Gateshead news

• 25 adorable pictures from Newcastle's answer to Crufts - Dog on the Tyne

  01-08-2026 22:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On Saturday the Quayside was bustling with Tyneside's best turned-out pooches
  
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• Winning Lotto and Thunderball numbers for Saturday, August 1

  01-08-2026 21:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All of the important details about the Lotto and Thunderball draws
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Saturday, August 1

  01-08-2026 20:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws
  
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• New probes launched as family's fight for justice goes on two years after Washington dad's hospital death

  01-08-2026 19:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bill Trotter died in Cumbria in July 2024 - his children still feel they have been denied justice
  
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• Pawz For Thought's work tackling the hidden cat crisis on North East streets

  01-08-2026 19:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rescuers at local rescue Pawz For Thought's new initiative is helping keep stray cats off the street
  
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• Speeding Newcastle driver pulled over by police found to be drunk and carrying a knife

  01-08-2026 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Collier, who has a previous convictions for carrying a knife, was pulled over in Newcastle city centre
  
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• British woman found dead in suitcase in Athens - all we know so far

  01-08-2026 18:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, was found dead inside a suitcase in an abandoned building in Athens, Greece, on July 18 - Greek police have fast-tracked toxicology tests and results are expected within days
  
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• Inside 'beautiful' six-bedroom home with panoramic views of the Northumberland countryside

  01-08-2026 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The residence arranged over four floors on one of Northumberland's most iconic coastal locations is marketed by Galbraith
  
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• Full list of sanctions that can be imposed on a councillor by a standards hearing

  01-08-2026 18:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Northumberland county councillor is being investigated over a 'likely significant' complaint
  
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• Gateshead drink-driver asked the wrong person to help him after his wheel fell off

  01-08-2026 17:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Robert Bragason asked for help but the police officer immediately noticed he smelled of alcohol
  
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• High Borrans campaign group fears closure will see 'irreplaceable' centre 'lost forever'

  01-08-2026 17:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new campaign force has been established to challenge and find alternatives to the closure of High Borrans outdoor education centre
  
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• Police hunting escaped prisoner who fled from court van

  01-08-2026 17:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Grzyb, 22, fled from the court transport van when it arrived outside Liverpool Magistrates Court at around 10am on Saturday
  
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• Eight bikers facing bill of almost £1000 after stopping for ice cream

  01-08-2026 17:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The eight motorcyclists are in the process of receiving two lots of £60 fines after twice stopping for ice creams unaware that new ANPR parking charges had been introduced
  
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• 'Homeless man' sought for questioning after British woman's body found in suitcase in Athens

  01-08-2026 16:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The body of Scot Elisabeth Jane Ross, 38, was found inside a suitcase in a derelict property in Athens
  
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• Workers run to escape horror fire tearing through Washington factory before huge explosion

  01-08-2026 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wojciech Koltunik, who runs a garage opposite Streamline PopTop, the scene of a large blaze, said he'd never seen a fire like it
  
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• Betfred to close 132 UK shops with 600 job losses in wake of gambling tax rises

  01-08-2026 16:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A tenth of betting shops are set to be among the closures
  
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• UK households to receive £600 boost from EON for having these two appliances

  01-08-2026 13:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  EON is rewarding households for making a change which could see them save a lot of money on their energy bills
  
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• Every update as car smashes into Sunderland house sparking huge emergency response

  01-08-2026 13:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A police cordon was place in Sunderland after a serious crash with a car smashing into a house on Saturday morning
  
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• Armed police called as axe-wielding thug attacked officers before being detained by dog

  01-08-2026 13:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alex Robinson, of Murton, was Tasered by officers but then grabbed an axe and began chasing officers who retreated to their marked police car
  
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• Devastating aftermath of huge Washington factory fire that burned for more than 12 hours

  01-08-2026 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A major fire which engulfed part of Streamline PopTop, on the Crowther Industrial Estate, saw black smoke billowing into the sky
  
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• Tyneside in 1986: 10 photographs from the Chronicle archive showing scenes 40 years ago

  01-08-2026 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From Gazza at Newcastle United, to John Hall at the new Metrocentre - 10 Tyneside images from four decades ago
  
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• Police forced to 'ram' mindless driver after he took them on 120mph chase in Newcastle

  01-08-2026 12:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Connor Aitchinson forced officers to abandon the dangerous pursuit three times after he flouted red lights, went the wrong way round roundabouts and drove on wrong side of the road near Newcastle Airport
  
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• County Durham woman quits nursery teaching to become funeral arranger aged 23

  01-08-2026 12:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shauna Batey says swapping careers is the 'best thing I ever did'
  
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• Unconscious person taken to hospital after car smashes into house on busy North East road

  01-08-2026 12:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to Chester Road, at the junction with Kayll Road, at around 5am this morning
  
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• Lloyds set to pay £829 compensation to customers as it decides 'the right step'

  01-08-2026 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Certain Lloyds customers are due receive payouts
  
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• Sunderland crash LIVE: Updates as car smashes into house with major road cordoned off

  01-08-2026 10:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A police cordon is in place in Sunderland after a serious crash with a car smashing into a house on Saturday morning
  
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• Northumberland blood cancer survivor completes 100th parkrun with beloved dog

  01-08-2026 10:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Deb Sayer says that her black Labrador Tank gave her the reason to 'keep putting one foot in front of the other' during her treatment
  
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• Expert shares advice for holidaymakers on how to avoid airport queues and delays

  01-08-2026 10:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Helpful tips for those travelling to Europe this summer
  
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• FIFA scraps World Cup investment plan amid UEFA boycott threat and global opposition

  01-08-2026 09:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  FIFA has scrapped their World Cup plans
  
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• Car expert's warning over electric doors and one 'potential nightmare'

  01-08-2026 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The car expert has said he would avoid buying a car with the feature - and here's why
  
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• People with gardens told to do this task before Monday

  01-08-2026 04:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gardeners may need to 'cut them back'
  
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• Northumberland GP practice issued warning notice and ordered to improve after inspection

  01-08-2026 03:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Guide Post Medical Group has been told to make improvements after being in beach of a legal regulation in relation to safe care and treatment
  
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• Full list of North East postcodes with lucky streets after winning Postcode Lottery

  01-08-2026 02:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Some residents in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and County Durham who play the national game have been lucky enough to win a £1,000 prize
  
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• New Whitley Bay restaurant and dog grooming salon among latest Tyneside planning applications

  01-08-2026 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans have been lodged to open a new restaurant in a former betting shop while a bar could be transformed into a dog groomers
  
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• Names and faces of North East criminals jailed in July including paedophiles and baby shaking dad

  01-08-2026 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drug dealers, thugs, sex offenders and domestic abusers are among those to be dealt with in court for their despicable crimes
  
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• Inside Holy Island 'characterful' Grade II listed home for sale at £550,000

  01-08-2026 01:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The residence is arranged over four floors on one of Northumberland's most iconic coastal locations
  
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• Marching back to the 1970s and the North East's juvenile jazz bands craze

  01-08-2026 01:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A time when the sound of drums and kazoos regularly echoed around the housing estates of the region
  
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• Ryanair flight met by police at Newcastle Airport due to passenger's 'weird behaviour'

  01-08-2026 01:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'Disruptive passenger' Caitlin Anderson was on a Ryanair plane when she pulled out her own hair extensions during an outburst
  
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• Every update on major Washington factory fire with 'several explosions' heard

  01-08-2026 00:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A huge fire has torn through a factory on the Crowther Industrial Estate with an eyewitness hearing 'several explosions'
  
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