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• Drone footage shows full scale of Gateshead flyover works as demolition approaches completion

  24-09-2026 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Park Lane roundabout in Gateshead, which links the Felling Bypass to the Tyne Bridge, has been shut since July 25
  
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• More than 1,600 college places to be created across the North East to tackle NEET crisis

  25-09-2026 01:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A fifth of young people are classed as economically inactive
  
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• North East Mayor vows to put residents ahead of 'big tech' amid concerns about data centre overdevelopment

  25-09-2026 01:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There is concern some parts of the North East could suffer from overdevelopment
  
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• Married Northumberland grandad caught in police trap trying to have sex chat with 14-year-old

  25-09-2026 01:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Gillesphey began talking to someone he thought was in his 20s but it was a decoy profile and he was then told they were 14
  
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• Man fined after 'really poor attempt' at cannabis farm found in his Newcastle home

  25-09-2026 01:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Wilson had decided to try and grow the drug when police searched his address
  
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• 24 Pictures as demolition of Gateshead flyover reaches final stages

  25-09-2026 01:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is hoped that the project can be fully completed by next month
  
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• Northumberland walk taking in moors, pubs and 'ghostly hillforts' makes world best list for 2027

  25-09-2026 01:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lonely Planet has rated the historic St Cuthbert’s Way among the 'best experiences'
  
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• Fire crews to battle blaze at military barracks 'throughout the night'

  25-09-2026 00:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Crews were called to the fire at an accommodation block in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire on Thursday evening, September 24
  
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• Every update from North Tyneside Council meeting as High Borrans campaigners say petition decision is 'disgraceful'

  24-09-2026 21:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A meeting of North Tyneside Council was held after a petition against the closure of High Borrans outdoor education centre passed over 2,000 signatures
  
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• Sunderland dealt huge Brian Brobbey injury blow on international duty

  24-09-2026 21:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brian Brobbey was in flying form for Sunderland AFC against Manchester City at the weekend, but now faces a potential spell on the sidelines in cruel fashion
  
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• "Shame on you" - public outcry over council's High Borrans petition response

  24-09-2026 21:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  “Shame on you!” - Tonight’s full council meeting has seen public outcry over the council’s decision not to act on a petition calling for a pause to High Borrans closure.
  
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• Nick Woltemade could revive Bayern Munich transfer interest over international break

  24-09-2026 20:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nick Woltemade endured a mixed-bag start to life in the Premier League with Newcastle United, before joining Juventus on a season-long loan this summer
  
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• North Tyneside Council meeting LIVE: High Borrans campaigners say petition decision is 'disgraceful'

  24-09-2026 20:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A meeting of North Tyneside Council is being held tonight after a petition against the closure of High Borrans outdoor education centre passed over 2,000 signatures
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, September 24

  24-09-2026 20:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years
  
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• Lee Cattermole vows to fight on at Gateshead but admits to concern - 'It's not there'

  24-09-2026 19:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Sunderland and Middlesbrough midfielder Cattermole is under pressure
  
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• British tourist was missing in Benidorm with 'no money and lost passport'

  24-09-2026 19:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nikki Jane reported her husband Geoff Cumiskey, from Workington, Cumbria, missing in Benidorm on 23 September
  
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• British tourist missing in Benidorm with 'no money and lost passport'

  24-09-2026 19:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nikki Jane reported her husband Geoff Cumiskey, from Workington, Cumbria, missing in Benidorm on 23 September
  
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• North Tyneside Council meeting LIVE: High Borrans campaigners protest and decision after petition discussion

  24-09-2026 19:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A meeting of North Tyneside Council is being held tonight after a petition against the closure of High Borrans outdoor education centre passed over 2,000 signatures
  
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• Macklemore announces Free Palestine tour with London date following Ed Sheeran controversy

  24-09-2026 19:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Macklemore has announced a Free Palestine European tour, including a London show, following his dramatic exit from Ed Sheeran's US LOOP tour
  
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• High Borrans council meeting LIVE: Campaigners protest ahead of North Tyneside hearing to discuss petition

  24-09-2026 19:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A meeting of North Tyneside Council is being held tonight after a petition against the closure of High Borrans outdoor education centre passed over 2,000 signatures
  
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• Parents and campaigners devastated as South Tyneside Council votes to close nurseries

  24-09-2026 19:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The closures of the nurseries are a bitter blow to families across South Tyneside
  
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• Animal rights activists convicted of King Charles lambs theft at Sandringham

  24-09-2026 19:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rosa Sharkley, Sarah Foy and Rose Patterson were found guilty of stealing three of King Charles' lambs from the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk and ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work
  
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• We may never see the like of Alan Shearer again - the Serie A superstars who were in awe of him too

  24-09-2026 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Premier League and Newcastle United's greatest goalscorer will be honoured next month
  
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• High Borrans council meeting LIVE: Campaigners protest ahead of hearing to discuss public backed petition

  24-09-2026 18:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A meeting of North Tyneside Council is being held tonight after a petition against the closure of High Borrans outdoor education centre passed over 2,000 signatures
  
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• Drunk Gateshead pervert in wheelchair sexually assaulted nurse and another woman at Newcastle RVI

  24-09-2026 18:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Corbett tried to put his hand under the top of the staff member inside the Royal Victoria Infirmary then touched the breast of a female in the car park
  
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• Five year old girl 'thriving' after life saving heart surgery in North East

  24-09-2026 18:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Lola Plimmer had a heart transplant in 2023 at the Freeman.
  
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• Brave Tyneside victim of sex attacker releases powerful statement as abuser is jailed

  24-09-2026 17:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Harry Gray, 24, sexually assaulted a schoolgirl and has now been put behind bars for five years
  
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• North East bus crash saw one taken to hospital and road closed

  24-09-2026 17:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident, on Warwick Street, took place at around 10.30am on Thursday, when emergency services flooded the scene
  
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• New £25 million investment to support North East business owners given green light

  24-09-2026 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The move involves the creation of a new body named Business North East
  
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• North East Mayor confirms planning decisions will be reviewed 'in the region' amid controversial changes

  24-09-2026 17:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New rules look set to reduce the role of local planning committees in decision making
  
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