Gateshead news

• Boxing Day collision between Seaham and Houghton-le-Spring sees three people taken to hospital

  26-12-2024 21:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three people were taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital after a Boxing Day crash in County Durham between Seaham and Houghton-le-Spring
  
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• North East shop worker began messaging underage girl he served in discount store - The Northern Echo

  26-12-2024 21:00 via news.google.com
  North East shop worker began messaging underage girl he served in discount store  The Northern Echo
  
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• 21 photos of fans at Newcastle United's Boxing Day win over Aston Villa at St James' Park

  26-12-2024 20:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United had fans roaring with approval as Aston Villa were well beaten in the final game of 2024 at St James' Park
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26

  26-12-2024 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing live breaking updates and results from the National Lottery's Set For Life draw on Boxing Day, which is Thursday, December 26
  
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• North Shields nurse sheds over 5st after fears she'd be denied operation due to weight

  26-12-2024 19:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Niki Simpson shed over 5st after fearing her weight would prevent her from having an operation she needed
  
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• Gateshead hold off late fightback to secure win over Hartlepool - Ireland Live

  26-12-2024 18:55 via news.google.com
  Gateshead hold off late fightback to secure win over Hartlepool  Ireland Live
  
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• Gateshead hold off late fightback to secure win over Hartlepool - LiveScore

  26-12-2024 18:44 via news.google.com
  Gateshead hold off late fightback to secure win over Hartlepool  LiveScore
  
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• Gateshead 4-3 Hartlepool United: Heed hold off late comeback to stay fourth - BBC.com

  26-12-2024 18:37 via news.google.com
  Gateshead 4-3 Hartlepool United: Heed hold off late comeback to stay fourth  BBC.com
  
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• Newcastle United fans deliver Christmas presents to homeless veterans at Byker home

  26-12-2024 18:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Members of the Newcastle United Armed Forces Supporters Club (NUAFSC) visited charity accommodation for ex-servicemen in Byker after raising more than £4,000 with remembrance match
  
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• Argos recalls Christmas present for kids over safety fears - full list of affected batch numbers

  26-12-2024 18:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Argos has issued a safety recall for a popular Christmas present for kids over fears it could be contaminated by mildew. Parents are being urged to return it to stores
  
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• Wetherspoons announces January sale for New Year with beer from just 99p

  26-12-2024 18:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cheers to the January blues - Wetherspoon will be cutting drinks prices at a range of its pubs from January 2-16
  
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• Nearly a quarter of Brits have already booked holidays for 2025, survey finds

  26-12-2024 17:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than half of people are planning international trips abroad in 2025, according to research
  
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• Gateshead 4-3 Hartlepool United: Pools' unbeaten run comes to an end following seven goal thriller - Hartlepool Mail

  26-12-2024 17:58 via news.google.com
  Gateshead 4-3 Hartlepool United: Pools' unbeaten run comes to an end following seven goal thriller  Hartlepool Mail
  
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• Campaigners hail 'fantastic step' as Government repeals cut-off date for recording rights of way

  26-12-2024 17:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government has announced that it will repeal a cut-off date for registering historic paths, in a move that campaigners have hailed as a "fantastic step"
  
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• Government's pledge to ban trail hunting in spotlight as Boxing Day hunts meet

  26-12-2024 17:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government is under pressure to deliver on its manifesto pledge to ban trail hunting as hunts gather for the traditional Boxing Day meet
  
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• Cost of living crisis may have contributed to Boxing Day sales footfall drop, says analyst

  26-12-2024 17:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boxing Day footfall was down 9.4% across all UK retail destinations by 12pm compared with last year, MRI Software's OnLocation Footfall Index found
  
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• One in five people put off from using buses due to 'inadequate' stops

  26-12-2024 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Campaign for Better Transport is calling for a UK-wide standard to be introduced after a survey of 1,081 British adults suggested 23% are deterred from bus travel due to poorly maintained shelters
  
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• Boxing Day tsunami 20 years on: The North East tourists caught up in ocean disaster

  26-12-2024 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 200,000 lives were claimed when powerful earthquake triggered a huge tsunami tidal wave on Boxing Day 2004
  
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• Firms should give staff fixed annual leave to volunteer, says chief scout

  26-12-2024 17:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dwayne Fields, who was appointed chief scout in September, said allowing people 35 hours a year for voluntary purposes would make a 'huge difference' in happiness and productivity at organisations
  
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• UK train cancellations hit 360,000 as reliability plummets amid major staffing shortages

  26-12-2024 17:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A total of 208,000 services were fully axed in the year to November 9 and a further 161,000 were part-cancelled, meaning they did not serve at least one of their scheduled stops
  
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• Keir Starmer joins nation and world in remembering 'lost loved ones' 20 years after the Boxing Day tsunami

  26-12-2024 17:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 9.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean on December 26 2004 triggered the tsunami which killed more than 200,000 people across 14 countries
  
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• Christmas dementia warning as diagnoses hit record levels - see how many have the condition in your area

  26-12-2024 17:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dementia diagnoses continue to rise year-on-year, both in the North East and around England
  
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• Poor literacy in Newcastle and Gateshead preventing people understanding medical letters - Chronicle Live

  26-12-2024 17:00 via news.google.com
  Poor literacy in Newcastle and Gateshead preventing people understanding medical letters  Chronicle Live
  
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• Poor literacy in Newcastle and Gateshead preventing people understanding medical letters

  26-12-2024 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More needs to be done to help people improve their literacy younger, according to a Newcastle and Gateshead health chief.
  
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• Mercy Cuthbertson's charity legacy means six-year-old who died with brain tumour will 'never be forgotten'

  26-12-2024 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little more than six months after her death due to a brain tumour, the charity set up in honour of Mercy Cuthbertson, six, has already made a massive difference to many other youngsters going through tough times
  
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• Sunderland woman who set up children's charity in Ghana celebrates its 30th anniversary

  26-12-2024 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lynne Simmonds set up the Wulugu Project charity after hearing that not a lot of girls have an education in northern Ghana and has helped to build over 100 schools
  
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• Boy, 7, who lost family in devastating M6 crash in Cumbria returns home for Christmas

  26-12-2024 16:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Heartwarming images show little Arran Martin, who was treated at Newcastle's RVI following the collision, unwrapping his presents at home on Christmas Day
  
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• Tynemouth Boxing Day dip in photos as crowds brave the chill for fun in the North Sea

  26-12-2024 15:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fancy dress and f-f-freezing frolics in the water - hardy crowds turn out in Tynemouth and across the North East up to Berwick for the traditional Boxing Day Dip in the North Sea
  
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• See Boxing Day Dips in action as crowds brave the chill for some fun at the coast

  26-12-2024 15:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fancy dress and f-f-freezing frolics in the water - hardy crowds turn out in Tynemouth and across the North East up to Berwick for the traditional Boxing Day Dip in the North Sea
  
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• Whitley Bay home damaged in Christmas Day fire drama

  26-12-2024 14:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to the house, on Tynedale Avenue, at around 11pm
  
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• Euromillions lottery draw earns mystery North East winner more than £95k

  26-12-2024 14:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lucky 'Mr K' matched five numbers in draw earlier this month
  
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• Alexander Armstrong pledges winnings from The Chase Christmas special to Newcastle's Lit & Phil

  26-12-2024 14:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The actor and comedian is president of The Lit and Phil and chose the historic city library to receive the £29,000 prize he won during The Chase festive special which aired on Christmas Day
  
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• Sleep experts explain why so many of us wake up at 4am and how to stop it

  26-12-2024 14:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From what you eat and drink to how much time you spend on your phone before bed, there could be a number of reasons why you aren't sleeping through the night
  
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• What time is EastEnders on Boxing Day? BBC brings Cindy Beale drama with cliffhanger

  26-12-2024 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  EastEnders will air on BBC One twice on Christmas Day and then again on Boxing Day with Cindy Beale at the centre of the drama
  
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• BBC Call The Midwife fans in tears as major character put 'at risk' in Christmas cliff-hanger

  26-12-2024 13:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The first part of Call The Midwife's Christmas specials aired on BBC One on Wednesday night as millions tuned in
  
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• Gavin and Stacey viewing figures confirmed as BBC finale gets 'surprise' Christmas Day rival

  26-12-2024 13:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The overnight viewing figures for Gavin and Stacey's BBC finale on Christmas Day have now been revealed
  
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• BBC Gavin and Stacey's Ruth Jones reveals dark inside joke behind character names

  26-12-2024 13:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Nessa star has previously admitted that she and James Corden were 'hoping that people wouldn't realise' the connection between the names
  
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• Netflix viewers issued £1,000 fine warning over streaming shows in January 2025

  26-12-2024 13:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Households planning to watch the streaming service's new line-up of live WWE programming has been reminded that they need a TV Licence
  
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• Inside Newcastle United stars' magical Christmases - from matching PJs to Santa at Fenwick's

  26-12-2024 13:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United stars went all out for Christmas with their families ahead of the Boxing Day match against Aston Villa
  
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• Blast victim Jason Laws to be laid to rest almost three months after Benwell explosion

  26-12-2024 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jason, 35, lost his life along with seven-year-old Archie York when a blast ripped through several properties in Violet Close, in Benwell, Newcastle, in October
  
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• Gavin and Stacey's fishing trip 'secret' fuels BBC complaints as star hits back

  26-12-2024 12:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Gavin and Stacey star has addressed complaints from fans that they still don't know what happened on the fishing trip
  
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• Dangerous driving suspect held after Durham woman dies in Christmas Day motorway crash

  26-12-2024 12:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A stretch of the A1 (M) near Darlington was closed last night
  
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• Gavin and Stacey's James Corden and Ruth Jones watch BBC finale together after 'last' reunion

  26-12-2024 12:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gavin & Stacey stars and writers James Corden and Ruth Jones sat down together to watch the BBC show's finale on Christmas Day
  
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• Gavin and Stacey's Sonia star made to 'hide in hotel' and sign NDA to keep BBC plot secret

  26-12-2024 11:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Gavin and Stacey finale aired on Christmas Day on BBC with Laura Aikman at the centre of the plot as Sonia
  
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• Prayers and tears as people remember 20 years since devastating Indian Ocean tsunami

  26-12-2024 11:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On December 26, 2004, a massive earthquake off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island triggered a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people across a dozen countries
  
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• Does Cindy die in EastEnders? BBC soap legend attacked at Christmas in huge cliff-hanger

  26-12-2024 11:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  EastEnders' Cindy Beale was right at the centre of the drama as the BBC soap aired two episodes on Christmas Day
  
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• Dry and mild Boxing Day ahead for much of the country as swimmers head out for annual dips and sales

  26-12-2024 10:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boxing Day temperatures are set to reach a high of 12C in the south-west of England, and 11C in Wales, the Met Office said - but cloud will affect central and southern Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland
  
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• Newcastle United Foundation announces new era for girls in football

  26-12-2024 10:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United Foundation has teamed up with Gateshead College to help women fulfil their career goals both on and off the pitch
  
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• Gateshead 4-3 Hartlepool United: Heed hold off late comeback to stay fourth - BBC

  26-12-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Gateshead 4-3 Hartlepool United: Heed hold off late comeback to stay fourth  BBC
  
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• BBC Radio 1 host stunned by Jade Thirlwall's raunchy confession about boyfriend

  26-12-2024 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall left Radio 1 presenter Greg James in stitches when she made a very cheeky comment about her boyfriend Jordan Stephens.
  
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