INSANE: 105 | Vintage Vibes

Former Newcastle United footballer now inks 'outstanding' tattoos after life-changing decision

Billy Ions now works at 4th Avenue tattoo studio in North Shields after a decade playing professional football, and said the change has done wonders for his mental health

Chronicle Live · Jan 29, 2023

How new mums rated North East maternity units according to the annual CQC survey

Some of the best maternity units in the country are in the North East

Chronicle Live · Jan 29, 2023

The hidden Newcastle museum dedicated to a Czech national hero and the mystery of an Ouseburn first floor front door

Jára Cimrman House pays tribute to a Czech genius who is said to be one of the country's greatest playwrights, poets, composers, teachers, travellers, philosophers, inventors, detectives, mathematicians and sportsmen of the 19th and early 20th century. But who was he?

Chronicle Live · Jan 29, 2023

Seven course fine-dining lunch with champagne on Britain's most luxurious train coming to the North East

The Northern Belle is making a series of journeys including Newcastle, Darlington and Durham stations in 2023

Chronicle Live · Jan 28, 2023

Pollution expert's warning over 'invisible killer' as Newcastle prepares for Clean Air Zone tolls

Anil Namdeo, a professor of air quality management at Northumbria University, compared the toxic fume crisis to the lethal smog that enveloped London in the 1950s

Chronicle Live · Jan 27, 2023

Dyslexic Byker firefighter who felt 'embarrassed' about struggles gets his dream job

George Stockle has overcome challenges related to his dyslexia to find a career is proud of

Chronicle Live · Jan 27, 2023

North East Today: Tyne Bridge restoration cost worries mount and Anthony Gordon set for Everton talks

Your daily briefing on all the latest from across the North East

Chronicle Live · Jan 27, 2023

650 jobs up for grabs at Parkdean Resorts holiday parks across the North East

The Newcastle business is taking on more than 11,000 people across the UK to get ready for a busy holiday season

Chronicle Live · Jan 27, 2023

New audio series tells the story of forgotten piece of Holocaust history in the North East

'The Girls', the five part series from BBC Radio Newcastle has pieced together the story of a hostel in Tynemouth that housed over 20 girls who were fleeing Nazi persecution

Chronicle Live · Jan 27, 2023

Gateshead boy, six, who captured the heart of Ryan Reynolds after cancer diagnosis undergoes transplant

Leland was diagnosed with MDS cancer, which can develop into acute leukaemia, last year

Chronicle Live · Jan 27, 2023