Gateshead news

• 11-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of arson after police vehicle set alight in Hartlepool riot

  01-08-2024 22:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  He becomes the 12th person to be arrested after a night of violent disorder in the County Durham town
  
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• Northumberland attraction on the hunt for new volunteers with open day this Sunday

  01-08-2024 21:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kielder Observatory is hoping to attract more volunteers to its remote Northumberland base
  
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• Nine freebies and discounts pensioners can get as Winter Fuel Payment axed for millions

  01-08-2024 21:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Winter Fuel Payments were available to everyone above State Pension age but this is changing so that only those on means-tested benefits and Pension Credit will be eligible
  
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• More than 30,000 sign petition for millions of pensioners to keep Winter Fuel payments

  01-08-2024 21:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Campaigners say the Government decision will plunge hundreds of thousands of pensioners into poverty and are calling for the decision to be changed
  
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• Two fire engines called out to tackle tree on fire in North Tyneside village

  01-08-2024 20:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fire engines from Tynemouth Fire Station were called out after smoke was seen rising above homes
  
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• 'Come forward for care as usual' - local NHS issues plea after GPs begin industrial action

  01-08-2024 20:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  GP surgeries will remain open during the period of collective action, but services may be altered
  
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• Newcastle Foodbank celebrates after winning 2024 Community Garden of the Year Award

  01-08-2024 20:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The garden has won a £2,500 voucher for B&Q, which will go towards a second greenhouse on the site to grow a wider range of crops
  
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• Set for Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, August 1

  01-08-2024 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing you the results live from the National Lottery's Set for Life draw on August 1
  
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• Fenton John joins Morpeth Town on loan - Gateshead FC

  01-08-2024 19:50 via news.google.com
  Fenton John joins Morpeth Town on loan  Gateshead FC
  
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• Northumberland wildlife charity announces temporary closure with resources 'stretched to unprecedented levels'

  01-08-2024 19:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blyth Wildlife Rescue admitted 300 new casualties in July alone, and its facilities and resources are unable to keep up with demand
  
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• A word from Steph Downey, Service Director Adult Social Care - Gateshead Council

  01-08-2024 19:28 via news.google.com
  A word from Steph Downey, Service Director Adult Social Care  Gateshead Council
  
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• More than 1,300 people track 'low-flying' plane doing loops around Newcastle Airport

  01-08-2024 19:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Several people posted on social media after a plane was spotted and heard flying low over the west end of Newcastle and southern Northumberland
  
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• Popular Gosforth bar and restaurant put up for sale by hospitality group

  01-08-2024 19:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vaulkhard Leisure is selling the Gosforth High Street venue six years after taking it over
  
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• Teenager accused of murdering Holly Newton tells jury that he stabbed her - but he can't remember it

  01-08-2024 19:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old boy has admitted manslaughter but has pleaded not guilty to murder
  
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• North East comedy duo Danny and Clive show off custard pie-throwing skills as they prepare for summer circus

  01-08-2024 18:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The father-son pair got up to their usual mischief ahead of the Cirque Du Hilarious show coming to Wallsend Rugby Club in August
  
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• Support for Peterlee rower competing for a medal at Paris Olympics

  01-08-2024 18:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lauren Irwin is set to row in Saturday's final as part of the Team GB Women's Eight, taking on world champions Romania
  
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• Morphe in Eldon Square closes with immediate effect as US beauty brand brings shutters down on all UK stores

  01-08-2024 18:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All of Morphe's staff have been made redundant with immediate effect
  
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• Hartlepool riot branded 'mindless thuggery' by police chief as 11 arrested and four officers injured

  01-08-2024 18:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 150 people descended on Murray Street where missiles were launched, a police car was torched and officers faced bottles being thrown at them
  
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• Fifteen arrested as illicit substances seized in Gateshead including vapes shaped like teddy bears - Chronicle Live

  01-08-2024 17:47 via news.google.com
  Fifteen arrested as illicit substances seized in Gateshead including vapes shaped like teddy bears  Chronicle Live
  
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• Fifteen arrested as illicit substances seized in Gateshead including vapes shaped like teddy bears

  01-08-2024 17:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than £245,500 worth of illegal cigarettes have been seized in the last month
  
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• 'General Practice is collapsing' - North East GP explains industrial action that could bring NHS to a 'standstill'

  01-08-2024 17:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dr George Rae practices in Whitley Bay, and also serves as the chairman of the BMA North East Regional Council.
  
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• Teenager accused of murdering Holly Newton carried knife in his toy bag at primary school, jury hears

  01-08-2024 17:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old boy has admitted manslaughter but pleaded not guilty to murder
  
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• 'From Newcastle' - Heartbreaking black and white tributes left at scene of Southport stabbing

  01-08-2024 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Flowers, teddies and balloons have been left at the scene as people pay tribute to the victims
  
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• 'Grimy' Newcastle house listed for just £1 sells for staggering six-figure sum

  01-08-2024 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An estate agent in Newcastle showcased a pair of rundown flats, and were listed at auction with a starting price of just £1 - but they sold for mega six-figure fee
  
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• Nick Carter has message for Newcastle as Backstreet Boys star set for 90s festival

  01-08-2024 16:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Backstreet Boys icon Nick Carter is one of many acts the line-up for 90s Baby in Newcastle this Sunday, August 4
  
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• Everything we know after Southport stabbing riots spread to the North East

  01-08-2024 16:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Violence erupted in the Hartlepool as a second night disorder spread across the UK
  
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• Dire Straits tribute frontman from Newcastle one of three bikers killed in horror crash

  01-08-2024 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Lartey, 29, and his girlfriend Georgia Tate, 23, died in crash on Scottish Borders which also claimed the life of Jason Gibbon, 37, from Northumberland
  
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• In pictures: Carlisle United fans at the Gateshead friendly - News & Star

  01-08-2024 16:14 via news.google.com
  In pictures: Carlisle United fans at the Gateshead friendly  News & Star
  
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• UK interest rates cut for first time since 2020 - what it means for your money

  01-08-2024 15:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Bank of England has reduced rates to 5% in a move that will impact savings rates, credit cards and mortgages
  
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• In pictures: Carlisle United fans at Gateshead! - Yahoo Eurosport UK

  01-08-2024 15:00 via news.google.com
  In pictures: Carlisle United fans at Gateshead!  Yahoo Eurosport UK
  
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• Celts to face Gateshead in friendly this Saturday - Farsley Celtic

  01-08-2024 14:39 via news.google.com
  Celts to face Gateshead in friendly this Saturday  Farsley Celtic
  
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• ITV Loose Women's Denise Welch shares 'life changing' surgery

  01-08-2024 14:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loose Women star Denise Welch recently went under the knife for life changing surgery, but the TV star was left feeling 'freaked out' by the whole thing
  
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• Police appeal to find missing North Shields teenager as concern grows for welfare

  01-08-2024 14:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Maisie Walsh, 16, was last seen in the Cullercoats area on Tuesday
  
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• Scam QR code warning issued by South Tyneside Council for drivers using car park payment machines

  01-08-2024 14:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Tyneside Council has urged motorists not to scan the fraudulent QR codes and to report any they find on parking payment machines
  
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• PRE-SEASON | Gateshead to host Farsley Celtic - Gateshead FC

  01-08-2024 13:59 via news.google.com
  PRE-SEASON | Gateshead to host Farsley Celtic  Gateshead FC
  
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• Teenager accused of murdering three girls in Southport is named as judge lifts ban

  01-08-2024 13:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Axel Rudakubana, 17, was charged with the murders of Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, as well as the attempted murder of 11 others
  
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• Persistent shoplifter jailed after week-long shoplifting spree across Northumberland

  01-08-2024 13:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Persistent shoplifter jailed after week-long shoplifting spree
  
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• Difference between heatstroke and heat exhaustion explained by health expert as warm weather continues

  01-08-2024 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Heatstroke and heat exhaustion are both big health concerns during this time of year - here are more details about the conditions and how to treat them
  
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• Nine symptoms of mouth cancer dentist says you should watch out for that you may overlook

  01-08-2024 12:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Many people may be unaware of the subtle signs that could indicate the presence of mouth cancer - here's what you need to look out for
  
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• GPs vote yes to unprecedented industrial action that could bring NHS to a 'standstill'

  01-08-2024 12:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Members of the British Medical Association voted overwhelmingly in favour of collective action which could last months amid a row over the new contract for GP services in England
  
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• Ronan Keating sends fans wild with Boyzone reunion before Newcastle gig

  01-08-2024 11:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ronan Keating reunited with two of his Boyzone bandmates days before his appearance at a Newcastle festival
  
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• Two people blown out to sea in inflatable dinghy in Northumberland as RNLI issues warning

  01-08-2024 11:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Seahouses RNLI received reports of two young females being blown out to sea in an inflatable dinghy at Budle Bay.
  
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• BBC's Sharron Davies battling nasty illness at Olympics as star issues apology

  01-08-2024 10:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  BBC swimming pundit Sharron Davies has revealed she is battling an infection while working in Paris for the Olympics
  
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• Four-week Universal Credit warning to everyone who claims Jobseeker's Allowance from DWP

  01-08-2024 10:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thousands of claimants will be sent 'Migration Notices' in the post during September asking them to transfer over to Universal Credit
  
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• North East seaside towns among cheapest areas in UK to live by the sea - see full list

  01-08-2024 10:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In a Rightmove report, seaside towns in County Durham and Northumberland have been included on a list of the 10 least expensive areas to live in the UK
  
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• Eight people arrested after night of violence in Hartlepool which saw police officers attacked

  01-08-2024 10:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Violence in Hartlepool town centre saw a police car set on fire, as officers were attacked by projectiles.
  
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• WASPI women given four month update on compensation from DWP

  01-08-2024 09:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A report from the Ombudsman in March suggested that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) should pay out compensation to WASPI women, who were born in the 1950s
  
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• First of its bank for residents and businesses opening in the North East - The Northern Echo

  01-08-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  First of its bank for residents and businesses opening in the North East  The Northern Echo
  
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• Southport stabbing protests LIVE: Updates as rioting spreads to North East with police attacked and a cop car torched

  01-08-2024 08:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The violence began in Hartlepool overnight at a protest which has been linked to the Southport stabbing
  
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• Southport stabbing LIVE: Teen suspect named as Axel Rudakubana after riots spread across UK including North East

  01-08-2024 08:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The violence began in Hartlepool overnight at a protest which has been linked to the Southport stabbing
  
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