Gateshead news

• See how a triple-decker roundabout could transform the Silverlink junction in North Tyneside

  29-06-2016 19:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Work on the super-junction is due to start on the A19 and A1058 Coast Road junction in North Tyneside this summer
  
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• A1 crash LIVE: Major delays after serious multi-vehicle collision in Northumberland

  18-10-2026 16:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are huge queues on the A1 near Felton following a multi-vehicle collision with police and paramedics at the scene
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing fans' blunt verdict as BBC ratings crash with new hosts

  18-10-2026 16:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The BBC ratings have dropped since the introduction of Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe as hosts
  
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• Man brandished knife outside Taco Bell after claiming he was attacked in Newcastle

  18-10-2026 15:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bradley Fair had the weapon at Taco Bell and has a previous conviction for possessing a blade
  
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• Smiling Northumberland man sees funny side of being accused of stealing cash from woman

  18-10-2026 15:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Hetherington smiled for the camera after appearing in court for allegedly helping himself to £182.55 from the vulnerable victim in Northumberland
  
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• Tyneside plane passenger facing jail for what Border Force discovered in his luggage

  18-10-2026 15:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shaun Heads was caught trying to bring 18kg of cannabis into the UK through terminal 4 at London Heathrow when he was stopped by Border Force
  
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• A1 crash LIVE: Updates as road closed with major emergency response in Northumberland

  18-10-2026 14:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are huge queues on the A1 near Felton following a multi-vehicle collision with police and paramedics at the scene
  
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• What you can legally do if someone parks outside your house - UK law explained

  18-10-2026 14:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Parking disputes can divide streets across the country and a legal expert has confirmed whether you can stop someone parking in front of your home
  
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• Reform UK mayor Luke Campbell 'firmly denies' cyber flashing allegation

  18-10-2026 14:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Olympic Gold medallist boxer is alleged to have shown a female colleague 'naked and sexualised images' of himself
  
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• Small detail in your 50p coin can make it worth 'big money'

  18-10-2026 13:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  You might just boost your income if this 50p coin worth 'big money' winds up in your change. The good thing is, there's quite a lot of them lurking in circulation
  
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• Sunderland police cordon LIVE: Updates as famous pubs taped off with officers at scene

  18-10-2026 12:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers have taped off a large area around The Wheatsheaf pub and the former Terminus pub in Sunderland
  
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• Charity launches exhibition of work by artists with Down's Syndrome at Alnwick Garden

  18-10-2026 11:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new exhibition highlights work produced by adults who have Down's Syndrome
  
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• Pioneering dementia and mental health study in North East could solve 'unanswered questions'

  18-10-2026 11:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A study could provide the answers to the questions researchers need to know when it comes to dementia and mental health conditions.
  
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• Midnight KFC licence approved despite public objections over crime and noise

  18-10-2026 10:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Sunderland KFC has won a new licence allowing it to open until midnight seven-days-a-week, despite objections being lodged over noise, crime and disorder
  
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• Gateshead woman accused of dangerous driving after travelling with 'foggy' windscreen

  18-10-2026 10:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kudirat Yusuff, who admitted having no insurance or licence, was also allegedly unfit to drive because of consuming alcohol
  
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• Mum dreading another winter in 'freezing cold' Gateshead home riddled with damp and mould

  18-10-2026 10:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hayley Parkin, who lives with her two teenaged daughters, has described the conditions they are in as 'horrific'
  
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• Former Tyneside Wilko store to become new gym creating 14 jobs after plans approved

  18-10-2026 10:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Tyneside Council's planning department has approved plans to transform the former Wilko store at Market Place, South Shields, bringing the building back into use and creating jobs in the town centre
  
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• New Tyneside homes plan decision day for long-vacant coastal pub site

  18-10-2026 10:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors will vote on plans to transform the Water's Edge pub site at Trow Lea, South Shields, into three dwellings plus a new-build detached bungalow
  
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• North East care home resident 'left home unsupervised overnight' as improvement order issued

  18-10-2026 09:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has placed conditions on St Mary's Care Home in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, after a serious incident where a resident left the home unsupervised overnight, with the facility now barred from admitting people with a learning disability and autistic people.
  
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• Martin Lewis issues subscription auto-renewal warning as fan charged £229

  18-10-2026 08:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Household finances expert Martin Lewis is warning people to keep track of their subscription renewal dates after a listener to his BBC podcast was charged £229 — nearly three times the original £80 price — when their DNA family tracing website automatically renewed under its existing auto-renewal policy
  
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• DWP bank account checks on Pension Credit claimants and fines after law change

  18-10-2026 08:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been granted new powers to directly obtain information from banks and building societies to carry out DWP bank account checks on Pension Credit claimants, with penalties issued for benefit fraud or incorrect claims.
  
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• Stop cooking bacon in a frying pan - butcher's hack for crispy results

  18-10-2026 08:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cooking bacon in a frying pan can be a messy business, but a Scottish butcher has shared a simple microwave bacon hack that delivers perfectly crispy rashers in under five minutes, with no greasy pans to wash up afterwards
  
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• Boiler expert says 'be wary' when looking at prices for your yearly service

  18-10-2026 08:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  He said there is a setting that you should definitely get checked on your boiler
  
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• Gateshead rape victim's agonising wait for justice as attacker's sentence is adjourned eight times

  18-10-2026 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Noah Burge was attacked on a Gateshead river bank almost three years ago and feels the justice system has failed them
  
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• DVSA shares good news update for learner drivers saying 'we won't stop'

  18-10-2026 01:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Roads Minister Justin Madders said "the action we're taking is delivering results"
  
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• Then and Now: The Gateshead department store that attracted generations of shoppers

  18-10-2026 01:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Littlewoods on the town’s High Street was a retail favourite between 1939 and 2005
  
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• Proposed overhaul of North Tyneside education a year on - timeline of the biggest shake-up in decades

  18-10-2026 01:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Last year saw council proposals for the biggest shake-up in local education in decades.
  
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• Brazen Newcastle shoplifting gang loaded boxes with booze and meat before fleeing Jesmond store

  18-10-2026 01:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Darren Danks and his accomplices were identified from CCTV and later arrested
  
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• The hidden dangers of the electric bike craze that parents and young people must know about

  18-10-2026 01:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner Susan Dungworth on why tackling this menace is a key priority after tragedies
  
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• Inside the Northumbria Police investigation that saw detectives snare 'sickening' fraud network

  18-10-2026 01:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vile criminals targeted the elderly and vulnerable in lucrative 'courier fraud' operation
  
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