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• Rob Elliot named permanent Gateshead manager - BBC.com

  20-06-2024 11:05 via news.google.com
  
  Rob Elliot named permanent Gateshead manager  BBC.com
  
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• Ian Huntley has life support 'switched off' and is 'hours from death'

  06-03-2026 22:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Soham murderer Ian Huntley had his life support switched off today and is hours away from dying after he was brutally attacked in HMP Frankland, it is claimed
  
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• Picture postcard scenes as snow makes a return to some areas of the North East

  06-03-2026 20:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There were snowstorms in areas of County Durham and Northumberland on Friday
  
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• 'Do you want to build a snowman?' County Durham village covered in thick white snow

  06-03-2026 20:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There was reportedly snow falling in Diptop between 6.30am and 10.30am on Friday morning
  
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• Wallsend's Segedunum Roman Fort becomes home to Sycamore Gap sapling

  06-03-2026 20:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is hoped the sapling will become a "beacon of hope" and inspire further visits to the UNESCCO site
  
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• Tyneside council updates residents on fire damaged North Shields properties

  06-03-2026 19:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council is continuing to monitor the Nile Street properties ravaged by fire in late 2024
  
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• Trump warns ‘the big wave is coming’ as B-2 stealth bombers 'head to UK bases'

  06-03-2026 19:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The B-2 stealth bomber could reportedly arrive in the UK within days
  
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• Rob Elliot wants a united front from Gateshead as their push for safety gathers pace - Sunderland Echo

  06-03-2026 19:47 via news.google.com
  Rob Elliot wants a united front from Gateshead as their push for safety gathers pace  Sunderland Echo
  
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• Newcastle Labour leaflet pulled over 'simple typo' claiming 15,000 new council houses to be built

  06-03-2026 18:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Labour leaflet distributed in Heaton stated that 15,000 new council houses will be built over the next 10 years, when the planned figure is 10 times less
  
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• Drug-driving Newcastle vehicle valeter caught with 'tub' of cannabis on car passenger seat

  06-03-2026 18:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Connell was also over the limit for the class B drug when he was stopped in a Ford Focus on the A1
  
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• Labour takes North East council by-election as Reform come second

  06-03-2026 18:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Julie Griffiths secured 1,004 votes in the Durham County Council Murton ward by-election, defeating Reform UK's Theo Bell with 786 votes on Thursday
  
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• North East paedophile branded a 'monster' for stealing young boy's childhood

  06-03-2026 18:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gary Short, who was already serving a prison sentence for sexually abusing one boy, will now spend even longer behind bars
  
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• Concerns raised over proposals to end visa concessions for "highly skilled" sheep shearers in Northumberland

  06-03-2026 18:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Six shearers from New Zealand help shear thousands of sheep across in the region last year
  
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• Two men arrested after suspected stolen vehicle stopped by police in Kenton area of Newcastle

  06-03-2026 17:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle
  
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• Fall in number of complaints against North East council’s children’s services department

  06-03-2026 17:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The department also received a high number of compliments
  
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• Date set for Cramlington by-election after councillor’s resignation

  06-03-2026 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Voters in Cramlington South West are set to go to the polls next month
  
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• North East university warns it must cut £25m by end of 2026 as staff offered 'voluntary severance'

  06-03-2026 17:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria University staff are being offered voluntary severance, with vice chancellor Prof Andy Long warning that UK’s higher education sector is in “one of the most challenging financial periods in its history”
  
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• North East parents warned of impact of tablets and devices on child’s brain development

  06-03-2026 17:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Parents were urged to read and speak to their children more
  
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• Martin Lewis tax alert for anyone aged 40 and over as 'these things happen'

  06-03-2026 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  He also urged anyone with a pension to check an important document is in place
  
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• Newcastle piano festival to return with Channel 4's The Piano star as headliner

  06-03-2026 16:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The city’s only dedicated piano festival returns this month and will feature an array of talent including stars of Channel 4 show The Piano
  
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• Two North East friends raped crying woman at same time in 'dehumanising' attack

  06-03-2026 16:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Taylor Dove, of Sunderland and Vieri Chapman, of Newcastle, subjected the crying victim to a horrific ordeal
  
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• More than 1,400 new homes to be built on outskirts of Newcastle as latest Callerton vision approved

  06-03-2026 16:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council has approved plans for the latest stage of construction around Callerton
  
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• Nigel Farage to meet Donald Trump as president brands Keir Starmer 'loser'

  06-03-2026 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is travelling to Florida to discuss the Chagos Islands deal with Donald Trump amid escalating UK-US tensions
  
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• Nationwide confirms major changes for savers as some rates increased

  06-03-2026 16:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Some new saving products have been launched as 'Isa season is coming into full swing' - here's more information
  
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• Police update as teenage boy taken to hospital after Gateshead electric scooter crash - Chronicle Live

  06-03-2026 16:09 via news.google.com
  Police update as teenage boy taken to hospital after Gateshead electric scooter crash  Chronicle Live
  
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• Police update as teenage boy taken to hospital after Gateshead electric scooter crash

  06-03-2026 16:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The collision, between a vehicle and the scooter, saw Northumbria Police and the North East Ambulance Service descend on Whitehall Drive
  
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• Winner of £10k Gordon Burn Prize which recognises talented writers is announced in Newcastle

  06-03-2026 16:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Gordon Burn Prize recognises exceptional writing and it was presented at Northern Stage on Thursday
  
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• Council rejects plan to turn historic Newcastle tramshed into aparthotel

  06-03-2026 16:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One councillor warned on Friday that it would be "negligent" to sign off plans to regenerate the disused former Wingrove depot of the Newcastle Corporation Tramways
  
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• Martin Lewis explains shopping label rule that could see you get a better price

  06-03-2026 15:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Martin Lewis has explained a rule worth knowing when shopping in store or online, including your rights on price labels, refunds and haggling
  
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• One taken to hospital after three-vehicle crash on Spine Road

  06-03-2026 15:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East Ambulance Service treated and discharged three patients at the scene, but a fourth was taken to Cramlington Hospital
  
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