The Chronicle - April 17, 2025

The Chronicle - April 17, 2025

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April 17, 2025
Which is your top plaice?
CAST A VOTE FOR THE NORTH EAST'S NUMBER ONE CHIPPY

3 mins
Bus route to beauty spots sets off again for summer
A SEASONAL bus service linking Newcastle city centre with three North East beauty spots is set to launch again this weekend.

1 min
Poverty impact being felt in the classroom
CHILDREN in the North East are turning up to school tired and hungry because of the impact of poverty on their families, teachers say.
2 mins
They started coming at me with their bikes ... one took his helmet off and gave me at least three blows to the head
BATTERED and bruised, this is how motorbike riding yobs left a volunteer who challenged them as they tore up a village green.
3 mins
Driver caught with 30,000 smuggled cigs avoids prison
A DRIVER caught with 30,000 smuggled cigarettes in his car has been spared jail.
1 min
VOTERS HEAD TO POLLS IN NORTH TYNESIDE IN JUST OVER TWO WEEKS
THE seven hopefuls vying to become the next mayor of North Tyneside gathered to spell out their competing visions to voters ahead of polling day.

3 mins
Mayoral candidates pitch their visions
THE seven hopefuls vying to become the next mayor of North Tyneside gathered to spell out their competing visions to voters ahead of polling day.

3 mins
Meet the children with a key role in Royal Maundy service
YOUNGSTERS WILL TAKE PART IN HISTORIC EVENT TODAY

3 mins
Major push to recruit more construction workers is required
GOVERNMENT WANTS TO SEE 1.5 MILLION NEW HOMES BUILT NATIONALLY
2 mins
'I was told justice would be served - this isn't it'
THE assault on Durham prison officers by Manchester bombing plotter Hashem Abedi has been branded a “catastrophic failure” of duty, by one of the bomb survivors.
2 mins
Draft ‘pandemic treaty’
FIVE years after Covid-19 triggered lockdowns, economic uncertainty and killed millions, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) member countries have agreed on a draft “pandemic treaty” that sets guidelines on how the international community might confront the next global health crisis.
1 min
Judges rule on definition of a woman
TRANSGENDER women with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if “proportionate”, the Supreme Court has ruled as the Government said the decision brought “clarity and confidence” for women and service providers.

1 min
Stamp duty rush sparks price hike
UK house prices jumped by 5.4% in the year to February - the fastest rate in more than two years, new official figures show.
1 min
'Better food deal with EU' sought
MINISTERS are seeking \"a better deal with the EU to see cheaper food and drink on people's tables\", the Government has said.

1 min
'Better food deal with EU' sought
MINISTERS are seeking “a better deal with the EU to see cheaper food and drink on people's tables”, the Government has said.

1 min
Migrant 'swap deals' with France are not ruled out
A GOVERNMENT minister has not ruled out plans for a migrant removals agreement with the French, which could see a person deported from the UK in exchange for France sending another individual across the English Channel.

1 min
Ofsted is 'a danger to our members' - union
OFSTED is placing teachers in “imminent serious danger” and its proposed report cards will not address the “crisis in trust and reliability”, a union has said.

1 min
JOHN JO USED SEVEN EGGS IN SCULPTURE
A TALENTED eight-year-old has impressed environmental bosses by recreating a sculpture of Northumberlandia for his school Easter egg competition.
1 min
Pupil creates cracking Lady of North art
A TALENTED eight-year-old has impressed environmental bosses by recreating a sculpture of Northumberlandia for his school Easter egg competition.

1 min
Police are keen to trace this man
A SEARCH is under way for a wanted man from Gateshead after an alleged assault.

1 min
NHS urges patients to 'plan ahead'
EASTER WEEKEND IS A 'BUSY TIME'
2 mins
Star's trek hardly rocket science
THEY say that in space no one can hear you scream.

2 mins
TREASURE HUNTING
Revamp your home with second-hand gems and raise money for good causes. EMMA JOHNSON learns about the 'reuse revolution'
1 min
THE FUTURE IS GREEN
CREATING a comfortable home that encourages greener living is shaping our lives - and the future.

2 mins
ROOK-IE MISTAKE
THE much-maligned rook has a reputation as black as its oily plumage. Vilified as portents of doom and persecuted for devouring freshly-sown crops, all manner of ills have befallen this knowing-eyed and sage member of the crow clan.

1 min
Heads up to face a better future
A YOUNG woman with severe alopecia and a man who suffered nearly 50% burns when his uncle set him on fire are among the patients in this uplifting new series.

1 min
Warming to the idea of a spring shopping spree
WOOP woop! Spring has well and truly sprung. The past couple of weeks have brought some genuinely warm weather and we managed to go more than a few days without a downpour.
2 mins
Shadow can see the Light over a mile: Appleby
SHADOW Of Light is firmly on course for the Betfred 2000 Guineas, with trainer Charlie Appleby feeling confident he can make the step up to a mile.

1 min
Domini a good bet to dominate rivals
ANNO Domini is taken to prove a cut above his rivals in the bet365 EBF Conditions Stakes at Newmarket today.
2 mins
loane on move for 'sabbatical'
RUGBY UNION New Zealand centre Rieko loane will join Leinster next season from Blues on a sabbatical.

1 min
Li is relishing home pressure
GOLF Former champion Haotong Li is relishing the pressure of playing in front of a home crowd in the 30th Volvo China Open in Shanghai.

1 min
Dart 'sorry' for deodorant request
TENNIS BRITISH number four Harriet Dart has apologised after requesting her opponent at the Rouen Open put on deodorant because she \"smells really bad\".

1 min
All-rounder Barker banned for violating anti-doping rules
HAMPSHIRE all-rounder Keith Barker has been banned following an anti-doping violation, it has been revealed.

1 min
Ex-Eagles favourite backs Trey to deliver
DREW Lasker is tipping Newcastle for one final tilt at a title this season despite a desperate run of domestic results that leaves the men in black bottom of the Super League Basketball (SLB) form table.

2 mins
Jobe fit to face Robins, says boss
REGIS Le Bris confirmed Jobe Bellingham will be fit for selection for Sunderland’s Championship clash at Bristol City tomorrow.
2 mins
Sunderland's 12th man will be so important in Wembley quest
FORMER Sunderland midfielder Kieron Brady wants the club to take steps to help the team get to Wembley and beyond.
1 min
Le Bris rewarded for remarkable Black Cats turnaround
SUNDERLAND manager Regis Le Bris has been nominated for the Championship Manager of the Season award for the 2024-25 campaign after guiding the Black Cats to the Championship play-offs.

2 mins
Alexander-Arnold back in training for the Reds
LIVERPOOL defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has returned to training after a month out with an ankle injury.

1 min
Magpies linked with Italian goal machine
RETEGUI COULD BE AVAILABLE FOR ABOUT £50M THIS SUMMER

2 mins
Magpies are magic as five-star display lifts them to third place in the Prem
JASON Tindall glided around the technical area and shook his fists in sheer delight as Newcastle United went 5-0 up at St James' Park.

3 mins
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Category: Newspaper
Language: English
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The Chronicle, is a daily newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne, covering Tyne and Wear, southern Northumberland and northern County Durham.
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