Gateshead news

• Mystery mayday call sparks large-scale search in North Sea as coastguard appeal for information

  03-09-2017 22:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rescuers received a call for help but after searching a 25-mile area between Tynemouth and Seaton Sluice, they were unable to trace anyone
  
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• Shanaya Atkinson-Jones the star of Sunday's X Factor after powerful audition

  03-09-2017 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  County Durham singer Shanaya rounded off Sunday's audition show with a performance of Say Something which wowed the judges
  
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• Emily tackles Great North Run in memory of mum who died of cancer

  03-09-2017 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Teacher said her dying mum laughed when told of her plans in hospice because she wasn't sporty
  
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• Bradley Lowery charity match: Full round up as celebs take to pitch in memory of six-year-old

  03-09-2017 19:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'His smile and his personality came through so it’s a real pleasure to be here today and I hope we can raise lots of money for his charity and family'
  
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• Weekend news you might have missed - including two charity football matches and a Pet Shop Boys gig

  03-09-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Had a busy weekend? Kids finally in bed as they prepare for new school term? Here's your chance to catch up on the weekend news
  
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• The back to school roadworks every parent needs to know about ahead of Monday morning

  03-09-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  School has started again - and so has the school run for many parents - check out our full list of roadworks
  
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• The back to school roadworks every parent need to know about ahead of Monday morning

  03-09-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  School has started again - and so has the school run for many parents - check out our full list of roadworks
  
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• Meet the schoolboy who will spend three months in a 'bubble' after a life-saving transplant

  03-09-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jac Sheldon is having a bone marrow transplant after medics found his aggresive cancer had returned
  
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• Back to School: The mini goldmine your child could be carrying in their back-pack on Monday

  03-09-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An insurance company polled parents about what they pack into their child's bag every day
  
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• Terrified shopkeeper robbed at gunpoint by balaclava-clad man in Sunderland

  03-09-2017 18:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A robber burst into the Simply Food and Drink shop on Newcastle Road and demanded the woman hand over cash
  
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• From Geordie Shore to Geordie short back and sides: Take a look at Sam Bentham now

  03-09-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sam says the money he made on the back of Geordie Shore has allowed him to open a barbershop at Hoults Yard in Byker in Newcastle
  
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• What new university students need to know about sexual health, flu and travel vaccinations

  03-09-2017 16:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pharmacists are there to help in Fresher’s Week – and beyond
  
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• Bradley Lowery charity match: Look who's turned up to play for our little hero

  03-09-2017 16:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Celebs turned out in force for Sunday's charity football match at Everton in aid of little Bradley who lost his fight with cancer this summer
  
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• Where is your favourite North East park? 20 are in running to be named best in country

  03-09-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jesmond Dene and Walker Park in Newcastle, Saltwell Park in Gateshead and Rising Sun Country Park in North Tyneside are among the candidates
  
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• What £20m Newcastle Airport upgrades mean for its place in the world - and for you

  03-09-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Airport boss Graeme Mason says the £20m spent since last year will improve security, customer experience and get the airport ready for Brexit
  
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• Northumbrian Water: free repairs of leaking pipes set to be scrapped

  03-09-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Water company scrap policy giving free repairs to domestic customers suffering with leaking pipes
  
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• Boy, oh boy! John Lewis scraps gendered labels on children's clothes

  03-09-2017 13:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Girls and boys clothes will be sold together while John Lewis' own brands will be aimed at both in a move welcomed by campaigners
  
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• Jealous brute tied rope around girlfriend's neck and cut her hair to make her look "ugly"

  03-09-2017 12:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The court heard during one incident, Connor Small dragged the woman around the house while 'looking for something to kill her with'
  
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• The more the EU plays games over Brexit the more I think we're better off out of it

  03-09-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  I'm a remainer but the EU's behaviour during the Brexit talks makes me wonder if I was wrong
  
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• Hebburn pensioner bans builders from house in row over repointing

  03-09-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Battling Sylvia bars roofing company over 'mess' as cement hardens and a telephone wire blocks her door
  
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• First time drivers pay 8% more in insurance than they did a year ago

  03-09-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Research by comparethemarket found new drivers are paying £1,354 just to insure their car due to tax and policy changes
  
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• Firefighters from across the world gather in Newcastle for International Sports Tournament

  03-09-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters from USA, Europe and Britain came together on Geordie soil for the 40th International Sports Tournament
  
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• Tropical storm remnants set to bring downpours and muggy weather to Britain

  03-09-2017 11:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The tail end of a collective of storms is heading east and will carry humid and wet conditions from Wednesday
  
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• Metro trains between South Gosforth and Shiremoor back on - just in time for new school year

  03-09-2017 11:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Work to replace the Metro bridge over Killingworth Road will be completed in time for the new school year and the big increase in rush-hour traffic
  
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• Bradley Lowery charity match: Updates from celebrity game held at Everton stadium

  03-09-2017 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Celebs will take to the pitch in honour of the County Durham six-year-old who lost his battle with neuroblastoma in July
  
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• Bradley Lowery charity match: Lowery Legends beat Bradley's Blues 7-3 at Everton's Goodison Park

  03-09-2017 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Celebs took to the pitch in honour of the County Durham six-year-old who lost his battle with neuroblastoma in July
  
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• Who will last longest - Theresa May or Jeremy Corbyn?

  03-09-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has said she's 'in this for the long term' but can she really lead the Conservatives into the next general election?
  
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• Which? reveals how car hire companies are getting your money

  03-09-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Watchdogs reveal the tricks of the trade - and how beat them
  
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• Water meters: how you may be forced to use one by Northumbrian Water

  03-09-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you're buying a house you might want to think twice about it if there's a water meter installed
  
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• Northumberland braced for cycling fever as Tour of Britain rolls into the region

  03-09-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The world's best riders will start in the heart of Kielder before a dramatic finish on the coast of Blyth
  
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• Is the key to Newcastle's future at last going to be unlocked?

  03-09-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The development of East Pilgrim Street has long been a dream of the council - will it become a reality?
  
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• This two-bed home is 'attractively priced' for a reason - could you take it on?

  03-09-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  But the flat, which comes with a garden, is a short walk to Chillingham Road Metro and has shops around the corner
  
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• Laura Pidcock, 'acid Corbynism' and the Labour Party Conference

  03-09-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The World Transformed festival will run alongside the official party conference with top speakers, hip hop and jazz
  
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• 20 superb photographs of the North East from the early years of World War II

  03-09-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Britain declared war on Germany on this day 78 years ago - our 20 pictures recall the early years of World War II in the North East
  
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• Shanaya Atkinson-Jones reduces X Factor judge to tears with powerful audition

  03-09-2017 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  County Durham singer Shanaya is one of the stars of Sunday night's episode of The X Factor as the auditions continue to air on ITV
  
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