YOU WONT BELIEVE: 2 - What They Never Told You

Three blazes 'exacerbated' by 'extremely high temperatures' during dramatic evening in North East

As the fire service dealt with 120 calls amid the heatwave, crews tackled two grass fires- one in Scotswood in Newcastle and another in Sunderland- and a fire on some rail tracks in Birtley

Chronicle Live · Jul 18, 2022

Birtley mum 'in tears' over McDonald's worker's 'outstanding' kindness to autistic daughter

The thoughtful McDonald's worker told the mum 'you're doing an amazing job' and stepped in to help out

Chronicle Live · May 23, 2022

Birtley thug removed partner's shoes to hit her with them and used a stun gun on her

Ross Reay, of Birtley, lost his temper because the woman was unable to transfer some photographs onto a new phone

Chronicle Live · Apr 28, 2022

Teen to swap Northumberland for New York City after being offered place at one of world's top theatre schools

Seventeen year old Abbey Tilley from Birtley, near Wark, has been offered a place at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, which counts Grace Kelly and Anne Hathaway among its alumni

Chronicle Live · Feb 22, 2022

Judge amends sentence of Birtley heroin dealer who was supplying to own mum

James West was found with wraps of the class A drug -which had been cut with caffeine and paracetamol - on April 19, 2020

Chronicle Live · Feb 16, 2022

'Explosions were going off regularly' – Praise for firefighters who battled huge Birtley blaze

Dozens of firefighters spent four days trying to extinguish the blaze at Shee Recycling last week

Chronicle Live · Feb 16, 2022

New veteran-run gym in Birtley helps you train up like a soldier

Tactical Transformations gym is run by ex-military coaches who are offering body transformation to men and women

Chronicle Live · Feb 14, 2022

What we know so far about the fire on Durham Road in Birtley

Fire crews remain on the scene on Tuesday morning following the large blaze

Chronicle Live · Feb 8, 2022

Birtley murderer climbed through nurse's window and told her he wanted to 'lick her all over'

Mark Towell had recently been released from prison after being convicted of murder in 2002 when he committed the offence

Chronicle Live · Feb 1, 2022

The Gateshead primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted inspectors

Schools in Bensham, Whickham, Low Fell, Ryton, Byermoor, Leam Lane, Low Fell, Dunston and Birtley are among those rated Outstanding by Ofsted

Chronicle Live · Oct 10, 2021