County Durham news

• DWP issues major child maintenance update affecting 130,000 parents

  23-10-2026 16:14 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The DWP has released an update on parents paying their child maintenance across the UK
  
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• Major A1(M) delays LIVE: Updates as traffic being held due to 'obstruction' near Durham

  27-10-2026 10:06 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  There are huge tailbacks on the A1 between Carrville and Bowburn due to an obstruction on the road
  
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• 1,500 new apprenticeships could be created in new North East project

  27-10-2026 10:01 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The North East mayoral authority is hoping to tackle the region's NEET crisis with a new 'talent pool' for young people
  
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• Jesy Nelson 'pulls out of I'm A Celebrity' for heartbreaking reason over twin daughters

  27-10-2026 09:21 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Jesy Nelson has reportedly withdrawn from a six-figure deal to appear on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! due to a heartbreaking family reason involving her twin daughters, Ocean and Story, who were born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 1.
  
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• Newcastle designer clothing store issues statement after car smashed through glass and fled scene

  27-10-2026 09:07 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Newcastle city centre incident saw a vehicle, believed to be a Volkswagen Sharan, crash into the front of Designer Exchange, on Grainger Street
  
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• DWP rule-change for 1.4million benefit claimants as 'cliff edge' to be scrapped

  27-10-2026 08:10 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The government is set to make a change to a rule which has long been branded 'a scandal' by campaigners
  
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• New women's courts for 'low level' offenders open in the North East

  27-10-2026 03:00 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Hundreds of vulnerable women are expected to get better support to break the cycle of reoffending
  
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• Growing North East gym group plans more fitness centres after strong trading year

  27-10-2026 02:30 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The company invested almost £3.5m into opening new gyms and kitting out its existing ones last year
  
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• Nurdles spilled in Port of Tyne crash may have reached as far as Denmark

  27-10-2026 02:00 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The pellets have littered North East beaches since the spill in July
  
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• Famous Northumberland 'showstopper' attraction becomes a Guinness World Record holder

  27-10-2026 01:30 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Alnwick Garden's Poison Garden has been named a world record holder
  
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• Blyth Relief Road update with Government backing for £55m scheme 'off the table'

  27-10-2026 01:30 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Department for Transport confirmed it would not be putting up money for the long-awaited building of a new relief road to ease congestion around Blyth
  
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• 'My house is about to go boom': Gateshead woman who hated where she lived torched home

  27-10-2026 01:18 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Caroline Robertson who was struggling with her mental health, caused thousands of pounds of damage
  
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• Newcastle bus passenger bit man and strangled his teenage son after flipping over 'abuse'

  27-10-2026 01:11 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  John Farnsworth attacked the youngster on a Stagecoach service before turning his attention to his father, who had come to his aid
  
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• E.ON Next confirms £150 energy bill discount for 565,000 UK households

  26-10-2026 22:21 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  E.ON Next has applied a £150 Warm Home Discount credit to more than half a million customers' energy accounts
  
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• Major update on state pension age change to 65 with DWP issuing response

  26-10-2026 22:05 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  A petition to reduce the State Pension age back to 65 has passed 100,000 signatures, triggering a potential parliamentary debate
  
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• Metro bosses apologise over Google Pay issue for passengers with Pop cards

  26-10-2026 21:27 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Tyne and Wear Metro travellers can't currently top up Pop cards hosted on Google Pay
  
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• Every update on A1 crash which sparked major delays for drivers near the Metrocentre

  26-10-2026 21:11 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Traffic was queuing on the A1 in Gateshead with congestion seen from the Metrocentre stretching back as far as Team Valley
  
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• Northumberland girl, 13, had a headache on holiday but she was actually having a stroke

  26-10-2026 20:42 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Matilda Stacey was suffering with a headache before her left leg became numb, which doctors initially put down to a dead leg
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Monday, October 26

  26-10-2026 20:00 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  We will be bringing live breaking updates and results from the National Lottery's Set For Life draw on Monday, October 26
  
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• Grieving North East family were wrongly told of dad's 'second post-mortem'

  26-10-2026 19:29 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Trotter family want to see scrutiny and a full inquest into their dad's death
  
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• Plans to transform Northumberland house into children's home approved despite objections

  26-10-2026 18:52 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Despite delays, Northumberland councillors have approved plans from Nutrix Homes for a new residential home in Bedlington.
  
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• Mayor backs Newcastle and Sunderland fans' plea over Tyne-Wear derby 'bubble' restrictions

  26-10-2026 18:49 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Newcastle United and Sunderland fans had called on North East mayor Kim McGuinness to help them in a quest for answers over why December's Tyne-Wear derby will have 'bubble' restrictions on away fans
  
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• Storm Boelo causes chaos in Newcastle with dozens of trees damaged or fallen

  26-10-2026 18:44 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Storm Boelo left many homes without power across the region as the poor weather continues today
  
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• Motorists issued important advice over windscreens this week

  26-10-2026 18:01 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Millions of motorists have been issued crucial advice this week in order to remain safe behind the wheel. It's very crucial to bear in mind windscreens when driving
  
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• Behind the scenes of Tyne Tunnel's 'UK first' emergency response after car bursts into flames

  26-10-2026 18:00 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The vehicle started to catch fire and was quickly engulfed in flames
  
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• Murder accused's ex-girlfriend was in 'state of panic' before Nissan was driven into Daniel Ambler

  26-10-2026 17:49 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Daniel Ambler was found with fatal injuries following a collision at the Esso Asda Express Service Station in Seaham, County Durham
  
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• Security guard at The Gate in Newcastle mown down and left unconscious trying to stop motorbike thief

  26-10-2026 17:46 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Bradley Wallace and another man were caught red-handed stealing a motorbike from The Gate car park when he collided with a security guard as he tried to flee
  
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• North East tourist tax feud erupts as Reform UK brands Kim McGuinness 'megalomaniac'

  26-10-2026 17:31 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  North East mayor Kim McGuinness is facing a battle to get her planned tourist levy past local council leaders – and wants the power to impose it without their approval
  
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• Bride's wedding day almost ruined when she was given 'potentially deadly' cake

  26-10-2026 17:27 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The baker has now been taken to court, after refusing to provide a refund
  
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• Ryanair flight heading to holiday destination declares mid-air emergency before landing in Newcastle

  26-10-2026 16:53 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The jet made an emergency landing in Newcastle
  
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