Gateshead news

• 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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• South Shields homeless man sent intimate photo during online chat with 'girl'

  08-08-2026 03:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joseph Spooner thought he was sending messages to a 15-year-old but it was actually a decoy set up by an online vigilante group
  
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• Postcode Lottery winners in the North East this week in these six lucky areas

  08-08-2026 03:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The postcode lottery brings six areas some wins this week - including in Whitley Bay, Gateshead and Sunderland
  
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• Gateshead paedophile who lied about having sexual interest in children dies at HMP Durham

  08-08-2026 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stanley Burnett, 76, was serving a five-year prison sentence for downloading sickening child abuse images
  
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• New café, flats, and school extension among Newcastle planning applications

  08-08-2026 01:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here is a round-up of recent planning submissions in an around Newcastle Upon Tyne
  
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• Tyneside woman's first date horror as romance turned to brutal violence

  08-08-2026 01:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephanie Kerr repeatedly punched the woman after they went back to her house
  
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• Drug smugglers and drunks among those arrested at Newcastle Airport

  08-08-2026 01:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  These people landed themselves in court after being arrested at Newcastle Airport
  
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• Ryanair flight heading to France diverts as mid-air medical emergency declared

  07-08-2026 22:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The jet made a dramatic diversion after a cabin crew member fell ill shortly after take-off
  
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• Major emergency response in Benwell with man in blood-soaked top taken to hospital

  07-08-2026 21:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Up to 15 police officers swarmed Fairholm Road with an eyewitness seeing a man with a 'bloody T-shirt' being taken away in an ambulance
  
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• Tributes paid to Tynemouth honorary lifeboat captain and chef who has died aged 91

  07-08-2026 21:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bryan Hodgson was described as 'absolutely amazing' and 'full of mischief' by his daughter Julie
  
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• Winning EuroMillions and Thunderball lottery numbers for Friday's £94m jackpot

  07-08-2026 21:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All of the important details about the Euromillions and Thunderball draws
  
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• Legal action being considered over High Borrans closure by campaign group

  07-08-2026 21:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A group dedicated to saving the High Borrans outdoor education centre from closure is considering a legal review
  
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• Motorbike disorder 'out of control' in Northumberland town with calls for 'safe space'

  07-08-2026 21:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Issues with motorbike disorder have been branded 'out of control'
  
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• Care firm apologises after woman fed 'meal intended for family dog' in blunder

  07-08-2026 20:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The woman was also a victim of force-feeding and, at times, was not given food at all
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning Lottery numbers for Friday, August 7

  07-08-2026 20:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's EuroMillions and Thunderball draws
  
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• Teen boy fighting for life after 'BMW X1 crash with cyclists'

  07-08-2026 18:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop after a collision between a BMW X1 and two bicycles
  
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• Jewellery shop owner's Darras Hall home ransacked in £50,000 targeted heist

  07-08-2026 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mandeep Thiara and another man travelled from Bradford to carry out the break-in at the couple's home in Darras Hall while they were at work
  
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• New 'red routes' to be introduced in Newcastle in bid to tackle 'dangerous' parking

  07-08-2026 17:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Motorists who fail to follow the rules of the red routes, which ban vehicles from stopping, could be receive a penalty charge notice
  
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• 'We expect action' - Calls for boats to help collect spilled nurdles after River Tyne crash

  07-08-2026 17:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Volunteers have been cleaning up the plastic pellets as they have washed up on the beach
  
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• Newcastle city centre £70m office block plans take major step forward

  07-08-2026 17:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The planned 12-storey building would be a major part of the Founders Place development behind Central Station
  
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• Two men charged after suspected attempted motorbike robbery in Newcastle city centre

  07-08-2026 17:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is alleged that two men were using bolt cutters to break a lock attached to a motorbike inside the car park at The Gate
  
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• First pictures of parents charged over death of one-year-old boy

  07-08-2026 17:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Maero Johnson died from severe malnutrition in August 2023
  
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• Holidaymakers in Mallorca issued warning for next week amid safety concerns

  07-08-2026 16:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Spanish holiday hotspot is one of the few places in Europe that will experience a total solar eclipse on Wednesday 12 August 2026
  
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• Attempted murder arrest after woman stabbed at North East house

  07-08-2026 16:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating a stabbing in Pelton, County Durham, with a woman in hospital and a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
  
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• Body of 11-year-old girl found in water near woodland park

  07-08-2026 15:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to the Gore Glen area, near Gorebridge, following concerns for the girl, with her body found in the Gore Water later that afternoon
  
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• Dozens of GP surgeries in Durham and Northumberland hit by huge IT disruption as statement issued

  07-08-2026 15:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Major issues have been reported with around 70 GP surgeries in the North East
  
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• Love Island's Adam Collard arrives at court as his dad is due to go on trial accused of assaulting him

  07-08-2026 13:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Adam Collard was spotted arriving at Newcastle Magistrates' Court with his fiancé sports presenter Laura Woods
  
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• Caravan torched and windows smashed in Howdon street as police investigate 'arson' attack

  07-08-2026 13:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to Oban Avenue in Howdon on Wednesday night after a fire broke out following a "disturbance" in the area
  
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• Every UK driveway affected as 'change takes place'

  07-08-2026 13:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A paving expert has warned that heatwave-cracked driveways across the UK could be at risk
  
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• EuroMillions lottery ticket warning as four weeks left to find North East £1m winner

  07-08-2026 12:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The clock is ticking for a mystery ticket-holder who is still yet to claim a £1 million EuroMillions prize
  
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