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Bedlington darts ace Chris Dobey admits he is full of confidence at the moment after reaching his second ever PDC Pro Tour final at the weekend.
The 27-year-old battled through a field of 128 players to reach the Players Championship 5 final, only to run into world No 1 Michael van Gerwen.
The two-time world champion was in imperious form, running out a 6-2 victor in Milton Keynes - despite Dobey posting a staggering 109.6 average.
‘Mighty Mike’ raced into a 4-0 lead, firing in a 12-darter and capitalising on six missed darts from Dobey to break twice.
Dobey hit bag with a stunning 10-dart leg before breaking throw to reduce the arrears to 4-2.
But Van Gerwen produced a moment of brilliance in the seventh leg, landing a 160 checkout with Dobey sitting on tops to move to within a leg of victory before closing out the win in leg eight.
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Sainsbury’s has committed to paying staff well above both the national living wage and voluntary “real” living wage by raising the basic rate by £1.20 an hour.
From September, staff in the North East will get paid at least £9.20 an hour, which means Sainsbury’s employees will have the highest basic pay of supermarket employees.
Currently, Aldi is the top payer with a basic rate of £8.85.
Hopefully, other supermarkets will soon follow their lead.
We’ve had a browse of which jobs are on offer at major supermarkets in our region.
They include some roles at Sainsbury’s in Northumberland.
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A second man has been arrested on suspicion of robbing a man who later died after being found unconscious on a Bedlington garage forecourt.
Police and paramedics were called to the Spar garage on Station Road in the Northumberland town at 5.40am on Tuesday, where they found the unconscious man.
He was taken to hospital but passed away from his injuries.
After his death, police said he may have been robbed just hours before he was discovered on the garage forecourt.
Police stressed that the suspected robbery was not directly linked to the death, having allegedly taken place some time before he was found unconscious.
Officers initially arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of robbery, and on Friday revealed that a second man had been arrested.
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Below is a list of this week's school news from Newcastle and the North East - written by you. To get your school event or story included, simply fill out the form below, which is also at www.chroniclelive.co.uk/schoolnews
Pupils, parents and teachers are celebrating Newcastle’s Atkinson Road Primary Academy officially being rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted inspectors, who praised it as a “wonderfully supportive school.”
The 500-pupil school in Benwell was ranked good in all areas of school life and leadership. Atkinson Road Primary expanded last month to incorporate Atkinson Road Nursery, now educating children aged from two until 11-years-old, with new head-teacher Lisa Macaulay taking over leadership praised for her ‘vision, enthusiasm and dedication’.
The latest Ofsted rating maintains the primary school’s good status gained during its last inspection in 2013.
Ofsted praised:
• A committed leadership team with a determination to provide the very best education for pupils
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The man who died after being found unconscious on a Bedlington garage forecourt may have been robbed before his death, police have said.
Police and paramedics were called to the Spar garage on Station Road in the Northumberland town at 5.40am on Tuesday where they found the unconscious man.
He was taken to hospital but passed away from his injuries.
Although police don’t believe anyone else was involved in his death, police suspect that he had been robbed sometime before he was found unconscious.
Officers have arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of robbery, and he is currently in police custody.
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: “Police investigating the death of a man found unconscious in Bedlington this morning can now confirm that they do not believe there to be any third party involvement.
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Police investigating the death of a man found unconscious in Bedlington this morning can now confirm that they do not believe there to be any third party involvement.
Officers were called to the Spar on Station Road, Bedlington at 5.40am, today (March 6), after the body of a man was found.
Emergency services attended and the man was taken to hospital where he sadly died.
Police believe that the man may have been a victim of robbery prior to his death however, that his death is not linked to the incident.
A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and is currently in police custody.
Police are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious to get in touch with Northumbria police and quote reference number 115 06/03/18 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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