Gateshead news

• Exactly why Eldon Square was evacuated in Newcastle this morning

  02-11-2026 13:12 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Newcastle city centre shopping centre was evacuated on Monday, November 2 as part of a training drill
  
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• Train services between Newcastle and London cancelled or delayed after person hit by a train

  11-11-2026 15:54 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Emergency services are currently responding to the incident at Hatfield and all train lines are closed
  
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• A19 lorry fire LIVE: Major delays with 999 crews at scene near Moor Farm Roundabout

  11-11-2026 15:35 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The A19 is closed heading Southbound between Moor Farm Roundabout and Killingworth
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro commuter chaos explained – with cold weather now blamed for severe delays

  11-11-2026 14:56 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Metro passengers were met with cancellations and heavy delays on Tuesday morning due to disruption that was initially blamed on a failed train at the Gosforth depot
  
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• Two North East dentists taken over - and one will be open to new NHS patients

  11-11-2026 14:36 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Two dentist practices - in Newcastle city centre and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea - are now part of the mydentist group.
  
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• Respected Wallsend off-shore worker, 62, broke wife's nose during campaign of abuse

  11-11-2026 14:32 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Ronald Gibbins also put his hands around the neck of the victim to the point she thought she was going to pass out and repeatedly hit her in the home they shared
  
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• Seven people arrested in North Tyneside on drug supply charges after police raids

  11-11-2026 14:30 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Properties in North Shields, Tynemouth and Whitley Bay were targeted by Northumbria Police teams on Wednesday morning
  
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• Care worker jailed for stealing elderly women's wedding ring to buy Christmas presents

  11-11-2026 13:54 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Amy Bassett was sentenced to 52 months' imprisonment at Bristol Crown Court
  
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• North East shop could lose alcohol licence after selling drink to 15-year-old girl

  11-11-2026 12:56 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Trading Standards officers conducted an underage test purchase at the shop
  
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• UK schools evacuated after 'death is near' bomb threat email as police probe

  11-11-2026 12:36 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland have reportedly received a threatening 'Death Is Near' email, prompting urgent inquiries by Police Scotland and the PSNI, with the Education Authority saying the warning resembles last month's suspected hoax
  
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• Man planned to petrol bomb hotel to 'kill as many migrants inside as possible'

  11-11-2026 12:20 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Mikka Anderson, 24, who is said to have admired Hitler and referred to himself as a Nazi, had plans for 'terrorist violence', a court heard
  
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• Wigan gran, 63, caught with £10k cash, cocaine and heroin walks free from court

  11-11-2026 12:06 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Donna Glynn, 63, was caught when police - acting on a tip-off - found nearly £10,000 in cash in a bookcase; cocaine in a Horlicks tub in her kitchen; and heroin in her garden shed
  
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• Residents fear they are being 'led down the garden path' over North East data centre plans

  11-11-2026 11:59 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Residents in County Durham have raised concerns about noise, traffic, water supplies due to the plans for the huge data centre
  
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• Full list of DWP Universal Credit, PIP and Pension Credit benefit rates for 2027

  11-11-2026 11:59 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The new higher payment rates for Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance and Carer’s Allowance
  
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• North East assistant principal banned for 'sexist and misogynistic comments' in front of pupils

  11-11-2026 11:26 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Sam Piggott made a 'number of sexist and misogynistic comments in front of the children to whom he was supposed to be a role model'
  
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• DWP Wednesday update confirms £250 a week state pension change

  11-11-2026 11:14 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions today released details showing exactly how much state pensions will rise
  
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• World War II veteran thought to be oldest person in the North East celebrates 107th birthday

  11-11-2026 11:00 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  RAF veteran Harold Hodgson received more than 300 birthday cards from across the UK
  
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• New 'state-of-the-art' affordable homes in Northumberland will have extra cheap rents

  11-11-2026 11:00 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The homes will be available to rent at just 70% of the market value
  
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• Woman woken at 4am by ex-boyfriend in her bedroom days after his prison release

  11-11-2026 10:18 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  David Manby, 38, left his ex-girlfriend feeling 'trapped, frightened and powerless' when he turned up at her home during the night
  
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• Waitrose 'do not consume' warning as sweet treats recalled over health risk

  11-11-2026 09:38 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Full details of the products affected have been outlined here, including the Best Before dates to look out for
  
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• Stunning giant ball of seaglass found on North East beach

  11-11-2026 09:37 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  A professional beachcomber says it is the biggest he has ever seen
  
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• New £825 car tax rule change confirmed – what it means for drivers from April 2027

  11-11-2026 08:53 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Treasury has confirmed Vehicle Excise Duty rates will rise from April 2027 with drivers of older high-emission cars expected to pay £825 a year
  
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• Jonathan Ross speaks out with 'horrified' David Walliams and Russell Brand statement

  11-11-2026 08:15 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Jonathan Ross has issued a statement on former 'friends' Russell Brand and David Walliams saying he was 'genuinely unaware of their conduct'
  
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• Masked robber who stormed Spar shop in Newcastle tracked down by 'distinctive shirt'

  11-11-2026 02:00 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Career criminal Jason Downs, whose appalling record spans 37 years, was unaware his accomplice was armed with some scissors when the pair targeted a Spar shop
  
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• Three North East motorway services ranked among UK's best and worst

  11-11-2026 01:45 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  37,000 people took part in a national survey ranking facilities, food and drink and more
  
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• Gateshead Council chief executive to leave for North Yorkshire top job

  11-11-2026 01:45 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Gateshead Council's most senior officer is expected to take the reins as chief executive in North Yorkshire next year
  
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• New specialist education places to be created at Northumberland secondary school

  11-11-2026 01:30 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  A report warned that without the additional places the council could struggle to meet demand
  
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• Gateshead pub demolition plans confirmed as council announces push to remove 'eyesores'

  11-11-2026 01:15 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Curley’s pub and the Park Lane club are both set to be demolished next year, under a long-planned regeneration of Gateshead High Street
  
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• Major drop in Puffin numbers on Farne Islands due to severe winter weather

  11-11-2026 01:02 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Atlantic puffins most vulnerable to severe weather saw numbers of breeding pairs fall by 12%
  
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• Beautiful Northumberland town named among happiest places to live in UK

  11-11-2026 01:01 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Northumberland town was the only in the North East to make the top 10 list
  
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