Gateshead news

• Motorists warned as record-breaking MOT tests expected in September

  05-09-2024 21:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  GSF Car Parts has urged drivers to ensure their vehicles are ready for the upcoming MOT surge, predicted to be one of the busiest on record, as DVSA figures show 3.4 million tests are expected to take place in September 2024 alone.
  
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• Houghton-le-Spring paedophile 'traded' vile images online and deleted app moments before arrest

  05-09-2024 20:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scott Francis, 47, was jailed for two years at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Woman who was given five years to live 64 years ago celebrates 105th birthday

  05-09-2024 20:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vera Armstrong, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 41, has revealed the secret to a long life.
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, September 5

  05-09-2024 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing live breaking updates and results from the National Lottery's Set For Life draw on Thursday, September 5.
  
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• 'Barriers' in accessing Gateshead leisure activities for young people with special educational needs - Chronicle Live

  05-09-2024 20:12 via news.google.com
  'Barriers' in accessing Gateshead leisure activities for young people with special educational needs  Chronicle Live
  
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• 'Barriers' in accessing Gateshead leisure activities for young people with special educational needs

  05-09-2024 20:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead special needs families continue to struggle to find social and leisure activities, claims report.
  
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• Regan Booty extends Gateshead contract until 2026 - Gateshead FC

  05-09-2024 20:01 via news.google.com
  Regan Booty extends Gateshead contract until 2026  Gateshead FC
  
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• Two women die in tragic Northumberland collision as police appeal for witnesses

  05-09-2024 19:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Just before 9am today, police received a report of a two-vehicle collision on the A1068 Sheepwash Road, near Ashington.
  
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• Praise for Northumberland County Council's children's services team after outstanding Ofsted

  05-09-2024 19:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The department was rated poorly as recently as 2016
  
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• Gordon Gault killer Lawson Natty's release delayed as he is held under immigration powers

  05-09-2024 18:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Manslaughter convict, who is originally from Belgium, had been due to be freed early next week but is now being held under immigration powers
  
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• Police name grandad who died in tragic motorcycle crash on A68 in County Durham

  05-09-2024 18:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anthony Jackson, 66, from Workington, in Cumbria, died following a collision at around 12.40pm on Friday, on the A68.
  
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• Drunk barber arrested for being abusive in Newcastle's Bigg Market kicked officer

  05-09-2024 17:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ashleigh Smith claimed police were 'brutal' with her in custody after the assault but a judge told her 'I see no complaint in the way you were handled'
  
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• Cash, drugs worth £60,000 and 'high-value jewellery' seized in police raids in Newcastle and Washington

  05-09-2024 17:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Early this morning, officers simultaneously executed five warrants at addresses in Washington and Walker.
  
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• I'm flying from the US to London for one reason - to eat a Greggs for the first time

  05-09-2024 17:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man from Dallas, Texas, has revealed he's heading to the UK in December for a weekend city break - but he's got one very specific reason for making the long trip
  
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• Jarrow Barber Mo Jarra to take on Great North Run for first time wearing mask of running legend

  05-09-2024 17:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mohamed Habib originally from Palestine, who runs his own barbers in Jarrow, is to take on his first Great North Run in memory of his mother who passed away last year whilst sporting a Mo Farrah mask
  
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• Public barred from civic centre over Palestine protests 'alarm' as council backs Gaza ceasefire call

  05-09-2024 16:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After meetings were evacuated earlier this year when they were disrupted by pro-Palestine activists, security staff blocked members of the public outside Newcastle Civic Centre last night
  
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• Martin Lewis warning as hundreds of thousands of parents are missing out on £4,000

  05-09-2024 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has issued a warning to parents who are missing out on a Government scheme which could help pay for certain childcare costs
  
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• Gateshead's river police station pub 'challenge' for latest owner - BBC

  05-09-2024 16:16 via news.google.com
  Gateshead's river police station pub 'challenge' for latest owner  BBC
  
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• Famous Great North Run pub closes down before this year's race with emotional goodbye

  05-09-2024 16:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The pub with the best view of the Great North run ever single year has closed its doors ahead of this year's race
  
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• Investigation launched into Ticketmaster's Oasis ticket sales over dynamic pricing concerns

  05-09-2024 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority said its investigation would look at how so-called 'dynamic pricing' may have been used during Ticketmaster's handling of Oasis tickets
  
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• Northumberland residents warned about disposing batteries in normal bins after Alnwick fire

  05-09-2024 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The fire in January is believed to have been caused by a battery being crushed
  
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• Great North Run 2024 starter confirmed as Kieran Reilly after Gateshead BMX star's Olympic success - Chronicle Live

  05-09-2024 15:33 via news.google.com
  Great North Run 2024 starter confirmed as Kieran Reilly after Gateshead BMX star's Olympic success  Chronicle Live
  
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• Post Office scandal: Fewer than one in six subpostmasters have had quashed convictions confirmed

  05-09-2024 15:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 700 subpostmasters were prosecuted by the Post Office and given criminal convictions between 1999 and 2015, as Fujitsu's faulty Horizon IT system made it appear as though money was missing at their branches
  
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• Road remains closed more than four hours after two-vehicle crash in Northumberland

  05-09-2024 15:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics rushed to Sheepwash Road following the collision on Thursday morning
  
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• Duo jailed for attacking an innocent man during violent disorder in Darlington

  05-09-2024 14:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The pair wrongly thought the victim had been making racial slurs towards them during violent disorder
  
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• BBC Radio speaks out as Zoe Ball's future on Breakfast Show is addressed

  05-09-2024 14:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Zoe Ball has been missing from her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show for the past five weeks and fans have been left fearing that she may not return at all in the future
  
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• BBC Radio 2 speaks out as Zoe Ball's future on Breakfast Show is addressed

  05-09-2024 14:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Zoe Ball has been missing from her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show for the past five weeks and fans have been left fearing that she may not return at all in the future
  
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• Junior Great North Run road closures as Newcastle and Gateshead routes to shut for over 12 hours - Chronicle Live

  05-09-2024 14:36 via news.google.com
  Junior Great North Run road closures as Newcastle and Gateshead routes to shut for over 12 hours  Chronicle Live
  
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• Newcastle lawyer donates £17,500 of his own money to help North East students study at Cambridge

  05-09-2024 14:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jabad Jaigirdar hopes the bursary he has established will inspire students from underrepresented backgrounds in the region to take up a law career
  
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• Revised plans for new Lidl in County Durham town as Farmfoods lodges proposals

  05-09-2024 13:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The retailers are both looking to open outlets in Stanley
  
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• Pensioner who can't afford heat dreading winter after £273 warning

  05-09-2024 13:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon says he is scared of what will happen to him this winter
  
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• County Durham funeral home launches bereavement café to support those grieving loved ones

  05-09-2024 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Co-op Funeralcare in Stanley will run monthly groups to offer people struggling with the loss of a loved one the chance to connect with others going through something similar
  
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• Then and Now: A vanished Newcastle city centre scene from 110 years ago

  05-09-2024 12:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle's Eldon Square in 1914 - the year World War I broke out - and the same view today
  
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• The rise and fall of Newcastle's upmarket Eldon Garden shopping mall

  05-09-2024 12:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Opened as a high-end retail destination in 1989, Eldon Garden suffered major decline in recent years
  
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• It was 1980 and these Newcastle United fans were on the march in the city centre

  05-09-2024 12:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Recalling Newcastle United’s 1979-80 season - a troubled time on and off the pitch
  
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• Great North 5k road closures confirmed for Newcastle and Gateshead ahead of Quayside race - Chronicle Live

  05-09-2024 12:58 via news.google.com
  Great North 5k road closures confirmed for Newcastle and Gateshead ahead of Quayside race  Chronicle Live
  
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• Nissan workers learn sign language to communicate with deaf colleagues

  05-09-2024 12:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Training was arranged for the Paint Shop team at their request with bosses commending them for going the 'extra mile'
  
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• Great North Run 2024 LIVE: Updates as Olympian Kieran Reilly confirmed to start famous race

  05-09-2024 12:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Great North Run 2024 will take place on Sunday, September 8 as runners take on the Newcastle to South Shields race
  
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• Great North Run 2024 LIVE: Timings, road closures and updates as ballot open for next year

  05-09-2024 12:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Great North Run 2024 will take place on Sunday, September 8 as runners take on the Newcastle to South Shields race
  
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• Great North Run 2024 LIVE: Timings, road closures and updates ahead of famous race

  05-09-2024 12:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Great North Run 2024 will take place on Sunday, September 8 as runners take on the Newcastle to South Shields race
  
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• Investigation into huge warehouse fire in South Shields continues two months on

  05-09-2024 12:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to a blaze at the Port of Tyne on June 26
  
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• Arrest made after man reportedly exposed himself to young girl in Kenton, Newcastle

  05-09-2024 11:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The male reportedly indecently exposed himself to a girl before making sexual comments
  
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• Tragedy as first-time mum died 30 mins after giving birth to twin boys via c-section

  05-09-2024 11:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rachael Galloway, 36, who got engaged to Matt Whittaker just one week before giving birth to Noah and Abel Galloway-Whittaker, died on August 1 after a planned c-section
  
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• British Gas, Octopus, Eon, EDF and OVO customers told to check bank accounts as changes due

  05-09-2024 11:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest price hike is set to kick in from October, though suppliers will decide when and how to impose changes. Bills for the typical household will rise by £149 a year
  
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• Gateshead Olympic hero to start Great North Run 2024 - Rayo

  05-09-2024 11:11 via news.google.com
  Gateshead Olympic hero to start Great North Run 2024  Rayo
  
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• 'Heartwood' exhibition capturing the beauty of Sycamore Gap to go on display in Northumberland

  05-09-2024 11:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Five wood prints have been produced from a disc of the trunk from the much-loved felled tree
  
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• Police release image after staff at Banyan in Newcastle have belongings stolen

  05-09-2024 10:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Several workers at the bar and restaurant in Newcastle city centre had items stolen from their bags
  
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• Warning to EVERY pensioner who could lose state pension cash to apply for new DWP benefit

  05-09-2024 10:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Households can receive free credits by applying for 'new-style' employment and support allowance (ESA), regardless of their income or savings status
  
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• Countryfile's Matt Baker addresses making 'difficult' family decision as 'chapter ends'

  05-09-2024 10:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Countryfile star Matt Baker has opened up about a new show, which sees him travel the north of England with his mum Janice and dad Mike
  
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• Jane McDonald set to rejoin Loose Women a decade after leaving ITV show

  05-09-2024 10:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The TV presenter and singer was a popular panellist on the ITV daytime show for a decade before quitting in 2014
  
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