Newcastle news

• Key lifestyle changes could help avoid years of dementia say North East NHS experts

  19-08-2026 01:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stop smoking, control your blood pressure and blood sugar - and you could avoid 13 years of dementia according to a new study.
  
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• Met Office thunderstorm warning for North East as weather expected to turn tonight

  19-08-2026 12:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are likely to be heavy showers of 15mm to 20mm of rain in an hour in some areas, with as much as 30mm to 50mm falling over six hours in some places
  
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• Evri announces 10,000 new jobs across UK 'as demand grows for parcels'

  19-08-2026 11:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There is a mixture of roles available, some self-employed and some owner-driver
  
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• Tom Jones superfan Mary, 81, has wish come true with very special care home performance

  19-08-2026 11:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There were smiles all round as the Wish Upon a Tyne charity arranged a special performance for Mary
  
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• Crowds descends as UK's 'most famous chippy' opens in Newcastle with United decor on the walls

  19-08-2026 11:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After a lot of build up, a well known UK fish and chip cha has welcomed its first customers in Newcastle
  
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• Pep Guardiola has already given Newcastle the keys to unleash Nico Gonzalez - 'incredible step'

  19-08-2026 11:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gonzalez has emerged as a possible midfield option for Newcastle United this summer
  
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• North East pervert engaged in sex chat with 'child' weeks after walking free for indecent images

  19-08-2026 11:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Gouldburn, of Bensham, thought he was talking to a 14-year-old girl but it was a decoy profile
  
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• BBC TV free licence update as government considers 'new concessions' for pensioners

  19-08-2026 11:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All you need to know as a government minister has said that 'new concessions' on TV licences for pensioners are possible — with a White Paper expected later this year
  
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• GCSE exam resit costs and what dates you can retake if you need to

  19-08-2026 11:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A grade 4 is required at a minimum in certain subjects, with many pupils likely requiring to resit their exams
  
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• Second 'football special' park and ride confirmed

  19-08-2026 11:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a trial last season, the bus from Newcastle Great Park to St James' Park resumes next month.
  
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• PM Andy Burnham reveals plans to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas

  19-08-2026 11:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has announced increased funding of £442 million to help the crisis
  
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• GCSE results 2026 release date and how to access grades online for first time

  19-08-2026 11:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Teenagers can access GCSE results online for the first time on the Education Record app
  
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• Newcastle United transfer news LIVE: Nico Gonzalez talks, as Man United close in on Carlos Baleba

  19-08-2026 10:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All the latest Newcastle United transfer news and gossip as we enter the final weeks of the summer transfer window
  
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• 'She left this world far too soon' - Wladimir Klitschko feeling 'shock and grief' at death of Hayden Panettiere

  19-08-2026 10:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hayden Panettiere, who starred in Heroes and Nashville, has died at the age of 36, with her former partner Wladimir Klitschko saying the family is "going through a time of profound grief"
  
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• Drivers warned of £100 fines and penalty points for breaking Smart motorway rules

  19-08-2026 10:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Motorists are facing penalties for ignoring 'red X' lane closure signs, with thousands of pounds in fines being handed this year
  
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• Police confirm deaths of three people from same family at UK coast in tragic update

  19-08-2026 08:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers believe the family entered the water from land for a swim - a younger girl remains in hospital in a critical condition
  
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• Dan Burn echoes Matthias Jaissle Newcastle warning and names 'dangerous' star who can hurt Liverpool

  19-08-2026 08:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Burn addressed the media in the aftermath of Sunday's draw with Strasbourg at St James' Park
  
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• Simon Jordan warns Eddie Howe off 'sideways' next job as Newcastle United icon questioned

  19-08-2026 08:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon Jordan has warned Eddie Howe about his next managerial role after leaving Newcastle United
  
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• Ramsey role, Miley gamble, new signing hope: Newcastle United's midfield dilemma vs Liverpool

  19-08-2026 08:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New head coach Matthias Jaissle must decide who will start in the midfield engine room against Liverpool
  
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• How will your club fare? Phil McNulty's Premier League predictions

  19-08-2026 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How will your club fare in the 2026-27 Premier League? BBC chief football writer Phil McNulty makes his annual predictions.
  
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• Residents 'mistaken' over cycle lane rumours

  19-08-2026 07:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A council denies plans for a cycle lane, which has seen yellow ribbons tied around 30 trees.
  
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• Inside Newcastle United's pre-season - surprise packages, who's on notice and likely XI vs Liverpool

  19-08-2026 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle took in seven pre-season matches and Chronicle Live was there every step of the way
  
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• North East has world's most overlooked beach that's 'wonderfully uncrowded' with sugar-white sand

  19-08-2026 04:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A beautiful beach in the North East, with 'powdery white sand' and a dramatic castle backdrop, has been hailed as the world's most underrated - and it's an uncrowded paradise
  
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• TUI flight attendant’s husband died - one passenger made her realise her life had changed

  19-08-2026 03:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hannah Thomson, from Newcastle, lost her husband Nathan when he took his own life. She now travels the world as a TUI flight attendant, a job which has helped her work through the grief
  
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• Bloody bike crash demonstration showed me exactly why we need to wear a helmet

  19-08-2026 01:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We should all be wearing helmets on our bikes and scooters - it's about being better safe than sorry
  
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• Newcastle cycle lane rumours spark tree ribbons protest amid war of words over felling claims

  19-08-2026 01:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 3,700 people have signed a petition against a potential cycle lane for Stamfordham Road, as Newcastle City Council denies claims that dozens of trees could be cut down
  
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• Great North Run organisers celebrate 'biggest ever' weekend as sales and profits surge

  19-08-2026 01:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The firm behind the world famous half marathon has also taken a stake in a Tyneside trail events business
  
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• Footage shows moment convicted Newcastle killer steals empty till after threatening to kill bar staff

  19-08-2026 01:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Brand, who has convictions for conspiracy to murder and manslaughter on his record, is now back behind bars
  
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• Woman thrown into shop Newcastle city centre window during sustained public beating

  19-08-2026 01:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alan Pickles had already punched his partner in one shop when he attacked her again after they left McDonald's on Northumberland Street after a row
  
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• Matthias Jaissle 'pull' and St James' Park factor that sealed Amar Dedic's Newcastle United transfer

  18-08-2026 20:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dedic completed his much publicised move to Newcastle on Tuesday morning
  
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