Gateshead news

• Boris Johnson to announce new national coronavirus restrictions

  21-09-2020 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister will make an announcement in Parliament followed by a televised address to the nation
  
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• Washington Academy tracks contacts within 24 hours after confirmed Covid-19 case

  21-09-2020 23:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The school has confirmed that the majority of pupils are now back in lessons
  
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• Two Venerable Bede Church of England Academy pupils test positive for Covid

  21-09-2020 23:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The youngsters are in Year 7 and Year 8 at The Venerable Bede Church of England Academy.
  
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• From gangsters to moors murderers: Meet HMP Durham's most notorious inmates

  21-09-2020 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The high security prison 'welcomed' its first prisoners 200 years ago. Here we look back on some of the most infamous lags to spend time in its cells
  
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• Almost 100 cars targeted by thieves in Gateshead in just one month - Chronicle Live

  21-09-2020 21:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Almost 100 cars targeted by thieves in Gateshead in just one month  Chronicle Live
  
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• Almost 100 cars targeted by thieves in Gateshead in just one month

  21-09-2020 21:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are trying to find those responsible but urging residents to keep their cars locked
  
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• Suspected burglar caught red-handed by police trying to open cafe's safe

  21-09-2020 21:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Coffee Trader in Newcastle city centre on Saturday night after the alarm was activated
  
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• Inside Durham prison: What it's like in the 200-year-old jail

  21-09-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive got a rare tour of HMP Durham to find out how prisoners live locked up
  
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• Set For Life results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Monday September 21

  21-09-2020 20:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll bring you the winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Monday September 21 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Tough new coronavirus lockdown rules Boris Johnson's announcement could include

  21-09-2020 20:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister is expected to give a major TV update later this week where he could announce big changes
  
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• Matt Hancock announces £10,000 fine for failing to stay at home with Coronavirus

  21-09-2020 20:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anyone who tests positive for coronavirus or is told to self-isolate by the NHS faces a huge fine for breaking the rules
  
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• Pubs in coronavirus hotspots could be shut under new national rules

  21-09-2020 20:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson is reportedly set to announce a raft of new rules to try and tackle the pandemic
  
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• Gunman who allegedly blasted dad in pubic area had 'murder in mind', court hears

  21-09-2020 19:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Neasham and Eric Smith, of Gateshead, deny attempted murder and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life after Ricky Copping was shot in Birtley
  
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• North East praised for 'brilliantly' obeying new Covid rules

  21-09-2020 19:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pubs and restaurants must close at 10pm and people are banned from meeting up with others outside their household or social bubbles in homes or gardens
  
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• A modern Gateshead landmark stands here today, a century on from this lost scene - Chronicle Live

  21-09-2020 18:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A modern Gateshead landmark stands here today, a century on from this lost scene  Chronicle Live
  
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• A modern Gateshead landmark stands here today, a century on from this lost scene

  21-09-2020 18:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Church Walk in Gateshead, overlooking the River Tyne, was one of the town's many dilapidated old streets demolished in the middle of the last century
  
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• Police release CCTV of man they want to speak after attempted rape

  21-09-2020 18:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers believe the man in the images may be in the Newcastle area
  
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• Lockdown chilcare U-tun is 'victory for common sense'

  21-09-2020 18:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Matt Hancock announced on Monday that North East grandparents and other relatives would no longer be prevented from looking after children while their parents are at work
  
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• Update to North East local restrictions to include childcare exemption - Gateshead Council

  21-09-2020 18:17 via gateshead.gov.uk
  
  Update to North East local restrictions to include childcare exemption  Gateshead Council
  
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• Beamish Museum to cut more than 50 jobs as coronavirus hits revenues

  21-09-2020 17:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  County Durham visitor attraction is consulting over 59 redundancies
  
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• Is Rose West still alive? Notorious serial killer focus of ITV show

  21-09-2020 17:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hour-long special Rose West and Myra Hinley: Their Untold Story airs on ITV on Monday night, hosted by Trevor McDonald
  
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• Matt Hancock scraps ban on family providing childcare during North East lockdown

  21-09-2020 17:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Health Secretary had faced growing calls to ditch the rule which left people facing the prospect of going to work or breaking the law
  
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• What happened to Rose West as ITV special exposes prison secrets

  21-09-2020 17:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rose West and Myra Hindley are the subject of ITV special Their Untold Story hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald
  
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• Cowardly driver fled on foot after crashing head-on into car as he overtook bus

  21-09-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Graeme Osborne smashed into the vehicle on the A196, in Guidepost, causing it to spin 180 degrees and come to rest on a footpath
  
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• Bradley Lowery's mum issues passionate plea to the chancellor over cancer cash

  21-09-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bradley Lowery passed away from neuroblastoma cancer in 2017
  
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• New Dales Pony visitor attraction to open in Barnard Castle with accommodation

  21-09-2020 16:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  the development would serve as a visitor attraction to “promote the Dales Pony and its native origins"
  
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• Appeal as elderly woman injured after 'hit and run' in Matalan car park

  21-09-2020 16:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers are appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened in Matalan car park, on Neasham Road, in Darlington, County Durham, at about 2pm on Sunday
  
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• BGT act 'related' to Ant left angry by 'unfair' semi-final

  21-09-2020 16:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Britain's Got Talent hopeful Joe, who said he is related to Ant, is said to have seen red after the semi-final went wrong
  
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• BGT act 'related' to Ant left angry after semi-final disaster

  21-09-2020 16:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Britain's Got Talent hopeful Joe, who said he is related to Ant, is said to have seen red after the semi-final went wrong
  
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• Sam Fender to become face of Barbour International

  21-09-2020 16:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Popular musician is to promote the South Shields clothing company's motorbike-inspired range
  
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• Sam Fender to become face of Barbour in link-up of Tyneside legends

  21-09-2020 16:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Popular musician is to promote the South Shields clothing company's motorbike-inspired range
  
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• More children in Gateshead need foster families - could it be you? - Gateshead Council

  21-09-2020 15:52 via gateshead.gov.uk
  
  More children in Gateshead need foster families - could it be you?  Gateshead Council
  
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• Phillip Schofield lays into Matt Hancock over testing 'catastrophe'

  21-09-2020 14:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Matt Hancock appeared on This Morning to face questions from Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby
  
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• The Sunderland schools which have closed due to Covid-19

  21-09-2020 14:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Several schools across Sunderland remain partially closed due to outbreaks of the virus
  
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• Lane closures on A695 for essential bridge repairs - Gateshead Council

  21-09-2020 13:50 via gateshead.gov.uk
  
  Lane closures on A695 for essential bridge repairs  Gateshead Council
  
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• This Morning viewers angry as Matt Hancock gives update on Christmas

  21-09-2020 13:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock gave an update on Christmas during an appearance on This Morning on Monday
  
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• Live updates as two men stand trial accused of attempted murder

  21-09-2020 13:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Neasham and Eric Smith, both of a caravan park in Gateshead, are accused of trying to kill a man by shooting him in Birtley
  
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• School waited 'four days' to get a response from Public Health after Covid case

  21-09-2020 13:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Vice-Principal of Southmoor Academy in Sunderlandsaid the school waited days for a response from Public Health England
  
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• Walk-in testing centre will be set up in South Tyneside

  21-09-2020 13:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The walk-in facility will require an appointment after the additional site was given approval from the Department of Health and Social Care
  
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• Durham University welcomes first students to new accommodation site

  21-09-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Students have returned to university after the outbreak of coronavirus
  
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• Civil servant 'couldn't stop' looking at indecent images of children

  21-09-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Scott, of Jarrow, said he discovered the images in a Google search and said they 'took him back to his childhood'
  
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• BGT result stuns bookies as hot favourite gets snubbed by judges

  21-09-2020 12:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The odds on the Britain's Got Talent winner for 2020 were majorly upset by the result of Saturday's third semi-final
  
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• Coronavirus crisis will last six months and no vaccine until next year

  21-09-2020 12:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, says 200 people could die every day if no action is taken
  
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• Year 7 pupil at Seaham High School tests positive for Covid-19

  21-09-2020 12:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The school said they were in the process of identifying those who need to self-isolate but reassured parents that the number of those affected are "relatively low"
  
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• Government announces 'biggest change to railway' since British Rail

  21-09-2020 12:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'Passengers will have reliable, safe services on a network totally built around them. It is time to get Britain back on track', Transport Sec says
  
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• Doctor Hilary slams 'rule of six' and predicts changes to law

  21-09-2020 11:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Doctor Hilary Jones has hit at the 'rule of six' saying it isn't strict enough to make a difference and predicting changes to it
  
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• Reception 'collapsed' at West End primary after staff member's Covid-19 test

  21-09-2020 10:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The entire Reception unit has been told to self-isolate for 14 days and not come in to school
  
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• Piers Morgan warns Brits may need to 'miss Christmas' this year

  21-09-2020 10:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan gave a stark warning over coronavirus and Christmas on Monday's show
  
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• Charity football match was ‘catalyst’ for a surge in Covid-19 cases

  21-09-2020 10:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  At least 61 people who attended the event at Burnside Working Men’s Club, in Fencehouses, last month have tested positive for COVID-19
  
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• What do new local lockdown rules mean for students and what are unis doing?

  21-09-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle and Northumbria Universities have shared a message to students and the public after new restrictions were put in place to combat rising infection rates
  
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