Gateshead news

• DWP cost of living payments reminder - when will the bonus be paid, how much is it and who is eligible

  07-03-2023 23:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government is sending extra help to low-income families this Spring
  
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• Shaymen again left to rue missed chances in goalless draw at ... - Halifax Courier

  07-03-2023 23:28
  
  Shaymen again left to rue missed chances in goalless draw at ...  Halifax Courier
  
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• RMT suspends all industrial rail action following brand-new pay offer

  07-03-2023 22:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced that all upcoming planned strike action for Network Rail has been put on hold through a new offer.
  
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• Talented Gosforth schoolboy passes Maths GCSE with highest grade possible aged just 11

  07-03-2023 20:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tom Van der Velde was awarded a grade 9 and may now study for A level Maths
  
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• Esh Winning dad who died before twins were born had 95% chance of survival if ambulance had arrived sooner

  07-03-2023 19:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An internal investigation by North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) revealed there was a "series of errors and system failures" which led to his death and have now apologised
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning Lottery numbers for Tuesday, March 7

  07-03-2023 19:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions numbers for Tuesday, March 7 - live breaking updates below
  
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• McDonald's set to scrap popular NHS Blue Light discount this month

  07-03-2023 19:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency service workers have been able to bag discounts through the scheme for quite some time, but Maccies has confirmed that it will come to an end this month
  
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• Newcastle United fan with Popworld flag at Manchester City comes forward to claim free bar tab

  07-03-2023 19:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Loan "thought someone had died" when he saw his phone at half time at the Etihad - before he realised he'd been on TV
  
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• Man, 60, charged with murder following death of 59-year-old woman in County Durham

  07-03-2023 19:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Patrick Ansbro will appear at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on Wednesday
  
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• South Shields sex attacker jailed for indecently assaulting schoolgirl

  07-03-2023 19:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Terence Robson, of South Shields, was found guilty of historic sex attacks, which he continues to deny
  
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• County Durham murderer and Sunderland drug dealer found guilty of possessing sawn-off shotgun

  07-03-2023 19:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brandon Ali and George Lammie denied possessing a prohibited firearm but were convicted by a jury
  
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• Wallsend special needs school expansion to be heard next week

  07-03-2023 18:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The expansion will create autism-specific classrooms and other facilities if plans are approved.
  
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• Heaton bar 'relieved' to prevail in licence row after 'new Osborne Road' allegation

  07-03-2023 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council bosses will allow Flight to stay open later and to serve drinks without a 'substantial' food menu
  
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• CCTV image released after man suffers fractured eye socket in assault at Sunderland bar 7even

  07-03-2023 18:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man suffered a fractured eye socket in the incident at 7even
  
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• Houghton-le-Spring pervert who distributed indecent images of children spared prison

  07-03-2023 17:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Craddock, of Houghton-le-Spring, admitting sending and making sickening images
  
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• Mind the Gap: Women and health inequalities - Gateshead Council

  07-03-2023 17:49
  
  Mind the Gap: Women and health inequalities  Gateshead Council
  
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• Children's charity launches England's first 'baby boxes' with essentials to give kids best start in life

  07-03-2023 17:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Children's Foundation is hoping to raise £1m to give every new parent a "baby box"
  
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• Jury considering verdict in trial of two North East men accused of possessing sawn-off shotgun

  07-03-2023 17:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brandon Ali, 21, and George Lammie, 45, both deny possessing a prohibited firearm
  
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• New poll shows Conservatives face North East electoral 'wipeout' as public fears they 'don't understand' impact of cost-of-living crisis

  07-03-2023 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Survation poll commissioned by 38 Degrees suggests that there soon might not be a single Conservative MP in the North East
  
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• Greggs confirms sites of new stores set to open this year after record sales

  07-03-2023 17:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New locations include Newcastle and Durham as the bakery business announced plans to have more than 3,000 stores across the UK as well as 24-hour drive-thrus
  
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• Warning issued to UK drivers as most stolen car makes and models are revealed

  07-03-2023 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Car crime has increased in parts of the United Kingdom prompting the list to be published
  
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• The Tuxedo Princess arrives on Tyneside 40 years ago - voyage of a legendary nightspot

  07-03-2023 16:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sailing into the River Tyne in March 1983, the Tuxedo Princess floating nightclub would earn a place in modern Tyneside folklore over the following quarter of a century
  
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• Paedophile voyeur jailed for 13 years after carrying out historic sexual abuse of children

  07-03-2023 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Keith Lynch groomed and sexually abused two children and set up a covert camera to film one of them
  
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• New Sir David Attenborough BBC series Wild Isles to star Northumberland on Sunday night

  07-03-2023 16:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Parts of Wild Isles were filmed in the Farne Islands and feature Northumberland's puffins and gulls
  
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• GP surgeries must give patients appointment slot first time they call to end 8am rush

  07-03-2023 16:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Following a breakdown in talks with the British Medical Association, NHS England has imposed the strict new stipulation in contracts of employment for family doctors
  
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• Aldi offers cracking job for chocolate lovers as it looks for official Easter egg tasters

  07-03-2023 16:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's no eggs-aggeration to say that this is a dream job for Easter egg lovers, with three lucky applicants set to land the Chief Tasting Officer role again this year
  
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• Little girl, three, with life-threatening condition added to the heart transplant list after assessment at Freeman Hospital

  07-03-2023 16:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Evie Green, three, was diagnosed with a rare viral infection in her heart after having a cold
  
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• North East Today: Newcastle's Clean Air Zone charge rakes in over £54k and Gosforth High Street’s bollards to be removed

  07-03-2023 15:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Your daily briefing on all the latest news from across the North East
  
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• Three men arrested after armed police called to disturbance in Sunderland city centre

  07-03-2023 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An investigation has been launched following an armed police incident on Norfolk Street in Sunderland
  
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• See the adorable animals in the snow at a Gateshead community farm - Chronicle Live

  07-03-2023 14:29
  See the adorable animals in the snow at a Gateshead community farm  Chronicle Live
  
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• See the adorable animals in the snow at a Gateshead community farm

  07-03-2023 14:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The animals at Billy Quay Farm were out and about on a chilly morning
  
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• Gosforth High Street bollards to be removed but replacement plan branded 'extremely dangerous'

  07-03-2023 14:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council bosses plan to install a new bus lane along the high street to replace the bollards, which were installed to create social distancing space in 2020
  
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• Shameless Newcastle father and son jailed after stealing four cars in one night

  07-03-2023 14:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ashley Lawson and his son Jamie Lawson stole a BMW, a Mercedes Vito van, Land Rover Evoque and a Volvo in one night
  
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• Councillors voice concerns over return of devastating wildfires in Gateshead - Chronicle Live

  07-03-2023 14:07
  Councillors voice concerns over return of devastating wildfires in Gateshead  Chronicle Live
  
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• Councillors voice concerns over return of devastating wildfires in Gateshead

  07-03-2023 14:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors worry low rainfall and climate change may contribute to more wildfires later this year
  
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• South Shields taxi driver tells court he did not plot to shoot or kill man

  07-03-2023 13:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kevin Chapman told a court he played no role in the shooting at Ryan Carr's girlfriend's home
  
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• Family hits out at 'heartless' pub for charging £200 to cancel meal due to medical emergency

  07-03-2023 13:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The family were unable to make it to the pub for dinner after one of them was rushed to hospital, but the venue argued that staff had already been booked and food had been prepared
  
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• Newcastle Clean Air Zone: More than 1,600 drivers fined in first month for not paying city centre pollution toll

  07-03-2023 13:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Clean Air Zone raked in more than £50,000 of income in its first month from toll payments and penalty charge notices issued to drivers of high-polluting vehicles
  
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• No pitch inspection planned for Shaymen's game at Gateshead - Halifax Courier

  07-03-2023 13:29
  
  No pitch inspection planned for Shaymen's game at Gateshead  Halifax Courier
  
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• When the the most brutal UK winter in living memory finally came to an end

  07-03-2023 13:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  For almost three months between December 1962 and March 1963, the people of Britain struggled through treacherous streets deep with ice and snow, and were battered by bitter gale force winds
  
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• European Rhinoceros Beetle found in Durham after 'hitching ride in potted plant' imported from Netherlands

  07-03-2023 13:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 5cm beetle has since been taken to Northumberland Zoo near Morpeth
  
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• Man walking 70 miles from Carlisle to Gateshead to raise money for ... - News & Star

  07-03-2023 12:56
  
  Man walking 70 miles from Carlisle to Gateshead to raise money for ...  News & Star
  
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• Nexus confirms Haymarket Metro Station is expected to fully reopen by end of week

  07-03-2023 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One escalator has been repaired while it is hoped that a second will be back in action by the end of the week
  
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• Murderer told his brother 'hope you die' after repeatedly stabbing him during cash row in Blyth

  07-03-2023 12:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Rutherford has been jailed for life for murdering half-sibling Gary Wilkie in Blyth
  
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• One taken to hospital after three-car rush hour crash on Central Motorway in Newcastle

  07-03-2023 12:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One person was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary but there are thought to have been no serious injuries
  
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• Shaymen supporters moved to main stand for tomorrow night's ... - Halifax Courier

  07-03-2023 12:18
  Shaymen supporters moved to main stand for tomorrow night's ...  Halifax Courier
  
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• New DWP payment rates for Universal Credit, PIP, State Pension and other benefits from April

  07-03-2023 12:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here's the full list of payments from the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs - and how much they will increase next month
  
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• When it's expected to snow again in the North East according to Met Office weather experts

  07-03-2023 11:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There is more snow forecast for the North East in the coming days - here is what the Met Office says
  
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• RSPCA issues urgent warning to millions of dog owners as snow and freezing weather hits UK

  07-03-2023 10:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The charity has put together some tips to help people protect their dogs as temperatures plummet across the North East
  
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• Gateshead v FC Halifax Town preview - Halifax Courier

  07-03-2023 09:54
  
  Gateshead v FC Halifax Town preview  Halifax Courier
  
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