Newcastle headlines 24 July: Central motorway in Newcastle now fully re-open

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Four men have been arrested after two cars drove onto the Gateshead stadium pitch during half time. Central motorway in Newcastle now fully re-open. And finally Gateshead leisure centre that has closed due to budget cuts could reopen in November.

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00:00 I'm Imogen Holland, Tampa your North East News update.

00:06 Four men have been arrested after two cars drove onto the Gateshead Stadium pitch during

00:09 half time.

00:10 A Subaru and a Hurstwood drove onto the pitch and the men involved had also thrown leaflets.

00:17 The Central Motorway is now fully reopened after the building that caught fire in Newcastle

00:20 City Centre has now been demolished.

00:23 The disused building caught fire last month and since then one lane of the Central Motorway

00:27 has been closed but now after the demolition it is safe to open the road fully.

00:32 And finally the Gateshead Leisure Centre that has closed due to budget cuts could reopen

00:36 in November.

00:37 The Gateshead Active Group are hopeful to finalise a deal that would see the site being

00:41 taken under control by community groups.

00:44 The community group has launched a crowdfunder to try and raise £40,000 to start the relaunch.

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