Gateshead news

• Whitley Bay High School confirms second Covid case in two days

  23-09-2020 21:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Those who have been in close contact with the affected pupils, in Year 11, have been told to self-isolate
  
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• Year 5 and 6 sent home from Scotswood primary school after Covid-19 case

  23-09-2020 21:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One 'bubble' of children at St George's RC Primary School in Lemington, Newcastle, have been told to stay at home
  
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• Predatory paedophile jailed after long campaign of abuse against schoolgirl

  23-09-2020 21:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ben Wheatley, 24, has been put behind bars for eight years after the victim bravely told a friend after years of staying silent
  
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• Lotto results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday September 23

  23-09-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The National Lottery draw and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday September 23, 2020 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• North East health bosses react to coronavirus restrictions

  23-09-2020 20:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Statement from all seven public health directors supports national coronavirus restrictions
  
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• Student's Durham Uni offer withdrawn after probe into 'vile' messages

  23-09-2020 20:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  "As we said at the time, we condemn the content and behaviour demonstrated in these social media posts, which is entirely unacceptable and violates the values and behaviours that we uphold as a University community"
  
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• National coronavirus restrictions aren't a 'silver bullet' warns Gateshead health boss - Chronicle Live

  23-09-2020 19:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  National coronavirus restrictions aren't a 'silver bullet' warns Gateshead health boss  Chronicle Live
  
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• Gateshead health chief reacts to national coronavirus restrictions

  23-09-2020 19:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alice Wiseman said testing needs to improve in order to get through the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Government refuse to promise nobody in Newcastle will be evicted due to Covid

  23-09-2020 19:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Chi Onwurah asked for an assurance that nobody will be evicted due to Covid-19 but ministers refused
  
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• Heartbreak as girl's anger in lockdown turns out to be symptom of brain tumour

  23-09-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gosforth seven-year-old Lily Jha has been given less than a year to live without life-prolonging treatment only available on a clinical trial abroad
  
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• Famous old Newcastle bus station is barely recognisable today

  23-09-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  For nearly 70 years, passengers heading south of the River Tyne would catch the bus at Newcastle's Worswick Street bus station
  
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• Are grandparents allowed to hug their grandchildren?

  23-09-2020 18:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We asked if grandparents can cuddle grandkids and if uncles and aunties can hug nieces and nephews under the new lockdown rules
  
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• Greggs stops production at factory after coronavirus outbreak among staff

  23-09-2020 18:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The bakery chain said it had decided to temporarily close the Newcastle site after 'a small number of colleagues' tested positive for Covid-19
  
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• Greggs stops production after coronavirus outbreak among production staff

  23-09-2020 18:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The bakery chain said it had decided to temporarily close the Newcastle site after 'a small number of colleagues' tested positive for Covid-19
  
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• Eight Emmanuel College, Gateshead pupils tests positive for coronavirus due to 'community transmission' - Chronicle Live

  23-09-2020 18:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eight Emmanuel College, Gateshead pupils tests positive for coronavirus due to 'community transmission'  Chronicle Live
  
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• Eight Emmanuel College, Gateshead pupils tests positive for coronavirus

  23-09-2020 18:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A spokesperson for the Lobley Hill school said the only one case appeared to have been contracted within the school
  
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• Two teenagers appear in court charged with £100,000 scam against elderly man

  23-09-2020 18:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were arrested by police in Durham on Monday
  
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• Northumberland council confirm new leader as opposition warn he's 'on probation'

  23-09-2020 17:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The local authority's former leader, Peter Jackson, was unseated by a single vote following a motion of no confidence on September 2
  
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• The Chase contestant slammed for 'patronising' dig at teammates

  23-09-2020 17:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chase contestant Heather came under fire from unimpressed viewers after a comment about two of her teammates
  
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• Pub owner who shut due to new lockdown rules fears he may lose his business

  23-09-2020 17:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steven Atkinson made the decision to close Thorney Close Inn and the bar of The Alexandra Steakhouse due to the local restrictions
  
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• Shop thief given night-time curfew after racist slur at policeman

  23-09-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Colin Burke left an officer feeling 'degraded and highly offended' after he called him a 'black b*****d' while he was being searched in custody
  
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• Gateshead shop thief given night-time curfew after racist slur at policeman - Chronicle Live

  23-09-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead shop thief given night-time curfew after racist slur at policeman  Chronicle Live
  
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• New series of Bake Off hit by Ofcom complaints over Matt Lucas

  23-09-2020 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ofcom has confirmed that it has received complaints about the first episode of the new series of Great British Bake Off
  
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• Three new stores opening at Dalton Park as shopping park expands

  23-09-2020 15:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new retailers plans follow on from Morrisons announcing plans to open before Christmas
  
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• Costa and Molton Brown among new stores opening at Dalton Park

  23-09-2020 15:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new retailers plans follow on from Morrisons announcing plans to open before Christmas
  
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• 'Condescending' Russell Brand condemned for 'working class' tweet

  23-09-2020 14:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been widely condemned for a his tweet about 'working class men'
  
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• Memory Lane breathes new life into Gateshead photos - In Your Area

  23-09-2020 14:39 via inyourarea.co.uk
  
  Memory Lane breathes new life into Gateshead photos  In Your Area
  
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• Asda and Morrisons employ Covid marshals to clamp down on rule breakers

  23-09-2020 14:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The safety teams will be on the doors at Morrisons and Asda stores across the North East and monitoring the aisles at bigger Asda superstores
  
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• Reception pupil tests positive for coronavirus at Newcastle primary school

  23-09-2020 14:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Stocksfield Avenue Primary School pupil has contracted the virus with two classes now isolating for a period of 10 days
  
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• Jobs and homes plan unveiled for Sunderland Simpson Street school site

  23-09-2020 14:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The city council is now in talks after the building was damaged by a fire
  
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• Jobs and homes plan unveiled for Sunderland Simpson Street school

  23-09-2020 14:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The city council is now in talks after the building was damaged by a fire
  
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• Staff self-isolating after Covid-19 outbreak at cake decorating business

  23-09-2020 14:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Culpitt Limited has confirmed it currently has eight confirmed cases after an employee first confirmed they had tested positive on Friday
  
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• Youths slammed for letting off fireworks and damaging caravans at holiday site

  23-09-2020 13:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The teenagers did this near a caravan park at Church Point, in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland - now police have increased patrols in the area
  
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• New apartments planned for street once named one of the world's 'coolest'

  23-09-2020 13:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An empty unit on Park View will be divided into two with the floors above being converted into five apartments
  
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• Scarlett Moffatt 'can't remember' new show after cast's tequila binge

  23-09-2020 13:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scarlett Moffatt is in the line-up for Celebrity Karaoke Club and has admitted the cast enjoyed more than a few drinks
  
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• Household Waste and Recycling Centres to move to winter hours - Gateshead Council

  23-09-2020 13:31 via gateshead.gov.uk
  
  Household Waste and Recycling Centres to move to winter hours  Gateshead Council
  
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• Arrivederci! Albanian fraudster's Italian lies exposed by bilingual cop

  23-09-2020 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kleris Harizi, of Gateshead, had a fake Italian passport but couldn't answer basic questions about his supposed homeland or speak the language
  
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• Annoyed Lorraine Kelly makes angry plea to panic buying 'clowns'

  23-09-2020 13:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Speaking on her ITV show, Lorraine Kelly condemned the actions of who she labelled panic buying 'clowns'
  
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• How to see your area’s past and bring your old photos to life

  23-09-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  InYourArea's Memory Lane tool allows you to search for old pictures where you live and also turn a black and white photo into colour
  
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• Are AC/DC and Brian Johnson set for a comeback?

  23-09-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With rumours of an AC/DC comeback on the cards, we recall the high-flying rock'n'roll career of Dunston-born singer Brian Johnson
  
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• Police dog picks up scent of suspected Lidle raider and leads officers to door

  23-09-2020 12:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers received a report of a break-in at a Lidl store on Roker Avenue in Sunderland on Tuesday morning - and police dog Raven helped to locate the suspected burglar
  
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• Police dog picks up scent of suspected Lidl raider and leads officers to door

  23-09-2020 12:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers received a report of a break-in at a Lidl store on Roker Avenue in Sunderland on Tuesday morning - and police dog Raven helped to locate the suspected burglar
  
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• More rain on the way as temperatures plummet in the North East

  23-09-2020 12:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wednesday started off with showers but what will the weather be like over the coming days? Here's the Met Office forecast for our region
  
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• 136 students told to self-isolate after coronavirus cases at school

  23-09-2020 12:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All Year 13 students and a number of Year 9 pupils are now self-isolating for two weeks after less than five people tested positive for Covid-19
  
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• Two year groups sent home to self-isolate after coronavirus case

  23-09-2020 12:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The whole of Years 8, 9 and part of Year 7 from Hermitage Academy, in Chester-le-Street, Durham, are self-isolating
  
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• Military 'not best placed' to help police enforce Covid laws

  23-09-2020 11:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday that the military could be used to help “free up the police", as he announced new Covid-19 rules that could be in place for six months
  
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• Geordie Shore crew self-isolating after COVID-19 scare during filming

  23-09-2020 11:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Filming on the new Geordie Shore spin-off series was disrupted by a crew member testing positive for coronavirus
  
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• North East lockdown childcare - who is allowed to look after your kids

  23-09-2020 11:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The rules on the informal childcare exemption which allow people toform a 'care bubble' to look after children from another household
  
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• Piers Morgan slams 'shameless' Boris Johnson for 'disgusting lie'

  23-09-2020 10:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Angry GMB host Piers Morgan was quick to react to Boris Johnson's address to the nation on Tuesday night
  
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• Dr Hilary Jones warns stricter coronavirus restrictions are coming

  23-09-2020 10:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dr Hilary Jones does not think the 10pm rule and latest measures will make a massive difference in cutting coronavirus rates
  
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