Gateshead news

• The changes to Northumberland’s care system that saw capacity increase

  14-05-2025 22:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Carers were offered higher wages and improved mileage rates to improve retention and recruitment
  
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• Ryton former care facility approved for demolition and new housing scheme

  14-05-2025 21:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors have approved plans for a number of new detached homes in Ryton
  
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• Historic Newcastle city centre meeting hall to be restored in university revamp

  14-05-2025 21:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durant Hall, part of the art deco Unitarian Church of the Divine Unity on Ellison Place, is being renovated by Northumbria University to create new lecture theatres
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday, May 14

  14-05-2025 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing you tonight's winning National Lottery Lotto and Thunderball results - live breaking updates below
  
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• Archie York's mum hopes 'monster' who caused blast that killed her boy is haunted by his face

  14-05-2025 19:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Seven-year-old was killed in huge explosion at his Benwell home caused by Reece Galbraith's "highly dangerous" drugs factory in the flat below
  
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• Labour MP criticised after slamming 'lack of investment' in refurbed Northumberland high school

  14-05-2025 18:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It was pointed out that the school was the subject of a £4 million refurb five years ago
  
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• Archie York's mum relives night of explosion that almost killed her, and moment she was told her precious son was gone

  14-05-2025 17:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Katherine Errington was trapped under bricks desperately trying to get to her newborn baby after her home on Violet Close in Benwell was destroyed in explosion that killed her seven-year-old son
  
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• Live review: The Waterboys at the Gateshead Glasshouse - The Southern Reporter

  14-05-2025 17:26 via news.google.com
  Live review: The Waterboys at the Gateshead Glasshouse  The Southern Reporter
  
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• County Durham councillor defects to Reform UK after saying he's been 'let down by broken promises'

  14-05-2025 17:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Sexton, who has served as a County Durham councillor since 2017, has defected to Reform UK after saying he felt 'let down by so many broken promises'
  
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• County Durham man jailed for 14 years for raping teenage girl after she repeatedly told him 'no'

  14-05-2025 16:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bailey Stubbs, 22, talked to the girl, who was under 16, on social media before they met in person in December of 2021
  
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• 'I'm slimmer now than I was on Weight Watchers after spending £2k on jabs'

  14-05-2025 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dianne Carr had tried 'almost every fad diet under the sun', but was unable to keep the weight off - then she turned to Mounjaro
  
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• 'Following three lessons helped me save £15,000 in my early twenties'

  14-05-2025 16:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A savvy saver revealed the tips she followed in order to save £15,000 while on a low income
  
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• Benwell explosion: Read tragic Archie York's mum's emotional victim impact statement in full

  14-05-2025 16:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Reece Galbraith was jailed for the manslaughter of Archie York, his mum courageously stood up in court to outline the family's devastation
  
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• New research aims to improve support for parents in Gateshead - Gateshead Council

  14-05-2025 16:06 via news.google.com
  New research aims to improve support for parents in Gateshead  Gateshead Council
  
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• Drivers over 70 warned forgetting one thing could lead to a £1,000 fine

  14-05-2025 16:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The DVLA requires motorists to renew their driving licences when they turn 70, and then every three years after that - and failure to do so could result in big fines
  
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• Police conducting enquiries into Birtley fire but cause remains unknown

  14-05-2025 16:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters and police were on the scene of a major fire in Birtley for several hours on Tuesday
  
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• Taxi 'driving on wrong side of road' collides with mini-bus in Walker

  14-05-2025 15:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police, North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) were called to the collision on Welbeck Road, close to the junction with Monkchester Road
  
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• Benwell drugs blast child killer jailed as victim's mum tells him: 'We will never forgive you'

  14-05-2025 15:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reece Galbraith, of Gateshead, admitted the manslaughter of Archie York, seven, and Jason Laws in the huge explosion in Benwell
  
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• Government asks Nissan for details amid concerns over seven planned factory closures

  14-05-2025 15:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government has asked Nissan for more details about its plans following its cost-reduction plan announcement
  
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• Gardeners warned 'driest May in decades' could lead to hosepipe ban for millions

  14-05-2025 15:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As rain stays away, it may be good for sunbathers, but it is bad news for gardens.
  
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• One taken to hospital after car collides with barrier and overturns on Coast Road

  14-05-2025 15:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The car is thought to have struck a barrier before overturning on the eastbound carriageway near Battle Hill on Wednesday morning
  
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• Arrested North East teen Bella May Culley claims to be 'pregnant' as she's detained in Georgia

  14-05-2025 15:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bella May Culley, 18, is reportedly accused of taking up to 14kg cannabis into Georgia, after being stopped at customs at Tbilisi International Airport
  
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• Layton Carr Gateshead fire death investigation: Five more children arrested - BBC

  14-05-2025 15:05 via news.google.com
  Layton Carr Gateshead fire death investigation: Five more children arrested  BBC
  
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• Police latest on man arrested after armed police swarm Cramlington street

  14-05-2025 14:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm without a valid certificate on Tuesday and he remains in police custody
  
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• Travellers face £5,000 fine if they bring back 5 items 'even bought at duty free'

  14-05-2025 14:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government has said that the rules will be enforced and anyone found to be carrying items like sandwiches, cheese, cured meats, raw meats or milk into the country will be stopped at the border
  
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• Guide Post residents evacuated as bomb disposal experts called to Northumberland village

  14-05-2025 14:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police is investigating an item "being thrown at a property" in Guide Post in the early hours of Wednesday morning
  
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• Police spent weeks searching Benwell blast rubble for evidence of Reece Galbraith's deadly drugs factory

  14-05-2025 14:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Detective that led probe into explosion that killed seven-year-old Archie York reveals how officers uncovered killer's lethal 'cannabis gummies'
  
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• Footage shows moment deadly explosion ripped through Newcastle homes killing schoolboy Archie York

  14-05-2025 14:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reece Galbraith has today been jailed after pleading guilty to manslaughter in connection with fatal blast at Violet Close in Benwell
  
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• See moment Reece Galbraith is arrested in bed over fatal Violet Close explosion

  14-05-2025 14:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Galbraith was today jailed after admitting manslaughter in connection with the blast, in Benwell, Newcastle, that killed seven-year-old Archie York
  
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• Gardners urged to plant these fruit and vegetables from June onwards

  14-05-2025 14:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you want to start your own vegetable patch, June is the best time to kick it off
  
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• Gardeners urged to plant these fruit and vegetables from June onwards

  14-05-2025 14:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you want to start your own vegetable patch, June is the best time to kick it off
  
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• Five more arrests in Layton Carr fire death investigation as children aged between 11 and 14 questioned

  14-05-2025 13:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The boys, aged between 11 and 14, are being questioned on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with tragedy at Gateshead industrial estate
  
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• Damaged Dunston Staiths to reopen for events as 'safe route' found for Late Shows

  14-05-2025 13:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A "safe route" will allow small guided groups to visit The Staiths for the Late Shows on Saturday evening
  
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• Man suffers chest and leg injuries after vehicle rolls over on A1 in Northumberland

  14-05-2025 12:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The A1 northbound was closed between Shilbottle and Alnwick on Tuesday night following the collision
  
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• County Durham man impaled by forklift reunited with 'hero' medics who saved his life

  14-05-2025 12:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lee Johnson, 31, underwent two emergency surgeries to stabilise his pelvis and have his buttock reattached.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after five-vehicle crash on A194 at Gateshead - Chronicle Live

  14-05-2025 12:44 via news.google.com
  Man taken to hospital after five-vehicle crash on A194 at Gateshead  Chronicle Live
  
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• Man taken to hospital after five-vehicle crash on A194 at Gateshead

  14-05-2025 12:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the A194 on Tuesday afternoon after a crash involving multiple vehicles
  
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• Lone gannet 'Stevie' makes home on Northumberland's Farne Islands after surviving bird flu

  14-05-2025 12:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stevie the Gannet has built a nest on the cliffs of Inner Farne - but is miles from the nearest gannet colonies
  
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• Girl paralysed in climbing frame accident aged 8 - but it's not stopped her

  14-05-2025 12:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bel Young, from Harrogate, was left paralysed after she fell from a garden climbing frame in a freak accident - but that hasn't stopped her from living a full life
  
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• Full list of eligibility for spring Covid vaccine as doctors urge people to get jab

  14-05-2025 12:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Appointments for vaccines are available across the North East at hundreds of pharmacies and GP surgeries - here are details about who is eligible
  
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• Gateshead High Street plan to 'downsize' to help speed up project - BBC

  14-05-2025 12:17 via news.google.com
  Gateshead High Street plan to 'downsize' to help speed up project  BBC
  
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• Hundreds to protest against sewage pollution at three North East beaches

  14-05-2025 12:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Paddle-Out campaign comes the week after two North East beaches made the 'worst' in UK list due to poor water quality
  
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• BBC TV licence rule could see unsuspecting Brits handed hefty fines

  14-05-2025 12:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With fewer Brits willing to part with their cash for the BBC TV licence, avoiding a fine is even more important
  
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• Benwell explosion sentence LIVE: Updates as man learns fate for drug lab blast which killed Archie York, 7

  14-05-2025 11:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reece Galbraith is being sentenced for the manslaughter of little Archie York and 35-year-old Jason Laws in Benwell
  
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• Benwell explosion sentence LIVE: Updates as man jailed for 14 years for drug lab blast which killed Archie York, 7

  14-05-2025 11:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reece Galbraith has been jailed for the manslaughter of little Archie York and 35-year-old Jason Laws in Benwell
  
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• Co-op issues update after cyber attack as retailer re-stocks empty shelves

  14-05-2025 11:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Co-op says it is getting its online systems back on track in a 'safe and controlled manner' after being forced to shut down some of its systems
  
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• People born in these years urged to make vital State Pension check ahead of DWP change

  14-05-2025 10:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It’s important to be aware of upcoming State Pension changes, especially if you have a retirement plan in place - here's what you need to know
  
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• Southbay Civil Engineering relocates HQ to Gateshead - Place North East

  14-05-2025 10:21 via news.google.com
  Southbay Civil Engineering relocates HQ to Gateshead  Place North East
  
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• CCTV appeal after woman sexually assaulted in the Mushroom bar in Newcastle city centre

  14-05-2025 10:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man was removed from the bar by staff at the time of the incident
  
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• Two DWP changes that could stop benefit payments for millions of PIP claimants

  14-05-2025 10:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tougher eligibility criteria could result in many PIP claimants losing their benefit payments - here is an explanation of how people will be affected by the changes
  
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