Gateshead news

• 'Never have I felt so proud to be British' - Joy as vaccine milestone reached

  26-01-2021 21:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  20,000th person has been vaccinated in North Tyneside
  
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• Latest Covid infection rates in the North East as UK death toll passes 100,000

  26-01-2021 21:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest figures come as Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there were "early signs" the lockdown was working
  
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• Woman told police she had Covid and would cough and spit on them

  26-01-2021 20:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charlie Toner, of Chopwell, assaulted police when they arrested her, including using Covid as a weapon
  
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• EuroMillions: Winning National Lottery numbers for Tuesday January 26

  26-01-2021 20:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Tuesday January 26 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Warning there will be 'a lot more' Covid deaths as UK passes 100,000 milestone

  26-01-2021 19:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  England's Chief Medical Officer issued the warning on one of the bleakest days in Britain's fight against coronavirus
  
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• Up to 2,000 new homes to be built on derelict land

  26-01-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Housing will be built in Newcastle, with homes planned for Northumberland and North Tyneside too
  
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• The 13 areas with the highest coronavirus rates in Sunderland

  26-01-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland recorded 1056 cases - a drop of 8.7% - giving it an infection rate of 380.3
  
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• Tax rise planned to pay for 60 new Northumbria Police detectives

  26-01-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness proposes increases in policing precept to help fight organised crime and bring crooks to justice by recruiting new investigators
  
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• Parents and teachers 'must be told plan' for reopening schools, MPs say

  26-01-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead MP Ian Mearns says teachers and parents need answers about schools reopening
  
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• How parents are juggling work with homeschooling and if schools should reopen

  26-01-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Schools were shut at the beginning of January to help prevent the spread of Covid but what do parents feel about the closure?
  
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• Dad smuggled drugs to son in Kinder Egg during prison visit

  26-01-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alan Fowler, of Elswick, was visiting Jack Fowler when he passed narcotics and tobacco to him
  
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• Newcastle schools chief calls for clarity on when pupils can go back

  26-01-2021 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The government has so far declined to confirm when schools will be able to fully reopen, with reports this week that it may not happen until after Easter
  
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• Boris Johnson offers 'deepest condolences' as UK Covid death toll passes 100,000

  26-01-2021 18:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will remember them - Prime Minister delivers sombre speech after more than 100,000 die from coronavirus
  
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• Shock as Durham gymnast Amy Tinkler joins Dancing on Ice lineup

  26-01-2021 17:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham gymnast Amy Tinkler is a late addition to the Dancing on Ice lineup to replace an injured star
  
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• Two men charged after police seize cocaine 'worth £65,000'

  26-01-2021 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The pair, both in their 30s, are due to appear at Newcastle Crown Court next month
  
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• Insurance handler exploited system weakness to plunder £136,000 to fund gambling

  26-01-2021 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Damien McMenzie, of Dudley, was a trusted employ with Tesco Underwriting but made 51 fraudulent transactions to himself over a four year period
  
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• Marcella cast as big names join ITV drama for new series

  26-01-2021 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lead actress Anna Friel leads the cast as acclaimed ITV drama Marcella returns for a third series this week
  
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• New Aldi and car park to be built as shopping centre is demolished

  26-01-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The supermarket development is part of the council's ongoing regeneration work across County Durham
  
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• MP backs campaign to save sixth form threatened with closure

  26-01-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wolsingham Sixth Form would need 200 pupils in its sixth form college to be financially viable
  
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• King Charles I had 'pints at the Old George' and played golf at Shieldfield

  26-01-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  For eight months in the mid-17th century, King Charles I was held as an open prisoner in Newcastle.
  
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• Anger as 'trapped' prisoner Danny Weatherson's chance of freedom delayed again

  26-01-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The parole hearing for the Scotswood convict was adjourned for two months
  
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• Dräger opens PPE factory in Gateshead creating 40 jobs - Business Live

  26-01-2021 16:56
  
  Dräger opens PPE factory in Gateshead creating 40 jobs  Business Live
  
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• 'Gutted' Dancing on Ice star out of show after agonising injury

  26-01-2021 16:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Celeb skater Denise Van Outen has pulled out of the new series of Dancing on Ice after being dogged by injury
  
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• Latest on whether South Tyneside council tax bills will be going up

  26-01-2021 16:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has had a massive impact on finances
  
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• Detectives searching for potential witness to alleged attempted murder

  26-01-2021 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged with attempted murder following a two-vehicle collision near Barnard Castle
  
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• Contractor named for renewable energy scheme in South Tyneside

  26-01-2021 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The multi-million pound project is to tackle climate change and meet the council's carbon neutral 2030 target
  
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• Sunderland's Nightingale Hospital opens as mass vaccination begins

  26-01-2021 16:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NHS Nightingale Hospital North East is now among a network of 49 mass vaccination sites across England
  
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• Odds slashed on Piers Morgan being Prime Minister after GMB clash

  26-01-2021 15:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bookies have cut the odds on Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan becoming Prime Minister in the future
  
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• Delivery driver thrown from bonnet of his own van after trying to stop thieves

  26-01-2021 15:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newall drove down the street with the victim on the bonnet before he fell off, striking his head on the curb as he hit the ground
  
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• Phillip takes over as Holly reduced to tears on This Morning

  26-01-2021 14:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This Morning host Holly Willoughby broke down live on air asking co-host Phillip Schofield to take over
  
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• Phillip takes over as Holly breaks down in tears on This Morning

  26-01-2021 14:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This Morning host Holly Willoughby broke down live on air asking co-host Phillip Schofield to take over
  
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• Loose Women's Ruth Langsford returns after absence sparks concern

  26-01-2021 14:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loose Women host Ruth Langsford returned to the show on Tuesday to face questions over where she'd been
  
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• The Ashington to Newcastle line is returning: 10 pics of the line in its heyday

  26-01-2021 14:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Ashington to Newcastle passenger line is due to reopen in the next few years, our 10 images recall the line as it was in the 1950s
  
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• Big changes coming to North Shields as town centre masterplan approved

  26-01-2021 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council's cabinet agreed the North Shields Town Centre and Fish Quay Master Plan
  
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• Government condemns Durham County Council over new £50m headquarters

  26-01-2021 13:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick claimed councils, not the Government, are responsible for a 5% hike in council tax
  
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• "Utterly jealous" Holly rages at influencer's 'essential' Dubai trip

  26-01-2021 13:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland-based PT Sheridan Mordew appeared on This Morning live from Dubai to face a grilling from Phillip and Holly
  
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• New fire station land deal could be approved 'within months'

  26-01-2021 13:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Covid has delayed the Hebburn plans
  
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• 160 jobs to go at Nissan Sunderland plant as challenges continue for car makers

  26-01-2021 13:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Automotive giant says it is consulting with office-based staff as it seeks to make its operations more efficient
  
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• Council staff sent home after 'suspicious package' reported to police

  26-01-2021 13:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Tyneside offices were closed temporarily and most services are expected to operate as normal
  
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• The rules for families and couples at supermarkets

  26-01-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Supermarkets have updated their rules on families and couples shopping together as they try to reduce the spread of coronavirus - here is what the firms are saying
  
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• Shuttle bus service to Covid vaccinations at Nightingale Hospital

  26-01-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The service will offer frequent connections from Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland seven days a week and operates every 15 minutes
  
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• North East gets £2m to combat dangerous Covid-19 fake news

  26-01-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cash will be used to help spread accurate information about coronavirus to those most at risk – the elderly, the disabled, and BAME communities
  
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• Inquest into the death of two cousins killed in County Durham crash suspended

  26-01-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kelsey Marie Stokes and her cousin, Shauna Stokes, died following a crash on between Horden and Blackhall Colliery in September 2020
  
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• Man arrested after elderly woman scammed into handing over money

  26-01-2021 12:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers say a 90-year-old woman handed over £40 for two products with a combined value of less than £5
  
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• Sunderland influencer sparks This Morning outrage over Dubai trip

  26-01-2021 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland influencer Sheridan Mordew appeared on Tuesday's This Morning live from Dubai to speak to Phillip and Holly
  
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• Police appeal after car is stolen from Sunderland

  26-01-2021 12:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The police have issued an image of a man they would like to trace
  
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• Too early to say if summer 2021 holidays will go ahead, vaccine minister warns

  26-01-2021 11:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brits have been urged to think twice about booking a getaway for summer 2021, with all UK adults not set to be vaccinated until September
  
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• Piers Morgan issues plea after vaccine minister shares personal tragic news

  26-01-2021 11:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Piers Morgan offered his condolences to Nadhim Zahawi after the vaccine minister revealed he'd suffered a family tragedy
  
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• Piers Morgan gives 'heartbreaking' update on Kate Garraway husband

  26-01-2021 10:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan made a frank remark about colleague Kate Garraway's husband Derek
  
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• UK arrivals 'to pay more than £1,000 for hotel quarantine stay'

  26-01-2021 09:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Best Western hotel chain has revealed it is waiting on the green light from the Government with vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi saying a decision was likely to be announced on Tuesday
  
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