Gateshead news

• BBC The Repair Shop fans in awe at 'incredible' transformation of sentimental item

  29-01-2025 23:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Repair Shop fans were blown away by the transformation of a sentimental item in Wednesday's episode
  
  Read more

• DWP to launch bank account checks on people 'who don't claim benefits'

  29-01-2025 22:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has been handed new powers from the Labour government as it looks to clampdown on benefit fraud
  
  Read more

• UK tourists warned over 'big change' to Majorca bars and restaurants

  29-01-2025 22:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As reported in the Majorca Daily Bulletin, customer self-payment is coming to the food establishments on the Balearic Island
  
  Read more

• 'Callous and calculated' ex care home cleaner burgled vulnerable Gateshead women as they slept - Chronicle Live

  29-01-2025 21:58 via news.google.com
  'Callous and calculated' ex care home cleaner burgled vulnerable Gateshead women as they slept  Chronicle Live
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 'Callous and calculated' ex care home cleaner burgled vulnerable Gateshead women as they slept

  29-01-2025 21:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anthony Whitesmith, of Felling, twice broke into the residential care home where he used to work and stole from vulnerable residents
  
  Read more

• Jet2 passengers heading to Spain issued warning over 'growing unrest'

  29-01-2025 21:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There is growing concern in the Spanish islands due to the backlash and unrest caused by over tourism and an influx of UK tourists
  
  Read more

• Lloyds Bank map shows which branches are shutting near you as mass closures announced

  29-01-2025 21:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Seven branches from the Lloyds Banking Group in Northumberland and County Durham will be impacted
  
  Read more

• UK weather maps show 'alarming' snow blizzard in February with just two regions spared

  29-01-2025 20:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fresh weather maps from WXCharts show the vast majority of the UK will be affected by the snow once it arrives on February 11, as the Met Office paint a grim picture for February
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday, January 29

  29-01-2025 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing you tonight's winning National Lottery Lotto and Thunderball results - live breaking updates below
  
  Read more

• DVSA warns drivers to make urgent car check to avoid £2500 fine

  29-01-2025 20:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The DVSA has issued a vehicle recall warning to drivers with vehicle recall notices that could impact their vehicles and endanger them on the road. Road users have been urged to check
  
  Read more

• Little known Highway Code weight rule could leave drivers facing £300 fines

  29-01-2025 20:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have made a number of arrests after drivers ignored restrictions put in place in a bid to reduce the stress on the road surface and avoid accidents
  
  Read more

• Man City's Etihad Stadium evacuated as fire breaks before Champions League clash

  29-01-2025 19:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A fire broke out at the Etihad Stadium just hours before Manchester City's crucial Champions League clash with a Club Brugge on Wednesday evening
  
  Read more

• Post Office announce cuts to 100 jobs across UK after Horizon scandal

  29-01-2025 19:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Acting chief executive Neil Brocklehurst said the move was ‘resetting’ the Post Office in a note to staff on Wednesday.
  
  Read more

• Further conversations needed for Killingworth East Coast Main Line "ambition", councillors told

  29-01-2025 19:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans were unveield to explore the idea of a new East Coast Main Line station in Killingworth last November. However, Conservative councillors have posed questions over the next steps.
  
  Read more

• North Tyneside Tories call for suspension of Labour councillor over grooming gang X post

  29-01-2025 19:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tory councillors are calling for the suspension of a Labour councillor in Tynemouth over X posts relating to a council motion on grooming gangs.
  
  Read more

• Gateshead Flyover disruption leads to delay in Metro fare hike as plans agreed - Chronicle Live

  29-01-2025 19:26 via news.google.com
  Gateshead Flyover disruption leads to delay in Metro fare hike as plans agreed  Chronicle Live
  
  Read more

• Gateshead Flyover disruption leads to delay in Metro fare hike as plans agreed

  29-01-2025 19:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cabinet members agreed it was the 'right thing to do' despite a warning the move would not be cheap
  
  Read more

• Savage Newcastle thug whipped partner with dog chain and bit her face, neck and legs

  29-01-2025 19:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brandon Holding, of Scotswood, left his victim traumatised after the shocking attack sparked by a message on TIkTok
  
  Read more

• More than a third of drivers have accidentally driven in bus lanes, survey suggests

  29-01-2025 18:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The RAC said its survey shows councils should issue warning letters rather than fines for first time offenders, after more than a third of drivers have accidentally driven in bus lanes
  
  Read more

• New law could see drivers fined for parking on pavement

  29-01-2025 18:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marsha de Cordova, who is registered blind, said pedestrians were at risk of being injured as people are often forced into the road to navigate the obstacles
  
  Read more

• New driving law proposed by MP could see drivers fined for parking on pavement

  29-01-2025 18:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marsha de Cordova, who is registered blind, said pedestrians were at risk of being injured as people are often forced into the road to navigate the obstacles
  
  Read more

• Women received only one in five Grammy nominations and wins over the past eight years - report

  29-01-2025 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The report found that men have led the nominations in 94% of the Grammy categories between 2017 and 2024, and women accounted for just 19% of those nominated and winning awards in that time
  
  Read more

• Sam Fender's People Watching video has fans 'in tears' as BAFTA winner Andrew Scott stars

  29-01-2025 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The music video for Sam Fender's People Watching was released on Wednesday and stars BAFTA winning actor Andrew Scott
  
  Read more

• Hundreds more rail fare evasion prosecutions quashed after 'illegal' crackdown

  29-01-2025 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northern Rail, TransPennine Express and Great Western Railway brought dozens of prosecutions against passengers using the controversial single justice procedure (SJP)
  
  Read more

• Northumberland charity shop selling 'one off pieces' sets opening date

  29-01-2025 18:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fawcett & Russell will sell preloved items that can't be found anywhere else
  
  Read more

• County Durham road partially closed after Storm Éowyn damaged leisure centre solar panels

  29-01-2025 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre was closed to allow damage to be assessed after the storm
  
  Read more

• BBC Flog It and Antiques Roadshow star Michael Baggott dies aged 51

  29-01-2025 18:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It was announced that BBC Flog It and Antiques Roadshow star Michael Baggott died of a heart attack following a stroke in October 2024.
  
  Read more

• County Durham residents fear housing plans will 'irrevocably alter character' of village

  29-01-2025 17:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bellway has submitted lodged plans to build 81 homes in Hawthorn
  
  Read more

• Young people are being heard, praise inspectors - Gateshead Council

  29-01-2025 17:28 via news.google.com
  Young people are being heard, praise inspectors  Gateshead Council
  
  Read more

• Full list of Lloyds Bank and Halifax closures in the North East confirmed

  29-01-2025 17:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Seven branches across Northumberland and County Durham are among the 136 sites under the Lloyds Banking Group affected by the latest round of closures
  
  Read more

• Police demand help as 'huge burden' over impact of XL bully dog ban

  29-01-2025 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The National Police Chiefs' Council said kennel spaces were "reaching capacity" and had called on the Government to help support the "huge burden" placed on the force
  
  Read more

• People made 16 trips to the cash machine on average last year, figures show

  29-01-2025 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Some £79.5 billion was withdrawn from ATMs connected up to Link's network in 2024, which was a 1.2% decrease compared with 2023
  
  Read more

• Litter found in 90% of surveyed spots as campaigners call for national strategy

  29-01-2025 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Teams from Keep Britain Tidy walked a total of 1,140 miles across England between 2013 and 2024, identifying litter in a representative sample of urban and rural sites
  
  Read more

• Healthy food prices rocketing at twice the rate of less healthy items, study finds

  29-01-2025 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Food Foundation's annual Broken Plate report found the most deprived fifth of the population would need to spend 45% of their disposable income on food to afford the government's recommended healthy diet
  
  Read more

• Drivers over 80 will 'refuse to sit' mandatory tests to keep licence

  29-01-2025 17:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drivers have been warned over the possibility of new eyesight checks and requirements for motorists, with calls for the introduction of cognitive tests too
  
  Read more

• NHS flu crisis saw North East hospitals ‘close’ to declaring critical incidents amid winter 'quad-demic'

  29-01-2025 16:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NHS bosses heard how hospitals across the North East had not needed to declare "critical incidents" due to the pressure from the so-called "quad-demic"
  
  Read more

• BBC to cut 130 jobs in significant overhaul amid TV licence price hike

  29-01-2025 16:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The broadcasting giant announced the losses as part of "planned cost-saving measures" to save £6 million
  
  Read more

• North East women's job market 'in worst condition since pandemic', report shows

  29-01-2025 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Clients of Smart Works Newcastle applied for dozens of jobs last year without finding work
  
  Read more

• Man admits to exposing himself and performing sex acts while approaching women in North East

  29-01-2025 16:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Rees, 28, is said to have approached lone women in his van while performing sex acts on himself
  
  Read more

• Tesco to cut 400 jobs in major shake-up of supermarket services

  29-01-2025 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tesco supermarket said it is exploring 'more efficient ways of working' that will impact staff at its head office, in-store bakeries and Tesco Mobile branches as it cuts 400 jobs
  
  Read more

• Teenage boy charged over Sunderland vehicle theft after car found crashed streets away from where it was taken

  29-01-2025 16:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old faces court over a series of burglary and driving offences
  
  Read more

• Police release Benfield School 'hoax' update after pupils sent home in 'health and safety emergency'

  29-01-2025 16:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police were called to Benfield School, on Benfield Road, Walkergate, after a report of malicious communications directed towards the school
  
  Read more

• Lloyds to shut 136 branches across the UK as more North East sites face closure

  29-01-2025 15:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The bank has confirmed that more Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches will close permanently from May
  
  Read more

• Lloyds to shut 136 branches across the UK as more North East banks face closure

  29-01-2025 15:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The bank has confirmed that more Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches will close permanently from May
  
  Read more

• Princess Beatrice gives birth to 'tiny and absolutely perfect' baby daughter prematurely

  29-01-2025 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The princess and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi welcomed their second child on January 22, weighing 4lb 5oz
  
  Read more

• Geordie Shore's Chloe Ferry in hospital after 'surgery hell' as MTV star issues health update

  29-01-2025 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry has given an update to fans from her hospital bed after undergoing corrective surgery
  
  Read more

• UK Health chiefs issue new measles infection warning with plea to take up vaccinations

  29-01-2025 14:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With winter pressures already on the NHS, the official UK Health Security Agency issue an alert to the public
  
  Read more

• Footage shows Newcastle driver racing from police before leaving nurse with broken back in crash

  29-01-2025 14:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nasire Al Soaimi was doing almost twice the speed limit on Claremont Road when he smashed into a nurse's car leaving her seriously injured
  
  Read more

• HMRC list of 'reasonable excuses' and valid reasons for missing Friday tax deadline

  29-01-2025 14:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anyone who fails to submit their Self Assessment tax forms to HMRC by the deadline will be at risk of a fine
  
  Read more

• Gambling addicted Seaham bank manager stole over £91,000 from elderly aunt after betting £500k

  29-01-2025 14:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Liam Schofield, 33, stole thousands from his 81-year-old aunt after she entrusted him to help manage her finances
  
  Read more

Follow @GatesheadUKNews on Twitter!