Gateshead news

• Storm Hector's 60mph winds leaves North East homes without power and causes travel disruption

  14-06-2018 20:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fallen trees caused problems across the North East's road and rail network on Thursday
  
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• Tup Tup trial jury shown horrifying moment doorman was hit in drive-by shooting

  14-06-2018 20:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Henry Sayers is accused of sending Michael Dixon to carry out the shooting in 'revenge' for an incident when his son was punched by door staff
  
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• How the North East remembered the victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy

  14-06-2018 19:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Millennium Bridge will be lit green to remember the victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy
  
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• Things to do, places to go and present ideas for Father's Day

  14-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Walks, pubs, days out and more in our guide on what you can do to celebrate your dad
  
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• 'Predatory' pupils and riotous behaviour: The damning Ofsted report for failed Discovery School

  14-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Discovery School has been forced to close just four years after opening, after inspectors witnessed "shockingly high" rates of dangerous behaviour
  
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• Meet the teenage boxing sensation who's been crowned the champion of Europe

  14-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shane Patterson, 14, won the European schoolboy and schoolgirl championship
  
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• Homes evacuated and road closed after fire breaks out at removal company’s office

  14-06-2018 18:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are at the scene of a large fire in Evenwood and people have been evacuated from their homes
  
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• Shock Love Island dumping on the cards as Islanders forced to vote against each other

  14-06-2018 18:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island is famous for its many twists and turns and a huge dumping bombshell has just been dropped in the villa
  
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• How old is Alex on Love Island? There's a doctor in the villa for new series of itv2 show

  14-06-2018 18:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alex is quickly becoming a big favourite with a lot of itv2 viewers after not having much luck in the Love Island villa
  
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• Former teacher who abused 10-year-old schoolboy over 40 years ago has sentence cut

  14-06-2018 17:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The court heard Donald Farms, 74, from Spennymoor, was suffering from chronic lung disease
  
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• Storm Hector RECAP: Train services resume, homes without power and major train line disruption

  14-06-2018 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Storm Hector is the Met Office's first-named summer storm and will bring gusts of 60-70mph for most areas along with heavy rain for some
  
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• Storm Hector LIVE: Metro line blocked, homes without power and major train line disruption

  14-06-2018 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Storm Hector is the Met Office's first-named summer storm and will bring gusts of 60-70mph for most areas along with heavy rain for some
  
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• Investigation launched into clip of 'chicken being chopped on filthy street'

  14-06-2018 16:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  But Bensham firm Adam's Continental Foods say its butcher was just chopping up bones
  
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• Aydon Castle's poppy field looks even more amazing from above in this drone video

  14-06-2018 15:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The poppy covered field near Corbridge is visually stunning - and even more so when seen from above on a warm summer's evening
  
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• Rail passengers face delays in the North East after object got caught on overhead electric wires

  14-06-2018 15:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All rail services between Newcastle and Darlington have been impacted upon
  
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• Rescue operation launched after surfer got caught in rip current off Tynemouth Longsands

  14-06-2018 13:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fellow surfers helped a lifeboat crew bring the exhausted man to safety off Tynemoth Longsands beach
  
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• Police searching for 'suspicious' man who approached two girls in Gateshead park

  14-06-2018 13:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers have increased patrols in the Saltwell area after receiving two reports of a man acting suspiciously
  
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• More than 100 North East football fans hand over passports so they can't travel during World Cup

  14-06-2018 13:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 81 Newcastle United fans and 45 Sunderland fans subject to banning orders have surrendered their documents
  
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• Scores of Newcastle's Mobikes fished out the River Tyne after being abandoned

  14-06-2018 12:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Port of Tyne's boat pulled out dozens of Mobikes from the River Tyne after they were ditched by riders
  
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• Storm Hector LIVE: 3,000 homes without power, train lines blocked and roads closed

  14-06-2018 12:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Storm Hector is the Met Office's first-named summer storm and will bring gusts of 60-70mph for most areas along with heavy rain for some
  
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• Peterlee school girl Courtney Hadwin stunned after getting Golden Buzzer on America's Got Talent

  14-06-2018 12:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  13 year old Courtney went straight through to the live shows after America's Got Talent after getting the Golden Buzzer
  
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• Storm Hector leaves thousands of homes without power across the North East

  14-06-2018 12:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Homes in Northumberland, County Durham and Gateshead are currently experiencing problems
  
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• Youth worker sexually assaulted woman after insulting her nose ring

  14-06-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rugby player Lee Bainbridge was out with his team in a Suunderland nightclub when he 'forcibly' groped her over her clothes
  
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• CCTV appeal after McDonalds worker was racially abused by customer in Newcastle

  14-06-2018 11:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have released a picture of a woman they want to speak to following the incident at the Grainger Street restaurant
  
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• Does your pet have any embarrassing habits? a C4 TV show wants to help you

  14-06-2018 11:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Channel 4's Embarrassing Pets show is looking for animal lovers whose pets behave strangely or have unexplained problems
  
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• When does Ramadan start, when does it end and when is Eid al-Fitr?

  14-06-2018 11:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Muslims fast throughout daylight hours during the Ramadan period
  
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• Museums have picked their 100 objects which best showcase North ahead of Great Exhibition

  14-06-2018 10:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An LS Lowry painting, the first FA Cup Newcastle won and railway items are included in the interactive online project
  
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• Royal Mail bans postal workers from flying England flags on vans

  14-06-2018 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Car flags prove popular during World Cups but posties are not allowed to add flags or stickers to their vehicles
  
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• Storm Hector LIVE: Hexham to Newcastle trains disrupted; Met Office say strongest winds still to come

  14-06-2018 09:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Storm Hector is the Met Office's first-named summer storm and will bring gusts of 60-70mph for most areas along with heavy rain for some
  
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• Rolls-Royce announces 4,600 jobs are set to go, most of them in the UK

  14-06-2018 09:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's not yet known if the cuts will impact the North East but middle management and back-office roles are in the firing line
  
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• Driver in court accused of causing death of woman in crash on Newcastle's Central Motorway

  14-06-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Elmore is alleged to have killed his passenger, Demi Burke, from Walker, by dangerous driving in February
  
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• Northern Rail vows to scrap pacer trains in the North East amid timetable chaos

  14-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council leader Nick Forbes called for better compensation packages for passengers affected by the disruption
  
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• Join in with Wear Yellow Day on Friday and help support the Sunshine Fund

  14-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The charity are encouraging everyone to get behind their Go Bananas campaign and put on their brightest clothes
  
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• Can you spot your little sporting superstar taking part in the Durham Dash?

  14-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Record numbers of children from County Durham took part in running, jumping and throwing events
  
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