A man who stole from 2 women has been jailed for three and a half years. There is new hope for Gateshead Leisure Centre to reopen as it will receive some of the millions of pounds worth of funding from the government. And finally this years Fenwicks window theme has been unveiled.
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00:00 I'm Imogen Holland, time for your North East News update.
00:06 A man who stole from two women has been jailed for three and a half years.
00:10 Geoffrey O'Brien entered an older woman's home after claiming he had cleaned her guttering
00:14 and demanded payment.
00:16 He took her purse and later approached another woman on her own and took her bag.
00:22 There is new hope for the Gateshead Leisure Centre to reopen as it has now received some
00:26 of the millions pounds worth of funding from the government.
00:30 The site was closed after budget cuts but the site will now receive £105,000 from the
00:35 Swimming Pool Support Fund.
00:39 And finally, this year's Phoenix Window theme has been unveiled.
00:42 This year's theme is the classic tale of the Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion, the Witch
00:46 and the Wardrobe and follows the four children discovering the magical world of Narnia.
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