Gateshead news

• UK workers 'lose £230 a month' due to 'short-notice change'

  03-09-2026 07:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New research has found problems for workers on certain contracts
  
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• Concern a lack of suitable housing in Northumberland is affecting young people's start to life

  04-09-2026 17:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thousands of families across the North East face overcrowding at home
  
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• Police searching for missing Gateshead man release footage of last known whereabouts

  04-09-2026 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Investigating officers want to talk to the two witnesses who can be seen speaking with 20-year-old John in the CCTV footage
  
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• Northumberland Reform councillor hits out at parents sending pupils to school unable to use the toilet

  04-09-2026 16:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nationally around a quarter of children who started reception last year weren't toilet trained
  
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• Photos show the devastation following fire at South Tyneside business

  04-09-2026 16:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police have confirmed that the cause of the fire is under investigation.
  
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• A1(M) crash LIVE: Man dies after three car collision with road still closed

  04-09-2026 16:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services have responded to a collision with the A1(M) closed in both directions between Darlington and Burshaw
  
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• North East brute drove van into one partner and strangled another until she passed out

  04-09-2026 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dominic Phillips smashed into the woman with a broken spine and pelvis before telling her "This is what happens then you don't do what you are told"
  
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• Key details as serious crash on A1(M) in County Durham closes road for hours

  04-09-2026 16:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The road remains closed in both directions after the crash, which took place between Darlington and Burshaw
  
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• Tynemouth Pool update as council urged to make decision on future of 'eyesore' seafront site

  04-09-2026 16:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council has been urged to reach a decision on the future of the site.
  
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• Jarrow timber yard owner 'devastated' after fire rips through business as investigation launched

  04-09-2026 16:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police and firefighters were called to Timberline in Jarrow just after 12.15am as flames engulfed the property
  
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• Newcastle city centre £60m student housing tower approved despite fears over 'gargantuan' block

  04-09-2026 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors narrowly voted on Friday in support of developers' plans to demolish the "eyesore" Hadrian House to make way for a major student accommodation complex
  
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• Gatwick Airport flights grounded as plane 'surrounded by emergency vehicles' on runway

  04-09-2026 15:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All flights at London Gatwick Airport have been grounded after a plane was reportedly 'surrounded by 20 emergency vehicles'
  
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• Greggs explains why bakes aren't always served hot and 'room temperature tax rule'

  04-09-2026 15:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Greggs says making a change would mean higher prices
  
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• NHS explains when your child is too ill for school and should be kept at home

  04-09-2026 15:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here's the advice if your child has an illness such as a high temperature, cough, cold, sore throat, vomiting or diarrhoea
  
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• 'Significant moment' as Tyneside school saved from closure is officially opened by MP

  04-09-2026 14:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sir Alan Campbell MP has today opened Monkseaton Coastal School, formally Monkseaton Middle School, following a campaign to save it from closure.
  
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• A1(M) crash LIVE: Air ambulance lands in County Durham with road to be shut for 5 hours

  04-09-2026 14:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services have responded to a collision with the A1(M) closed in both directions between Darlington and Burshaw
  
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• Popular Northumberland outdoor swimming pool to get major £1.1 million upgrade

  04-09-2026 14:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is hoped the cash injection will help safeguard the future of the Haltwhistle pool which is visited by 140,000 every year
  
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• Parents warned of £130 fine when dropping kids off at school and how to avoid it

  04-09-2026 14:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Parents urged to avoid school run mistakes that could put children at risk and lead to £130 fines as term starts
  
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• A1(M) crash LIVE: Updates as road closed in County Durham with 999 crews at scene

  04-09-2026 13:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services have responded to a collision with the A1(M) closed in both directions between Darlington and Burshaw
  
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• Firearm found by member of the public in North East nature reserve

  04-09-2026 13:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The item has since been recovered by police who have now issued a public appeal for information relating to the discovery
  
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• "It was my last chance" Long Lost Family reunites Newcastle mam with daughter after 62 years apart

  04-09-2026 13:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Avril Scott from Newcastle was one of the first people to appear on the new series of moving ITV show Long Lost Family
  
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• DWP warning to Universal Credit claimants whose children are going to university

  04-09-2026 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anyone who fails to follow a vital benefits rule could risk a fine - here's what the DWP says and what parents need to do
  
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• Woman avoids jail after XL bully mauls 'glee-loving' cousin, 19, to death

  04-09-2026 12:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Morgan Dorsett, 19, died after an attack by an XL bully named Prince
  
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• Your legal rights if a school-run parent blocks your driveway

  04-09-2026 12:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Depending on the circumstances, you can involve the council or the police
  
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• Jarrow fire LIVE updates as 999 crews at scene after major blaze rips through business

  04-09-2026 12:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ferocious flames could be seen rising from Timberline in Jarrow in the early hours of this morning, sparking a huge emergency response
  
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• Boy, 4, 'full of cheeky charm' died when motorbike and car collided

  04-09-2026 12:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Robert Henry Steele died when the off-road bike he was a passenger on was involved in a collision with a car
  
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• EV 'right time' update as September change takes effect

  04-09-2026 12:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Experts have explained the latest situation
  
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• Man About the House star Richard O’Sullivan dies aged 82 as tributes pour in

  04-09-2026 12:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard O'Sullivan, who was best known for his role as Robin Tripp in the 1970s TV sitcoms Man About The House and Robin's Nest, has died
  
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• North East businesses told 'there is no excuse' after not paying minimum wage

  04-09-2026 11:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  20 North East companies are among 658 around the country on a Government list for not paying the legal wage
  
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• Northumberland Reform leader slams 'lies' about him attending Tommy Robinson rally

  04-09-2026 11:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Coun Rick Baker said the claims he attended a Unite the Kingdom rally is someone 'trying to slander my good name'
  
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