County Durham news

• School holiday dates for Newcastle and the North East in 2020

  05-02-2020 23:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here are the school holiday dates for Gateshead, Northumberland, Durham, Sunderland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Newcastle
  
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• Transport Ministers threaten to take action against TransPennine Express if services fail to improve

  05-02-2020 22:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'We have been clear with the operator that it must take urgent steps to address the poor performance'
  
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• Lotto results and draw LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday February 5

  05-02-2020 20:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The National Lottery draw and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday February 5 2020 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Lotto results and draw LIVE: Winning lottery numbers for Wednesday February 5

  05-02-2020 20:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The National Lottery draw and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday February 5 2020 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Newcastle United 'will assist police' in identifying fan who exposed himself during Oxford win

  05-02-2020 19:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Footage of a man exposing himself went viral after Allan Saint-Maximin's stoppage time winner over Oxford United
  
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• The once-thriving North East railway station that was left deserted and desolate

  05-02-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blackhill in County Durham, which closed 55 years ago and was demolished a decade later, was one of a number on the Derwent Valley line
  
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• Raider who left Sunderland training centre with £8,850 repair bill jailed

  05-02-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anthony Kirtley, of Cossack Terrace, Sunderland, was jailed after a judge refused to accept his mental health issues excused a pair of burglaries
  
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• North East pensioner living in Oxford 'over the moon' with special delivery from Newcastle fans

  05-02-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jim Straughan's son asked if any Newcastle United fans would be willing to bring any stotties down south for his dad - and the response was incredible
  
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• A19 southbound in County Durham reopens after car hits central reservation - Hartlepool Mail

  05-02-2020 18:38
  
  A19 southbound in County Durham reopens after car hits central reservation  Hartlepool Mail
  
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• Police now believe missing pensioner Albert Gray fell into the sea at Amble pier

  05-02-2020 18:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers have now scaled back the search for the missing 87-year-old from Wideopen
  
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• Love Island's Shaughna says she'll leave villa if Callum cheats and fans want producers to warn her

  05-02-2020 18:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In a teaser for Wednesday night's Love Island, Shaughna makes her feelings clear about her future with Callum
  
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• Latest Love Island odds reveal new favourites and Callum & Molly enter betting

  05-02-2020 17:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bookies have updated their Love Island winner odds after the return of Casa Amor has changed things a lot
  
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• Newcastle visit cancelled for US preacher accused of holding 'repulsive views about LGBT people'

  05-02-2020 17:42
  
  The Evangelical Christian preacher, son of pastor Billy Graham, had been set to appear at the Utilita Arena
  
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• Tributes to British soldier, 20, whose body was discovered in wooded area in Peterlee

  05-02-2020 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The body of Ben Healy was found in a wooded area last month and his death is not being treated as suspicious
  
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• How many episodes of White House Farm are left on ITV? Real-life murders subject of new drama

  05-02-2020 17:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chilling new ITV drama White House Farms continues on ITV on Wednesday night for episode 5 and is based on real-life murders
  
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• When North linked up with South deep under the River Tyne when the Tyne Tunnel was born

  05-02-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The mayors of Wallsend and Jarrow shake hands under the river in 1965, marking significant progress in the building of the first Tyne Tunnel
  
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• Stab wound which killed dad Scott Patterson passed through his lung, heart and two major arteries

  05-02-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Dodds denies murdering Scott Patterson, who was allegedly stabbed at a house in Blyth
  
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• Potholes, climate change and poverty: How Durham County Council plans to invest £145m - Chronicle Live

  05-02-2020 17:00
  
  Potholes, climate change and poverty: How Durham County Council plans to invest £145m  Chronicle Live
  
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• Potholes, climate change and poverty: How Durham County Council plans to invest £145m

  05-02-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillor Simon Henig, leader of Durham County Council, said that for the first time in more than a decade there is funding available to invest locally
  
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• How you can get paid to keep Whitley Bay clean, green and tidy

  05-02-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Whitley Bay Big Local, a community group, is advertising for a 'tidy town worker' - here is what the role involves and what it pays
  
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• Heroic Scout leader rushed to elderly woman's aid after she was hit by car in North Shields

  05-02-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chris McIntyre, 25, was passing the incident on Wallsend Road when he jumped out of his car to help the 89-year-old
  
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• Love Island's Shaughna appeared on Celebs Go Dating and had a very awkward encounter with a TV star

  05-02-2020 16:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island contestant Shaughna Phillips has been on reality TV before and mixed with famous faces
  
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• A hotel, hospital and micro brewery could all be built at former Consett steelworks

  05-02-2020 16:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The site could get a much needed boost 40 years after it closed down
  
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• CCTV appeal after man is grabbed by the throat on a Metro in North Shields

  05-02-2020 16:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police believe the man in the image could help them with their investigation into the assault
  
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• Sunderland Council wants to make it cheaper to dispose of bulky waste and white goods

  05-02-2020 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  the cost of collection could fall from £22.50 to £10
  
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• Nissan car breaks record after driving itself 230 miles to Sunderland

  05-02-2020 16:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Experiment in autonomous vehicle technology sees vehicle drive from Nissan's test site in Bedfordshire to its Sunderland factory
  
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• Sunderland Royal Hospital to demolish sexual health clinic - and build more car parking spaces

  05-02-2020 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It would take the hospital to nearly 200 on-site parking spaces
  
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• Four arrests made as Northumbria Police crackdown on courier fraud targeting the elderly

  05-02-2020 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The four men, aged between 22 and 35, were arrested in London as part of the fight against the scam that has targeted elderly people in the region
  
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• County Durham MPs call for massive motorhome tax hike to be scrapped - Chronicle Live

  05-02-2020 15:14
  
  County Durham MPs call for massive motorhome tax hike to be scrapped  Chronicle Live
  
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• County Durham MPs call for massive motorhome tax hike to be scrapped

  05-02-2020 15:14
  
  Elddis, which employs almost 600 people, is based in Consett and could be hit hard by the tax increase
  
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• Love Island's Shaughna 'ready to move to Manchester' unaware Callum has cheated on her

  05-02-2020 15:09
  
  Love Island fans will be left heartbroken as Shaughna says she's ready to be move to be with Callum as he cheats on her
  
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• Vigilant neighbour caught burglar creeping into the home of vulnerable Sunderland woman

  05-02-2020 14:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Hendry, of Sunderland, sneaked into his victim's home after her carer forgot to lock her front door
  
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• Police presence at Amble harbour as search for missing pensioner continues

  05-02-2020 14:40
  
  It was believed that missing Wideopen man Albert Gray, 87, was spotted getting off a bus in Amble on Monday and heading for the marina
  
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• Cheryl left fuming on Instagram at shocking reveal of her 'real age'

  05-02-2020 14:29
  
  Like many others, Cheryl headed to Instagram to use the real age filter but wasn't impressed with the result
  
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• Paedophile who groomed girl on fortnite 'stole her childhood'

  05-02-2020 13:53
  
  David Wood, 37, groomed the 14-year-old by sending her messages on Xbox before beginning a sexual relationship with the child
  
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• Seek sanctuary and get inspired at County Durham art gallery - Newton News

  05-02-2020 13:30
  Seek sanctuary and get inspired at County Durham art gallery  Newton News
  
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• Fans can't wait for Vera as new series prepares to start filming within weeks

  05-02-2020 13:19
  
  Viewers welcome news that series 11 of the  ITV drama is soon to start filming around Newcastle - but for some it's not soon enough!
  
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• STI rates are 'unacceptably high' with syphilis at highest level since Second World War

  05-02-2020 13:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chlamydia, herpes, syphilis and gonorrhoea rates have risen since the Government slashed sexual health spending
  
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• When Newcastle stood defiant against invading Scots, and the search for a lost battlefield

  05-02-2020 13:00
  
  Author Mark Turnbull on the siege of 1644 during the Civil War, and his quest to discover where Royalists and Scots clashed near Corbridge
  
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• 'Weird wonderland' Junkyard Golf to open in Newcastle - complete with cocktails and fairground food

  05-02-2020 13:00
  
  Plans have been submitted for the crazy golf venue - which features scrapyard slides, twisted clowns and a 'polluted jungle paradise'
  
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• North Shields couple fined for leaving their back yard in this disgusting state

  05-02-2020 13:00
  
  The tenants of a flat in North Shields were repeatedly asked to clean up the mess but ignored the warnings
  
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• Dancing on Ice's Kevin Kilbane and Brianne Delcourt get engaged days after exit from ITV show

  05-02-2020 12:38
  
  Dancing on Ice's real couple Kevin Kilbane and Brianne Delcourt have confirmed their engagement
  
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• The Stranger on Netflix has viewers losing their minds as series quickly becomes must binge-watch

  05-02-2020 12:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's only been out a matter a days but new Netflix drama The Stranger has got everyone talking
  
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• Watch moment mysterious fireball exploded in the sky in incredible doorbell camera footage

  05-02-2020 12:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The fireball phenomenon captured on camera has been described as a 'fairly rare and spectacular sight'
  
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• 'Everyday Sexism' - MP Tracy Brabin defends Parliament dress after being called a 'tart'

  05-02-2020 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The MP for Batley and Spen faced criticism online after she was pictured wearing an off-the-shoulder dress in the House of Commons
  
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• Woman, 89, taken to hospital after being hit by a car in North Shields

  05-02-2020 11:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 89-year-old suffered injuries to her hip, ribs and head following the collision on Wallsend Road on Tuesday evening
  
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• Love Island's Callum betrays Shaughna by kissing Molly and viewers are fuming

  05-02-2020 11:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island viewers are angry with Callum after a clip for Wednesday night's show showed him kissing new girl Molly
  
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• Huge changes to Euromillions include BIGGER jackpot

  05-02-2020 11:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New rules for the EuroMillions come into play, which mean the jackpot will grow faster and be bigger
  
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• 'Blasphemy': Greggs sends Twitter into a frenzy with controversial picture of sausage roll

  05-02-2020 10:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It came about as the bakery chain was replying to a tweet which asks people: 'What feels illegal, but isn’t?'
  
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• Met Office gives verdict on reports the UK could see eight inches of snow

  05-02-2020 09:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Forecasters have already put a yellow weather warning in place for high winds with gusts expected to reach 70mph in some places
  
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