Gateshead news

• £11,000 in DWP support on offer to state pensioners this winter

  08-11-2024 09:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  State Pensioners could be eligible for additional financial support this winter - with some pensioners potentially able to claim benefits worth thousands of pounds
  
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• Men allegedly took six different drugs and mobile phone into North East prison

  09-09-2026 21:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kevin Roberts and Adam Tulip are accused of being part of a gang of three who took diamorphine, cocaine hydrochloride, pregabalin, buprenorphine, bromazolam and gabapentin into HMP Northumberland
  
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• Winning Lotto and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday, September 9

  09-09-2026 21:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All of the important details about the Lotto and Thunderball draws
  
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• 'Her story will stay in my heart forever' - Tragedy as girl, 2, dies waiting for a heart at Freeman Hospital

  09-09-2026 21:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Poppy Lambert died in August aged 2
  
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• South Shields couple had flight cancelled after over five hours 'in limbo' at Newcastle airport

  09-09-2026 21:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kerry and Michael Smith were meant to be travelling with EasyJet to Dalaman on Tuesday afternoon, but instead found themselves stuck in Newcastle Airport
  
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• Gateshead burglar threw missiles at emergency services from art gallery roof in seven-hour stand-off

  09-09-2026 20:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Smyth caused around £15,000 of damage to Shipley Art Gallery during the offences
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday, September 9

  09-09-2026 20:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws
  
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• 'My son might be non-verbal, but his mam's not' - Newcastle mum calls for 'change' to children's mental health care

  09-09-2026 19:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Newcastle mum is calling for changes to improve care for children with mental health issues or neurodiversity.
  
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• Funeral notices in the Chronicle last week including tributes to an adored mam and grandma

  09-09-2026 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
  
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• Disabled Northumberland teen's mum faces leaving home and family for suitable house 12 miles away

  09-09-2026 18:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  13-year-old Darcy was starved of oxygen at birth and now requires round the clock care
  
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• Wife of fallen Teesside officer PC Blades says 'heart of family' is lost - but memories will last forever

  09-09-2026 18:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  PC Matthew Blades was given a full police funeral in Hartlepool on Wednesday, with a guard of honour and hundreds of grieving officers lining the streets to pay their respects to the fallen Cleveland Police officer who died on the A66 in Middlesbrough
  
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• Wife of fallen officer PC Blades says 'heart of family' is lost - but memories will last forever

  09-09-2026 18:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  PC Matthew Blades was given a full police funeral in Hartlepool on Wednesday, with a guard of honour and hundreds of grieving officers lining the streets to pay their respects to the fallen Cleveland Police officer
  
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• Lindsay Clancy trial jurors name 'arrogant' holdout who blocked insanity defence verdict

  09-09-2026 17:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial have spoken out about the dramatic deliberations that ended in a mistrial, claiming one "arrogant" holdout blocked a verdict finding the mum not guilty by reason of insanity
  
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• Metro to Washington funding unclear – with less than half of required money confirmed

  09-09-2026 17:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors were told on Tuesday that only £400 million has been confirmed for the Tyne and Wear Metro's extension to Washington, a project that could cost upwards of £1 billion
  
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• 30 poignant photos from Hartlepool funeral of adored PC Matthew Blades

  09-09-2026 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds gathered in Hartlepool to pay their respects to Cleveland Police PC Matthew Blades who died in the line of duty on the A66 in Middlesbrough in August
  
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• 30 poignant photos from funeral of adored PC Matthew Blades

  09-09-2026 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds gathered to pay their respects to PC Matthew Blades who died in the line of duty in August
  
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• Forces from around country provide cover for Cleveland Police during PC Matthew Blades funeral

  09-09-2026 16:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 1,000 officers in uniform lined the streets around St Joseph's Church in Hartlepool
  
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• Gateshead's Queen Elizabeth Hospital set for £12m maternity revamp

  09-09-2026 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There is to be "significant investment" in maternity services at the QE in Gateshead
  
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• Emotional farewell paid to fallen PC Matthew Blades at full police ceremonial funeral in Hartlepool

  09-09-2026 16:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  PC Matthew Blades was honoured at St Joseph's RC Church on Hutton Avenue in Hartlepool on Wednesday
  
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• Emotional farewell paid to fallen PC Matthew Blades as full police ceremonial funeral takes place

  09-09-2026 16:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  PC Matthew Blades was honoured at St Joseph's RC Church on Hutton Avenue in Hartlepool on Wednesday
  
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• Laid to rest: Touching photos and tributes from PC Blades' funeral as hundreds line streets in Hartlepool

  09-09-2026 16:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Moving and memorable scenes from the funeral of respected police officer PC Matthew Blades who died in a crash on the A66
  
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• Actor Noel Clarke charged with sex offences against five women

  09-09-2026 15:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 50-year-old actor is known for Kidulthood and Star Trek Into Darkness
  
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• Surrey trench collapse 'totally avoidable' as two firms fined over £1.1m

  09-09-2026 15:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gheorghita Arsene, known as Geo, died aged 33 after tonnes of soil engulfed him while he worked in a deep excavation in Banstead on 24 June 2020
  
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• Popular Northumberland outdoor swimming pool's £1.1 million upgrade approved

  09-09-2026 14:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cash will be used to replace equipment at Haltwhistle Swimming Pool that has been in place for almost 50 years
  
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• Ex-mayor issues plea for simpler North East train tickets after 'drift' on joined-up system

  09-09-2026 14:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll has called for swifter action to roll out the Pop card system on all train services across the North East
  
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• Jobs created at North East factory after £1.5m investment in drugs laboratories

  09-09-2026 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Onyx Scientific describes itself as a 'UK powerhouse' in the life sciences sector, making materials for clinical trials
  
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• Riverside office building to be transformed into student accommodation in South Shields

  09-09-2026 13:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The building at One Harton Quay on the riverside will be turned into a modern accommodation block
  
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• Gateshead man bombarded ex-girlfriend with messages and threatened to 'end her life'

  09-09-2026 13:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anthony Gray and the victim had been a 'brief' relationship when he started a 10-day harassment campaign against her
  
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• Boutique hotel and wedding venue for sale in the North East has price slashed

  09-09-2026 13:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sixty One had previously been listed with a £2.5m price tag but this has now been reduced
  
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• Dean Taxis driver who made 'inappropriate remarks and turned up to woman's home' is sacked

  09-09-2026 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The driver, who worked for Dean Taxis, has now had his licence suspended pending an investigation by Northumbria Police
  
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