Gateshead news

• Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson has surgery following breast cancer diagnosis

  25-06-2023 21:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 63-year-old was said to have been diagnosed with cancer following a routine mammogram
  
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• GATESHEAD: Leisure centre redundancy threat was ‘inhumane’ - The Northern Echo

  25-06-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
  GATESHEAD: Leisure centre redundancy threat was ‘inhumane’  The Northern Echo
  
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• Son to revive family's 125 year-old Heddon blacksmith business Amos Bros under new name

  25-06-2023 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Amos felt unable to take over the business in 2011 due to damage caused by the recession
  
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• North Tyneside's first black councillor speaks of difficult journey when arriving in UK 20 years ago

  25-06-2023 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Josephine Mudzingwa-Siziba was elected as North Tyneside's first Black councillor in 2022 - more than two decades after arriving from Zimbabwe as an asylum seeker
  
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• Drunk Wallsend assault suspect shoved PC after being PAVA sprayed

  25-06-2023 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  William Giles turned violent as he was being arrested by police at his Tyneside home
  
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• Asylum seeker endured racism and hostility before becoming North Tyneside's first Black councillor

  25-06-2023 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Josephine Mudzingwa-Siziba was elected as North Tyneside's first Black councillor in 2022 - more than two decades after arriving from Zimbabwe as an asylum seeker
  
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• A look back at Newcastle pupils celebrating their perfect prom nights in 2012 and 2013

  25-06-2023 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prom night is the biggest event of the year for many school leavers
  
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• North East pensioners targeted in DWP £3,500 extra cash pilot

  25-06-2023 18:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  10 areas have been chosen to trial scheme to encourage more retired people to see if they could claim pension credit
  
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• Man dies at Glastonbury festival after 'medical incident'

  25-06-2023 18:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police responded to the incident on a footpath known as the old railway line at Worthy Farm in Somerset
  
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• Vote for your favourite North East ice cream spot in our interactive poll

  25-06-2023 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  No trip to the beach is complete without a Mr Whippy or a soft scoop cone - and there are plenty of vendors to pick and choose from across the North East
  
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• Sunderland veteran who fought depression helps over 100 men with mental health group

  25-06-2023 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  RAF veteran James Fildes set up SPACE North East in April 2022 after struggling with his own mental health
  
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• Adorable youngsters take part in charity toddle for Children's Heart Unit at Freeman Hospital

  25-06-2023 16:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The annual CHUF Toddle aimed to raise £20,000 with funds going towards a vital messaging services for families
  
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• Struggling veterans can get £1,200 help towards their energy bills

  25-06-2023 16:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Royal British Legion is encouraging veterans and their families to apply for the money, which does not have to be paid back
  
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• TV presenter Fern Britton suffers nasty thumb injury while using steak knife

  25-06-2023 16:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former This Morning star revealed that she used a knife to cut the string around a bunch of flowers and ended up with a cut to her hand
  
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• Newcastle influencer and young mum opens up on having surgery under eyes after losing confidence

  25-06-2023 15:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mum-of-one Chloe Elizabeth, who has scores of followers on social media, had the surgery after becoming unhappy with how she looked
  
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• E-bike rider, 30, tragically dies after collision with car in Sunderland city centre

  25-06-2023 14:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old man has sadly died after suffering serious injuries following the collision near The Bridges shopping centre
  
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• Tell us where you would love to live across the North East if money wasn't an object

  25-06-2023 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Would you snag one of the footballers' mansions over in Cleadon? Or would you be more content within next to the stunning Jesmond Dene?
  
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• Rules on leaving school at 16 - what your options are as end of academic year approaches

  25-06-2023 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We have summarised the rules from the Department for Education, including whether you can leave school after turning 16 and get a full-time job
  
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• 'Complete shambles': Boiler blunder sparks year-long bills fury for Washington couple

  25-06-2023 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Sawyer family have been wrangling with Scottish Power since June last year, when their home was fitted with a gas boiler as part of the Washington District Heating upgrade
  
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• Hour by hour weather forecast as thunderstorms to hit North East on Sunday

  25-06-2023 12:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A yellow warning for thunderstorms across the region has been issued by Met Office experts - here is the hour-by-hour forecast
  
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• Warning over fanged 'Dracula' horseflies that can 'bite right through clothes'

  25-06-2023 11:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The insects can leave people with skin infections that require hospital treatment - and can send allergy sufferers into potentially fatal anaphylactic shock
  
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• Gogglebox viewers not impressed with 'nauseating' new celebrity signing for latest series

  25-06-2023 11:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A number of people took to social media to comment on the new TV critics on the Channel 4 show
  
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• 999 calls to emergency services back in use after earlier technical fault

  25-06-2023 10:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A technical fault affected 999 lines, including North East police and fire services, and people were being asked to call 101 in an emergency
  
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• 999 calls not connecting to emergency services and people urged to ring 101 instead

  25-06-2023 10:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A technical fault has affected 999 lines, including North East police and fire services, and people are being asked to call 101 in an emergency
  
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• Every food hygiene rating for the restaurants and cafes at Dalton Park

  25-06-2023 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  While Dalton Park is best known for its shopping outlets, there are a number of eateries to make the most of too
  
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• Disabled man claims draughty Northumberland council house causing him chronic pain

  25-06-2023 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The tenant forked out £540 of his own money to solve some of the issues himself after becoming frustrated with the council
  
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• Meet the Northumberland couple behind Jules B the multi-million-pound retailer with fans around the world

  25-06-2023 08:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We chat with Julian Blades the co-owner of fashion retailer Jules B which has gone global after starting out in Newcastle nearly 40 years ago
  
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• Prisoner takes his own life at HMP Northumberland during lockdown after denying he was suicidal

  25-06-2023 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Justin McLelland, 29, was found hanged in his cell at HMP Northumberland during lockdown restrictions
  
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• Death notices and funeral announcements in The Chronicle Newcastle from June 16 to June 22

  25-06-2023 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A selection of tributes to people from around the North East who have passed away in the past few weeks
  
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• Average house prices on the rise in the North East with only one area seeing figures fall

  25-06-2023 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In the North East, average house prices rose by 5.5% in April compared to 12 months earlier
  
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