County Durham news

• Tyneside council forecasting 'significant' £11.6 million overspend on budget

  22-10-2026 18:52 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The financial position has worsened since June
  
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• North Shields bridge 'urgently repaired' as Metro services set to go 'back to normal'

  02-11-2026 21:35 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Nexus has shared that its trains between Wallsend and Tynemouth will return to the usual timetable on Tuesday, with the repair 'completed early'
  
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• Armed police alert after reports of man 'making threats' with chainsaw in North East town centre

  02-11-2026 21:23 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Matthew O'Dowd was arrested after the incident on Sunday, accused of 'making threats to the public'
  
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• Tragedy as 'one in a million' Northumberland mum-of-two dies after battle with melanoma

  02-11-2026 21:07 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Rachael Griffiths discovered she had skin cancer after becoming concerned about a mole on her hand
  
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• BBC expert says police 'getting names and addresses' from bank accounts of 'dodgy firestick' users'

  02-11-2026 20:57 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Former detective Rav Wilding said police are 'seeing who has been paying the money'
  
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• Wallsend sex attack accused named after first appearance in North East court

  02-11-2026 20:09 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Yassim Ahmed was charged with attempted rape, sexual assault and theft following incident near Burnside College
  
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• UK snow forecast as maps show when flurries could hit the North East

  02-11-2026 20:04 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Met Office has forecast a change in conditions towards the end of this week, while the GFS weather model suggests snow could develop in parts of the country on Tuesday, November 10
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Monday, November 2

  02-11-2026 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, November 2
  
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• 'Hero' North East shop owner recalls 'scary' attempted armed robbery after tackling intruder

  02-11-2026 19:43 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The incident occurred on Mill Terrace in Sunderland earlier today, and Jayanthan David has been recalling the shocking series of events
  
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• Florida co-pilot's chilling text to boyfriend minutes before tragic plane crash

  02-11-2026 19:40 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, 20, was identified as the co-pilot on board the Learjet that plummeted in Palm Beach County, Florida, on 1 November, killing all nine people on board
  
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• Hull adventurer Karl Bushby opens up on challenges of extraordinary journey

  02-11-2026 19:19 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Karl Bushby has returned home to Hull after 28 years, having walked across the world from Chile on his Goliath Expedition
  
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• North East woman shocked by 'dream' £666,000 win as Stephen Mulhern delivers Halloween treat

  02-11-2026 19:17 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Catherine, a support worker, from County Durham, said it 'honestly felt like a dream', when she was told the news on Friday
  
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• Dangerous drug driver admits killing 'much-loved mam' and seriously injuring two others in A69 crash

  02-11-2026 18:40 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Daniel Porter appeared at Newcastle Crown Court via a video link to Durham prison
  
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• North Shields sexual predator left victim 'scared to trust people' before mum alerted police

  02-11-2026 18:13 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Lewis Bradley groomed a teenage girl via social media, but now faces justice
  
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• Child in pram injured after firework thrown at mum in 'reckless' act

  02-11-2026 17:55 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  A child in a pram has been left injured after a firework was thrown at a mother and her children in Glasgow on Halloween night
  
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• 'Sadistic' Tyneside boyfriend bit chunks out of girlfriend's face in '10-hour ordeal'

  02-11-2026 17:53 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Jealous Marc McAloon, 21, launched a brutal attack on his then-partner and was seen 'smiling' at her as he subjected her to horrendous violence
  
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• A19 crash RECAP: Road re-opens after 'serious' bus crash near Moor Farm Roundabout

  02-11-2026 17:17 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  There are huge delays in the Moor Farm Roundabout area with traffic queuing on the A189 Spine Road
  
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• Air ambulance lands at scene of crash that shut major Northumberland road for hours

  02-11-2026 17:15 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Two people were taken to hospital after a crash on the A697 near to Longframlington on Sunday.
  
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• Serious A19 crash involving bus and HGV causes traffic mayhem near Moor Farm Roundabout

  02-11-2026 17:08 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Two people were taken to hospital following a crash near Moor Farm Roundabout on the A19 in Northumberland
  
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• Man injured in machete attack at North East home as teen arrested

  02-11-2026 17:07 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  A 19-year-old has been arrested in relation to the incident in the Hylton Castle area of Sunderland.
  
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• Learjet co-pilot, 20, named after fatal Florida crash with chilling final 'we're out of time' message

  02-11-2026 17:02 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Nathalia Gadelha was identified by her mother and stepfather
  
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• Full Northumbria Police statement after attempted armed robbery sees North East shop cordoned off

  02-11-2026 16:49 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The incident, at a convenience store on Mill Terrace, near Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland, took place at around 11.45am
  
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• Heartbreak after pregnant North Shields woman twice sent home from RVI before baby dies

  02-11-2026 16:26 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Danielle Brown was sent home from hospital despite being at high risk of pre-eclampsia.
  
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• Shiney Row attempted armed robbery LIVE: Shop owner wrestles 'gun' from intruder

  02-11-2026 15:47 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Shiney Row Convenience Store has been taped off by police after an intruder burst in with a suspected firearm
  
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• Jury hears further details of 'stabbing' that eventually led to alleged murder of Daniel Ambler

  02-11-2026 15:47 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Daniel Ambler was found with fatal injuries following a collision at the Esso Asda Express Service Station in Seaham
  
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• DWP start paying £300 Winter Fuel Payments into millions of bank accounts

  02-11-2026 14:49 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  State pensioners born before 1960 are waking up to £300 payments from the DWP to help with energy costs over winter
  
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• Gateshead Council issues update on road beneath demolished flyover after 'unavoidable damage'

  02-11-2026 13:38 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Gateshead Council says that it is still assessing whether the road beneath the former A167 flyover will reopen, after damage suffered during the huge demolition works
  
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• Exactly why Eldon Square was evacuated in Newcastle this morning

  02-11-2026 13:12 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Newcastle city centre shopping centre was evacuated on Monday, November 2 as part of a training drill
  
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• Mum is £300,000 richer before Christmas thanks to last minute shopping decision

  02-11-2026 12:45 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Janice Beare was looking for a Meal Deal when she casually decided to buy a Lottery Scratchcard
  
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• Vegans report Greggs to standards watchdog over festive bake

  02-11-2026 12:18 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The authority confirmed it has recieved a number of complaints
  
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