Gateshead news

• Iceland stops store openings as its energy bills rise by £20million

  06-09-2022 23:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boss of frozen food giant calls on Number 10 to provide a cost-of -living package for struggling retailers this winter
  
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• PM Liz Truss reveals her cabinet: Top jobs for Kwarteng and Coffey, while a new man gets the job of Levelling Up

  06-09-2022 23:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Liz Truss has ditched ministers who backed rival Rishi Sunak, while a North East MP is set to stay around the top table.
  
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• Hour-by-hour weather forecast for the North East for Wednesday and Thursday with more rain and more thunder likely

  06-09-2022 22:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After thunderstorms on Tuesday, we could be in for more of the same over the rest of the week.
  
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• 11 pictures of fans and top cyclists braving torrential rain as Sunderland hosts a dramatic finish to Tour of Britain stage

  06-09-2022 21:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Torrential rain didn't spoil the fun for cycling fans in Sunderland.
  
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• Netflix is launching cheaper package in weeks - but there's a catch

  06-09-2022 20:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The online streaming platform is set to launch an advert-supported subscription service, which will come in marginally cheaper than its current offerings
  
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• BBC Question of Sport ratings plummet after Sue Barker replaced by Paddy McGuinness

  06-09-2022 20:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Viewing figures for the iconic BBC show are on the ropes, two seasons on from Sue being axed and replaced by the comedy favourite
  
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• Peaky Blinders fans thrilled as star makes surprise visit to Beamish Museum

  06-09-2022 20:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sophie Rundle - perhaps better known as Ada Shelby - travelled back in time again with a trip to Beamish
  
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• Commonwealth Games hero Eilish McColgan named honorary starter for 2022 Great North Run

  06-09-2022 19:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 31-year-old Scot will set the runners on their way at the start of the iconic North East race
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning lottery numbers for Tuesday September 6's £14m jackpot

  06-09-2022 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for August 16, 2022 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Anger as Sainsbury's slashes Nectar points for 1.8m shoppers

  06-09-2022 19:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sainsbury's Bank credit card customers will now only get 1 point for every £2 spent instead of 2 points for every £1 spent
  
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• 'I feared for my life' - Retired Newcastle GP left shaken after horror hit-and-run car crash

  06-09-2022 19:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Doc Anand was travelling in his car near Gosforth when a HGV crashed into him before fleeing the scene
  
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• Multi-billion pound North East devolution deal close to being sealed – as Durham is given ultimatum

  06-09-2022 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Liz Truss' new government has been urged to quickly sign off a deal worth more than £3bn to the region
  
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• Liz Truss hints at energy support package as she says country can 'ride out the storm'

  06-09-2022 18:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new Prime Minister said she had three key priorities
  
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• Craig Doyle caught up in Loose Women chaos as extreme weather forces him off air

  06-09-2022 18:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Craig Doyle was fronting a competition on Loose Women when extreme weather brought an abrupt end to his live broadcasts
  
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• Man hit by bus after falling into road during altercation outside Newcastle city centre bar

  06-09-2022 18:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency crews attended the scene outside the Dog and Parrot on Clayton Street West following reports of a disturbance
  
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• Former Sunderland AFC shop worker jailed for cocaine dealing after arrest in Newcastle

  06-09-2022 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gary Boughton, of Sunderland, turned to dealing cocaine to ease his financial woes and was caught with thousands of pounds of the drug in his car and home
  
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• EastEnders' Rose Ayling-Ellis focus of harrowing storyline before exit as fans shaken up by teaser

  06-09-2022 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis will see her character Frankie caught up in a hard-hitting storyline
  
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• Baggage handler warns some suitcases are more likely to be 'tossed' around the airport

  06-09-2022 17:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  When loading and emptying planes at an airport, baggage handlers are understood to carelessly throw some types of cases
  
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• Developing the future of Gateshead - Gateshead Council

  06-09-2022 17:23 via gateshead.gov.uk
  Developing the future of Gateshead  Gateshead Council
  
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• Newcastle's Eurovision host bid gets boost as city championed online before big decision

  06-09-2022 17:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle's bid to host the Eurovision Song Contest has been boosted by a post which got a huge reaction from fans
  
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• Step back to Newcastle city centre in 1971 in our evocative video clip

  06-09-2022 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The video clip, courtesy of the North East Film Archive, recalls the Newcastle Festival of 1971 and takes us on a whirlwind tour of the city centre as it was
  
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• Bamburgh Castle's Christmas attraction to return with a magical new theme

  06-09-2022 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prepare to be dazzled - award-winning designers will transform Bamburgh Castle into a theatrical stage for the North East's 'biggest indoor Christmas event'
  
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• Hollywood star Tom Cruise spotted getting off plane after landing at North East airport

  06-09-2022 16:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Top Gun leading actor Tom Cruise landed at Teesside Airport before taking off in a helicopter
  
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• LNER cancels 13 trains today and hints more could follow in coming days

  06-09-2022 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Services between Edinburgh, Berwick, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, York and London Kings Cross were all affected by the short notice timetable change today
  
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• Loose Women's Ruth Langsford stops show to check on audience member

  06-09-2022 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loose Women presenter Ruth Langsford briefly halted Tuesday's live broadcast to check on someone in the audience
  
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• Families warned to brace for hit 'twice as bad' as financial crash next year

  06-09-2022 15:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Household incomes are set to fall by more than 10% over the next 12 months .
  
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• ITV's The Chase fans left disheartened after 'same questions' repeat on show

  06-09-2022 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fans of the hit quiz show were quick to take to social media to vent their frustrations, after a repetitive question about street artist Banksy cropped up.
  
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• This Morning's Phillip Schofield left 'blindsided' by major announcement at start of show

  06-09-2022 14:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Phillip Schofield was taken aback when he was the focus of a big announcement at the start of Tuesday's This Morning
  
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• Japan travel restriction changes that will make it easier to visit the country

  06-09-2022 13:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Japan will be relaxing some of its strictest Covid entry barriers this month, although individual tourists will still be barred
  
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• What are the rules on E-cigs, electronics, pets and loved-ones' ashes on Ryanair flights? Check out our guide here

  06-09-2022 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you're travelling with Ryanair this autumn you should take care to check their list of banned items to avoid chaos and disruption at the airport.
  
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• Suspected burglar arrested after man allegedly made off from Newcastle pub with stolen alcohol in trolley

  06-09-2022 13:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers from Northumbria Police were alerted to a burglary at Butlers Bar on Nun Street in Newcastle City Centre
  
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• Tyneside duo to be sentenced for their part in 'street level' amphetamine dealing

  06-09-2022 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jake Haggerston and Chelsee Magee both face charges relating to the class B drug and pleaded guilty on Monday
  
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• Gosforth man who led police on dangerous chase in wife's Mercedes walks free

  06-09-2022 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Safe Elfike, of Gosforth, who fled to the UK after being kidnapped and attacked in Egypt, had no licence or insurance to drive his wife's car
  
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• McDonald's axes four popular menu items but Spicy McNuggets and Mozzarella Dippers make comeback in menu shake up

  06-09-2022 12:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Although fans of the Spicy Spanish Stack and Chicken Fiesta will be sad to see the limited burgers go, foodies will be re-introduced to cult favourites such as the Big Tasty, Spicy McNuggets and Mozzarella Dippers.
  
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• NEWS: Fay Hield @ Sage Gateshead | NARC. | Reliably Informed | Music and Creative Arts News for Newcastle and the North East - NARC. Magazine

  06-09-2022 12:22 via narcmagazine.com
  NEWS: Fay Hield @ Sage Gateshead | NARC. | Reliably Informed | Music and Creative Arts News for Newcastle and the North East  NARC. Magazine
  
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• Virgin broadband and TV users offered £200 off their bills - here's how to claim it

  06-09-2022 12:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new offer allows those signing up for premium internet and TV access a whopping £200 in cashback.
  
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• Freeview watchers with certain sets to be blocked from ITV content from this month

  06-09-2022 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Users of the popular TV network unfortunately see bad news inbound, with another batch of devices being blocked from ITV shows.
  
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• It's 25 years since Britain - and the North East - stood still for Princess Diana's funeral

  06-09-2022 11:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On Saturday, September 7, 1997 - a week after her death in a Paris car crash - Princess Diana was laid to rest in a huge televised state funeral as the world looked on
  
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• Money expert shares 12 tips that saved him £3,722 amid a cost of living crisis

  06-09-2022 11:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Although some money saving tips can be a little extreme, Scott Dixon who runs The Complaints Resolver blog has shared 12 tried and tested means of cutting expenditure down.
  
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• South Tyneside Council could provide free warm spaces for those struggling with energy bills

  06-09-2022 11:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Green Party wants the council to provide a list of free sites people can use to stay warm
  
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• Great North Run 2022 to be cloudy with small chance of rain, Met Office forecast predicts

  06-09-2022 10:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Early weather forecasts for Newcastle and South Shields predict temperatures to hover in the mid-teens with light winds coming from the South East
  
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• Newcastle based transport company Go-Ahead Group suffers cyber attack

  06-09-2022 09:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Go-Ahead Group announced that it is "managing a cyber security incident" which was detected on its network on Monday
  
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• 'They changed the rules halfway through' - Boris Johnson gives final speech as Prime Minister from Downing Street

  06-09-2022 09:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson will be replaced by Liz Truss when both meet the Queen at Balmoral today
  
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• Wallsend sports hub project with new 3G football pitches and community facilities given green light

  06-09-2022 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The proposed sports hub boasts new 3G pitches, floodlights, and rugby facilities.
  
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• The huge investment to make buses safer for North East passengers with crackdown on anti-social behaviour

  06-09-2022 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner has revealed plans to make buses safer
  
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• Sunderland pervert who abused three-year-old girl jailed for breaching sex offenders register rules

  06-09-2022 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Callum MacGregor, of Sunderland, failed to register with police as he was required to do
  
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• Developing the future of Gateshead - Gateshead Council - Gateshead Council

  06-09-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Developing the future of Gateshead - Gateshead Council  Gateshead Council
  
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• Piers Morgan unleashes furious rant as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry return to the UK

  06-09-2022 08:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The controversial presenter hit out as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex returned to the country
  
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• Criticism of Tyne Tunnel's cashless toll payment system 'disproportionate', review claims

  06-09-2022 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An appraisal of the controversial barrierless system concludes that its main goals “have all been achieved successfully”, despite a series of problems that have frustrated drivers
  
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• Burglar jailed for breaking into BrewDog bar in Newcastle and stealing £1,200 worth of booze

  06-09-2022 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Graeme Park, 43, broke into the popular Dean Street bar in the early hours of January 7 this year
  
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