FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 235 - The Untold Story

Newcastle's Hippy Green could be paved over in huge plans for £50m redesign of city centre

Council bosses have revealed the first concept designs of how a transformed Old Eldon Square might look – with grass making way for paving, planters, and fountains

Chronicle Live · Mar 24, 2022

Covid rates still rising all over the North East - though picture varies across our region

Covid-19 rates, driven by the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant, remain on the up in our region.

Chronicle Live · Mar 24, 2022

£11m boost for North East high streets and new cultural quarters to help weather 'perfect storm'

North Shields, Berwick, and Newcastle city centre will be among the areas set to benefit from new investment from the North of Tyne Combined Authority

Chronicle Live · Mar 24, 2022

Fenwick's at 140: Shoppers' memories of the iconic Newcastle department store

As Fenwick's on Newcastle's Northumberland Street marks its 140th anniversary, shoppers share their favourite memories of the department store

Chronicle Live · Mar 24, 2022

Valentine's Day burglar stole belongings from Ponteland pub before taking a Toyota Aygo

Shaun Cruddas, 42, was jailed for the burglaries at Newcastle Crown Court

Chronicle Live · Mar 24, 2022

Maguire shrugs off Tigers' pokies trip

Michael Maguire has dismissed concerns about his Wests Tigers players going out to play poker machines the night before their humiliating loss to Newcastle.

AAP · Mar 24, 2022

MP Adam Marshall accuses Hunter New England Health chief of 'cannibalising' region's hospitals

Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall says he wants the district's chief executive to be sacked if the region's hospitals are not properly staffed, and suggests hospitals in New England are being "cannibalised" to support Newcastle facilities.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022

E-scooter use up nine per cent across Newcastle and Sunderland as fuel prices reach all-time high

Provider Neuron expects more riders to consider affordable alternative forms of transport such as e-scooters in their daily commutes to avoid the cost of filling up their cars.

Chronicle Live · Mar 24, 2022

Newcastle baby died from COVID-19: coroner

A coroner says COVID-19 caused the death of a two-month-old baby in Newcastle in December when the city was overwhelmed by a wave of Omicron infections.

AAP · Mar 24, 2022

Campaign launched to encourage meetings and events to return to Tyneside

NGI's 'Tyne to get back to business' campaign aims to recapture the £150m per year business events and meetings market

Birmingham Post · Mar 24, 2022