Gateshead news

• UK schools close as Met Office issues red weather warning with temperatures reaching 40C

  23-06-2026 11:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  While schools in the North East remain open, some across the UK have had to close
  
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• Antiques Roadshow to film at Souter Lighthouse with site closed to public for two days

  25-06-2026 01:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The BBC One show will take over Souter Lighthouse on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4
  
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• Serial burglar used electric grinder to steal cash from safe in popular Newcastle Quayside restaurant

  25-06-2026 01:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Sayers, who has a long criminal record, was captured on CCTV breaking into Tomahawk, on Newcastle's Quayside
  
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• Staff at Wallsend care home 'delighted' at outstanding rating after first inspection

  25-06-2026 01:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eastside Gardens has been described by the inspector as being an "exceptional service", in its first inspection since a change in ownership
  
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• Reform UK promises HMO crackdown in Gateshead by imposing new planning restrictions

  25-06-2026 01:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New measures could be introduced across Gateshead that would require property owners to secure planning permission before turning family homes into HMOs
  
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• Ashington investment will provide 'much-needed' starter units for new businesses

  25-06-2026 01:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The town is set to benefit from a new fund aimed at former coalfield communities
  
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• Stalker who pitched tent near terrified woman's Northumberland home left her feeling constantly watched

  25-06-2026 01:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ashley Hope was living in a tent in his mother's garden when he began stalking a woman who lived nearby
  
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• Concerns over Government plans to hand over taxi licensing to mayoral authority

  25-06-2026 01:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors warned the county has "unique challenges" posed by its geography
  
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• Scheming Heaton son cashed £15,000 cheque meant for his father

  25-06-2026 01:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Edward Foden was due to stand trial charged with fraud but changed his plea to guilty as it was about to get underway
  
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• Ten-year-old boy swims more than 14 miles to support charity that helped save his grandad’s life

  24-06-2026 21:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Elijah Wotton-Lidster has raised funds for the Great North Air Ambulance through his challenge
  
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• Winning Lotto and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday's £7.4m lottery jackpot

  24-06-2026 21:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We have everything you need to know about the Lotto and Thunderball draws for Wednesday, June 24
  
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• Brothers jailed for targeted Newcastle assault that left victims with life-changing injuries

  24-06-2026 20:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Josef and Filip Badzo have been jailed for their part in a violent assault in 2024 that left victim suffering lasting effects
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday, June 24

  24-06-2026 20:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws
  
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• Day one of the John Henry Sayers trial at the Old Bailey in London - key details

  24-06-2026 19:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Henry Sayers and his son, John Henry Sayers jnr, are standing trial charged with causing GBH with intent, which they deny
  
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• More than £8,000 raised for family of teen critically injured in Jarrow crash

  24-06-2026 19:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kurtis Stubbings' was rushed to the RVI on Monday with life-threatening injuries
  
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• Funeral notices in the Chronicle last week including tributes to great great aunty

  24-06-2026 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
  
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• Newcastle heliport £87m vision rejected again as inspector sides with council in housing saga

  24-06-2026 18:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A planning inspector has dismissed a landowner's appeal against councillors' decision to block the building of hundreds of flats on the Newcastle City Heliport
  
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• John Henry Sayers allegedly used machete on arsonist he caught attacking his Newcastle home

  24-06-2026 18:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Henry Sayers and his son, John Henry Sayers jnr, are standing trial at the Old Bailey, where they deny inflicting GBH with intent on Walter Patterson
  
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• Nissan ‘halts development of all-electric Qashqai’ at Sunderland, reports claim

  24-06-2026 18:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It has been reported that Nissan has quietly shelved development of an EV version of its bestselling model
  
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• Where North East MPs stand on Andy Burnham as he moves closer to becoming Prime Minister

  24-06-2026 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham could become Prime Minister in July if no other candidate secures enough support to run against him in a Labour Party leadership contest
  
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• Seven women and one man arrested after police raid three massage parlours in the North East

  24-06-2026 17:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The arrests have been made as part of an operation to tackle suspected modern slavery
  
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• Photos of 'stunning' Quayside mural celebrating 45 years of Great North Run

  24-06-2026 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sir Brendan Foster was in Newcastle today to check on the progress of the artwork, created by local street artist Mul
  
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• County Durham NHS Trust apologises to nurses after changing room tribunal ruling

  24-06-2026 16:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The staff complained about a trans colleague using single-sex changing rooms, and the trust has said: "we did not adequately consider your concerns"
  
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• Newcastle Magistrates' Court LIVE: Updates as man accused of having a weapon at Newcastle Airport

  24-06-2026 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A range of cases are due to be heard at Newcastle Magistrates' Court today so stay up to day as cases appear
  
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• Mum accused of murder 'delayed 999 call' for dying toddler, court hears

  24-06-2026 16:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A court heard that Isabelle Welsh died hours after being taken to hospital, with paramedics finding her covered in bruises and not breathing
  
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• Newcastle Magistrates' Court LIVE: Updates as man pleads guilty to assaulting A&E consultant at RVI

  24-06-2026 15:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A range of cases are due to be heard at Newcastle Magistrates' Court today so stay up to day as cases appear
  
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• Man arrested after drugs with likely street value of around £25,000 seized by police on Tyneside

  24-06-2026 15:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Five sacks of prohibited products were seized by police in South Shields which will now be destroyed
  
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• Great Park collision between car and e-bike leaves 17-year-old with 'serious leg injuries'

  24-06-2026 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  When the incident took place, residents of the Newcastle suburb reported hearing a "massive bang" from their homes
  
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• Newcastle Magistrates' Court LIVE: Updates as man in court over alleged knife threats at Newcastle Central Station

  24-06-2026 14:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A range of cases are due to be heard at Newcastle Magistrates' Court today so stay up to day as cases appear
  
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• Over 500 mothers and babies 'died or suffered potentially avoidable harm' at 'toxic' NHS trust

  24-06-2026 14:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust shows "systemic failures" in the largest maternity inquiry in the history of the NHS
  
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