Gateshead news

• Love Island's Harley dumped from villa but is keen to make a go of things with Chris

  24-07-2019 23:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chris and Harley and Anna and Jordan were dumped from Love Island on Wednesday night
  
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• Love Island dumping results in two couples leaving the villa as Islanders are stunned

  24-07-2019 23:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Another brutal Love Island dumping took place on Wednesday night with two couples being sent home
  
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• 'We've lost two brilliant friends': North East pilot's tribute to two men who died in French Alps plane crash

  24-07-2019 22:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Pike, director of Northumberland-based Purple Aviation, extended "deepest sympathies" to the families of the two men killed in France on Wednesday
  
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• Boris Johnson changes the face of government with top jobs for ethnic minority MPs

  24-07-2019 21:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new Prime Minister appointed his new Cabinet after a brutal clear out of the old guard
  
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• Tyne Bridge and High Level Bridge closed due to ongoing police incident

  24-07-2019 20:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident has caused mayhem for traffic with police advising drivers to avoid the area if possible
  
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• Boris Johnson pledges to 'immediately' start recruiting police and improving hospitals in his first speech as Prime Minister

  24-07-2019 19:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new Prime Minister said he would 'unleash' the power of the regions and build 'fantastic new road and rail infrastructure'
  
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• 'Love you son' - Dad's emotional tribute to Seaham pilot killed in France plane crash

  24-07-2019 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Buck is one of two British people killed in a plane crash near the high mountain Maddalena Pass on the Alpine border with Italy
  
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• Three young brothers praised for calling 999 after mum collapsed at home

  24-07-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three young brothers from Newcastle have been praised by the ambulance service for their actions after their mum collapsed
  
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• Northumbria Police officers feature in second episode of BBC documentary 'Our Cops in the North'

  24-07-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The six-part series follows officers tasked with investigating a wide range of crimes from murder to motorbike theft
  
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• New discount store One Below opens at former Poundworld site at Silverlink Shopping Park

  24-07-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One Below, which sells products for £1 or less, has created 20 jobs with the new store in Wallsend and plans to open five further shops in the North East
  
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• Grieving mum of Connor Marchbanks on the decision to donate her son's heart

  24-07-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Connor Marchbanks passed away aged 24, despite the best efforts of medics at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle
  
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• Councillors told to be 'vigilant' amid Extinction Rebellion protests over Newcastle coal mine plan

  24-07-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Civic centre bosses fear that the environmental activists could put “unreasonable pressure” on the city's decision makers over the controversial plans for Dewley Hill
  
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• Unbelievable nuisance 999 callers ask police for help to unlock door and find missing tortoise

  24-07-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police revealed some of the more bizarre calls received on what is supposed to be the emergency number
  
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• Chi Onwurah tells Theresa May she's no Rafa Benitez as she resigns as Prime Minister

  24-07-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle MP Chi Onwurah questions Theresa May on the day she resigns as Prime Minister
  
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• Gateshead project in the running for National Lottery Award - Gateshead Council website

  24-07-2019 16:15 via gateshead.gov.uk
  Gateshead project in the running for National Lottery Award  Gateshead Council websiteSage Gateshead is appealing for votes after reaching the finals of the 25th Birthday National Lottery Awards - the search for the UK's favourite ever National.
  
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• Love Island's Maura and Curtis have huge spat over Jordan and Anna drama

  24-07-2019 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island erupted over Jordan flirting with India and the repercussions hit Curtis hard
  
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• Two Brits reported dead and one injured as Northumberland plane crashes in France

  24-07-2019 16:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  French firefighters shared images of the wreckage of a Northumberland-registered plane which crashed over Maddalena Pass in the Alps, near the Italian border
  
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• Dominic Cummings: The Durham-born 'career psychopath' given a top job by Boris Johnson

  24-07-2019 15:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dominic Cummings, who ran the Vote Leave campaign, has been given a job by the new Prime Minister
  
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• Flats could be built on the site of the 'Bling Bling' car wash in Gateshead

  24-07-2019 15:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Developer says flats would be next to local shops and leisure facilities and the area is well served by public transport
  
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• Love Island bosses deny claims Jordan was told to flirt with India for drama

  24-07-2019 15:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island bosses have hit back at the claims that Jordan was made to flirt with India behind Anna's back
  
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• Fault forces Fenham Community Pool to close a week earlier than planned

  24-07-2019 14:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fenham Community Pool has been forced to close a week earlier than planned due to faults with the pool cover
  
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• 'He's been very silly': Alan Barnes reacts after attacker Richard Gatiss lands himself back in court

  24-07-2019 14:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Disabled pensioner, from Gateshead, became a household name after he was targeted by Gatiss in 2015
  
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• Data shows Love Island's Amber Gill is officially the most popular contestant this year

  24-07-2019 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amber Gill is officially the most popular Love Island contestant this year according to statistics
  
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• Man who attacked Alan Barnes back in court for drink driving in Newcastle city centre

  24-07-2019 14:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Gatiss, of Gateshead, who was given a four-year jail term for assaulting Mr Barnes in 2015, has admitted drink driving after he appeared in court
  
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• Woman fighting for life after being hit by car while walking on footpath in Sunderland

  24-07-2019 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 58-year-old woman who was walking on the path was struck by a car and is now in a critical condition
  
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• Seriously injured teen winched into helicopter after falling 9m down Northumberland waterfall

  24-07-2019 13:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mountain rescue teams and paramedics worked to treat the boy before he was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary
  
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• REVEALED: Hottest place in the North East - and it could get a lot hotter today

  24-07-2019 13:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office says temperatures could go past 30C in Newcastle as a heatwave grips the UK
  
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• Pyjama Party Planned By Gateshead Schoolkids After Newcastle Building Society Charity Challenge Win - Business Up North

  24-07-2019 13:08 via businessupnorth.co.uk
  Pyjama Party Planned By Gateshead Schoolkids After Newcastle Building Society Charity Challenge Win  Business Up NorthA team of Gateshead schoolchildren are set to put their fundraising ideas for a local cancer charity into action after coming out on top in a prestigious financial ...
  
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• Met Office warns more thunderstorms are on the way after lightning strikes woke everybody up

  24-07-2019 12:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Another day of hot, sunny weather is expected to be overshadowed by rain and thunderstorms on Thursday night
  
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• Gateshead 1 Harrogate Town 0: First loss of pre-season is no big deal - Joe Leesley - Harrogate Advertiser

  24-07-2019 12:53 via harrogateadvertiser.co.uk
  Gateshead 1 Harrogate Town 0: First loss of pre-season is no big deal - Joe Leesley  Harrogate AdvertiserJoe Leesley insists that Harrogate Town's first defeat of pre-season won't detract too much from what has been a positive summer for the club.
  
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• CCTV appeal after Apple phones and tablets stolen from EE shop in South Shields

  24-07-2019 12:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police want to identify the man in the CCTV image as they investigate the burglary at the EE shop in South Shields
  
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• Roadworks misery set to end as Killingworth Road reopening date is finally revealed

  24-07-2019 12:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The end of two years of roadworks misery on the notorious South Gosforth commuter route is finally in sight for thousands of drivers
  
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• A1 south closed in Northumberland for an hour after 71-year-old man is involved in crash

  24-07-2019 12:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The A1 south was closed between Alnwick and Longhorsley on Wednesday morning after a two-vehicle crash
  
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• Rat infestation and insufferable noise: Diamond Strip hotel plan put on hold over residents' fears

  24-07-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The developer wants more time to convince neighbours that its £2m Metropolitan Hotel plan will be a "very different kind of establishment"
  
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• Watch flashes of lightning illuminate the sky as early morning thunderstorms hit the North East

  24-07-2019 11:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Flashes of lightning were seen around the North East in the early hours of Wednesday after a thunderstorm warning was issued
  
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• South Tyneside Council chiefs expect to remain reliant on one-off Government grants

  24-07-2019 11:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council finance chiefs have said they expect to still be reliant on one-off funding handouts without any 'confidence or sustainability', despite the change in Government
  
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• Four Islanders leave Love Island villa overnight in shock mass dumping

  24-07-2019 11:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There's been a mass dumping on Love Island which has seen four contestants dumped from the villa
  
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• Officer given lift by Good Samaritan during pursuit of burglary suspects in Forest Hall

  24-07-2019 10:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have thanked the driver for helping an officer catch up with two people suspecting of taking gas bottles from The Range shop
  
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• Love Island will have TWO series in 2020 as ITV hails show's record breaking year

  24-07-2019 09:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island has been a ratings winner - so ITV is going to show even more of it next year
  
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• Victim of 'botched hit' describes how masked gunman got out of car at traffic lights and shot at him

  24-07-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors claim that lying in wait for him at the junction were Mark Exley and Christopher Jones, who had been staking out their target the night before - unaware that they had got the wrong man
  
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• Theresa May statement LIVE: Theresa May holds final PMQs before giving way for Boris Johnson

  24-07-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson defeated Jeremy Hunt in the Tory leadership contest and will become Prime Minister on Wednesday
  
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• PMQs LIVE: What time is PMQs? Updates as Theresa May makes way for Boris Johnson

  24-07-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson defeated Jeremy Hunt in the Tory leadership contest and will become Prime Minister on Wednesday
  
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• New Prime Minister LIVE: Updates as Theresa May makes way for Boris Johnson at Number 10

  24-07-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson defeated Jeremy Hunt in the Tory leadership contest and will become Prime Minister on Wednesday
  
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• New police commissioner Kim McGuinness will stay as a councillor for now - but won't keep £750-a-month pay

  24-07-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner doesn't want to force another election this summer, but opponents say that one of her roles will suffer
  
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• Reports of 10,000 job cuts for Nissan with fears for Sunderland plant workers

  24-07-2019 08:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is being reported that the car company Nissan will announce 10,000 job cuts on Thursday, mainly affecting its European workforce
  
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• North East news LIVE: A19 blocked northbound near Easington after vehicle overturns

  24-07-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Wednesday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: A1 south reopens near Alnwick after earlier crash

  24-07-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Wednesday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Passengers urged not to travel from Newcastle to London as major East Coast works take place

  24-07-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you're planning a trip to London or heading back to the North East over the August bank holiday be prepared for disruption on the tracks
  
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• Italian restaurant gets green light to open in Westerhope - despite claims it will 'ruin' village

  24-07-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After a backlash from neighbours and local councillors, a civic centre panel approved the plans to transform a disused bingo hall
  
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• Dredging could be banned for six-miles off the Northumberland coast

  24-07-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A consultation is to take place on new byelaws in the Northumberland district
  
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