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• From Sissoko to Kenedy: How Newcastle's XI has evolved since Rafa's 1st game in charge at Leicester

  05-04-2018 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United travelled to champions-elect Leicester City for Rafa Benitez's first game in charge in March 2016
  
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• New powers to tackle unauthorised traveller camps have been announced

  05-04-2018 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are around 3,700 unauthorised encampments nationwide - but the Government has revealed new powers
  
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• Hero to zero: Shamed PC illegally accessed police computer to check on 'notorious criminal'

  05-04-2018 19:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Award-winning PC Andrew Howe made checks on the police computer for a woman he was having an 'inappropriate relationship' with
  
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• Red Mezze promises the most authentic Turkish food in the region - does it deliver?

  05-04-2018 19:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our reviewer was impressed by this popular Turkish haven on Leazes Park Road
  
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• Relegation for Sunderland would be a short-term 'disaster' - but the club could come back stronger

  05-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chris Coleman has faced up to the prospect of relegation, saying it could pay off in the long run if Sunderland treat it as a chance to rebuild
  
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• Leicester have shown the way to succeed in the Premier League - can Newcastle follow?

  05-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Leicester City have managed to hold on to most of their key players despite interest from top clubs, but will Newcastle be able to follow suit?
  
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• Improvements to road, rail and air links top of the agenda as Transport for the North gets moving

  05-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North's statutory transport authority met for the first time, in Liverpool, to consider road and rail schemes
  
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• Bensham woman hit with fine for fly-tipping on neighbouring street - and it was all caught on camera

  05-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Laura Richardson admitted a charge of fly-tipping after a Gateshead Council investigation, but she was not the one who physically left the rubbish
  
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• Bargain Booze and Wine Rack owner collapses, putting 2,000 jobs at risk

  05-04-2018 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Conviviality has officially gone into administration but there are hopes of finding a buyer
  
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• Chris Coleman on the 'eyebrow-raising' £4.3m agents' fees paid out by Sunderland

  05-04-2018 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland boss Chris Coleman says it is no surprise the Black Cats' agents' fees have caused a stir, given the quality of the 'product'
  
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• 'I go into every game believing I will score' - Adam Armstrong discusses superb Blackburn form

  05-04-2018 17:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The young Newcastle forward has scored nine goals for Rovers since joining in January and is in red hot form in League One
  
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• If you care about we treat people in the world of work, you must read this book

  05-04-2018 17:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Journal business editor Graeme Whitfield on the "eye-opening, toe-curling" read that is Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain
  
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• New date set for Journal transport breakfast after cancellation of original event

  05-04-2018 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Event on April 17 will feature presentations on transport and an expert panel answering questions
  
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• Teenager Steven Vickers died in 'tragic accident' after losing control of motorbike, inquest hears

  05-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steven Vickers, 18, died on May 2 last year when he crashed into a tree at the rear of Lancefield Avenue, Walker
  
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• Major changes made after 'clear failings' were uncovered at council's companies

  05-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Arch and Active Northumberland were heavily criticised following concerns over the way they were run
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn anti-Semitism row: MP tells politicians to 'wind their necks in'

  05-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MP Ronnie Campbell says row over anti-Jewish racism is being used as a 'a big stick to hit Jeremy with'
  
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• Hugo Viana reveals reason he signed for Newcastle ahead of Liverpool - and why he doesn't regret it

  05-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United signed midfielder Hugo Viana from Sporting Lisbon in June 2002 for £8.5m
  
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• Gateshead scuba diver's death was a 'tragic accident', coroner rules

  05-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steven Slater, 46, died after ascending too quickly after exploring a wreckage off the coast of the United States
  
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• Four arrested on suspicion of rape after 'distressed' 18-year-old found in Gateshead

  05-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Front Street in Whickham on Thursday morning where an 18-year-old woman told officers she had been raped
  
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• 'King of the Parmos' Manjaros opens restaurant in Newcastle but what parmos can you get?

  05-04-2018 16:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Celebs like David Haye and Tinie Tempah have had a Manjaros parmo and now you can sample one in Newcastle
  
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• 'I just want it back': Mother's plea for plant containing son's ashes to be returned

  05-04-2018 16:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The plant was found to be missing when Jed Johnson's family visited the memorial site on what would have been his 22nd birthday
  
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• After the success of the first issue, here's how you can advertise in issue two of Elite magazine

  05-04-2018 16:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Elite reaches the region's top earning households by going through their letter boxes, in their inboxes, on their social media feeds and alongside the news that matters to them
  
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• Twins diagnosed with testicular cancer in same month

  05-04-2018 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Sean and Ryan Collard are urging men to "get checked out" after they were both diagnosed with the disease.
  
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• Revealed: How hospitals and ambulances in your area coped during the NHS winter crisis

  05-04-2018 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our ambulance service was the best performing as winter pressures hit the health service
  
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• Newcastle United for a top 10 finish? Here's what the bookies say

  05-04-2018 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Not since 2014 have Newcastle United ended the season in the top half of the Premier League
  
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• Another support act announced for Ed Sheeran's UK tour including three Newcastle gigs

  05-04-2018 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Thinking Out Loud and Galway Girl singer will play three huge outdoor shows in Newcastle this summer but he isn't the only act on the bill
  
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• The full list of fridges you should avoid as watchdog claims 250 models pose serious fire risk

  05-04-2018 15:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Consumer watchdog Which? issued a warning against buying plastic-backed fridges - even those marked 'safe' under Government-approved tests
  
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• Newcastle fashions retailer END is one of UK's fastest growing companies

  05-04-2018 15:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  END, which regularly has people queueing for days for its exclusive fashions, has made the Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100
  
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• Five minutes with: Best-selling author, and prolific TV and radio presenter, Stuart Maconie

  05-04-2018 15:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On May 12, Stuart Maconie will host a live show, Jarrow: Road to the Deep South, at The Customs House in South Shields
  
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• Puel reveals when Islam Slimani's Leicester future will be decided - and declares Newcastle are safe

  05-04-2018 15:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United signed striker Islam Slimani from Leicester City on a half-season loan deal in January
  
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• 5 top shows in and around Newcastle to enjoy over the next few days

  05-04-2018 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Comic-Con - and a visit from Darth Vader - is set to top the North East entertainment bill
  
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• Chris Coleman addresses his 'uncertain' future but insists he wants to remain Sunderland manager

  05-04-2018 15:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Wales boss says he wants to remain Black Cats boss, even in League One, but Ellis Short's future is creating a lot of 'uncertainty'
  
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• Residents up in arms as plans for 118 homes in Northumberland village are given the go-ahead

  05-04-2018 15:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Protesters fear the housing development in Pegswood will make Northumberland 'look like everywhere else'
  
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• Police want to speak to this man about an assault on a young woman in Cramlington

  05-04-2018 14:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police have released the images after a woman was attacked on her way home on February 17 
  
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• £5.7m fridge recycling plant to create dozens of jobs in Gateshead

  05-04-2018 14:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gap Group will create 30 new jobs after it opens a new fridge recycling facility in the region
  
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• All Square Festival in Darlington - debut festival is to bring us a touch of Ibiza sunshine

  05-04-2018 14:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Be there or be square - festival line-up includes music, comedy, children's party and even bingo
  
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• Multi-million pound grant awarded to 'baroque house of banter' Seaton Delaval Hall

  05-04-2018 14:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland has been described as a party house and is looked after by the National Trust
  
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• Join April's Stargazing event in County Durham - without going outside

  05-04-2018 14:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Den in Stanley is inviting families to enjoy stargazing and planet-watching as it celebrates a special anniversary year
  
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• Takeover deal for Eldon Square and Metrocentre owner put on hold

  05-04-2018 14:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hammerson wants to merge with Intu in a £3.4bn deal but is now itself the subject of a potential takeover by French firm Klepierre
  
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• Why Rafa Benitez should at least be in the running for manager of the year

  05-04-2018 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rafa Benitez's achievements this season at Newcastle United likely to go unsung by the wider media
  
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• When could Sunderland be relegated from the Championship? It could be as early as next week

  05-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Black Cats's Championship future is hanging by a thread as a long and difficult season draws to a close
  
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• Watch biker's road rage row after nail-biting close call with van at Blaydon roundabout

  05-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The rider said it was a "scary moment" and had to react quickly as a van pulled out into its path
  
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• Remember Keith Stroud's penalty howler? Where the ref is a year on from his St James' Park clanger

  05-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Farce descended at St James' Park on April 5, 2017, when referee Keith Stroud wrongly disallowed Matt Ritchie's converted penalty
  
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• Sylvanian Families going on tour with huge roadshow that's coming to the Metrocentre

  05-04-2018 13:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you were, or still are, a big lover of Sylvanian Families, you'll want to get to the huge event which will feature a fashion show
  
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• 'We're not all like this': Geordies apologise to Drag Race queen Farrah Moan after kebab shop abuse

  05-04-2018 13:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Footage on Snapchat shows ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ star Farrah Moan being branded a 'walking STD' by a young woman in the takeaway
  
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• Sunderland's Championship relegation chances - predict the final results

  05-04-2018 13:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  There are six games left for Sunderland to avoid relegation to League One - can they do it? Predict how many points they will need
  
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• See the massive wind farm structure that is looming over one Northumberland town

  05-04-2018 13:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jack-up vessel being worked on at the Port of Blyth is dominating the coastline
  
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• Street food venture dedicated to mac'n'cheese has arrived in Newcastle

  05-04-2018 13:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chef Jamie Pagett, trained by Terry Laybourne, is seeing his Redheads Mac N Cheese gaining something of a following
  
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• Opening of Haltwhistle outdoor pools delayed - when will they re-open?

  05-04-2018 13:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Always popular when the sun is shining, the three outdoor pools at Haltwhistle leisure centre won't open as planned
  
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• Newcastle councillor criticised over pay gap remarks

  05-04-2018 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Liberal Democrat Robin Ashby says the only glass ceiling women face is "their own ambition".
  
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