A shoplifter in Northumberland has been jailed after police found her hiding in a divan bed base. The former Barker and Stonehouse store in Newcastle could be demolished to make way for student housing. The Sage Gateshead gets a new name.
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00:00 I'm Imogen Holland, time for your North East News update.
00:05 A shoplifter in Northumberland has been jailed after police found her hiding in a divan bed
00:10 base.
00:11 Samantha Oliver was wanted by police in relation to nine offences of shoplifting in the Ashington
00:16 area.
00:17 Oliver was convicted of all 11 offences and sentenced to 48 weeks in prison.
00:23 The former Barker and Stonehouse store in Newcastle could be demolished to make way
00:27 for student housing.
00:29 A notice was posted on the council's website that a developer is considering the build
00:33 and it could have up to 250 apartments.
00:37 And finally, the Sagegate has received its new name.
00:40 The music venue will now be called the Glasshouse International Centre for Music, which was
00:45 inspired from local people who shared their memories of hearing and learning music at
00:49 the venue.
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