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• Petition to save Gosforth trees in danger from new cycle lane handed over to council

  10-01-2018 22:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The petition with 3,235 signatures was handed in during a council meeting on Wednesday calling for plans for a new cycle lane to be reconsidered
  
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• Darren Bonner murder trial: Accused left caravan 'messy' on morning man was found in shallow grave

  10-01-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cleaners at Cresswell Towers holiday park said there was mud on bed sheets when they went to tidy up after Richard Spottiswood and Lucy Burn had left
  
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• Pre-flight drinking at airports could be curbed - here's what Newcastle airport bosses think of it

  10-01-2018 21:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Home Office is set to launch a review which could see licensing laws extended to airports, bringing an end to 24-hour alcohol sales
  
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• If Mike Ashley won't sell before February, act like a proper club owner for once

  10-01-2018 20:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley will not be forgiven if he allows Magpies to drift, says NUFC Editor Mark Douglas
  
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• Classical gems, a concert for babies and a live video game - some highlights at Sage Gateshead

  10-01-2018 20:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new year is truly under way at the Sage as concerts come thick and fast in its different venues
  
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• Virgin will pay £165m for walking away from East Coast trains franchise

  10-01-2018 20:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Transport Secretary Chris Grayling hits back as he denies 'bail out' of Virgin East Coast
  
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• Customs Bill will create 'endless red tape' for North East firms, MPs warn

  10-01-2018 19:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Warnings from Catherine McKinnell and Phil Wilson are backed by the North East England Chamber of Commerce
  
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• Celebrity look-alikes from Cheryl and Tom Hardy to Bruce Willis

  10-01-2018 19:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After the stir caused on This Morning by Sian Teesdale we look at the other people who have stars in their eyes
  
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• Hallelujah: Church starts work on derelict Gateshead building after 11 years

  10-01-2018 19:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Windmill Hills in Gateshead had allegedly attracted drug users and arsonists but will be turned into scientology HQ
  
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• Five ways to improve your mental wellbeing on Blue Monday - the most depressing day of the year

  10-01-2018 19:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here's five tips to help you beat the Blue Monday blues - and we'd love to hear your suggestions too
  
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• Newcastle United's January transfer window revealed: Just what is going on this month?

  10-01-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Lee Ryder, Chris Waugh and Simon Bird discuss to what is going on at Newcastle United as Rafa Benitez tried to add to his team
  
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• It is the Year of the Woman - and nothing else says 'Girl Power' better than this remarkable family

  10-01-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are 103 years between baby Alba Axton and her great, great grandma Hannah Lawton
  
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• Holocaust Memorial Day 2018: What's on in Newcastle and Gateshead

  10-01-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From January 24, there will be films, talks, exhibitions, a conference, poetry and the Brundibar Arts Festival
  
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• Best pal of alleged Byker murder victim reveals how he unknowingly comforted his dying friend

  10-01-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Barman tried to save Ashley Cochrane in Byker hostel without realising it was his friend of seven years
  
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• Theresa May urged to crack down on absentee landlords who let properties decay

  10-01-2018 18:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  County Durham MP Grahame Morris calls for action against landlords who allow properties to fall into disrepair
  
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• Chris Coleman's Sunderland transfer window hopes after Jake Clarke-Salter capture

  10-01-2018 18:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chris Coleman discusses Jake Clarke-Salter, his first signing for Sunderland, as well as is hopes for the January transfer window
  
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• Who is India Willoughby? A guide to the Celebrity Big Brother contestant as she faces eviction

  10-01-2018 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  India is one of the ladies set to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house as the show returns to Channel 5 for a new series
  
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• Seven held over Newcastle 'drive-by' shootings as witness tells how police surrounded house

  10-01-2018 17:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police officers have swooped on suspects after guns were fired at homes in Cowgate and Benwell
  
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• Hit and run driver who mounted pavement and hit pedestrian in Blyth jailed

  10-01-2018 17:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jordan Caldow was jailed for more than seven years for driving onto the pavement and knocking down a pedestrian before driving off
  
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• 37 things to do with kids in and around Newcastle during the February half-term holiday

  10-01-2018 17:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We've come up with 37 things to do around Newcastle during the February half-term school holidays
  
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• The bookies are expecting Newcastle to do the least January transfer business in the Premier League

  10-01-2018 17:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In odds assessing which clubs will do the most business this month, Newcastle have the longest odds in the division by some distance
  
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• Newcastle video game convention, a rugby club for women, money managing course and more!

  10-01-2018 17:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Your community events including events in Gateshead, Newcastle and Durham
  
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• Jobs to be lost after Siemens announces redundancies at Hebburn and Newcastle

  10-01-2018 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Siemens is looking to reduce its staff numbers in the North East are problems in the rail and energy sectors
  
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• How many episodes are there of Kiri? New Sarah Lancashire drama starts on Channel 4

  10-01-2018 17:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire returns to our screens in new Channel 4 drama Kiri playing social worker Miriam
  
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• Man in court accused of being behind an alleged bomb hoax at Newcastle hospital

  10-01-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Connor Glendenning is suspected of telling the emergency services an explosive device would go off at the Royal Victoria Infirmary
  
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• Just the beginning? Fears NHS winter pressure in the North East is only going to get worse

  10-01-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 76,000 seriously ill or injured people packed into the region’s emergency units during December alone
  
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• Could Sunderland's improvement under Chris Coleman be enough to avoid a double-dip relegation?

  10-01-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Chris Coleman is getting more out of the players he inherited, but what do the statistics say about Sunderland's chances of Championship survival
  
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• Metro engineering work means replacement buses for passengers this weekend

  10-01-2018 16:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Replacement buses will be running this weekend between South Gosforth and Four Lane Ends
  
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• On the anniversary of Andy Cole leaving Newcastle, we look at the club's record sales since then

  10-01-2018 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cole's move to Manchester United in 1995 was a club record sale at the time, but who else has held that title since?
  
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• Watch Sister Act live choir which will perform at Newcastle City Hall as the film is screened

  10-01-2018 15:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hit film Sister Act, starring Whoopi Goldberg, is to be screened at Newcastle City Hall with a live choir performing the songs
  
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• Drag Idol Newcastle back for 2018: Start date and how to apply for annual contest

  10-01-2018 15:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's the competition that gets everyone talking and it won't be long before Drag Idol Newcastle gets up and running again
  
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• Premier League Darts in Newcastle - what's the lineup and are there any tickets left?

  10-01-2018 15:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Unibet Premier League is on tour again in 2018 with top notch players competing at venues including Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena
  
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• Free computer games to be given away at Newcastle's career school open event

  10-01-2018 15:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Games developer Ubisoft will hand out freebies to the first 150 students at the North East Futures technical college Boilershop event
  
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• Jimmy Nail to leave Sting's musical

  10-01-2018 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The Auf Wiedersehen, Pet star leaves the cast of The Last Ship after "protracted negotiations".
  
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• Recognise these? Police trying to reunite stolen goods with their rightful owners

  10-01-2018 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is believed the earrings, a necklace and a 'Diamond Selector II' device were stolen during a spate of burglaries
  
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• Here's a sneak peak of the NEW M&S plus size clothing range

  10-01-2018 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With items so reasonably priced- the curve collection should attract a lot of attention in the fashion world
  
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• Sunderland's Lamine Kone and Didier Ndong return to training, with sales likely this month

  10-01-2018 15:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lamine Kone and Didier Ndong have returned from injury, but are unlikely to help Sunderland on the pitch as they look to the exit door
  
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• How safe is my 2018 holiday destination? Find out what its threat level is

  10-01-2018 15:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Foreign Office has issued travel advice in light of the global terror threat - here is a run down of some popular destinations
  
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• From Aussie flu to French flu and NOW Japanese flu - which is worse? What is the difference?

  10-01-2018 15:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Flu is nothing new, but it often often comes back with a new name and in the past strains have killed more than the First World War
  
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• Sachins in Newcastle hosts X Factor-style competition for Restaurant Week

  10-01-2018 14:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Diners invited to vote on two versions of traditional Indian dish as owner's parents also go head to head in the kitchen
  
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• CCTV appeal after teenager is allegedly assaulted in House of Smith nightclub in Newcastle

  10-01-2018 14:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 19-year-old was taken to hospital with minor facial injuries following the incident at the bar in Collingwood Street, police say
  
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• Cramlington company AAF invests for future despite losses widening to £4m

  10-01-2018 14:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The air filtration firm said the outlook is positive though it was difficult to see when changes will come 
  
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• Leaving Newcastle United on loan? How has it worked for previous Magpie players?

  10-01-2018 14:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Adam Armstrong has joined Blackburn Rovers on loan but how have previous loan spells worked for United players?
  
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• Gateshead fish'n'chip shop supplier warns Brexit will batter market conditions

  10-01-2018 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Henry Colbeck has been forced to increase its prices after inflation pushed up its costs
  
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• Ex-Newcastle United star David Ginola says he wants to be 'happy in life' at divorce hearing

  10-01-2018 14:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The French former Newcastle winger, who also played for Tottenham Hotspur, is in dispute with ex-wife Coraline Delpin
  
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• Newcastle Restaurant Week - Fat Hippo Underground is all set to serve up 2,500 burgers

  10-01-2018 14:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Could you eat a four-inch tall burger stack? Newcastle restaurant offers deals on US-style portions as it prepares 'as if each day is a Saturday night'
  
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• When is Saturday Night Takeaway back on TV? Ant & Dec set to return with award winning show

  10-01-2018 14:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's won awards and made stars of the likes of Little Ant & Dec, and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway is due back on ITV
  
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• Watch 'firework attack' outside Adam Johnson's parents' home in County Durham

  10-01-2018 14:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The sister of shamed ex-Sunderland footballer Johnson appealed for information by sharing film of the alleged attacker on Facebook
  
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• Planning row over new Gateshead housing development remains locked in stalemate

  10-01-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A stand-off between Gateshead Council and Gleeson Homes means work on Windermere Green in Birtley has come to a stop
  
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• Early bird ticket row leads to flap over Animals reunion show at Newcastle City Hall

  10-01-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Couple who booked tickets to see Eric Burdon and Hilton Valentine have been left disappointed
  
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