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• Lorry blocking A68 near Corbridge removed after road closed for five hours

  01-08-2017 22:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police were unable to confirm if anyone was injured in the crash which closed both lanes on Tuesday afternoon
  
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• Ashington 2-4 Newcastle U23s: Two legends embrace and Bartlett's one to watch - 5 things we learned

  01-08-2017 22:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United Under-23s continued their preparations for the new season with a comfortable victory over Steve Harmison's Ashington
  
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• Owner of boat where two Northumberland fishermen died 'not aware' of carbon monoxide guidelines

  01-08-2017 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Arries and Edward Ide died onboard the Eshcol while it was moored in Whitby harbour in January 2014
  
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• Planning an August festival trip to Edinburgh? Here's some stuff to look out for

  01-08-2017 21:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dave Johns, Gavin Webster, Lauren Pattison and Daniel Bye will be there with Bryn Terfel, PJ Harvey and, of course, Jeremy Corbyn
  
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• How you can get tickets for the Bradley Lowery celebrity charity football match

  01-08-2017 20:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tickets go on sale from Wednesday morning for the fundraising celebrity football match at Everton's Goodison Park, in honour of Bradley Lowery
  
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• 'Grenfell' cladding to be removed from second Newcastle student accommodation block

  01-08-2017 20:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The owners of The Shield in Sheildfield will replace the cladding on the £500-a-month accommodation block
  
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• 'We are a bar not private investigators' - Jealous boyfriend asked bar staff to spy on hen do

  01-08-2017 20:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Filthy's, in the Bigg Market, posted the message on its Facebook page after a suspicious partner made the dubious request
  
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• John O'Shea on importance of Championship experience in what new boys can bring to Sunderland

  01-08-2017 20:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John O'Shea is one of the most experienced footballers in England but a second-tier rookie, so he sees the value of players who know the division
  
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• History shows Sunderland what a disinfected dressing-room can achieve and the job is not done yet

  01-08-2017 20:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Eight years ago Newcastle United responded to a pre-season humiliation by kicking out those who did not want to be there - now it is Sunderland's turn
  
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• Gateshead and Northumberland roads to share £10m from improvement fund

  01-08-2017 19:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The money for road improvements will come from the government's Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund
  
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• Fentanyl - drug more potent than heroin - kills 60 in the UK in eight months

  01-08-2017 19:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The National Crime Agency has revealed the potentially lethal drug has contributed to the deaths of 60 people in eight months
  
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• Overturned lorry blocking both lanes of the A68 near Corbridge

  01-08-2017 19:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics are on scene of a crash involving an overturned lorry on the A68 north of Corbridge
  
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• This £480,000 home in Low Fell really does have booze on tap - as it comes with its own beer den

  01-08-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The five-bed property on Valley Drive in Low Fell, Gateshead, is on the market with Belle Vue estate agents
  
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• Tantalising clue for Vera fans after 'crashed' taxi appears in Northumberland woods

  01-08-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The car, belonging to the fictional ‘Everitt Cars’, appeared to have gone head first into a tree at Berwick Hill, near Ponteland
  
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• Potential EU-Japan deal raises fresh fears about Nissan in Sunderland post-Brexit

  01-08-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The bloc has agreed a deal in principle with Japan which could see cars imported cheaply, potentially competing with the Wearside plant in the future
  
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• Newcastle United away: Top five stadiums to visit in the Premier League this season

  01-08-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United fans will travel more than 8,000 miles this season supporting their team on the road
  
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• Mum saves her baby's life after septic shock left him blue and not breathing

  01-08-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rachael Taylor, from Heaton, Newcastle, is urging all parents to learn paediatric first aid after her 10-month-old son went into septic shock
  
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• Referee Keith Stroud returns to EFL rota - four months after THAT penalty blunder at St James' Park

  01-08-2017 18:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United players, fans and management were left dumbfounded when Keith Stroud wrongly disallowed a penalty in April
  
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• All newborn babies to be given hepatitis B jab - but not all will get it

  01-08-2017 18:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new jab will protect babies from infections that cause cirrhosis and liver cancer
  
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• Wreck of Lockerbie plane which claimed life of Hexham man lies rotting in scrapyard

  01-08-2017 18:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Hexham couple lost their son Alistair in the tragedy, which killed a total of 270 people
  
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• North East NHS boss resigns from role to 'pursue other interests'

  01-08-2017 18:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hugh Morgan-Williams is standing down as chairman of the Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS trust
  
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• Akon coming to Newcastle - how to get tickets for his O2 Academy gig

  01-08-2017 18:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man responsible for huge hits like Lonely, Locked Up and Smack That will perform in Newcastle later this year with Konvict Kartel
  
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• Tech firm Filtronic gets back in the black after revenues rise 160%

  01-08-2017 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Sedgefield firm's directors said it had been through a strong year of recovery
  
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• Northumberland Estates invests £1.2m to drive forward commercial development at Alnwick

  01-08-2017 18:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new access road, footpaths and street lights form part of the infrastructure works at Lionheart Industrial Estate
  
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• County Durham hotel gets £150,000 investment to revamp its Great Hall

  01-08-2017 17:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle's Cairn Group snapped up the hotel as part of a five-property deal costing around £75m
  
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• Gateshead Gin Festival tickets on sale as event returns following inaugural success

  01-08-2017 17:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rugby Club to become Gin Lounge for two days in September, serving up everyone's favourite tipple plus food and music
  
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• Newcastle's Lucas Perez interest, Wolfsburg test and Rafa's priorities - Lee Ryder's video bulletin

  01-08-2017 17:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Lee Ryder looks ahead to Newcastle's penultimate pre-season friendly against Wolfsburg, and talks transfers and Benitez 
  
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• Woman arrested after man allegedly attacked with tree branch while walking with pregnant girlfriend

  01-08-2017 17:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 46-year-old-woman has been arrested after a police appeal following an alleged assault in Jesmond
  
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• These are the latest bus lanes driving motorists around the bend

  01-08-2017 17:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As part of multi-million pound roadworks in the Killingworth Road area, temporary bus lanes have been put in place
  
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• Three men admit gang raping woman after luring her away from Newcastle city centre

  01-08-2017 17:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The men spoke through a Romanian interpreter when they appeared via video link to HMP Durham on Tuesday
  
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• Steve Ashman to step down as chief constable of Northumbria Police

  01-08-2017 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steve Ashman, who joined Northumbria Police in 2009, is to leave his role and retire from policing in November
  
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• Which North East MPs employ family members? They could be forced to sack them

  01-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New MPs are already barred from employing family members and campaigners want to end the practice for all MPs
  
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• The search is on to find the top business executive in Durham and Wearside

  01-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Last year Northumbrian Water CEO Heidi Mottram won the prize, before going on to take the overall regional award
  
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• Scam and safety warnings over adverts for 'abandoned warehouse rave'

  01-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The advert appeared on Facebook months after an illegal rave was held in an Ouseburn sewer
  
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• Rafa Benitez already whittling down his team sheet ahead of Tottenham Hotspur opener

  01-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Magpies face a tough test against Wolfsburg with their opponents warming up for a mammoth clash with Borussia Dortmund
  
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• There are the most popular boys and girls names of 2017 so far

  01-08-2017 16:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Research has found Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's growing popularity has inspired many parents-to-be
  
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• Free weekend film activities at Newcastle's Tyneside Cinema on offer for young film buffs

  01-08-2017 16:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pop-Up Film School will include Star Wars 'green screen'; live editing suite and sound-effect station - and special summer screenings are also on the menu
  
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• 'A renegade in a dressing room full of pirates' - Chris Sutton hits out at Sunderland and Gibson

  01-08-2017 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former England striker Chris Sutton has blasted Darron Gibson following his weekend outburst just ahead of the season opener
  
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• Which restaurants are taking part in this month's NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week?

  01-08-2017 15:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week is back and here we list all the restaurants taking part and how to book your tables
  
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• CCTV appeal after £20k worth of designer watches were stolen from the Metrocentre

  01-08-2017 15:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police believe this man was in the area at the time and may be able to help with their investigation
  
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• North East funfair operator among six rides taken out of use following US tragedy

  01-08-2017 15:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Six rides have been closed following an incident on a similar ride in the US at the Ohio State Fair in which a teenager died
  
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• Sunday Lunch with Santa on the menu at The Vermont Hotel this Christmas

  01-08-2017 15:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Sunday dinner and love Christmas? Well The Vermont is serving up a Christmas event which should give you food for thought
  
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• Newcastle fashion website Peek lets shoppers try before they buy

  01-08-2017 15:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nathan Rose is the brains behind Peek, which is based at the NatWest Entrepreneurial Spark hub on Newcastle Quayside
  
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• As Newcastle United go Deutsch - recalling a brilliant win at Bayer Leverkusen in 2003

  01-08-2017 15:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Newcasatle United get set to face Wolfsburg in a pre-season friendly, we recall Champions' League action in 2003
  
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• Newcastle United linked to Arsenal's Lucas Perez - everything you need to know about the striker

  01-08-2017 15:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are ready to let Lucas Perez go and Newcastle United are interested in bringing the Spaniard to St James Park
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother: Geordie Shore star Nathan Henry's tweet has fans speculating he's going in

  01-08-2017 14:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nathan won't be the first Geordie Shore star to go in the house - will he be in the new lineup as Celebrity Big Brother returns on Tuesday night?
  
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• What French football fans SHOULD be singing about England, after bizarre chant at Women's European Championships

  01-08-2017 14:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Some French supporters came up with a slightly odd song in an attempt to mock England ahead of their clash at the Women's Euros… so we decided to come up with a couple of more appropriate chants for them to use
  
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• From breakfast 'rave' to fairytale magic, summer spells fun for kids around Newcastle this weekend

  01-08-2017 14:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A family-friendly eighties rave, free story-time and a Peter Pan-inspired voyage of imagination are among the upcoming weekend treats for children
  
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• Could Bournemouth's Demarai Gray interest help Sunderland to finally land target Max Gradel?

  01-08-2017 14:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Simon Grayson has been trying to sign Max Gradel ever since he took over, and now Bournemouth have been linked with another forward
  
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• Hollywood star Kate Hudson leads the way as social media mocks sacked White House spokesman Anthony Scaramucci

  01-08-2017 14:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Mooch was fired after 10 days...what did he expect the internet to do?
  
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