North Tyneside news

• City Pride event faces 'financial challenges'

  21-05-2026 17:06 via bbc.com
  
  The charity behind Newcastle Pride attempts to raise £10,000 to help finance its 2026 event.
  
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• Carnival crowds double despite funding fears

  23-05-2026 20:59 via bbc.com
  
  About 20,000 people line the streets of Whitley Bay in blazing sunshine for the carnival parade.
  
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• Sycamore Gap artwork winner announced

  23-05-2026 10:31 via bbc.com
  
  An arts charity and architects studio will collaborate on an idea called The People's Tree.
  
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• Food bank's yearly bill paid for by fans

  23-05-2026 08:18 via bbc.com
  
  Newcastle fans donated enough money to cover a food bank's annual food bill, its co-founder says.
  
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• Your weather photos: Moody May before clouds break

  23-05-2026 08:09 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Weather Watchers capture cloudy skies in the north-east of England.
  
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• Durham edge out Derbyshire on T20 opening night

  22-05-2026 23:24 via bbc.com
  
  All the details of the first round of T20 Blast matches, as Somerset start their title defence by repeating their 2025 final win over Hampshire.
  
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• HIV rapist's drug dealer accomplice sentenced

  22-05-2026 17:22 via bbc.com
  
  John Harrison "fell in" with Adam Hall to sell drugs in the "chemsex" community, a court hears.
  
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• Newcastle release 26 players in summer clear-out

  22-05-2026 14:46 via bbc.com
  
  With 23 players arriving for 2026-27, Newcastle Red Bulls announce the departures of 26 players from their first-team squad.
  
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• Financial 'weaknesses' in college campus scheme

  22-05-2026 14:23 via bbc.com
  
  A college is ordered to work with a government commissioner over weaknesses in its campus project.
  
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• Three killed and one seriously hurt in crash

  22-05-2026 12:31 via bbc.com
  
  Two cars collided as they travelled in opposite directions in Northumberland, police say.
  
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• City bus station to close for three weeks

  22-05-2026 10:08 via bbc.com
  
  Display boards at Newcastle's Eldon Square Bus Station are being upgraded and roads improved.
  
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• Tesco in negotiations for empty town centre shops

  22-05-2026 07:09 via bbc.com
  
  Gateshead MP Mark Ferguson is calling on supermarket chain Tesco to fill empty shop units in town.
  
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• Sam Fender, Rosalía and Jacob Alon win Ivor Novello Awards

  22-05-2026 00:08 via bbc.com
  
  Lola Young helped to honour Elton John at Thursday's event, which celebrates the craft of songwriting.
  
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• Young women praised for reporting rapist

  21-05-2026 14:25 via bbc.com
  
  Elliot Robinson, 22, is jailed for more than eight years for offences he committed as a teenager.
  
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• First-class rail travel for councillors banned

  21-05-2026 14:18 via bbc.com
  
  Labour councillor Geraldine Kilgour says the ban is "absolutely critical".
  
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• Lifeguards line up to keep North Tyneside beaches safe - Northumberland Gazette

  21-05-2026 12:06
  Lifeguards line up to keep North Tyneside beaches safe  Northumberland Gazette
  
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• Children in care able to record memories digitally

  21-05-2026 07:24 via bbc.com
  Children in care can now keep their memories and experiences safe through an online platform.
  
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• Piper 'devastated' after kilt worn by uncle killed in Iraq is stolen

  21-05-2026 07:15 via bbc.com
  The kilt and sporran were taken in Newcastle after Alexander Curtis performed at a student ball.
  
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• Dobbies Ponteland supporting school in North Tyneside through Community Gardens initiative - Northumberland Gazette

  20-05-2026 17:08
  Dobbies Ponteland supporting school in North Tyneside through Community Gardens initiative  Northumberland Gazette
  
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• Work starts on £16m leisure development

  20-05-2026 16:10 via bbc.com
  A five-screen cinema and restaurants are being built in Ashington as part of a regeneration scheme.
  
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• Airport parking charges are 'needless tax'

  20-05-2026 14:32 via bbc.com
  Parking at Newcastle Airport's express drop-off zone now costs £6 after charges increase.
  
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• Demolition work begins on site of former North Tyneside college to make way for new housing - Chronicle Live

  20-05-2026 13:51
  Demolition work begins on site of former North Tyneside college to make way for new housing  Chronicle Live
  
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• Mother and brother deny teenager's fire death

  20-05-2026 11:56 via bbc.com
  A trial is to be held for three people accused of killing Leah Casson in a fire in North Shields.
  
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• RNLI lifeguards start daily beach patrols in North Tyneside - RNLI

  20-05-2026 11:19
  RNLI lifeguards start daily beach patrols in North Tyneside  RNLI
  
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• Veterans mark 15 years since end of Iraq war

  20-05-2026 07:11 via bbc.com
  North East soldiers are attending a Royal British Legion event commemorating the end of the war.
  
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• Coercive doctor jailed in his absence struck off

  20-05-2026 07:09 via bbc.com
  Shamir Chandran was sentenced to four years in prison for coercive control, a report reveals.
  
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• Tyneside nurseries recognised as some of the highest-rated in the North East - Chronicle Live

  20-05-2026 02:33
  Tyneside nurseries recognised as some of the highest-rated in the North East  Chronicle Live
  
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• Plans unveiled to knock down former social club on Tyneside coast - Chronicle Live

  20-05-2026 01:31
  Plans unveiled to knock down former social club on Tyneside coast  Chronicle Live
  
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• Four North Tyneside nurseries listed among the best in the region - Northumberland Gazette

  19-05-2026 17:07
  Four North Tyneside nurseries listed among the best in the region  Northumberland Gazette
  
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• New defibrillator installed at Northumberland Park - North Tyneside Council

  19-05-2026 14:57
  New defibrillator installed at Northumberland Park  North Tyneside Council
  
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