Gateshead

[ geyts-hed ]

noun

1. a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, in NE England: seaport on the Tyne River opposite Newcastle.

Gateshead

/ ˈɡeɪtsˌhɛd /

noun

1. a port in NE England, in Gateshead unitary authority, Tyne and Wear: engineering works, cultural centre. Pop: 78 403 (2001)
2. a unitary authority in NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 191 000 (2003 est). Area: 142 sq km (55 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The following day, with a kitchen knife in his backpack, he left his school in Gateshead early and got the bus to Hexham, where he waited for Holly to head into town.

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MacPhail, now 17, from Birtley, Gateshead, was found guilty of Holly's murder and wounding another boy who had tried to stop the attack.

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Labour's Liz Twist, Blaydon and Consett, who is chair of the board of trustees at Age UK Gateshead, voted with her party to restrict the payment to the poorest pensioners.

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Both Age UK Gateshead and Twist's office said rumours she had resigned from the charity role were untrue.

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A spokesperson for the Age UK Gateshead said its trustees maintain "the highest standards of impartiality in their work".

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