Gateshead news

• Hundreds contact MP with 'harrowing' stories about the benefits test for disabled people

  23-04-2019 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Work Capability Assessments are designed to check whether people are eligible for benefits on the basis that they are ill or disabled
  
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• Staggering amount of litter dumped in North East beauty spots after hot weekend

  23-04-2019 21:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  People who headed to Jesmond or the coast to enjoy the weather did not clean up after themselves
  
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• This reporter lived off Poundland for a week. Here's what she learnt

  23-04-2019 21:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Anna Riley shopped only at the discount retailer for a week
  
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• Murder accused mum claims she was 'frightened' of husband but says she can't remember stabbing him

  23-04-2019 20:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Helena Karine Atay denies murdering Atakan Atay at their home in Birtley in October last year
  
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• Appeal to trace missing Gateshead woman Sorelle Bamford - The Northern Echo

  23-04-2019 20:27
  Appeal to trace missing Gateshead woman Sorelle Bamford  The Northern EchoOFFICERS are appealing for help from the public to trace a missing Gateshead woman.
  
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• Shop Primark online: A click and collect service is coming

  23-04-2019 20:23 via walesonline.co.uk
  The popular high street chain is entering the digital shopping world
  
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• Dragons Den: Millionaire mum Sara Davies becomes youngest EVER investor

  23-04-2019 20:15 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  New Dragons Den star Sara Davies is joining the investing panel 13 years after she was asked to pitch to them
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Tuesday, April 23

  23-04-2019 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions numbers and Thunderball for Tuesday, April 23 are below - live breaking updates below
  
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• Motorists facing delays as recovery of overturned lorry on A1 continues after vehicle spills load

  23-04-2019 19:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident happened on the northbound slip road at J80 A19 heading to Seaton Burn Roundabout
  
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• What you asked the North of Tyne mayoral candidates at ChronicleLive hustings - and how they answered

  23-04-2019 19:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The five candidates faced questions from readers at a hustings debate hosted by ChronicleLive
  
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• Newcastle wedding venue in bid to extend booze licence despite anti-social behaviour fears

  23-04-2019 19:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Grade I-listed venue, known as the Secret Tower, was unused for years
  
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• Historic rowing club to serve booze until 11pm as boathouse granted licence

  23-04-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The boathouse will be able to serve alcohol until 11pm and stay open until 11.30pm
  
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• Easter Sunday horror as 'junkie shoots up between his toes in middle of the street'

  23-04-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The grim scenes are being probed by police as an onlooker claims it was 'disgusting'
  
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• Boy, 10, with severe cerebral palsy to undergo life-changing treatment - in Panama

  23-04-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An army of people are helping to fund life-changing treatment for Sean Gallagher, who has severe cerebral palsy
  
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• Huge daytime party to see Gateshead's By the River Brew become disco paradise - Chronicle Live

  23-04-2019 18:53
  Huge daytime party to see Gateshead's By the River Brew become disco paradise  Chronicle LiveBy The River Brew will become a Disco Paradise for the huge daytime event.
  
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• Hope is 'running out' as search for missing Alex Johnson in River Tyne enters second week

  23-04-2019 18:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alex, from Chester-le-Street, County Durham, is believed to have fallen from the Tyne Bridge into the river below in the early hours of April 16
  
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• Huge swarm of insects invades street - but were they 'terrifying wasps' as neighbours assumed?

  23-04-2019 18:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Residents said that it was 'like something out of a film'
  
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• Could those Bank Holiday barbecue burgers and sausages give you bowel cancer?

  23-04-2019 17:45 via walesonline.co.uk
  A new study has found that even eating moderate amounts of red and processed meats can increase the risk of bowel cancer - but is that the full picture?
  
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• Dash cam footage shows lorry overturned on A1 slip road as motorists face delays

  23-04-2019 17:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The crash happened on the northbound slip road heading towards Seaton Burn Roundabout
  
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• SAS officer accidentally shot with live ammunition in mock operation at GCHQ

  23-04-2019 17:10 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  GCHQ have made official enquiry into the potentially fatal blunder
  
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• One-of-a-kind fairytale windmill goes on the market for £685,000

  23-04-2019 17:01 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The property even has a 'secret' room!
  
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• MP Chi Onwurah says she avoided watching Newcastle United at St James' Park because of racism

  23-04-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chi Onwurah says Newcastle United has kicked the racists out and other clubs across Europe should learn lessons
  
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• Donald Trump London visit: North East MPs tell US President he is not welcome

  23-04-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government has invited Donald Trump to make a three-day state visit in June
  
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• The 71 people charged by the Met after Extinction Rebellion protests in London

  23-04-2019 16:53 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  They will appear in court over the next few days
  
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• Northumberland by-election: The candidates fighting for the Holywell ward seat

  23-04-2019 16:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are no local elections in Northumberland this year but a by-election is taking place
  
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• Log cabin given the go-ahead at Northumberland forest school

  23-04-2019 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cabin will provide shelter for pupils using the forest school at Wooler First School
  
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• Bob Marley tapes discovered in damp basement up for auction

  23-04-2019 16:20 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Bob Marley And The Wailers stayed in the hotel in the mid-1970s.
  
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• Worried son of missing Gateshead woman Sorrelle Bamford launches appeal to bring her home - Chronicle Live

  23-04-2019 15:59
  Worried son of missing Gateshead woman Sorrelle Bamford launches appeal to bring her home  Chronicle LiveMum Sorrelle Bamford was reported missing on Tuesday morning after last being seen at an address on Chesters Gardens in Crawcrook.
  
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• Worried son of missing Gateshead woman Sorrelle Bamford launches appeal to bring her home

  23-04-2019 15:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mum Sorrelle Bamford was reported missing on Tuesday morning after last being seen at an address on Chesters Gardens in Crawcrook
  
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• Hotel Chocolat in Newcastle broken into - by a burglar who wanted prosecco instead of sweets

  23-04-2019 15:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two bottles of £18-a-pop prosecco were stolen by the culprit, who clearly didn't have a sweet tooth
  
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• Shoppers filmed in aisles by researchers analysing buying behaviour

  23-04-2019 15:36 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Shoppers have been filmed by big stores to try to make them spend more
  
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• 3.7million may take the day off or call in sick to watch Avengers: Endgame

  23-04-2019 15:13 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Workplaces are going to look like a post-Thanos click this week
  
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• Gateshead fans and players retain more than A Little Respect as play-off dream dies at Harrogate - Sunderland Echo

  23-04-2019 15:03
  Gateshead fans and players retain more than A Little Respect as play-off dream dies at Harrogate  Sunderland EchoThe away end of the CNG Stadium could have provided the scene for many different scenarios for Gateshead supporters.
  
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• Rachel Johnson to standing for election in European elections

  23-04-2019 14:46 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson's sister is standing for the pro-remain party Change UK
  
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• New Gateshead summer festival is set to launch with beach party vibe, drink shacks and a sizzling play-list - Chronicle Live

  23-04-2019 14:44
  New Gateshead summer festival is set to launch with beach party vibe, drink shacks and a sizzling play-list  Chronicle LiveHere are ticket details and newly-announced extras for the first Gateshead Summer Fest - where children can have a ball too.
  
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• Get us to the beer garden - Smirnoff is launching fruit-infused vodka

  23-04-2019 14:34 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Raspberry, rhubarb and vanilla or orange, grapefruit and bitters?
  
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• Three British families devastated in Sri Lankan terror attacks

  23-04-2019 14:28 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  They were among almost 300 people killed by suicide bombers
  
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• £100,000 of suspected cocaine seized by police after car is stopped in Walker

  23-04-2019 14:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 28-year-old has been remanded in custody following the discovery in Newcastle on Thursday
  
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• You can get into Alton Towers for half price if you have one of these names

  23-04-2019 14:17 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  You just have to prove your name with a valid ID
  
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• MP Grahame Morris apologises after falsely blaming Israeli soldiers for attack on boy

  23-04-2019 14:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  County Durham MP Grahame Morris shared a video which he claimed showed a Guatemalan soldier but he mistakenly believed was Israeli
  
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• Kate shares snaps of Louis to mark prince’s first birthday

  23-04-2019 14:09 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The third child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is pictured playing in the garden of the family’s Norfolk home.
  
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• Tup Tup gunman Michael Dixon fails at first hurdle in bid for freedom - but his fight goes on

  23-04-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gunman Michael Dixon has applied to appeal his conviction and life sentence
  
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• Morrisons, Asda and Lidl are recalling these nine products urgently

  23-04-2019 14:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Check to make sure you don't have any of these items
  
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• Donald Trump and wife Melania invited by the Queen for state visit to the UK in June

  23-04-2019 13:57 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The US President has accepted an invitation to visit the UK on an official state visit from June 3-5
  
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• There's a rare Blue Moon set to rise over the UK in May

  23-04-2019 13:36 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The rare full moon is also know as the Flower Moon, Milk Moon and Hare Moon - among other names
  
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• Donald Trump to visit the UK in June, Buckingham Palace announces

  23-04-2019 13:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The US President will visit the UK from June 3-5
  
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• Ex-Emmerdale star Shila Iqbal tells This Morning her racist and homophobic tweets were 'banter'

  23-04-2019 13:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shila Iqbal told Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield that her remarks were influenced by music
  
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• Samsung delays Galaxy Fold folding smartphone

  23-04-2019 12:45 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Smartphone rollout on hold indefinitely after reviewers flag breakage
  
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• Lane temporarily closed after car collides with deer on A19

  23-04-2019 12:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police confirmed that no occupants of the vehicle had suffered injuries in the crash on Tuesday
  
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• Woman sheds six stone on Slimming World diet

  23-04-2019 12:38 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Debbie O’Rawe's weight dropped from 18st to 12st in just 14 months
  
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