Gateshead news

• Fuel prices could be 'heading to £3 a litre' if major change is driven through

  25-09-2026 10:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Petrol and diesel drivers could again be hit with a price hike
  
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• Alleged North East murder victim who died after sustaining 'stab wounds' is named

  25-09-2026 22:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dean Fishwick, 51, from Peterlee died following an incident in the town on Wednesday, September 23
  
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• Winning EuroMillions and Thunderball numbers for Friday's £111m jackpot

  25-09-2026 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All of the important details about the Euromillions and Thunderball draws
  
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• Andy Burnham rules out early general election as Labour conference approaches

  25-09-2026 21:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The next test of public opinion at the ballot box will not be until 2029, the Prime Minister also said in a round of interviews
  
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• 'Total contradiction' - Gateshead councillors clash over Reform's plans to cut council tax support

  25-09-2026 21:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Opposition councillors claimed the move contradicted the aims of the strategy
  
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• Whitley Bay community centre granted alcohol licence to help host specific events

  25-09-2026 21:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The community centre has been granted a licence to serve alcohol to help it host specific events.
  
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• Whitley Bay community centre grand alcohol licence to help host specific events

  25-09-2026 21:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The community centre has been granted a licence to serve alcohol to help it host specific events.
  
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• Tyneside council announces £100,000 outdoor education fund amid High Borrans closure

  25-09-2026 20:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amid the scheduled closure of North Tyneside Council's High Borrans outdoor education centre, £100,000 has been allocated to improve access for children.
  
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• North Tyneside councillors reject recommended allowances increase

  25-09-2026 20:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  While allowances will stay as they are, calls to reduce them were voted down.
  
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• Girl, 11, who suffered persistent vomiting rushed to Freeman Hospital and put on 'super urgent' heart transplant list

  25-09-2026 20:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  11-year-old Scarlett Icke fell ill suddenly. She had a lethal heart condition that had been previously undetected.
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning Lottery numbers for Friday, September 25

  25-09-2026 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's EuroMillions and Thunderball draws
  
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• 'I thought I was about to die' - North East couple postpone wedding after 'terrifying' crash

  25-09-2026 19:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Calder and Alixandra Cadden-Young were involved in the collision in the van he uses for his business, while driving home from a food festival
  
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• North East woman 'utterly convinced she was going to die' in terrifying three hour ordeal

  25-09-2026 18:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Craig Merrigan, of Sunderland, subjected the woman to a shocking attack which has left her traumatised
  
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• Footage shows another driver going the wrong way on A1 at notorious Northumberland junction

  25-09-2026 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It happened at the same junction where a motorhome was forced to carry out a u-turn after making the same mistake
  
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• Pregnant mum is killed in ‘one of worst cases of domestic violence’

  25-09-2026 17:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Zak Hughes, 29, beat 27-year-old Sarah Montgomery to death at her home
  
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• Five people missing after huge explosion causes building to collapse in Athens

  25-09-2026 17:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A huge explosion has caused a two-storey building to collapse close to the Acropolis in Athens, with five people missing and two women rescued from the rubble
  
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• Prolific Gateshead shoplifter jailed for breaching restraining orders

  25-09-2026 17:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Adam Sweet targeted a number of stores in the town, including Morrisons Allerdene, Co-op on Beacon Lough Road and Spar in Wrekenton
  
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• Man tragically dies in North East house fire as investigation launched into cause

  25-09-2026 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to an area of Witton Park this morning after blaze at a property
  
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• 'Ultra-rapid' new genetic brain tumour test to be rolled out in Newcastle

  25-09-2026 17:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new genetic test for brain tumours which could "transform" care for patients is to be subject to a pilot programme in Newcastle's hospitals
  
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• North Tyneside Council chair apologises for 'shut up' remark to campaigner at High Borrans debate

  25-09-2026 16:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The chair of North Tyneside Council has apologised to High Borrans campaigners after footage showed her saying 'oh shut up' as emotional activists left the chamber.
  
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• Five arrests and 12 vehicles seized in Gateshead as police target motorcycle crime

  25-09-2026 16:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The specialist road safety unit of Northumbria Police undertook four days of action in Windy Nook and Whitehills earlier this month
  
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• Man jailed for ramming North East house with tractor after graves of relatives desecrated

  25-09-2026 15:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nathan Blagg, 28, was jailed after stealing a tractor and driving it into a house in Middlesbrough in May, a court heard
  
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• 52 pictures of students in Newcastle during Freshers Week in 2015

  25-09-2026 13:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  52 pictures of students in Newcastle during Freshers Week in 2015
  
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• Coroner finds NHS failures prior to killing of 'deeply-loved' man on Newcastle mental health ward

  25-09-2026 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There had been missed opportunities to better monitor a man who stopped taking anti-psychotic medication prior to killing a fellow patient in a NHS mental health unit, a coroner has found
  
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• Blue Badge '3 year' rule questioned - 'exceptions' and 'under no circumstances' guidance

  25-09-2026 12:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Blue Badge helps you park close to your destination as a driver or passenger
  
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• Player slapped with five-year ban from all football after GBH conviction over fan attack

  25-09-2026 12:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Calum Merrin was playing for Elburton Villa when he and another male inflicted GBH on a football fan during an FA Vase match at Brixham - he has now been banned from all football for five years and received a suspended prison sentence
  
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• Newcastle mum wins 'life-changing' £10,000 a month prize on Set For Life

  25-09-2026 12:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The mother-of-two matched five main numbers on the National Lottery game, and has now won an overall amount of £120,000
  
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• Huge 'boom' heard across Teesside as resident 'thought Russia had attacked'

  25-09-2026 12:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Residents from Guisborough to Hartlepool were startled by loud booms as Redcar Bulk Terminal carried out a controlled demolition of two cranes
  
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• Tragic Noah Woods 'left play area through fence gap' before being found in lake

  25-09-2026 12:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The child became separated from a relative in a play area according to Suffolk Police
  
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• Homeware brand stocked by Fenwick and John Lewis plunges into administration after 56 years in business

  25-09-2026 11:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'Great sadness' as the luxury homeware brand, which has traded since 1970, has now closed
  
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