Gateshead news

• Police searching for missing man last seen five days ago in Longbenton area

  29-07-2025 08:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers are appealing for information to help locate 28-year-old Thomas Brown
  
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• DVLA alert as drivers told 'always' do one thing to 'stay safe'

  18-11-2025 01:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 20,000 people reporting fraudulent activity from scammers last year
  
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• North East thug strangled and bit partner's face for telling him not to take drugs

  17-11-2025 21:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ethan Forster, of Sunderland, subjected the woman to a terrifying attack at their home and she has been badly affected by it
  
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• Army officer denies making comment to mum of Sunderland soldier who took her own life

  17-11-2025 21:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Major Claire Blakiston denied telling the mother of Royal Artillery Bombardier Nadine Askew that the military had 'f*****" up'
  
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• 'Over 100 properties' left without water in North Tyneside due to burst pipe

  17-11-2025 20:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A four-inch pipe has left many in Palmersville and Killingworth without running water
  
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• Three Newcastle hospital heart failure patients 'potentially died' due to faulty device

  17-11-2025 20:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three Freeman Hospital heart failure patients may have died after a faulty device - later withdrawn by the manufacturer - malfunctioned
  
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• Double tragedy 63 years ago which led to the formation of Northumberland Mountain Rescue

  17-11-2025 20:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team volunteers carry out life-saving work
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro 'resource issues' explained as train disruption continues

  17-11-2025 20:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Metro services, particularly late at night and in the early morning, have been disrupted since last Friday due to what Nexus has called 'Stadler resource issues' at its depot in Gosforth
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Monday, November 17

  17-11-2025 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing live breaking updates and results from the National Lottery's Set For Life draw on Monday, November 17
  
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• 'I tried Newcastle Christmas Market's new 50ft high Ferris Wheel and got views I've never seen'

  17-11-2025 19:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The attraction, based in the Old Eldon Square section of the market, is hard to miss, given just how massive it is
  
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• New life for historic Newcastle building after major refurbishment

  17-11-2025 19:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The buildings at Trinity Chare date back to the 13th century but are available for companies to rent
  
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• I tried Loaded Donuts from Newcastle Christmas Market and now I'm hooked on the decadent delight

  17-11-2025 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dipping Donuts, based in the Old Eldon Square section of the market, make some of the best sweet treats around
  
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• North East Mayor calls on Rachel Reeves to pump more public funding into Sunderland Crown Works Studios

  17-11-2025 18:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kim McGuinness has asked Rachel Reeves for more cash towards the Crown Works film and TV studio project, after its main investors pulled out earlier this year
  
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• Northumbria Police appeal to find missing Newcastle man wearing 'distinctive hoodie'

  17-11-2025 18:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  20-year-old Mark Murdie is said to have links across the city, including in Fenham and Shieldfield
  
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• North East school placed in lockdown after man 'armed with air rifle' spotted nearby

  17-11-2025 18:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Armed police were called to Eskdale Academy after a man was seen in a Hartlepool street carrying what appears to be an air rifle
  
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• Jet2 axes flights from Newcastle Airport to two European holiday destinations

  17-11-2025 17:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Direct flights to Santorini and Barcelona with the budget carrier will no longer be an option from Newcastle Airport next summer
  
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• Man boasted about having £30,000 he stole from ex's new partner then left it in taxi

  17-11-2025 17:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dean Thompson, of Hebburn, 'became aware' there was £30,000 cash hidden beneath floorboards and stole it
  
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• MPs to debate Northumberland Moor Farm roundabout improvements for second time this year

  17-11-2025 17:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It comes amid optimism that the project may finally be approved
  
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• Where snow will be heaviest in North East according to Met Office weather charts

  17-11-2025 15:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Met Office maps show when and which North East areas will get the heaviest snowfall this week, with County Durham, Northumberland and Newcastle affected
  
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• Two arrested on suspicion of placing hoax bomb outside North East shop after controlled explosion

  17-11-2025 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police and the bomb squad were called to Durham Road in Birtley, Gateshead following a report of a suspicious package
  
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• UK government breaks silence over major car tax rule affecting thousands

  17-11-2025 15:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Labour Party government has been asked to clarify whether it is considering changing VED rules - and a response has been provided by the Treasury
  
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• UK households in these council tax bands face 'revaluation' in major crackdown

  17-11-2025 15:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rachel Reeves is set to target middle-class families by introducing a new levy on hundreds of thousands of homes in the Budget
  
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• Martin Lewis urges UK households to follow '4pm rule' as temperatures drop

  17-11-2025 15:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Martin Lewis has shared a simple 'rule' that can help households stay warm for longer and potentially reduce energy bills - and it's particularly useful as temperatures plummet
  
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• Drivers warned as councils hand out 161,000 fines for 'misuse' with Newcastle top

  17-11-2025 15:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Conversely, some authorities said they didn't enforce it
  
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• 'I got a call about £500,000 windfall and put the phone down'

  17-11-2025 15:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Georgina was told a distant relative had died and she had inherited a fortune
  
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• UK State pensioners waking up to '£300 bonus' payments this week

  17-11-2025 14:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Winter Fuel Payments are continuing to arrive for millions of households - here's what you need to know
  
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• UK motorway drivers face 'three points on licence' for going under 70mph

  17-11-2025 14:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are a number of ways drivers can be hit with three points and a fine on the motorway without even realising they have broken the law
  
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• NHS shares key sign you have Covid and not a cold or flu

  17-11-2025 14:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This uncomfortable symptom is not usually found in people with a cold or the flu
  
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• Amazon Fire TV Stick 'knock at the door' warning in clampdown on 'dodgy' devices

  17-11-2025 14:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) is warning the users of 'dodgy' Fire TV Sticks they could be facing a knock at the door if they continue to use them for illegal streaming
  
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• Metrocentre to make new investments following £70m refinance deal

  17-11-2025 14:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bosses have pledged to invest almost £1m into the train station alone
  
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