Gateshead news

• Help available for vulnerable residents cut off by coronavirus pandemic

  01-04-2020 16:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Support will be tailored for individual needs, including help with essential food and medicine deliveries
  
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• High Borrans charity 'deeply saddened' by closure of centre but legacy will live on'

  01-07-2026 18:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  High Borrans is set for closure in November, with a charitable organisation behind it left "saddened"
  
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• Supporters gather in Newcastle fan zone to watch England take on DR Congo in World Cup 2026 last 32

  01-07-2026 18:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Three Lions will take on the African side for the first time ever on Wednesday evening
  
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• Police statement in full as two people die in North Shields house fire

  01-07-2026 17:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services have been at the scene since around 3.30am this morning
  
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• North Shields house fire: Two people die as investigation continues

  01-07-2026 17:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighting crews were called to a property in Cragside Avenue in North Shields after a blaze broke out Wednesday morning
  
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• Tributes to 'bright, smart and funny' Whitley Bay university student after sudden death aged 21

  01-07-2026 16:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Finn Dickinson, known as Rivers, was in the third year of a history degree at Lancaster University when tragedy struck last month
  
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• Top Newcastle private schools announce completion of merger amid 'unprecedented pressures'

  01-07-2026 16:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Royal Grammar School and Westfield School will now exist under the banner of a new organisation, the RGS Newcastle Group of Schools
  
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• Newcastle City Baths to be taken over by new operator after charity's collapse

  01-07-2026 16:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council says handing the City Baths to GLL will protect the historic pool's future, though admits it is unlikely to get back £6 million it is owed from its former operator
  
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• Stop suffering from hay fever and try pharmacist's 6 easy steps to ease symptoms

  01-07-2026 16:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you're suffering from hay fever this summer, a pharmacist has shared 6 commonly recommended treatments that may help to relieve your symptoms – and they really work
  
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• All Halifax banks to disappear from high street with customers moved to Lloyds

  01-07-2026 15:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Halifax customers will be invited to move across to the Lloyds app and digital banking and will see their accounts rebranded to Lloyds
  
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• Hopes for business boost after Edinburgh networking event for Chamber of Commerce

  01-07-2026 15:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The event was said to be an opportunity for representatives to collaborate and expand their networks beyond their home regions
  
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• Warning over packing lithium batteries in suitcases ahead of summer holiday season

  01-07-2026 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The warning comes as 675,000 are set to pass through Newcastle and Teesside Airports this July and August
  
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• Tyneside shipyard owner welcomes new opportunities in Defence Investment Plan

  01-07-2026 14:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Balaena chief executive Simon Gillett said the news was a vote of confidence in historic shipbuilding communities like Tyneside
  
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• Sunderland's National Glass Centre added Heritage buildings at risk register

  01-07-2026 14:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Glass Centre is one of nine buildings in the North East added to the register
  
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• Major TG Jones update as 150 high street shops at risk of closure under shake-up

  01-07-2026 14:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are a number of TG Jones stores in the North East including Newcastle, Gateshead, Durham and Morpeth
  
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• Greggs finance boss to retire after 28 years with the high street bakery

  01-07-2026 14:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Greggs chief Roisin Currie thanked Richard Hutton for his "outstanding" contribution to the business
  
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• Search for missing 15-year-old last seen bare foot believed to have travelled to Newcastle

  01-07-2026 14:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cleveland Police officers are working to find Lilee Chalk, who was last seen at around 9pm, on Tuesday, June 30
  
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• Two 'crucial' things you must do now to avoid paying higher energy bills

  01-07-2026 14:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The advice from experts comes as the new Ofgem energy price cap kicks in on Wednesday, with many UK householders expected to pay higher bills
  
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• Metro suspension LIVE: Updates as trains back on but passengers warned normal service 'will take some time'

  01-07-2026 14:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trains had been suspended between Heworth and South Shields and Heworth and South Hylton
  
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• Gateshead cat rescued after being run over by car and left 'close to death'

  01-07-2026 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  When Shola arrived at the PDSA pet hospital in Gateshead, she was bleeding from her nose and eye, struggling to breathe, and unable to stand
  
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• Former Royal Navy officer jailed for double murder on trial for rape and indecent assaults including North East boy

  01-07-2026 13:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Allan Grimson was sentenced for the killings of Nicholas Wright and Sion Jenkins in 2001, and he now stands accused of rape and indecent assault
  
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• Dramatic rescue from North Shields house fire as probe launched - fire brigade statement in full

  01-07-2026 13:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Five fire appliances were called to an address on Wednesday morning as one patient has been taken to hospital for further treatment
  
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• Metro suspension expected for 'most of day' following 'failed engineering vehicle' - key details

  01-07-2026 13:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trains had been suspended between Heworth and South Shields and Heworth South and Hylton due to a failed engineering vehicle
  
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• UK's longest-serving female prisoner who murdered North East woman is set for release

  01-07-2026 12:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Maria Pearson, 70, was jailed for life in 1987 for the murder of her ex-boyfriend's new partner
  
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• Longest-serving female prisoner who murdered North East woman is set for release

  01-07-2026 12:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Maria Pearson, 70, was jailed for life in 1987 for the murder of her ex-boyfriend's new partner
  
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• Metro suspension LIVE: Updates as disruption to last 'most of day' after 'engineering vehicle' failed

  01-07-2026 12:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trains had been suspended between Heworth and South Shields and Heworth South and Hylton
  
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• North Shields house fire LIVE: Updates as 'persons' rescued by firefighters and investigation launched

  01-07-2026 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighting crews were called to a property in Cragside Avenue in North Shields after a blaze broke out Wednesday morning
  
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• Two Hampshire police officers investigated after Henry Nowak murder

  01-07-2026 11:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an investigation into the alleged conduct of two Hampshire police officers following the arrest and handcuffing of Henry Nowak
  
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• Huge emergency operation as firefighters tackle North Shields house fire

  01-07-2026 11:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were altered to the blaze at around 3.30am on Wednesday morning
  
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• Tragedy as woman killed by alligator in rare Florida attack

  01-07-2026 11:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brittany Clark's partner made frantic attempts to save her life
  
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