Gateshead news

• Ouseburn tower latest as council issues update on objections to Malmo Quay plans

  13-05-2025 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council says that 160 new public comments have come in about the controversial plans to build on Malmo and Spillers Quay, after an original 1,500 objections
  
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• Birtley fire: What we know so far after major blaze breaks out at Gateshead industrial unit

  13-05-2025 21:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters and police officers descended on an industrial unit in Birtley on Tuesday afternoon as thick plumes of smoke rose above the area
  
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• Approval recommended for Gleeson 276-home Gateshead site - Place North East

  13-05-2025 21:38 via news.google.com
  Approval recommended for Gleeson 276-home Gateshead site  Place North East
  
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• Wallsend headteacher and new union president warns against 'silent babysitter' technology

  13-05-2025 20:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hadrian Primary School head has spoken on mobile phone use in schools and the dangers of too much screen time for kids.
  
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• HMRC issues urgent Child Benefit warning asking parents to take action or payments could stop

  13-05-2025 20:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Parents of teenagers are being asked to make sure they extend their Child Benefit claim in time so their payments can continue
  
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• Farne Islands' seabirds to be shown on webcams as annual puffin count gets under way

  13-05-2025 20:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two webcams, including one trained on puffin burrows, have been set up to mark the 100th anniversary of the National Trust's ownership of the islands off the Northumberland Coast
  
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• Ex-Northumberland County Council leader brands US-UK trade deal as 'body blow' for rural economy

  13-05-2025 20:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government was criticised for making decisions that will impact the North East "far away in London"
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning Lottery numbers for Tuesday, May 13

  13-05-2025 20:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for May 13, 2025 - live breaking updates below
  
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• NHS trust gets £40m for solar panels and heat pumps as part of Net Zero bid at the Freeman Hospital

  13-05-2025 20:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust has been given £40m in grant funding to 'decarbonise' premises including the Freeman Hospital
  
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• NHS medics to give 'simple, pain free' check that could save your life in a Newcastle supermarket car park

  13-05-2025 20:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Your Heart Matters van will be in Asda Byker's car park this Friday
  
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• NUFC cult hero Nikos Dabizas running the Blaydon Races to support heart health charity Red Sky Foundation

  13-05-2025 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United's former Greek defender Nikos Dabizas is running the Blaydon Race this year
  
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• Police investigation launched after 'unexplained' death of man in North Shields

  13-05-2025 19:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to an address on George Stephenson Way on Monday afternoon following reports of concern for a man
  
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• Bomb squad response sparked after 'suspected unexploded device' found in Northumberland garden

  13-05-2025 19:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were on scene at Cragside Court in the Rothbury area after being contacted on Tuesday morning
  
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• Teenage girls, 13, charged with assault in connection with alleged Metro attack near Wallsend

  13-05-2025 19:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The two girls, who are both 13 years old, have been charged with assault following a police investigation
  
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• Gateshead Council shrinks High Street South regeneration area in bid to speed up project - Chronicle Live

  13-05-2025 19:07 via news.google.com
  Gateshead Council shrinks High Street South regeneration area in bid to speed up project  Chronicle Live
  
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• Gateshead Council shrinks High Street South regeneration area in bid to speed up project

  13-05-2025 19:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council has vowed to get the development under way with a smaller but more focused area of immediate regeneration
  
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• One common kitchen ingredient can help keep your lawn moss-free this summer

  13-05-2025 18:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Is moss giving you a headache as we get into the sunnier weather? There's a quick fix you're likely to have in your cupboard already
  
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• What happened in Gosforth to cause 'traffic misery' for drivers heading to Newcastle?

  13-05-2025 18:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The traffic was at a standstill for many motorists driving through Gosforth towards Newcastle this morning
  
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• Almost one in four dying people in Newcastle end their lives in poverty

  13-05-2025 18:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marie Curie ha warned that 23% of dying people in Newcastle are in poverty and that hundreds are missing out every year on the palliative care that they need
  
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• Dramatic video captures Birtley fire from above at Gateshead industrial unit - Chronicle Live

  13-05-2025 18:38 via news.google.com
  Dramatic video captures Birtley fire from above at Gateshead industrial unit  Chronicle Live
  
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• Dramatic video captures Birtley fire from above at Gateshead industrial unit

  13-05-2025 18:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service are at the scene tackling the blaze
  
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• Be part of a community that cares - Gateshead Council

  13-05-2025 17:23 via news.google.com
  Be part of a community that cares  Gateshead Council
  
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• High Street South regeneration moves forward - Gateshead Council

  13-05-2025 13:52 via news.google.com
  High Street South regeneration moves forward  Gateshead Council
  
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• Gateshead subpostmaster gets £502,000 compensation after losing 'everything' in Post Office scandal - Chronicle Live

  13-05-2025 13:22 via news.google.com
  Gateshead subpostmaster gets £502,000 compensation after losing 'everything' in Post Office scandal  Chronicle Live
  
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• Nissan to close seven factories and cut 20,000 jobs as losses mount

  13-05-2025 10:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The company has announced the global savings programme but has highlighted plans to boost electric vehicle production at Sunderland
  
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• M&S issues major update to customers after personal data taken in cyber attack

  13-05-2025 10:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marks & Spencer says customer data was accessed but this does not include payment or card details, or account passwords
  
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• Key date announced for Nationwide's bonus payment for 2025

  13-05-2025 10:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The building society is known for rewarding its members with the Nationwide Fairer Share Payment, a bonus cash payment to share its profits - here's what you need to know
  
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• Full list of DWP May bank holiday payment dates for Universal Credit, PIP and other benefits

  13-05-2025 09:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here are the May payment details for anyone who claims benefits including State Pension, Personal Independence Payment, Universal Credit and Attendance Allowance
  
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• Gateshead village cycling track to host world championship qualifier - Chronicle Live

  13-05-2025 09:13 via news.google.com
  Gateshead village cycling track to host world championship qualifier  Chronicle Live
  
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• Northumberland County Council agrees £750 payout for foster carer after 'attack' by young person

  13-05-2025 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The council say it aims to provide the highest quality services to all our foster carers and young people
  
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• Courts urged to 'throw away the key' after Sycamore Gap pair found guilty

  13-05-2025 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  For more than a century, the Sycamore Gap tree had stood next to Hadrian's Wall, in Northumberland National Park and had attracted visitors from around the world. Then along came Adam Carruthers and Daniel Graham
  
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• Chester-le-Street thug punched and strangled former partner after accusing her of affair

  13-05-2025 01:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wayne Crawford left the woman, who had given birth a month earlier, terrified
  
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• 'I'm the UK's first child heart transplant survivor and the greatest gift you can give is life'

  13-05-2025 01:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kaylee Davidson-Olley says heaven knows we need your organs down here.
  
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• Woman 'insulted' after being told her driving was causing reoccurring issue with brand new car

  13-05-2025 01:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Julie Grant returned her brand new Honda Jazz to Vertu Honda Newcastle, on Scotswood Road, within days
  
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