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Passionate members of Dunston community have their say on potential closure of their leisure centre

Dunston Leisure Centre faces the possibility of closing its doors for good

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MacKenzie Scott donations avoided feared pitfalls: New study

MacKenzie Scott’s big gifts have been a boon to the charities who received them, and widespread fears in the nonprofit world that her gifts would lead other donors to pull back their support or that small groups wouldn’t be able to handle them were largely unfounded

The Independent UK

'A sensitive issue' - Newcastle have potential stadium and FFP solution but talks planned first

Newcastle United are exploring ways to boost commercial revenues and ChronicleLive has taken a look at naming rights at St James' Park and the club's plan to consult supporters

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More big donors supporting - and discussing - mental health

Wealthy donors publicly gave more to mental health last year than in any other year over the past decade: According to a Chronicle of Philanthropy tally of publicized donations of $1 million or more, 15 donors gave 16 such gifts totaling nearly $767 million in 2021

The Independent UK

Newcastle's fabled Paddy's Market did exist - and this is where it took place

Paddy's Market traded on Newcastle Quayside, while newspapers from the turn of the last century reveal there were Paddy's Markets in Ashington, Chester-le-Street and elsewhere around the region

Chronicle Live

Opened by Duran Duran's North Tyneside-born guitarist Andy Taylor, Rio on North Parade, Whitley Bay, became a favourite destination for 1980s revellers

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'I do care!' - Ex-Newcastle United star Olivier Bernard hits back after demise of Durham City

Bernard is owner of the famous old non-league side which is on the verge of folding after dramatically resigning from the Wearside League

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Houston Prosecutors Are Keeping Cash Seized From Defendants Whose Cases Were Compromised by Police Corruption

Even in cases that hinged on the trustworthiness of demonstrably untrustworthy cops, people are still waiting to get their money back.

Reason

Lib Dems 'incensed' after being blocked from asking question on building firm linked to council leader

The opposition party was preventing from asking about Nick Kemp's relationship to Orca LGS Solutions on Wednesday

Chronicle Live

St James' Park expansion and 'fool's gold' naming rights dilemma fuelled by FFP fears

Almost 3,000 Newcastle United supporters have given their views on two burning topics facing the club's owners

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Witnesses deny father’s claim his eight year old climbed El Capitan: ‘A publicity hoax’

‘I’m very annoyed by this because climbing El Capitan puts you in an elite group of climbers,’ observer says

The Independent UK

Charitable giving to fight climate change rises 25% to $7.5B

Charitable giving to organizations that work to slow climate change have increased in the past year, and many more groups are receiving funds than just a few years ago

The Independent UK

San Francisco Wants To Spend $1.7 Million on a Single Public Toilet

Local officials argue that the eye-popping sum is necessary due to rising construction costs, but experts disagree.

Reason

When Genesis and Phil Collins turned it on again at Newcastle City Hall 30 years ago

It was October 1992 when Genesis stopped off at Newcastle City Hall to play a rapturously-received show on their sprawling We Can't Dance tour

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The Independent UK

Philanthropy pours more money into advancing Latino wealth

Juan Hernandez III leads Creser Capital Fund, which lends to people traditional banks often are reluctant to help

The Independent UK

Murder, thieves, and a $15m mansion: California police dug up a buried car and found themselves in a mystery

Homicide, insurance fraud, and a Chinese crime syndicate may all be tied to a buried car in one of California’s richest towns, Graig Graziosi writes

The Guardian - US

Loo-dicrous: San Franciscans flushed with anger over $1.7m public toilet

State to withhold funds for planned bathroom until city finds a way ‘to use public money more efficiently’

The Independent UK

Gates Foundation donates $1B to prioritize math education

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it is making grants of more than a $1 billion as part of a sweeping national plan to improve math education over the next four years

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The Newcastle chemist's shop nicknamed 'Dirty Dick's' - it was popular for well over 100 years

Operating for well over a century, Dirty Dick's was a unique Tyneside institution - you could walk in, be diagnosed, and have medicine for your ailment made up on the spot

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Remember Paris Texas? A favourite on the Newcastle scene in the late 1980s into the '90s

Trading for around two decades, Paris Texas was a Newcastle mainstay, popular with Civic Centre staff and as a place to grab a meal before a gig at the nearby City Hall

The Independent UK

Ford offers $80 million to fight global authoritarianism

The Ford Foundation will commit $80 million over the next five years to work that strengthens nonprofits fighting against authoritarian regimes

Chronicle Live

AC/DC's Brian Johnson turns 75: From Gateshead schoolboy to rock superstar

Born on October 5, 1947, in Dunston, Gateshead, Brian Johnson was singer with Tyneside band Geordie, before joining rock supergroup AC/DC in 1980 and finding instant fame and fortune

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Newcastle's Haymarket bus station - at one time 'the biggest disgrace in England'

Haymarket bus station serving passengers travelling north from Newcastle opened in 1930 - and enjoys some interesting footnotes in its 90-odd year history

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The Newcastle city centre shoe shop that traded for nearly 130 years

George Rye & Sons could trace its roots to a time before the formation of Newcastle United and before the Evening Chronicle was published for the first time

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