County Durham news

• 'Pay cash or drive away': Motoring expert explains why you should never scan a parking QR code again

  10-09-2026 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  UK motorists who pay for parking using their mobile devices have been issued a warning as hundreds have been caught out
  
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• Arrests made after alleged street brawl with weapons in Gateshead

  11-09-2026 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It’s believed that all those involved are known to each other and there is no wider risk to the public
  
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• New tool makes it easier to claim PIP and disability benefit

  11-09-2026 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The process of claiming has been decribed as negative by 90 per cent of people
  
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• Man who died following Brunswick street brawl named as two charged with murder

  11-09-2026 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Douglas Moffat, of Drysdale Crescent, died following an alleged assault in the Brunswick Village area of Newcastle
  
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• Keep mice and rats out of your home this winter with common household item they 'hate'

  11-09-2026 14:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Colder weather can see unwanted visitors as they try to find shelter but there are some things that can deter both rats and mice
  
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• Update issued on Tyneside nurdle spill with 'different approach' to be taken over clean-up operation

  11-09-2026 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The operation continues following the Port of Tyne nurdle incident when the Wind Orca struck the berthed BG Orang
  
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• Work to start on multimillion-pound refurbishment of Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

  11-09-2026 13:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bellrock Consulting is managing the updates to venue, which is now closed to the public
  
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• A69 crash LIVE: Updates as air ambulance called with road closed in Northumberland

  11-09-2026 13:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A collision on the A69 near Haltwhistle is causing traffic chaos with drivers being diverted
  
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• Brunswick murder probe LIVE: Updates as two charged over death of man in street brawl

  11-09-2026 13:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to reports of a disturbance on Drysdale Crescent in the Brunswick Village area of Newcastle
  
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• Brunswick murder probe LIVE: Updates as two charged after man dies following alleged assault

  11-09-2026 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to reports of a disturbance on Drysdale Crescent in the Brunswick Village area of Newcastle
  
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• Greedy North East car company accountant jailed for £2.5m fraud back behind bars for doing it again

  11-09-2026 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Allan Curry hid his past conviction for fraud at Evans Halshaw to obtain a job at Lookers then fleeced them in the same way
  
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• Disqualified driver drove over 120mph through pedestrian zones during police chase through County Durham

  11-09-2026 11:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bilal Havid's "extremely dangerous" driving caused officers to abandon their pursuit of the BMW M4 Competition
  
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• Sunderland crash LIVE: Updates as Nissan Way closed after pedestrian hit by car

  11-09-2026 10:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There is a major emergency response on the closed off Nissan Way after a pedestrian was struck by a car
  
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• Handcrafted named Charity of the Year at North East Charity Awards

  11-09-2026 10:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charities and their supporters from around the North East pick up prizes at the annual celebration of the region's voluntary sector
  
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• Sunderland crash LIVE: Updates as Nissan Way closed following collision between car and pedestrian

  11-09-2026 10:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nissan factory workers have been advised that all traffic for the car factory will need to use the A1290 for access
  
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• John Cleese's 'clueless' verdict on Newcastle hotel after staying in 'very cold bedroom'

  11-09-2026 10:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The founding member of Monty Python stayed in Hotel Du Vin and was left baffled by what he heard at breakfast
  
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• Fears for Northumberland resident missing after devasting flash floods in Nepal

  11-09-2026 09:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anirban Battacharyya has lived in Newbiggin by-the-Sea for decades and has not been heard from since the 'horrific' Nepal floods
  
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• Fears for Northumberland resident missing after devastating flash floods in Nepal

  11-09-2026 09:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anirban Battacharyya has lived in Newbiggin by-the-Sea for decades and has not been heard from since the 'horrific' Nepal floods
  
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• Boots and John Lewis 'stop using' warning over baby sleep aid due to fire risk

  11-09-2026 09:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The retailers are urging parents not to use the products which have now been recalled - here are full details of the affected items
  
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• Sunderland crash LIVE: Updates as Nissan Way closed northbound as factory workers diverted

  11-09-2026 08:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nissan factory workers have been advised that all traffic for the car factory will need to use the A1290 for access
  
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• Council challenges decision to halt plans on closing much-loved Tyneside primary school

  11-09-2026 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council has challenged the decision of an education body which halted the closure of Hazlewood Community Primary School
  
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• Cabinet approve cost-cutting changes needed to 'modernise' Northumberland library services

  11-09-2026 01:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The sweeping changes will save around £300,000 annually
  
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• Newcastle researcher to share £66m for pioneering gene-editing project 'at edge of what's possible'

  11-09-2026 01:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jim Stewart is to lead a project looking at "reprogramming" mitochondrial DNA
  
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• Speeding driver's lucky escape after car flipped multiple times and hit tree in Northumberland

  11-09-2026 01:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nelson Da Silva had been travelling at up to 90mph on the Military Road when he swerved to avoid another vehicle, which caused his to become airborne and land in a garden
  
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• Gateshead bully subjected partner's vulnerable daughter to vile mental and physical abuse

  11-09-2026 01:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dean Burdess left the victim, who has a learning disability, injured and feeling upset, degraded and belittled
  
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• Remembering Gavin McMahon - the North East's only victim of 9/11 25 years on

  11-09-2026 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gavin McMahon was just 35 when he was killed in the September 11 terror attacks - 25 years on, we remember the North East's only victim on 9/11
  
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• Inside The Chronicle and Journal newsroom on 9/11 - the day the world changed 25 years ago

  11-09-2026 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Twenty-five years on from the September 11 terror attack we take a look back to how journalists in The Chronicle and Journal newsroom scrambled to cover a tragedy unfolding thousands of miles away
  
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• Gateshead hubs celebrate 10 years of helping local families access healthy meals

  11-09-2026 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Members and volunteers at the community food club have marked the charity's 10th anniversary
  
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• Major North East bus reform plans spark concerns from leading Tory councillors

  10-09-2026 21:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A move to a franchising model is currently undergoing consultation
  
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• Winning Set for Life lottery numbers for Thursday, September 10

  10-09-2026 21:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We have everything you need to know about the Set for Life draw for Thursday, September 10
  
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