Gateshead news

• Piers Morgan drops hint he may quit Good Morning Britain

  15-10-2020 17:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan has hinted he could see his future away from television
  
  Read more

• North East engineers with more than century of service honoured with Lifetime Achievement awards

  23-09-2026 21:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Billy Cummings and John Jackson have both worked at Go North East for over 50 years each
  
  Read more

• First-in-the-UK operation in Newcastle sees lifesaving kidney transplant take place

  23-09-2026 21:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Freeman Hospital experts have carried out a pioneering kidney transplant
  
  Read more

• Tributes to 'firm favourite' police horse who helped protect North East

  23-09-2026 21:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police horse Pep, known for her distinct markings and brave nature, has sadly passed away
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• North Shields crash sees one taken to hospital after 'road traffic incident'

  23-09-2026 21:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East Ambulance Service deployed multiple vehicles to the scene on Tanners Bank, just before 12pm on Tuesday
  
  Read more

• Hopes plans to extend Northumberland Line could be put forward within a year

  23-09-2026 20:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Documents say a completion date of 'before 2040' is currently being targeted
  
  Read more

• Iranian robber who left Tyneside pensioner terrified to walk the streets avoids prison

  23-09-2026 20:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peyman Afrasiyabipour 'repaid the generosity of the country' in granting him asylum by robbing a 69-year-old who was recovering from cancer
  
  Read more

• Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday, September 23

  23-09-2026 20:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Two men appear in court over alleged crimes including Gateshead hearse incident

  23-09-2026 19:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Both Carl Barron and Ian Boddy appeared at Sunderland Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, accused of involvement in a number of incidents
  
  Read more

• Sunderland City Council pulls support for anti-racism charity as Reform UK issues statement

  23-09-2026 19:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The decision to end the council's 30 year partnership with Show Racism the Red Card has been met with 'shock and disappointment' from the charity
  
  Read more

• Funeral notices in the Chronicle last week including tributes to a dearly loved dad and loving son

  23-09-2026 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
  
  Read more

• Northumberland council tenants urged to allow officers into homes for key safety inspections

  23-09-2026 18:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The council has previously been criticised by the regulator for a lack of up-to-date inspection data on the housing stock
  
  Read more

• North East Mayoral Authority is High Borrans' 'only hope', campaign group says

  23-09-2026 18:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council maintains that it will no longer operate High Borrans by November 2026
  
  Read more

• Northumberland officials admit powers to deal with unwanted traveller camps are 'not fit for purpose'

  23-09-2026 18:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A number of caravans were parked at Tyne Green park in Hexham for over a month, leading to fury from local residents
  
  Read more

• Search for missing Sunderland man believed to have left home in early hours

  23-09-2026 18:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sean's car was last sighted near Stannington in Northumberland early Wednesday morning
  
  Read more

• Newcastle deviant cabbie spoke to "schoolboy" about a taxi ride in exchange for sexual favours

  23-09-2026 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Richardson thought he was communicating with a 14-year-old but it was actually an undercover police officer
  
  Read more

• 'Lack of plan to prevent violence' in case of mentally ill man who killed fellow NHS patient, coroner hears

  23-09-2026 17:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Matthews was killed while on Fellside Ward by Ahsan Zia in April 2022
  
  Read more

• Police dog helps find two County Durham burglary suspects after police chase

  23-09-2026 17:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  PD Chewy has been rewarded for his service after helping to arrest two suspects
  
  Read more

• Police dog helps find two County Durham burglary suspects after chase

  23-09-2026 17:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  PD Chewy has been rewarded for his service after helping to arrest two suspects
  
  Read more

• The Teesside dealers who ran drugs 'shop' from home and the joiner who flogged them

  23-09-2026 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Darren Stephenson, 58, was addicted to cannabis at the time; Paula McKay, 57, was using £100 of cocaine a day; while Jack Green, 28, described himself as a 'flat out druggie'
  
  Read more

• Police update as West Moor tanning shop car damage probe continues

  23-09-2026 15:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The front of the salon in West Moor, North Tyneside, was damaged on Sunday night
  
  Read more

• Man denies murdering seven-year-old girl and her aunt in Grangetown house fire

  23-09-2026 15:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jaden Wright appeared at Teesside Crown Court via video link from prison and pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder
  
  Read more

• Tyneside council considers banning face coverings to tackle e-bike nuisances and anti-social behaviour

  23-09-2026 15:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Following a council motion last month, a senior North Tyneside Council figure has maintained the local authority is looking to bring a consultation on the use of face-coverings.
  
  Read more

• RAF jet crashes moments after take-off in North Wales airfield

  23-09-2026 15:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Witnesses say two pilots managed to eject from the aircraft shortly before it crashed in north Wales today
  
  Read more

• Poland scrambles military to action after Russian airspace 'violation'

  23-09-2026 14:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Russian helicopter is reported to have breached Polish airspace, prompting a strong reaction
  
  Read more

• North East young people urged to make vital check as £76m sit in unclaimed savings

  23-09-2026 14:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scores of youngsters in the region remain unaware they have accounts with savings in them, with many reaching the age of 18 without claiming the money
  
  Read more

• Gateshead football pitch destroyed by fireworks as devastated club left 'outraged'

  23-09-2026 13:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 3G pitch at Gateshead Redheugh FC was hit with fireworks on Saturday evening, leaving a section of it blackened and burnt
  
  Read more

• Great North Run message for anyone who has missed out on ballot place for 2027

  23-09-2026 13:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 63,000 runners took on the famous half-marathon from Newcastle to South Shields this year and many have signed up for next year
  
  Read more

• Northumberland polar explorer documents plight of Hen Harriers with award winning photography

  23-09-2026 13:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Polar explorer, conservationist and photographer Conrad Dickinson has won a major award in the world’s largest bird photography competition
  
  Read more

• In Pictures: Gateshead work continues after flooding on Great North Run day

  23-09-2026 13:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbrian Water engineers are working in the area, with staff from Gateshead Council, as a result of the burst on a water main near Askew Road
  
  Read more

Follow @GatesheadUKNews on Twitter!