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• Gateshead care home put into special measures with residents 'at risk of harm'

  26-03-2025 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Whistleblowers told the Care Quality Commission about a range of safety issues at the Sister Winifred Laver Promoting Independence Centre in Felling.
  
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• North Shields brute dragged ex-girlfriend into street and threatened to kill her if he went to jail

  28-03-2025 03:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Terry Weir, of North Shields, bit, strangled and repeatedly punched his former partner and followed her when she tried to escape
  
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• Gambling addict robbed South Shields bookies after losing his benefits on fruit machines

  28-03-2025 03:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gary Biggins, who has previous convictions for robberies, threatened a worker with a screwdriver to get cash at Ladbrokes in South Shields
  
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• Cullercoats Primary School celebrates outdoor play and learning triumph

  28-03-2025 02:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The school won a Platinum OPAL award and is in the top 0.01% in the country to so do
  
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• Drones banned from Newcastle United's Town Moor party - what you need to know

  28-03-2025 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Town Moor will be awash with Newcastle fans on Saturday
  
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• Hopes Northumberland-wide kerbside glass collection could finally be launched next year

  28-03-2025 01:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A pilot was launched in 2020 serving around 4,000 homes
  
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• King Charles cancels engagements after being admitted to hospital with cancer treatment side effects

  27-03-2025 22:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  King Charles has been admitted to hospital after suffering temporary side effects to his ongoing cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said tonight
  
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• Wallsend killer back behind bars for Boxing Day Metro station attack on stranger

  27-03-2025 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Robert Donald, of Gosforth, jailed for stabbing his friend to death in 2013, left a student badly hurt in Wallsend
  
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• Over 800 North Tyneside families received support in buying school uniforms last year

  27-03-2025 20:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of families sought financial help from North Tyneside Council last year in order to buy school uniforms
  
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• Treasury sparks confusion with doubled '5,000 homes' plan for Newcastle regeneration site

  27-03-2025 20:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Treasury has claimed that the Forth Yards site could have twice as many homes on it as previously thought – and appears to have doubled the size of the regeneration area
  
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• Disabled people 'shouldn't pay the price' of Labour cuts, top union leader warns

  27-03-2025 20:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea has echoed concerns about major cuts to benefits that were confirmed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her spring statement this week
  
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• Wallsend cat café responds to RSPCA and Cats' Protection 'phase out' call

  27-03-2025 20:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Bad Cat Café in Wallsend has rehomed more than 130 cats since opening in August 2022
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, March 27

  27-03-2025 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing live breaking updates and results from the National Lottery's Set For Life draw on Thursday, March 27
  
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• More than 40,000 sewage spills from storm overflows reported in the North East last year

  27-03-2025 20:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The number of sewage spills fell by almost 6,000 thanks to major investment, Northumbrian Water said
  
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• Sunderland fan reunites with ambulance and police crews who saved his life

  27-03-2025 19:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Philip Wright, 71, had just attended a match at the Stadium of Light, when he went into cardiac arrest at a bar on January 11
  
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• Inquest opens for 20-year-old student who was found in the River Tyne after going missing

  27-03-2025 19:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Zakaria Chowdhury's body was recovered from the River Tyne on March 14, five weeks after he was reported missing
  
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• Killingworth caravan fire causes extensive damage as residents hear 'big bang' and dozens ring 999

  27-03-2025 18:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters and police were called out to the fire on Garth Twenty Seven, Killingworth, North Tyneside, after receiving several calls from concerned residents.
  
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• Over £800k secured to help North Tyneside kids in receipt of free schools meals access school holiday activities

  27-03-2025 18:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Government funding has been secured to help some of the borough's most deprived children access school holiday activities
  
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• Calls for action on dog poo "crisis" blighting Northumberland beauty spots such as Druridge Bay

  27-03-2025 18:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A councillor claimed the problem was "destroying" the environment
  
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• Tragedy as body recovered from River Tyne confirmed as missing Gateshead man

  27-03-2025 18:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Craig Sutton, 26, was reported missing to police after last being seen in Newcastle city centre on Sunday, March 2
  
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• CCTV image released after man reportedly assaulted at South Tyneside hotel

  27-03-2025 17:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident happened at The Cyprus Hotel in South Shields
  
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• North East schools suffering 'crisis deepening by the day', teachers say

  27-03-2025 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Schools North East group has hit out at the Government for not investing more in the region's education system
  
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• Car crashed into North Shields house causing 'significant damage' before fleeing scene

  27-03-2025 17:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident happened at 12.15pm on Sunday, March 23
  
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• Nearly a third of North East children in poverty, official figures show

  27-03-2025 17:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The DWP figures have highlighted the scale of the challenge facing the Government as it tries to reduce the number of children growing up poor
  
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• Victorian stately home in Northumberland with private lake sells at auction for £305,000

  27-03-2025 17:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Otterburn Hall, located in Northumberland National Park, sold to a unnamed private buyer this morning
  
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• What does Spring Statement mean for your money as Labour confirm cuts

  27-03-2025 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Labour Chancellor announced major cuts to welfare and PIP payments, but how will your bills be affected?
  
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• Northumberland man battered rival unconscious after bad blood exploded into violence over bike

  27-03-2025 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Thompson, of Blyth, has been jailed after leaving the victim with a fractured skull in a brutal attack
  
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• Darlington danger driver who led police on 80mph pursuit in 30mph zone jailed

  27-03-2025 16:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joshua Norman, 30, drove on the wrong side of the road and through a red light before crashing the car
  
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• Newcastle office block and depot to be demolished in hope new SEND school can be built

  27-03-2025 16:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council will flatten its Allendale Road site in Byker, where it wants to build a new school for children with autism if funding can be secured
  
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• Jarrow breast cancer survivor backs NHS campaign for early detection after 'shock' diagnosis

  27-03-2025 16:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sheridan Dixon received the unexpected news at a routine appointment, and is now calling for more women to get screened
  
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