Gateshead news

• Optician reveals 20-second eye trick to save your sight as 44% of us are at risk

  16-01-2025 08:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you're working from home, chances are you're spending hours at a time glued to your screen without a break. But a quick and easy hack can help reverse the damage
  
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• DWP warning benefits payments can be cut by 20 per cent - check if you're affected

  16-01-2025 11:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Third party deductions can see up to a 20 per cent reduction in Universal Credit payments every month if you owe money for certain bills
  
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• Drivers with prescription medicines urged to contact DVLA amid £1000 fine warning

  16-01-2025 11:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  You can be fined up to £1,000 if you don’t tell DVLA about a medical condition that affects your driving - here are more details
  
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• Petrol and diesel owners face 'ten-fold increase' in car tax from this date

  16-01-2025 10:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rates are set to rise from April 1, 2025 with almost all motorists affected by the changes.
  
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• Latest postcodes that qualify for DWP Cold Weather Payments as scores of new areas added to list

  16-01-2025 10:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A number of new postcodes have been triggered for Cold Weather Payments including some in the North East
  
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• Car experts issue pothole advice from £300 repair bill to claiming compensation

  16-01-2025 10:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cost of repairing vehicles damaged by potholes hit a record £579 million last year according to the AA - here's what to do if you drive over one
  
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• 21 pictures of Newcastle United fans delighted to watch Wolves beaten to make 9-in-a-row

  16-01-2025 09:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  These passionate fans were delighted with yet another Toon Army victory at St James' Park on Wednesday night
  
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• Hundreds of people found to have higher risk of cancer as NHS offers saliva test

  16-01-2025 09:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A genetic testing programme for people with Jewish backgrounds found that 235 people had been identified as having a higher risk of cancer
  
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• Newcastle travel live updates: Delays on Metro after 'track circuit fault' at South Gosforth

  16-01-2025 07:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Follow live updates here for the latest on Newcastle's roads and updates on public transport across the North East region
  
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• Newcastle travel live updates: Delays ease as A19 lane re-opens at Murton following 3-vehicle crash

  16-01-2025 07:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Follow live updates here for the latest on Newcastle's roads and updates on public transport across the North East region
  
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• Newcastle travel live updates: 45 minute delays and A19 lane closed at Murton following 3-vehicle crash

  16-01-2025 07:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Follow live updates here for the latest on Newcastle's roads and updates on public transport across the North East region
  
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• Scotswood cocaine dealer used fake electric socket to hide drugs in wall

  16-01-2025 05:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Aaron Evans also admitted having an unexplained income of £69,000, which was deposited into his account
  
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• Consett man's quest to get recognition for County Durham poet whose work featured in the Chronicle in 1783

  16-01-2025 05:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Heatherington has been researching the story of Dr John Carr, who translated a poem which accompanied the news of the Treaty of Paris being signed
  
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• South Tyneside care home in special measures after 'significant shortfalls' in care

  16-01-2025 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hebburn Court Nursing Home in Hebburn has been rated inadequate and placed into special measures
  
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• Nissan supplier Jatco creates more than 180 jobs in Sunderland with new factory

  16-01-2025 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Japanese firm will supply electric powertrains for Nissan's electric vehicle production line
  
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• Two people charged after the death of a man at Gateshead last week - 2NURFM

  16-01-2025 00:22 via news.google.com
  Two people charged after the death of a man at Gateshead last week  2NURFM
  
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• Parents' mental health overtakes domestic violence as most common reason for social care

  15-01-2025 23:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said that three-quarters of councils reported an increase in safeguarding demand over a two-year period due to children's mental health
  
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• Tom Kerridge joins calls for Government to do more to tackle food insecurity

  15-01-2025 23:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The healthy start scheme applies across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to someone who is more than 10 weeks pregnant, or has a child under the age of four and is claiming certain benefits
  
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• Every Conservative shadow cabinet member 'safe from sacking until next election'

  15-01-2025 23:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kemi Badenoch is 'very happy' with her shadow cabinet, a spokesman for the Tory leader has said, amid rumours that Rachel Reeves' position as Chancellor is under threat due to the current turbulence facing the UK economy
  
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• William becomes patron of paramedics' professional body and pays tribute to their work

  15-01-2025 23:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to the nation's paramedics working in 'highly stressful and often distressing circumstances' as he became patron of their professional body
  
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• Two teenagers charged over man’s death at Gateshead - Newcastle Weekly

  15-01-2025 23:30 via news.google.com
  Two teenagers charged over man’s death at Gateshead  Newcastle Weekly
  
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• BBC The Repair Shop fans in tears as guest shares heartbreaking story

  15-01-2025 23:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Repair Shop viewers were left reaching for a box of tissues after hearing the heartbreaking story of hero dog Pepper, with many fans admitting to being left in tears
  
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• Final Hairy Bikers cookbook will feature Si King and Dave Myers' 'most loved' recipes

  15-01-2025 23:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Best Of The Hairy Bikers will feature a collection of the creations the pair were "most fond of"
  
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• Ed Miliband confirms no plans for 2035 ban on gas boilers in homes

  15-01-2025 22:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government's 80% off gas boiler ban has been confirmed to be scrapped
  
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• Shocking CCTV footage shows moment arsonist doused Westerhope barber shop with petrol

  15-01-2025 21:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dilovan Sindi, 39, has been jailed for more than seven years
  
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• The blackened aftermath of devastating arson attack on Newcastle barber shop

  15-01-2025 20:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An arsonist has today been jailed for terrifying attack, which left one of his victims with 65 per cent burns
  
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• Beast who raped underage girl in County Durham jailed for 13 years

  15-01-2025 20:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'Child molester' Antony McNamara, 46, was jailed for 13 years
  
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• "It's lucky there was no fatalities" says leading detective on Newcastle barber shop arson

  15-01-2025 20:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dilovan Sindi spread fuel around Amed's Hair Design in Westerhope causing an explosion that left one worker with 65 per cent burns
  
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• County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service recruiting on-call firefighters

  15-01-2025 20:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There is a particular need for on-call firefighters at Stanhope, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle, High Handenhold, Crook, Sedgefield, and Durham
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: Updates on winning National Lottery and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday, January 15

  15-01-2025 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing you tonight's winning National Lottery Lotto and Thunderball results - live breaking updates below
  
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