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Singer Jamie launches her career with a little help from Sir Paul
FOR 21-year-old Jamie Beth music has been part of her life from the age of four but she is now launching her career after graduating from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and receiving song-writing advice from Sir Paul McCartney. Now under...
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Residents vow to fight 210 green belt homes
DOZENS of people from Gateshead have come out against plans for more than 200 new homes, with many concerned about the loss of green space and the potential impact on local services. Sunniside residents gathered to express their opposition to plans...
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Mum whips up interest in family’s gelato legacy
A SURPRISE find while researching her family tree whipped up huge interest for a North Tyneside mother, who is connecting past and present with the launch of a new retro-look ice cream business. Amy Bastianelli, from Marden Estate, had been digging...
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‘HEARTLESS’ TINDER FRAUDSTER JAILED
A CONWOMAN fleeced a man out of thousands of pounds by spinning a “heinous” web of lies. When the victim met merciless Amie Ford on the dating app Tinder, he thought he was building the foundation of a loving relationship – but to her he was little...
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CRACKDOWN SEES 800 BIKES SEIZED
MORE than 800 vehicles have been seized as police tackle illegal bikers across the North East. Since last August, Northumbria Police has been working with partners to tackle the illegal use of electric scooters, bikes and off-road motorcycles. This...
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VICIOUS ATTACK BY BOYS SHOCKS MONK
BALACLAVA-CLAD boys attacked a Buddhist monk in a North East park, inflicting a “rapid flurry of strikes” to his face. Karucha Sripramote, known locally as Monk Kom, said he was walking through Hebburn Riverside Park when he was “repeatedly harassed”...
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‘CRIMINALS ARE JUST LAUGHING’
A GRIEVING mother has slammed the Government for considering the early release of a dangerous driver who caused the death of her child. Lisa Mavin, 46, lost her son Corey, 15, in a horror crash on Hartford Bank in Cramlington, Northumberland. The...
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Stunning GNR medal unveiled in city centre
HIS work is a familiar feature throughout Newcastle and now street artist Mul is bringing a touch of love to this year’s medal design for the Great North Run - which was revealed in the heart of the city yesterday morning. Passers-by could not fail to...
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GRANDMA’S TERROR AS GUNMAN POINTED RIFLE AT HER HOME
A GRANDMOTHER was left shocked and frightened after looking out of her window and seeing a gunman pointing a rifle towards her house. The woman was at her home in Gateshead when she spotted Neil Cook outside with the firearm. Concerned enough that he...
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PRISON FOR NAZI SALUTE PLANE PASSENGER
A DRUNKEN plane passenger who left families in fear after shouting racist abuse and making a Nazi salute has been jailed. On December 19 last year, David Kelly was on a Jet2 flight from Turkey to Newcastle when he became drunk and...
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JUMPING FOR JOY
STUDENTS across the North East have been celebrating A-level success after receiving their results yesterday. Dame Allan’s School student Eddie Seery is among those celebrating an outstanding set of A-levels after securing a place at the University of...
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USE YOUR HEADS
BIKE and scooter-related incidents in the North East have risen by a quarter this summer, ambulance service bosses have said. North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) officials have highlighted a 25.5% jump in calls to people injured when using bikes or...
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DRUG-DRIVE DOCTOR FLED AFTER CRASH
A drug-driving GP left a pedestrian with a suspected broken pelvis after he crashed into him on a busy city centre street and fled the scene. Matthew McCloskey was over the limit for the breakdown product of cocaine when he got behind the wheel of his...
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OUR LUCKY ESCAPE
A NEWCASTLE family had a lucky escape after a bus flipped in a crash during a holiday to Turkey. Christopher Halford was left “shell-shocked” by the incident, which took place on his first family trip abroad with his wife and two young sons. When...
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WHAT A RELIEF
A TEENAGER was in so much pain that he was looking into the prospect of having his foot amputated. But now, after becoming the first under-18 in the UK to have a pioneering spinal cord implant fitted, he is pain-free for the first time in years and...
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‘WE MIGHT FINALLY BE HEARD’
HEARTBROKEN families of two North East children who were tragically killed have urged Andy Burnham to overhaul the early prisoner release system. The new Prime Minister committed yesterday to a review of the policy that could see some prisoners...
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‘YOU GAVE US BACK OUR PRIDE’
‘YOU gave us back our pride as Geordies’ is one of the many powerful messages among tributes left to club legend Kevin Keegan at St James’ Park following the announcement of his death. Keegan, who played for the club and managed it twice, died on...
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KING KEV
Iconic former player and boss dies at 75, as United hail him as ‘the beating heart of the club’ for generations of fans
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COUNCILLOR ‘SIMPLY IGNORED’ VICTIM TELLING HIM ‘NO’
A FORMER Newcastle city councillor who sexually assaulted a woman has been spared jail. Thom Campion subjected his victim to a “terrifying” ordeal at his house in March 2023, a court has heard. Newcastle Magistrates’ Court was told on Friday how the...
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‘I WANT JUSTICE FOR MY SON’
A GRIEVING mum who is convinced her son was murdered in his Spanish villa is set to protest outside a courthouse in the hope of persuading authorities there to reopen his case. Brett Dryden was found by friends covered in blood and with a large gash...
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PERVERT HELD JOB IN CHILDREN’S SERVICES
A PERVERT who was jailed for sending sexual messages to who he thought was an underage girl was working in children’s services, it can be revealed. Veteran Mark Campbell was snared in an undercover police sting operation while he believed he was...
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‘I HAD TO SAVE THE CHILDREN’
JOHN Henry Sayers has vowed to get on with his life and keep his family safe after being cleared of attacking an arsonist who targeted his home. The dad-of-six returned to Newcastle last night after a jury in London found him and his son, John Henry...
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CLEARED
JOHN Henry Sayers is a free man after he and his son were cleared of causing grievous bodily harm to an arsonist who attacked their home. For three years, the Sayers family had come under sustained attack by the Freeman organised crime group and for...
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WOMAN MAULED BY DOG SHE ADOPTED ONLINE
A WOMAN was left needing surgery after being mauled by her dog – which she had adopted on Facebook three weeks earlier. Charlotte Potts, 32, adopted the one-year-old cane corso cross American bulldog from a breeder on Facebook. Initially, the dog –...
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RAM-RAIDER IS JAILED
A BURGLAR who took part in a botched Newcastle jewellery shop ram-raid that caused thousands of pounds worth of damage has been jailed. Mohamed Khan was part of a group who reversed a van into Sunny Jewellers in the West End of the city in March and...
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‘HER SACRIFICE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN’
THE family of a 19-year-old who has been honoured with a ceremonial police funeral has spoken of their “unimaginable loss”. PC Jess Turnbull was killed when responding to a collision in June. One of Newcastle’s busiest thoroughfares fell silent as a...
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‘A DANGER TO FEMALES’
A PREDATOR who put a drunk lone young woman he found sitting on the pavement in his car was branded “dangerous” as he was locked up and banned from being alone with “intoxicated females”. Days before Christmas, Kuldip Chahal stalked the streets of...
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In 2024, the Government said that dualling the A1 in Northumberland was: ‘not good value for money’
THE Chronicle is bringing together a coalition of political, business and community leaders to demand the A1 in Northumberland is dualled. We and many others have been campaigning for improved safety on the A1 for more than 30 years. Successive...
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BOY DIED TRYING TO SAVE HIS PAL
A TEENAGER died as he tried to save his friend’s life in ‘one of the bravest acts I have come across in twenty years as a coroner’, an inquest heard. David Ionut Radut, 14, had been swinging on a rope swing near the River Tyne in Ovingham,...
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‘I’LL NEVER FORGET THAT NIGHT’
NEWCASTLE United icon Dan Burn made history at the World Cup and said: “I don’t think I’ll ever forget that night”. The Blyth-born defender played a key role in helping England beat Mexico 3-2 at the famous Azteca Stadium in the small hours of...
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SEREN LEFT A LEGACY OF HOPE
A North East woman is proud that the legacy of the baby she and her partner lost to stillbirth lives on and is helping to drive improvement in maternity care. Amie Evans and Lewis Landells lost baby Seren last autumn. Months on, they have been pushing...
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PENSIONER LOST A LEG AFTER HE WAS HIT BY TAXI DRIVER
A PENSIONER had to have his lower leg amputated after a Blueline taxi driver crashed into him and caused serious injuries. Hasan Goni was behind the wheel of a Ford Mondeo taxi when he turned a corner and crashed into a 68-year-old man who’d been to...
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SHOCK OVER CENTRE CLOSURE
TEACHERS, former pupils and a charity have spoken of their shock and sadness after a council’s decision to close an outdoor education centre. North Tyneside Council announced it would close High Borrans, a beloved institution for many generations of...
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TWO DIE IN HOUSE FIRE
TWO people died in a house fire in North Shields in the early hours of yesterday morning. A man in his 40s and a woman in her 70s were found inside the address on Cragside Avenue, but despite the efforts of emergency services both died at the...
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‘I HAD TO HAVE CHEMO THE DAY MY HUSBAND DIED’
A North East woman has shared her heartbreak after she and her husband were both diagnosed with bowel cancer at the same time. Karen Rhodes, of Cramlington, is hoping to raise funds for the Newcastle Hospitals Charity that cared for and supported...
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ANOTHER TWO YEARS IN JAIL FOR DRIVER WHO KILLED CLAIRE
A DRIVER who caused the death of an adored mum has had his sentence extended for drug dealing. Ryan Scott ripped a family apart when his “unbelievable speed” caused the death of Claire Laybourne, 39. Newcastle Crown Court heard how the 28-year-old had...
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AMMONIA KILLERS LOSE BID FOR FREEDOM
TWO gang members who were jailed for life for the murder of a man who died after having ammonia thrown in his face have lost bids to appeal against their convictions and sentences. Youssef Wynne and Josh Hawthorn were sentenced in July 2024 for their...
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MUM DIES KNOWING SHE WAS ABLE TO HELP OTHERS
A MOTHER-OF-THREE who urged women to go for their smear test after being diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer has died. Danielle Gwyer, from Cramlington, Northumberland, was told she had around a year to live after being diagnosed with the disease...
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SAYERS ‘USED MACHETE TO ATTACK MAN WHO RAMMED HOME’
JOHN Henry Sayers allegedly used a machete to seriously injure an arsonist he caught setting fire to a car which had been deliberately rammed into his home, a court heard. Sayers was at home in Byker, Newcastle, with his children when their restaurant...
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LEGAL CLAIM OVER FLATS ‘DISASTER’
GATESHEAD Council is planning legal action following a “disaster” flood in a town centre high-rise block which left dozens of residents needing to be rehoused. The local authority has confirmed to The Chronicle that it is planning legal action to...
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‘HE LEFT US ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION’
NORTH East MPs have begun rallying behind Andy Burnham, with the former Greater Manchester mayor seemingly on course to become the UK’s next Prime Minister. The newly-elected MP for Makerfield confirmed yesterday morning that he would stand for the...
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BOYS AGED 14 AND 16 ON MURDER CHARGE
TWO boys and a man have been charged with the murder of a man who died following a stabbing in Newcastle. Police were called to Shields Road in Byker last Tuesday night following a knife attack. Gino Robb, 25, was taken to hospital with stab wounds,...
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VICTIM NAMED AS POLICE MURDER PROBE GOES ON
A MAN allegedly murdered in Byker has been named as Gino Robb by police. And officers have renewed an appeal for information and witnesses who may have seen an electric motorbike to come forward as their investigation continues. Shortly after 7.25pm...
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NO CAN DO
HUNDREDS of cannabis lollipops, counterfeit cigarettes, illegal vapes and unregulated Thai energy drinks were seized during a crackdown in the heart of Newcastle. Police and Newcastle City Council trading standards officers were spotted around the...
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MURDER PROBE
A MURDER investigation has been launched after a man in his 20s died following a suspected attack in Byker. Emergency services were called to Shields Road on Tuesday at around 7.30pm to reports of an assault. Police, paramedics and the air ambulance...
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FURY AT KILLER’S EARLY RELEASE CHANCE
THE mother of a Newcastle schoolboy who lost his life in a tragic explosion says she is “heartbroken”, after discovering that his killer could be released earlier into his prison sentence. Archie York died in 2024 when his family home in Benwell was...
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GRIEVING MUM: ‘I FEEL BETRAYED’
A GRIEVING mother whose daughter took her own life after being bullied says the Government’s decision to block social media for under 16s has not been thought through properly. Charley Ann Patterson hanged herself at her home in Cramlington,...
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BURGLAR HAD HIS CHANCE – AND HE BLEW IT
A serial burglar left a mum and her young son terrified less than two weeks after being given a chance by a judge. Repeat offender Kieron Hardy had been given a deferred sentence for attempted burglary, common assault and theft, with a judge giving him...
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King’s Birthday Honours shine light on great work
PREVIOUSLY unsung heroes as well as national celebrities are among those recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. Leading the honours list in the North East are Helen Gordon, chief executive of Newcastle-based Grainger plc, who is made a dame, Chris...
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‘JESS MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN’
A YOUNG police officer seriously injured while attending a crash has died in hospital. Northumbria Police’s Chief Constable Vanessa Jardine has paid tribute to PC Jess Turnbull, who passed away yesterday, saying she made the “ultimate sacrifice” to...
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LURED VICTIM TO SEE ‘CUTE TEDDY’ UPSTAIRS
A FORMER Newcastle city councillor sexually assaulted a woman in his bedroom after luring her upstairs to look at a “cute teddy”. Thom Campion met the victim after spotting her on the Only Fans website and contacting her online, Newcastle Magistrates’...
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£37,000 RAID ON JEWELLERS
THE owner of a local jewellery business which was burgled over the weekend said she won’t let thieves win and is determined to “come back stronger”. Jewellery Queen, which is renowned on social media for its random acts of kindness videos, suffered a...
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THREE SENT TO JAIL FOR CRIME SPREE
PORSCHES, Mercedes and BMWs were among the £460,000 haul stolen by a gang of thieves. Homes across Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland were targeted during a spate of offences spanning an eight-week period. Newcastle Crown Court heard many...
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‘WE FEEL LIKE CAGED ANIMALS’
A FAMILY is living in fear after armed police smashed down their front door in the middle of the night following a hoax call. The occupants were enjoying a caravan break away when their Ring doorbell alerted them to cops at their home in Benwell,...
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