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• Durham councillors to discuss funding for vulnerable children

  02-07-2020 22:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  "It is vital the Government provides sufficient funding to local authorities to ensure vulnerable children and those with special educational needs get the support required to give them the very best start in life"
  
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• Callous thieves target baby and grandad's grave in Sunderland cemetery

  02-07-2020 22:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A series of thefts have taken place at
  Easington Lane Cemetery during lockdown
  
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• Stark warning for the panto season if the Government fails to act soon

  02-07-2020 22:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East's top theatre producer fears pantomime will be off if there's no clarity for the industry by August
  
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• Next launches in-store sale with bargains less than half-price

  02-07-2020 21:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Clearance sale at high street favourite slashes range of clothing to half-price or less
  
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• Man avoids jail after being caught with knife in the street for the third time

  02-07-2020 21:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Glendenning claimed he'd forgotten he had the blade in his pocket after using it to lay carpets for his daughter
  
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• Diamond Strip bars spared from shutdown over drug claims

  02-07-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police had wanted to see Collingwood Street’s Floritas, Madame Koo, and House of Smith shut down for good after staff were caught taking cocaine last December
  
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• Bruce's 'audition' for would-be owners: NUFC evening update

  02-07-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All the latest Newcastle United takeover headlines including updates on Steve Bruce and Allan Saint-Maximin
  
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• Angry residents say North Tyneside's coronavirus one-way system is a 'nightmare'

  02-07-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council say Park View closure will be reviewed next week after residents raised "particular concerns".
  
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• Volunteers wanted at North East NHS trust to help during Covid-19 pandemic

  02-07-2020 20:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is looking for volunteers
  
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• Curious Festival celebrates North East's LGBTQ culture online this July

  02-07-2020 20:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Annual festival cancelled by the Covid-19 outbreak makes a digital switch to offer a 'micro online' programme of events
  
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• Set For Life results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday July 2

  02-07-2020 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll bring you the winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Thursday June 25 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday July 2

  02-07-2020 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll bring you the winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Thursday June 25 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Florita's, Madame Koo and House of Smith have licences suspended

  02-07-2020 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police lose a bid to permanently close Florita's, Madame Koo and House of Smith in Newcastle.
  
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• Paedophile offered to make 180-mile trip to Durham to meet '14-year-old girl'

  02-07-2020 19:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Harper, 34, has been jailed for 15 months
  
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• Man treated by paramedics after suffering medical episode in Seaham

  02-07-2020 19:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called out after reports of concern for the man who was found in the woods near Tempest Road
  
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• #NourishEveryDog campaign gives more than 1m meals to dogs in need

  02-07-2020 19:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The brilliant social media initiative from Butcher's Food for Dogs has helped over 118 charities and organisations to feed the precious pets in their care
  
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• Newcastle restaurants to close as Bella Italia owner goes into administration

  02-07-2020 19:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Casual Dining Group has shut 91 restaurants with the loss of 1,900 jobs but there are hopes its other sites can be rescued
  
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• Newcastle tattooist hits out after being told he cannot reopen on July 4

  02-07-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Parkin, 41, has created an online petition urging the Government to perform a U-turn and allow tattoo studios to reopen alongside hair salons and barbers
  
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• 'My 100 days on the frontline fighting Covid-19' by a Newcastle junior doctor

  02-07-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dr Matt Tuck opens up about life on the frontline, including telling his parents he may not be able to see them for a year and why he is dreading the pubs reopening on Saturday
  
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• Mum given just months to live wants to get married before she dies

  02-07-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Allison Kelly says her life has been turned upside down after being diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 55
  
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• Police forces face influx of inexperienced officers, chief warns

  02-07-2020 18:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government's aim of increasing police numbers by 20,000 presents challenges, says the chief inspector of police
  
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• Newcastle handed boost over when fans will be allowed into stadiums with testing events planned

  02-07-2020 18:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fans could be allowed into stadiums a lot sooner than originally expected
  
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• Newcastle United transfer news: Magpies linked with Brazilian international, and Bundesliga forward

  02-07-2020 18:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United's search for new additions has been put on hold due to COVID-19 but links are still being made
  
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• Tyne Bar issues list of rules and booking guidelines ahead of reopening

  02-07-2020 18:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Ouseburn pub, which delayed its opening because of first-day frenzy concerns, now has its plan for Monday, July 6
  
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• Tributes to man who co-founded Berghaus brand from Newcastle city centre

  02-07-2020 18:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gordon Davison, who has died at the age of 85, also founded the LD Mountain Centre
  
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• Toddler and mum almost swept out to sea by freak wave at Seaton Sluice

  02-07-2020 18:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Heroic volunteers who helped rescue the pair have relived the terrifying moment the little boy was knocked over and dragged away by a freak wave
  
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• Appeal after 12-year-old pushed off his bike and robbed in park

  02-07-2020 18:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An 18-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and released on police bail
  
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• Allan Saint-Maximin's attacking skills are noted but he's also a defensive asset

  02-07-2020 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Allan Saint-Maximin has started the Premier League restart with a bang - and it's great to see
  
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• Plumbing boss hits out at furloughed staff for 'sponging off the Government'

  02-07-2020 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pimlico Plumbers founder Charlie Mullins made the comments in a video for business leaders in the North East
  
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• No local coronavirus lockdown for Sunderland, council confirms

  02-07-2020 17:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland had just two new cases of Covid-19 between June 6 and June 23
  
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• Five rat run bridges in Newcastle will be closed to traffic

  02-07-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The other closures will come into force on Castle Farm Road in Jesmond Dene, Haldane Bridge in Jesmond, the Argyle Street Bridge near Manors Metro station, and Stoneyhurst Bridge in South Gosforth
  
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• Allan Saint-Maximin is up there with Newcastle's great wingers

  02-07-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If the Frenchman's performance at Bournemouth is who he plays when he is tired then United really do have a gem on their hands
  
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• Sunderland target Bailey Wright says his goodbyes to Bristol City

  02-07-2020 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bailey Wright is now a free agent, and Phil Parkinson wants to bring him back to Sunderland
  
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• Drugs 'worth £35,000' found in HMP Northumberland prison cell

  02-07-2020 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police has launched an investigation after a huge haul of Class B drugs were found at the troubled prison in Acklington, Northumberland
  
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• BBC to cut 450 jobs in major shake-up of regional TV and local radio stations

  02-07-2020 16:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The national broadcaster says that BBC England had to save £25m by April 2022 and changes are set to be made to regional programmes
  
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• New survey underlines just why Newcastle United takeover would be game changer for Premier League

  02-07-2020 16:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New research has shown just how far ahead the Premier League's top six clubs are when it comes to finances
  
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• Ghetto Golf in Newcastle has a new post-lockdown look

  02-07-2020 16:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  See the changes inside the popular crazy golf attraction whose opening day is already fully booked
  
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• CCTV appeal after girl, 13, is assaulted in Wallsend

  02-07-2020 16:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The teenager was not seriously injured but police say she was left 'incredibly shaken' by the incident on Denbigh Avenue
  
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• Angry viewers complain to Ofcom about 'rude' Phillip Schofield

  02-07-2020 16:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This Morning viewers aren't happy with the way Phillip Schofield handled an interview with I'm A Celebrity star Lady C
  
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• 9 rules every Wetherspoon punter must follow from Saturday

  02-07-2020 15:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  JD Wetherspoon is reopening 875 pubs across England on Saturday and new rules will be in place
  
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• Best of Love Island starting this month and fans are VERY excited

  02-07-2020 15:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island is getting its own 'best of' series on ITV2 with the first episodes promising a lot of drama
  
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• The lockdown bonus Newcastle are reaping and why Steve Bruce deserves credit

  02-07-2020 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United player Allan Saint-Maximin has really impressed since the lockdown and has bought into what Steve Bruce wants from him
  
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• North East developers reveal plans for prime Jesmond nursery site

  02-07-2020 14:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council had to start search for a development partner all over again last year when the first preferred bidder pulled out
  
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• Jesmond nursery site plans revealed by North East developers

  02-07-2020 14:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council had to start search for a development partner all over again last year when the first preferred bidder pulled out
  
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• Warning after pensioner almost lost £4,000 through Amazon Prime scam

  02-07-2020 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The woman was just one click away from losing her money after receiving an email saying she was due a refund
  
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• 100kg of drugs and £1.5m seized in region’s biggest crackdown on organised crime

  02-07-2020 14:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A national clampdown has seen coordinated strikes, tactical vehicle stops and raids across the region since March
  
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• Kate Garraway's stand-in gives heartbreaking update on her struggle

  02-07-2020 14:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Myleene Klass has been standing in for Kate Garraway on Smooth Radio as her husband remains in intensive care
  
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• Education Secretary Gavin Williamson says every child must return to school

  02-07-2020 14:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government has published details of changes schools must make when they re-open in the autumn
  
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• The four unwanted records Newcastle have put to bed in dominant Bournemouth win

  02-07-2020 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Magpies ran riot in Bournemouth and also ended some unwanted records in the process
  
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• 'Vibrant from start to finish' - The nationals on NUFC's victory at Bournemouth

  02-07-2020 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United's performance at the Vitality Stadium left national journalists impressed
  
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