North Tyneside news

• School evacuated over 'malicious communication'

  16-10-2026 17:07 via BBC News
  
  Coquet Community School thanks parents for their understanding as the site closes early.
  
  Read more

• Sam Fender pre-sale moved after 'bot attack'

  28-10-2026 13:38 via BBC News
  
  Fender says a "sophisticated bot attack" affected a website selling tickets for his Newcastle shows.
  
  Read more

• Newcastle captain Christie extends contract

  28-10-2026 11:39 via BBC News
  
  Newcastle Red Bulls captain Tom Christie extends his contract through to the end of the 2028-29 season.
  
  Read more

• 6 Music Festival 2027 heads to Newcastle

  28-10-2026 07:03 via BBC News
  
  The station's flagship festival will return to Tyneside after 12 years.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 'Serious concerns' prompt disability charity probe

  27-10-2026 20:10 via BBC News
  
  Disability charity Adapt North East is being investigated by the Charity Commission.
  
  Read more

• Kevin Keegan awarded Newcastle's highest honour

  27-10-2026 18:00 via BBC News
  
  Keegan will become the first person to be posthumously awarded Newcastle’s Freedom of the City.
  
  Read more

• Wildlife appeal closes in on £30m target

  27-10-2026 14:26 via BBC News
  
  The government pledges £1.9m to wildlife groups' efforts to buy the Rothbury Estate.
  
  Read more

• Leatherbarrow call-up shows Red Bulls' strides - McFarland

  27-10-2026 09:59 via BBC News
  
  Ollie Leatherbarrow's Scotland call-up is proof of Newcastle Red Bulls' increased competitiveness in the Prem this season, says Dan McFarland.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Card glitch 'another deterrent' to using Metro

  27-10-2026 07:07 via BBC News
  
  Google Pay users face problems topping up Pop cards for use on the Tyne and Wear Metro.
  
  Read more

• Rise in memorials offering 'that personal send-off'

  27-10-2026 07:06 via BBC News
  
  Industry trade body urges people to ask for something personal which reflects the deceased individual.
  
  Read more

• Thousands still without power after Storm Boelo

  26-10-2026 18:21 via BBC News
  
  More than 4,000 homes in Cumbria and north-east England still have no power following Storm Boelo.
  
  Read more

• Pizza boss jailed over £150,000 Covid loans fraud

  26-10-2026 15:57 via BBC News
  
  Matthew Temple, then known as Mehdi Ghaneh-Keisami, claimed three Bounce Back loans within a few weeks.
  
  Read more

• Racecourse fined after jockey taken to A&E in horsebox

  26-10-2026 14:50 via BBC News
  
  Sedgefield Racecourse is fined £6,500 after failing to comply with five 'general instructions' of safety.
  
  Read more

• Woman in 60s dies after being hit by Range Rover

  26-10-2026 14:24 via BBC News
  
  Police say a woman in her 60s died in hospital after she was hit by a car on Sunday afternoon.
  
  Read more

• First Scotland call-up for Newcastle's Leatherbarrow

  26-10-2026 12:25 via BBC News
  
  Uncapped Newcastle back row Ollie Leatherbarrow is called up by Scotland for the first time for the Nations Championship fixtures against New Zealand, Australia and Japan.
  
  Read more

• What do we still need to know about the Tyne nurdle spill?

  26-10-2026 12:01 via BBC News
  
  The spill of 18 tonnes of plastic pellets happened in July but there is still a lot we do not know.
  
  Read more

• Derby day biff, real deal Glos & Christian wades in - Prem talking points

  26-10-2026 10:02 via BBC News
  
  The main talking points from this weekend's Prem action, which was something of a throwback compared to the free-flowing rugby so far this season.
  
  Read more

• Roads blocked by trees and flooding as storm hits

  25-10-2026 15:01 via BBC News
  
  Homes across Cumbria and the North East are without power as Storm Boelo rages.
  
  Read more

• Call to expand archive with young photographers

  25-10-2026 14:10 via BBC News
  
  AmberSide hopes to strengthen and expand its Newcastle archive with its latest exhibition.
  
  Read more

• What do North East businesses need from the Budget?

  25-10-2026 11:00 via BBC News
  
  Sunderland-born Andy Haldane, ex-Bank of England chief economist, says firms have faced a "huge squeeze".
  
  Read more

• Mile challenge for man told he would never walk again

  25-10-2026 08:08 via BBC News
  
  Newcastle United fan Keith Dungait managed 50 steps a day to raise almost £3,000.
  
  Read more

• Plan for Northern Olympics to get £7m in Healey's Budget

  24-10-2026 17:45 via BBC News
  
  The full feasibility study will look in detail at how hosting the Games in northern England could work.
  
  Read more

• Amber wind warning as storm sweeps in

  24-10-2026 15:15 via BBC News
  
  The 24-hour warning runs from Saturday night and there is a risk of transport disruption and power cuts.
  
  Read more

• Sam Fender calls out ticket prices ahead of tour

  24-10-2026 14:15 via BBC News
  
  The Geordie singer says on Instagram he is "not happy" with the reported ticket prices.
  
  Read more

• Plea for funding for popular disabled dance school

  24-10-2026 10:50 via BBC News
  
  Kate Stanforth needs to raise £20,000to keep academy running and make dance 'genuinely accessible'.
  
  Read more

• Autumnal wildlife shots catch 'incredible' moments

  24-10-2026 08:06 via BBC News
  
  North East and Cumbrian photographers share their autumnal shots of dolphins, bitterns and stags.
  
  Read more

• Last known sword maker hopes to pass craft on

  24-10-2026 08:03 via BBC News
  
  Frank Lee believes he is the only person making the swords so integral to the North East.
  
  Read more

• 'That's what I do' - Wade scores again to equal Prem try-scoring record

  24-10-2026 00:18 via BBC News
  
  Christian Wade has equalled the Prem Rugby try-scoring record, level on 101 with Chris Ashton, and the Newcastle winger has shown no signs of slowing down.
  
  Read more

• Wade equals Prem record as Newcastle beat Sale

  23-10-2026 23:55 via BBC News
  
  Christian Wade equals Chris Ashton's Prem try-scoring record with a 101st score as Newcastle post their first league win of their season against Sale.
  
  Read more

• Five deny football pitch hearse disorder

  23-10-2026 18:04 via BBC News
  
  The men deny disorder which saw a funeral hearse driven on to the pitch at Dunston UTS v Gateshead.
  
  Read more

Follow @North_Tyneside on Twitter!