Gateshead news

• Tragedy as mum, 34, found dead hadn't received ADHD assessment after three years

  23-09-2026 13:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bethany Hewitt told her doctor she had dark thoughts about hurting herself, the inquest into her death has heard
  
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• Boy kept in room with no curtains died after 'deliberate choice' to mistreat him

  24-09-2026 11:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Leon Walker died despite the efforts of paramedics, and members of the public who tried to save him
  
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• Parents bury child on day she was to be christened saying she was 'so loved'

  24-09-2026 10:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daneya was born three months premature and developed cerebral palsy and global neurodevelopmental delay
  
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• People think mum is daughter's gran after 'impossible' baby missed for months

  24-09-2026 10:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michelle Rock had had cancer and the symptoms of meonpause so she 'knew' she couldn't be pregnant
  
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• Engineering work to cause disruption on trains north from Newcastle Central Station

  24-09-2026 10:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  LNER, Northern, and Transpennine Express have all shared the details of how their services are being impacted by the work
  
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• 1 million UK drivers risk licence ban under proposed new road safety rules

  24-09-2026 09:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government has announced plans to increase driving licence penalty points for seatbelt offences, which could see nearly one million UK motorists at risk of being banned from the roads
  
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• Woman stripped and beaten in North East gang attack as one shouts 'get her'

  24-09-2026 08:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jade Cooper, Casey Govan and Tyne Wilkinson pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm after attacking the woman in Billingham
  
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• Netflix users cancel subscriptions declaring recent change 'is just ridiculous now'

  24-09-2026 07:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Netflix's cheapest plan, with adverts, has risen to £7.99 a month for new UK customers, as Reddit users report cancelling after another price rise.
  
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• Doctor says you can lower blood pressure without drugs like ramipril

  24-09-2026 07:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A GP has explained simple steps you can take at home to control the 'silent killer'
  
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• Housing complaints to Newcastle City Council more than double in a year

  24-09-2026 01:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers have been making tenants more aware of the complaints procedures
  
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• County Durham teen punched taxi driver and stole his takings in night-time attack

  24-09-2026 01:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brandon Moloney, 18, pleaded guilty to an offence of robbery
  
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• High Borrans independent review questioned by partner outdoor education organisation

  24-09-2026 01:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A review into the future of a much-loved outdoor education, due to be closed this November, has been questioned by the Association of Heads of Outdoor Education
  
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• Brave Newcastle city centre shop worker left injured as she tried to stop serial thief

  24-09-2026 01:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Moffat has been jailed and banned from Newcastle city centre after robbing the North Face shop in his latest offence
  
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• The 10 pubs around Newcastle newly added to CAMRA's Good Beer Guide for 2027

  24-09-2026 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Exciting news as pubs across the city and into Gateshead earn a place in newly-published guide
  
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• 'Mastectomy destroyed my confidence and I hated how I looked', says Sunderland woman now told 'it wasn’t needed'

  24-09-2026 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Breast cancer survivor Rachel Gray was treated at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and says she 'wasn't given any choice'
  
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• Longest serving North East magistrate urges others to sign up as volunteer

  24-09-2026 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dorothy Winter is approaching retirement next year after 42 years' service
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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