower block

  15-05-2025 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Court in Hebburn is the last remaining residential high-rise building in the town
  
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• Reform UK group on Northumberland County Council elect new leader

  15-05-2025 16:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Croft councillor Mark Peart will lead the group
  
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• Gardeners urged to put this ordinary household food on bird tables

  15-05-2025 16:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The next few months are the single most important time of year for British birds, with most species making nests, breeding and raising their young in our gardens the months between March and June
  
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• Warning issued to anyone with blackbirds in garden as households urged to act

  15-05-2025 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Usutu virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, has been found in blackbirds across a large portion of southern England, prompting scientists to investigate the potential risks to native bird populations
  
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• Gmail users warned to watch out for 'known scam' after crooks target phones

  15-05-2025 15:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Google has issued a warning to its Gmail users after scammers began targeting the platform with a new form of attack that appears to be fooling some people
  
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• Famous Gateshead pub boarded up months after shutting down on 'ghost town' street - Chronicle Live

  15-05-2025 15:14 via news.google.com
  Famous Gateshead pub boarded up months after shutting down on 'ghost town' street  Chronicle Live
  
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• Unanswered questions in Bella May Culley case as mystery continues to unfold

  15-05-2025 14:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old from County Durham was reported missing in Thailand, before turning up nearly 4,000 miles away in Georgia, accused of drug smuggling
  
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• Newcastle sole trader fined for making over 194,000 unlawful marketing calls

  15-05-2025 14:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) became aware of the sole trader as part of a wider investigation into complaints about energy and home improvement sector calls
  
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• Search for new Wallsend community farm operator continues after two years

  15-05-2025 14:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council was unable to find a new operator earlier this year, despite hopes it could
  
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• How the 1990 Gateshead National Garden Festival attracted more than three million visitors - Chronicle Live

  15-05-2025 13:50 via news.google.com
  How the 1990 Gateshead National Garden Festival attracted more than three million visitors  Chronicle Live
  
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• How the 1990 Gateshead National Garden Festival attracted more than three million visitors

  15-05-2025 13:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The extravaganza took place on 200 acres of formerly derelict land situated next to the River Tyne
  
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• Major car tax rule change could give discount to certain drivers

  15-05-2025 13:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has called for the Government to provide a new incentive to boost the take-up of electric vans - and there are calls for other changes to be made
  
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• Reform councillor elected to lead party in County Durham after Nigel Farage's 'political virgins' comments

  15-05-2025 13:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The member for Chester-le-Street North was elected by fellow councillors on Wednesday evening
  
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• Life-saving skills workshops offered to help tackle Newcastle health inequality

  15-05-2025 13:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Despite having a disproportionately high rate of cardiac arrest incidents - the North East has a low bystander CPR count
  
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• Then and Now: Popular Newcastle pub, the Beehive, in 1995 - and the same location today

  15-05-2025 13:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Beehive pub in its current form has been a popular Newcastle watering hole for more than 120 years
  
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• 'Mandatory' test for older drivers moves step closer as calls for change grow

  15-05-2025 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The number of people hurt in car ­accidents in which poor eyesight was a factor has reached a six-year high, with drivers potentially facing a £1,000 fine if they fail the test
  
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• Whitley Bay's Spanish City - a favourite seaside attraction for generations of Tynesiders

  15-05-2025 13:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Spanish City reopened this week 115 years ago after undergoing a major transformation
  
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• RSPCA release harrowing images after five dead animals found in Newcastle horror home

  15-05-2025 13:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  *Warning - distressing images* Kimberley Black, 42, avoided jail after pleading guilty to six counts of animal cruelty
  
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• Asda shoppers left fuming at major change affecting millions of customers

  15-05-2025 12:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The discount was halved from 10% to 5% in April 2024, but Asda has now confirmed shoppers will no longer be able to benefit from the savings from later this month.
  
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• Darlington dad could have jail sentence increased over Scarlett Vickers murder

  15-05-2025 12:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon Vickers was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years in February for the murder of his daughter Scarlett, 14
  
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• Sainsbury's set to introduce major 'innovative' changes across new stores

  15-05-2025 12:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The investment from supermarket giant Sainsbury's will include the opening of 15 new supermarkets and 25 new local stores as part of the company's "Next Level Sainsbury's" strategy
  
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• Photos as 'suspicious' fire at Tanfield Lea Industrial Estate in Stanley continues to burn

  15-05-2025 12:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police and fire crews were called to The Old Brickworks, on Tanfield Lea Industrial Estate, in Stanley, in the early hours of the morning
  
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• Pub opening hours could change during Euros government confirms - full details

  15-05-2025 12:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pub opening hours will change if England or Wales progress through the tournament to allow football fans to celebrate for longer
  
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• What we know so far about the fire at Tanfield Lea Industrial Estate in Stanley

  15-05-2025 11:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Constabulary are treating the fire at The Old Brickworks, on Tanfield Lea Industrial Estate, as suspicious
  
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• Family of arrested North East teen Bella May Culley say she was 'taken advantage of'

  15-05-2025 11:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eighteen year old Bella May Culley is charged with attempting to bring upwards of 14kg of cannabis into Georgia
  
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• DWP sends out letter update about major 2026 State Pension change and retirement age

  15-05-2025 10:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  People are being encouraged to check their State Pension age so they can be sure when they can claim their payments
  
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