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• Sunderland 4-2 Gillingham report: Will Grigg sparks into life as Black Cats go third

  19-02-2019 23:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Will Grigg, Lee Cattermole, Aiden McGeady, and Tom Flanagan were on target as Sunderland beat Gillingham at the Stadium of Light
  
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• Sunderland 4-2 Gillingham player ratings - How James Hunter rated the Black Cats players

  19-02-2019 23:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  How James Hunter rated the Black Cats players during their League One clash with Gillingham at the Stadium of Light
  
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• Sunderland 4-2 Gillingham: Five talking points as Will Grigg shows strength of character

  19-02-2019 23:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Five talking points from Sunderland's 4-2 victory over Gillingham at the Stadium of Light
  
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• Will Grigg has got the 'monkey off his back' after notching his first Sunderland goal

  19-02-2019 23:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland manager Jack Ross reacts to Will Grigg's first goal since his £4m deadline day move to the Stadium of Light
  
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• Sunderland 4-2 Gillingham: Will Grigg's back on fire as Black Cats moved up to third

  19-02-2019 23:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland took advantage of a stutter from Barnsley and Portsmouth and saw Will Grigg break his Black Cats duck to boot
  
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• Read Sir Bobby Robson's 'wonderful' speech - as he thanked 'Joe public for their fivers and tenners'

  19-02-2019 21:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Newcastle United and England manager's moving speech came just before he lost his own brave battle
  
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• Sir Bobby Robson remembered - ten years since his incredible cancer centre opened

  19-02-2019 21:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Newcastle United captain Alan Shearer was among those paying fresh tributes to the NUFC legend
  
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• Fire-hit Peacocks shop partially demolished as investigation to find cause continues

  19-02-2019 21:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service said a demolition crew is on site to carry out an assessment of the building
  
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• Council tax support cut and home care charges rising but Northumberland Labour claim it's not needed

  19-02-2019 21:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Northumberland Labour group of councillors claim they have a "costed alternative budget" which would maintain 100% council tax support for the poorest families
  
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• Gunman blasted man in head, neck and back with shotgun on his doorstep following dispute, court told

  19-02-2019 21:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors say Peter McStravick opened fire on Dean Barber five minutes after police had left the scene in County Durham following a disturbance
  
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• Fire broke out next to Felling Metro station in waste land blaze during rush-hour commute

  19-02-2019 20:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The fire brigade was called out to the blaze next to Felling Metro station where grass and trees appeared to be on fire
  
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• Pizza delivery man denies causing death of young pedestrian on Tyne Bridge

  19-02-2019 20:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tevik Selman's barrister claimed the Newcastle crash which killed Connor McDade was 'an accident which couldn't have been avoided'
  
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• Taxi drivers label bridges toll plan 'ridiculous' as Tyneside reacts to controversial clean air charges

  19-02-2019 20:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The jury is still out on plans to clean up Newcastle's pollution 'crisis'
  
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• Watch comedian do 'the greatest' impersonation of Cheryl you will hear today

  19-02-2019 20:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie star has been mimicked by Yorkshire comedian Steff Todd - and fans think she nailed it
  
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• Applications to South Tyneside Council for 'crisis loans' from struggling families have surged since the roll out of Universal Credit

  19-02-2019 20:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The numbers appealing to South Tyneside Council's Welfare Support Team has leapt by about 200%
  
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• Ryhope's Guide Post Inn lodges bid to extend weekend alcohol hours

  19-02-2019 20:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  If approved, the pub would have permission to serve alcohol between 10am-1am and close at 1.30am on Friday and Saturday
  
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• Shamima Begum citizenship: ISIS bride to be stripped of British citizenship by the Home Office

  19-02-2019 20:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Islamic State-supporting Shamima Begum will have her British citizenship revoked after fleeing to Syria
  
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• Newcastle pub punk night cancelled amid outrage that band called 'Mary Bell' was on the bill

  19-02-2019 20:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Parisian group who take the name of notorious child killer had been due to play at the Cumberland Arms in Ouseburn
  
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• New Brancepeth dad says bionic hand would help him 'bond with baby son'

  19-02-2019 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Danny Florence contracted meningococcal septicaemia when he was five.
  
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• Geordie referee Michael Oliver appointment has not gone down well with Manchester United fans

  19-02-2019 19:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ashington-born Oliver will take charge of Sunday's Manchester United vs Liverpool clash
  
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• Omega Plastics closes two factories to open new site in Gateshead

  19-02-2019 19:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Former North East Company of the Year  is opening a 45,000sq ft site on the Team Valley
  
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• The Late Shows 2019 looks for volunteers to join its after-hours party

  19-02-2019 18:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Here are the dates for your diary and how to get involved as Newcastle and Gateshead's after-dark culture crawl plans its spring return
  
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• Review of The Victoria in Low Fell - does it earn its crown as a good food pub?

  19-02-2019 18:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  For this week's Eating Out we visit The Victoria Bar & Kitchen which boasts a pizza menu which is the 'talk of the Fell'
  
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• Swiss avalanche: Several people buried in snow at Crans Montana resort

  19-02-2019 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Local reports suggest 10 to 12 people were believed to be trapped under the snow at Crans-Montana
  
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• DJ Jazzy Jeff to hit the decks in Newcastle on Easter Sunday - boom shake the room!

  19-02-2019 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In what is sure to be a sold out Bank Holiday event, DJ Jazzy Jeff will take to the decks at a famous Newcastle venue
  
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• Whitley Bay ice cream kings Di Meo's are opening in Newcastle

  19-02-2019 17:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The family firm has announced a second ice cream parlour after winning another two national awards
  
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• Trouble-making children risking lives running over railway line and busy road in Blaydon

  19-02-2019 17:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Police are asking parents to make sure they know where their children are this half-term after anti-social behaviour in Blaydon
  
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• European paper talk - the big football stories making headlines on the Continent

  19-02-2019 17:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest transfer rumours and gossip from across Europe
  
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• New plans for children's home in West Rainton could create up to 17 jobs

  19-02-2019 17:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Under the plans, an additional 12 car parking spaces will be provided alongside secure cycle storage
  
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• Newcastle United fans tell Rafa Benitez what to do with Miguel Almiron vs Huddersfield

  19-02-2019 17:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Utd supporters wanted Rafa Benitez to start Miguel Almiron vs Huddersfield at St James' Park at the weekend.
  
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• Council tax hike and 104 job losses: What Gateshead Council's budget means for you

  19-02-2019 17:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A total of £157m has been cut from Gateshead Council's budget since 2010
  
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• 'There will never be another Ben' - Parents' heartbreaking tribute to bodybuilder Ben Harnett

  19-02-2019 17:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Bodybuilder Ben Harnett, from Choppington, Northumberland, was found dead in his home on February 2 by his devoted dad
  
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• Piers Morgan's sensational rant at ISIS bride Shamima Begum's attempt to return to UK

  19-02-2019 17:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  He has told ISIS bride Shamima Begum to go “f**k herself” and to “rot in hell” after she said she wants to return back to the UK
  
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• Mike Ashley vs Rangers: Newcastle United owner waiting for judge's decision in merchandise dispute

  19-02-2019 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sports Direct and Rangers Football Club are involved in a High Court dispute centered on merchandise deals
  
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• Beekeeper warns potential neighbours over 'deadly' stings

  19-02-2019 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Leigh Mordey has six hives housing up to 800,000 bees at his home in Medburn, Ponteland.
  
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• New speak-easy bar The Blind Pig to open in Tynemouth church next month

  19-02-2019 17:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The 1920s are coming to Tynemouth in a big way with the opening of the town's first ever speak-easy bar
  
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• Utilitywise staff mull legal action after being axed without consultation

  19-02-2019 17:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Workers were not consulted with before being made redundant by the North Tyneside business
  
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• 'It's a very important loan' - Newcastle winger Rolando Aarons makes admission about Sheff Wed move

  19-02-2019 17:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Aarons is determined to make the most of his switch to South Yorkshire
  
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• Boy, 15, suffers 'nasty' head injury after being hit with weapon in Fawdon attack

  19-02-2019 17:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The young boy had to be taken to hospital after he was hit and had his wallet stolen by a group of teenagers
  
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• Switzerland avalanche: Several people buried in snow at Crans Montana resort

  19-02-2019 17:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Local reports suggest 10 to 12 people were believed to be trapped under the snow at Crans-Montana
  
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• Pubs, k-pop and Wilfred Owen: Baltic Artists’ award 2019 review

  19-02-2019 17:05
  Baltic, Gateshead
  The winners of the prize for up-and-coming artists – Ingrid Pollard, Kang Jungsack and Aaron Hughes – take on war, racism and reality itself As Iraq war veteran Aaron Hughes contemplates his new commission for the Baltic Artists’ award, he tells the Guardian that “creativity can push back against the divisions that drive conflict”. Deployed to Iraq on behalf of the US army in 2003-04, Hughes became disillusioned by the destruction of war, and chose
  
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• 'Patronising and unnecessary': Alan Sugar under fire after saying Sunderland 'will pay' for backing Brexit

  19-02-2019 17:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Apprentice star Lord Sugar was criticised by MP Sharon Hodgson after he claimed Sunderland car workers put their own jobs at the Nissan plan at risk
  
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• Graffiti messages pleading for 'help' left on homes on Sunderland estate

  19-02-2019 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Police are trying to find out who has left the messages which they say has caused 'distress and inconvenience'
  
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• 1,200 homes to be protected from flooding after ‘Thunder Thursday’ caused chaos in North East

  19-02-2019 16:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ‘Thunder Thursday’ battered the North East with a month’s worth of rain in a matter of hours
  
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• Mo Diame wants focus to be on Newcastle United - and not his future

  19-02-2019 16:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Mo Diame's contract is up in the summer but the midfielder is refusing to let that take precedent over Newcastle United's survival bid
  
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• Photographers wanted for social experiment to capture the lives and times of Newcastle in 24 hours

  19-02-2019 16:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Professional and amateur photographers are being invited to take part in the huge social experiment in Newcastle
  
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• New Gruffalo 50p revealed - where you can find the collectable coin

  19-02-2019 16:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Royal Mint has unveiled a new, limited edition 50p coin celebrating the much loved children's book character
  
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• Silverlink roadworks warning: Weekend disruption ahead as triple-decker roundabout nears completion

  19-02-2019 16:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Work to create a triple-decker roundabout at the A19/A1058 Coast Road junction in North Tyneside has been going on for more than two years and is scheduled to complete in March
  
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• Man who sold illegal cigarettes from County Durham home is ordered to pay more than £500

  19-02-2019 15:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Cigarettes without health warnings and counterfeit cigarettes were sold during an investigation into the illegal operation
  
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• Tip closing, library hours slashed, council tax rising and 100 jobs going as part of Newcastle cuts

  19-02-2019 15:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council is also making changes to parking provision as it slashes £60m of services
  
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