Gateshead news

• First Drive: BMW M2

  20-04-2016 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We test the little firecracker in right-hand drive.
  
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• Proposed petrol station price rise for first time in 16 years to cost drivers thousands

  18-03-2026 09:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fuel duty is set to rise for the first time in 16 years as the 5p cut from 2022 ends, adding £3,400 to lifetime costs for drivers
  
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• Popular Newcastle bakery 'delighted' after winning £25,000 to deliver National Stottie Week

  18-03-2026 09:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Big River Bakery has been awarded the funds after winning Airbnb’s Best of British Fund
  
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• Royal Mail delays causing 'severe consequences' for Northumberland residents

  18-03-2026 02:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Lavery said one resident was faced with a 'potentially life-threatening emergency' after a medical letter was missed
  
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• Ex-midwife seriously injured cyclist after ploughing into him in Land Rover in Northumberland

  18-03-2026 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cheryl Black crashed into the victim in Morpeth and left him needing surgery for an open elbow fracture, broken nose and facial injuries
  
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• Woman's birthday celebrations at Newcastle hotel ended in horror due to bully boyfriend

  18-03-2026 01:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Patrick, of Gateshead, left his girlfriend fearing he'd kill her during series of attacks with a judge branding him a bully
  
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• The £470m boost to the North East that it once would have missed out on

  18-03-2026 01:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A funding package of £350m has been agreed by local leaders, while the Government has also pledged a new £120m to the region
  
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• Driving age of 16 proposed amid consultation on Minimum Learning Period

  18-03-2026 01:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The minister warned of ‘disporportionate’ collisions swaying the verdict
  
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• 'Outstanding' North East care home praised for having a 'culture of kindness'

  18-03-2026 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Holly House Care Home has been praised by the Care Quality Commission, after inspectors visited the Washington premises
  
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• Newcastle Airport accused of 'smoke and mirrors' by climate campaigners over expansion plans

  18-03-2026 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Opponents of plans to almost double passenger numbers at Newcastle Airport to nine million per year by 2040 fear it could help 'derail' efforts to reach net zero
  
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• Hidden medieval wall painting dating back 700 years uncovered at North East castle

  18-03-2026 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Revealed during renovations of Durham Castle, the artwork could date back to the late 13th to early 14th centuries
  
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• ‘Postcode lottery’ could see bailiffs at your door over unpaid water bills

  18-03-2026 00:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A BBC expert explained what rights you have when facing a bailiff over unpaid water bills
  
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• Van smashes into Newcastle jewellery shop in suspected ram raid with police cordon in place

  17-03-2026 20:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating a suspected ram raid at Sunny Jewellers in the West End of Newcastle with a section of the road taped off
  
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• North East mayor to get more power to spend national taxes under new move from Chancellor

  17-03-2026 20:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rachel Reeves says she will set out a 'road map for future fiscal devolution' at her next budget in the autumn
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing hope for Sunderland as £38.5m Crown Works studios deal signed off

  17-03-2026 20:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A funding package to start construction on a scaled-back version of Sunderland's Crown Works film and TV studios development has been agreed
  
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• Gateshead arena funding agreed as mayor promises to rid Quayside of undeveloped 'eyesore'

  17-03-2026 20:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A £24 million investment from the North East mayor to help revive ambitions of a world class arena on the Gateshead Quayside was agreed on Tuesday
  
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• Man headbutted his friend so hard he split his own head open on Newcastle night out

  17-03-2026 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew MacLean, of Wallsend, caused his then-friend to lose a tooth during a drunken assault in Newcastle
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning Lottery numbers for Tuesday, March 17

  17-03-2026 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's EuroMillions and Thunderball draws
  
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• Mum of murdered Newcastle schoolboy fears Ian Huntley got 'easy way out'

  17-03-2026 19:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Liz Neailey, from Arthur's Hill, says her 'heart goes out to the families' of Ian Huntley's victims after experiencing the agony of losing her son Wesley
  
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• Newcastle Quays - the once thriving Tyneside retail park on its way back to life

  17-03-2026 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With a new name and an updated look, the former Royal Quays looks to be on the right path to rediscovering its past success
  
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• Newcastle 'ram raid' LIVE: Updates as police cordon off street after van smashes into jewellery shop

  17-03-2026 18:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A huge police presence has swarmed Tamworth Road in the West End of Newcastle with the street taped off following a suspected ram raid
  
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• Every update after Newcastle 'ram raid' sees van smash into jewellery shop

  17-03-2026 18:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A huge police presence has swarmed Tamworth Road in the West End of Newcastle with the street taped off following a suspected ram raid
  
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• Fourth Kent school affected by meningitis B outbreak as pupil hospitalised

  17-03-2026 18:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Year 13 pupil at Highworth Grammar School in Ashford has been hospitalised with suspected meningitis B as the outbreak linked to Canterbury nightclub claims two lives
  
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• UK to be hotter than Greece with 20C heat as Met Office forecasts warm weather

  17-03-2026 18:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Parts of the UK will be hotter than Greece this week as the Met Office forecasts temperatures soaring to 20C in west Wales and western England on Wednesday
  
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• Kent University meningitis outbreak spreads to France as vaccine demand surges

  17-03-2026 18:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two students have died and 15 people have been hospitalised with Meningitis B as the Kent outbreak spreads to France, with pharmacies reporting unprecedented vaccine demand
  
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• Major train rule change from April to affect train ticket holders and fare dodgers

  17-03-2026 17:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officials say compensation will be quicker and easier to get as the Government cracks down on fare dodgers
  
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• Trump's National Counterterrorism Centre chief quits over Iran war

  17-03-2026 17:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, has resigned saying he "cannot in good conscience" back the Trump administration's war in the Middle East
  
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• Free books for thousands more Newcastle children as Dolly Parton library project doubles in size

  17-03-2026 17:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A project to give free books to every newborn baby in Newcastle has already handed out more than 6,000 stories since launching last year and will now be extended
  
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• Police to escort Sunderland fans to St James' Park ahead of Tyne-Wear Derby

  17-03-2026 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cordons will also be in place outside the stadium as Newcastle United and Sunderland AFC come face-to-face on Tyneside for the first time in 10 years
  
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• The North East model with Miss Universe GB final and 'dream wedding' on the horizon

  17-03-2026 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alisha Cowie, 26, from Spennymoor in County Durham, thought she had missed her chance, but a change to the international pageant's rules means she can have 'the best of both worlds'
  
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