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BIZARRE: Benwell - What They Never Told You

Man to be sentenced over cannabis lab explosion which killed friend and child

Reece Galbraith has admitted manslaughter following the blast in Benwell, Newcastle, in October.

Evening Standard

Man admits manslaughter after ‘drugs lab’ explosion kills child and man

Reece Galbraith, 33, changed his plea to guilty at Newcastle Crown Court following the huge blast in Benwell, Newcastle, in October.

Evening Standard

Man in court charged with manslaughter and cannabis production after house blast

Reece Galbraith, 33, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court following the explosion in Benwell, Newcastle, in October.

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Three arrested over house explosion which killed seven-year-old boy bailed

The blast happened in Violet Close, in the Benwell and Elswick area of the city, in the early hours of October 16.

Evening Standard

Three arrested over cannabis production and deadly house explosion

Archie York, 7, and Jason Laws, 35, died in the blast in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 16 October

The Independent UK

Police name second victim of Newcastle house blast

Northumbria Police confirmed Jason Laws was the second person to die in a blast in Benwell, Newcastle, on October 16.

The Independent UK

Newcastle explosion: Second body found at scene of blast in street in Benwell

The body, believed to be that of a man in his 30s, was found in the debris by emergency crews

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Seven-year-old boy killed in ‘devastating explosion’ in Newcastle

Explosion and fire in residential Benwell and Elswick area destroyed house with six people also taken to hospital

The Guardian - UK

Newcastle explosion latest: Seven-year-old boy killed as ‘devastating’ blast destroys six homes

Eyewitness says fatal blast left street looking ‘like an aeroplane had hit it’

The Independent UK

Benwell yob hurled racist abuse at Northumbria Police officer after reports of a fight

Michael Ekong, 67, initially claimed the officers 'fabricated the accusations' and said police were 'harassing' him

Chronicle Live

'This shows it's still possible': Nikki Allan verdict gives hope to brother of Gateshead schoolboy murdered more than 50 years ago

Allan Graham's body was found in a ditch after he disappeared from a street in Benwell, Newcastle, more than five decades ago

Chronicle Live

Benwell pensioners boiling mad over £200 bills for all-year-round heating

Residents say they "can't breathe" in the communal corridors of Manisty House as the radiators are never turned off

Chronicle Live

146 new homes planned for Newcastle's West End as developers reveal designs for 'exceptional' estate

Proposals for the Benwell Dene development have been officially lodged with Newcastle City Council

Chronicle Live

'Not knowing kills us': Death of tragic mum Maureen Walker remains a mystery almost four years on

A Domestic Homicide Review has been carried out into death of 34-year-old who passed away in hospital five days after being found with serious head injuries in Benwell, but the only suspect was released without charge

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Benwell and Walker cocaine dealers jailed after police stop and search at petrol station

Sultan Miah, of Benwell and Craig Smith, of Walker, pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine with intent to supply after they were caught in Gateshead

Chronicle Live

Police spend three days searching after taping off wooded area in Benwell

There was a large police presence behind Amelia Walk in Benwell

Chronicle Live

North East Today: Police searching woodland and residents evacuated after home explosion

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Murdered Newcastle boy's siblings retrace his last known steps 53 years on from mystery unsolved slaying

Mystery still surrounds who killed 11-year-old Allan Graham who was found dead after vanishing from a street in Benwell in 1970

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Council works with residents to 'breathe new life' into West Denton, Benwell and Walker

Newcastle City Council and Your Homes Newcastle will be working with residents to improve the lives of people in West Denton, Benwell and Pottery Bank in Walker

Chronicle Live

Benwell son of Tyneside doctor jailed for peddling Spice on streets of Newcastle and having taser

Melusi Gamede, of Benwell, was caught with a large amount of Spice, a taser and £17,000 in cash after police spotted him acting suspiciously

Chronicle Live

Son lost all his possessions including dad's ashes when his Benwell flat was cleared by mistake

Warren Dodds returned from a short break to find the property completely empty

Chronicle Live

New book published on life and career of Lord Jeremy Beecham

The new book argues that Lord Beecham's 55-year career as a councillor deserves greater recognition

Chronicle Live

Benwell shooting plot conspirators jailed for 20 years for blasting gun at innocent man's window

Kesa Malik, Mushfiqur Rahman and Abdourahmane Sow have been jailed for conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence after the shooting in Benwell

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Benwell brute bit police officers and spat at them while claiming she had covid

Bethany Turner, of Benwell, has been jailed after attacking four police officers on one day

Chronicle Live

Benwell development wins 2022 Housing Design Award

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