Gateshead news

• What impact would Brexit have on school meals and care homes in Newcastle?

  11-03-2019 22:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is feared food could be more expensive if Britain leaves the European Union without a withdrawal deal
  
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• Little known railcard that gives Universal Credit claimants 50% off - and 11 other discounts

  11-03-2019 21:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Job Centre Plus Travel Discount Card takes 50% off the price of train travel for those claiming Universal Credit or Jobseekers Allowance
  
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• 'Dangerous' domestic abuser hit partner with flat pack furniture and made death threats with knife

  11-03-2019 21:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Cummings, of Sunderland, who has previous convictions for rape and domestic violence, has been jailed for attacking his partner after accusing her of an affair with his son
  
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• The shocking effect the DWP's benefit cap is having on North East families

  11-03-2019 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The shocking impact of the Government's benefit cap on families is revealed
  
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• Thomas Brand pleads not guilty to manslaughter after death of Anthony Richardson

  11-03-2019 20:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anthony Richardson died in hospital after being found in the beer garden of the Chesterfield pub on Elswick Road
  
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• Sandwich shop robbery in Gateshead - The Northern Echo

  11-03-2019 20:32
  Sandwich shop robbery in Gateshead  The Northern EchoDETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses after a robbery at a sandwich shop in Gateshead.
  
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• Teen who stabbed Joan Hoggett to death warned medics a year earlier: 'Someone will get killed'

  11-03-2019 20:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ethan Mountain was admitted to hospital in 2017 as he was 'acutely psychotic' and told medics he was a 'bad person' who had harmed animals and thought of hurting people, jurors hear
  
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• Brazen pair stun fellow passengers after 'having sex' on National Express coach

  11-03-2019 19:50 via walesonline.co.uk
  A 32-year-old woman and 29-year-old man have been arrested
  
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• Theresa May flies to France for last-ditch talks to save her Brexit deal

  11-03-2019 19:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister hopes a last-minute concession from the EU will help her win Commons vote to decide the fate of Brexit
  
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• Police probe after young swan was shot twice and left with 'big hole' in its face

  11-03-2019 19:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Medics with the charity Blyth Wildlife Rescue rushed to the cygnet's aid in Wylam, Northumberland
  
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• The disgusting pile of fly-tipped rubbish removed from Newcastle's streets in just FIVE hours

  11-03-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It cost Newcastle City Council £2.2m last year to remove 7,000 tonnes of litter from the streets
  
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• What is The Bay on ITV and when does it start? Another new crime drama set to hit screens

  11-03-2019 18:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hot on the heels of Cheat making its debut, The Bay will soon arrive on ITV with a chilling plot
  
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• What you don't see when you're waiting in A&E - as revealed in compelling post by hospital nurse

  11-03-2019 18:41 via walesonline.co.uk
  'We will put up with being swung at because we know their life hangs in the balance'
  
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• Bradley Lowery Foundation launches support line for families of children battling cancer

  11-03-2019 18:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Parents and guardians will be able to talk to a trained counsellor and be offered emotional support
  
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• Greatest Show for Families: What Utilita Arena had to say about 'rip-off' claims and refund demands

  11-03-2019 18:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The show had been advertised as perfect for fans of Hugh Jackman's The Greatest Showman - but families felt there was 'Never Enough' spectacle on the arena stage
  
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• Plans for new North Tyneside care home and supported housing set to get green light

  11-03-2019 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council planners are supporting the scheme as they say it will provide care in the community
  
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• Thousands of people sign petition demanding public inquiry into Durham County Council HQ plans

  11-03-2019 18:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Campaigners have said they do not have faith that the local authority's approval of the planning application was objective, open and transparent
  
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• Farmer who caused suffering to livestock banned from keeping animals for 10 years

  11-03-2019 18:01 via walesonline.co.uk
  Brian Churches was fined £15,000 and ordered to undertake 300 hours of community service
  
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• Mum talks of misery after towering 25 foot pole erected outside her house without her permission

  11-03-2019 17:47 via walesonline.co.uk
  Sally Griffiths says she's losing sleep over the pole, which was put up without her permission
  
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• Neighbours on leafy Gateshead street are at war - over this 'ugly' 6ft fence

  11-03-2019 17:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The wooden fence, outside a £250,000 four-bed terraced home, has caused a bit of a stir in Low Fell
  
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• Exclusive: Colin Piechniczek outlines his vision for Gateshead FC amid takeover interest - Chronicle Live

  11-03-2019 17:24
  Exclusive: Colin Piechniczek outlines his vision for Gateshead FC amid takeover interest  Chronicle LiveColin Piechniczek has outlined his vision for Gateshead Football Club following his announcement that, alongside business partner Gustavo Moure, they would ...
  
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• Cowboy builder jailed after conning elderly people, including one with dementia, out of thousands

  11-03-2019 17:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anthony Jarrett, 41, demanded large advance payments for gardening and construction jobs from vulnerable residents across Sunderland and South Tyneside
  
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• Piers Morgan slams 'hypocrite' James ‘Arg’ Argent for mocking Gemma Collins over her weight

  11-03-2019 17:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The couple broke up after he posted a video of Dancing on Ice star Gemma snoring before mocking her weight
  
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• Masked robber threatened Subway staff in Gateshead and made off with 'large quantity of cash' - Chronicle Live

  11-03-2019 17:00
  Masked robber threatened Subway staff in Gateshead and made off with 'large quantity of cash'  Chronicle LiveThe male suspect targeted the sandwich shop in the town centre on Sunday evening and police were unable to find him.
  
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• Masked robber threatened Subway staff in Gateshead and made off with 'large quantity of cash'

  11-03-2019 16:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The male suspect targeted the sandwich shop in the town centre on Sunday evening and police were unable to find him
  
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• Cars should be banned from idling near schools, health chiefs say

  11-03-2019 16:49 via leeds-live.co.uk
  This includes congestion charges and priority parking for electric cars
  
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• Admin assistant stole £25k from village school to fund cocaine habit

  11-03-2019 16:45 via leeds-live.co.uk
  Mum-of-two Nia Wyn O'Sullivan was spending between £400 and £500 a week on drugs
  
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• A company wants to pay people £8k to travel this summer

  11-03-2019 16:40 via walesonline.co.uk
  Only catch is that you won't know where you're going
  
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• Public Health England call for clean air zone style congestion charges to cut pollution levels

  11-03-2019 16:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle, North Tyneside and Gateshead have proposed tolls to use bridges or enter city centres, and Public Health England has called for charges
  
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• The Bogie Chain pub in Wallsend is set to be flattened to make way for homes

  11-03-2019 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Plans have been made to build 10 four-bedroom, town houses at the Bogie Chain, on Western Road, in Wallsend
  
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• How many episodes of Cheat are there? Gripping new drama starts on ITV

  11-03-2019 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cheat has received a lot of hype and on Monday night the new ITV drama will make its debut on screen
  
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• Celebrate the internet's 30th birthday by taking our WWW quiz

  11-03-2019 16:13 via walesonline.co.uk
  How well do you know the last three decades online?
  
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• Man hoped to become delivery driver - but he was caught more than twice over drink-drive limit

  11-03-2019 15:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Mowbray, of Blyth, has been left struggling to find work after he was caught over the drink-drive limit
  
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• North Tyneside's binge drinking hot spots uncovered by stark figures

  11-03-2019 15:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stark figures gathered by Public Health England between 2006 and 2008 reveal that 35% of adults in Wallsend are estimated to be drinking at harmful levels
  
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• New special free school to open in Northumberland as North East promised 200 new SEND places

  11-03-2019 15:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government has promised to support the opening of 39 new free schools across the country for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
  
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• North East nursery heads warn schools will be forced to close without more funding

  11-03-2019 15:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nursery head teachers marched on Westminster to warn Chancellor Philip Hammond that their schools are threatened with closure
  
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• Huge clifftop crack threatens holiday homes

  11-03-2019 15:30 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Residents worried the cracks are getting worse due to coastal erosion
  
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• Huge savings on the MINI range at the Lloyd Sale Event this weekend

  11-03-2019 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  From Friday, March 15 to Sunday, March 17 there will be unrivalled offers across the whole MINI range at Lloyd Newcastle MINI's sale event
  
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• A dirty Tyne? Not on our watch, says Port of Tyne as river cleaning project is saved

  11-03-2019 15:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  A project set up to keep the River Tyne clean has been given a reprieve - despite its local authority funding being axed
  
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• Whickham House pub WILL stay open after court slashes £50,000 fine

  11-03-2019 15:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council pursued the landlord over a planning breach but the fine has been reduced on appeal
  
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• Stephen Hawking 50p coin to be put into circulation today

  11-03-2019 14:56 via walesonline.co.uk
  Late physicist follows fellow scientists Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin to feature on UK coinage
  
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• Teenage boy seriously injured during attack at Monkseaton Metro station

  11-03-2019 14:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Police are appealing for those who may have heard the attackers talk about what happened as they travelled on the Metro
  
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• Fresh plans to convert farm on north Northumberland coast into housing

  11-03-2019 14:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Last August, a scheme was submitted to replace 'unsightly' agricultural buildings with five new homes in the countryside outside Alnmouth
  
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• Meet the candidates vying for your vote in the Durham County Council by-election for Wingate

  11-03-2019 14:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The four-way fight for the Wingate division will take place in a by-election on Thursday, March 14
  
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• Family warns of bedtime dangers after toddler suffocates under teddy bear

  11-03-2019 14:20 via walesonline.co.uk
  Connie Rose was 18-months-old when she passed away
  
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• Outspoken Durham Police Chief Constable announces his retirement

  11-03-2019 13:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mike Barton, who is an outspoken critic of national drugs policy, said he has 'mixed feelings' mabout leaving the force in June
  
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• Should Birmingham City be docked points after a fan assaulted Jack Grealish?

  11-03-2019 13:45 via walesonline.co.uk
  Former Premier League striker Alan Shearer argues Birmingham should face the "strongest possible punishment"
  
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• Man charged after alleged assault in Ashington town centre left man fighting for life

  11-03-2019 13:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  A man was found by a passer-by with serious injuries on Woodhorn Road in Ashington on Saturday evening
  
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• First-ever look: Take a virtual tour inside the £100m Whey Aye

  11-03-2019 13:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Developers The World Wheel Company will show the footage to thousands of delegates at MIPIM in France this week
  
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• Former Gateshead chief Mike Coulson on challenges still facing fans after club put up for sale - Sunderland Echo

  11-03-2019 13:01
  Former Gateshead chief Mike Coulson on challenges still facing fans after club put up for sale  Sunderland EchoFormer Gateshead general manager Mike Coulson has hailed the impact made by supporters after the club was put up for sale by owner Dr Ranjan Varghese.
  
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