FOUND: Monkseaton - What They Never Told You

Girl, 13, dies in hospital after getting into difficulty in the sea

Edie Smart, from Monkseaton, North Tyneside, was rescued on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2025

Monkseaton teenager's dream to help other children with cancer made a reality two years after his death

Today would have been Josh Smith's 18th birthday, which he would have celebrated with his twin sister Libby

Chronicle Live · May 25, 2023

New Tyne and Wear Metro train pulls into stations for first time as it completes crucial test run

Metro operator Nexus said there were no glitches as the first train of a Swiss-built £362m fleet was driven on tracks between South Gosforth and Monkseaton on Wednesday morning

Chronicle Live · May 10, 2023

All Tyne and Wear Metro services suspended between Wallsend and Monkseaton after cable theft

Tyne and Wear Metro are currently working on getting metro tickets accepted on local bus services

Chronicle Live · Jan 5, 2023

Pensioner, 84, forced to wait 11 hours for emergency treatment after collapsing at home

John Derry collapsed at home in Monkseaton late at night and was forced to wait in hospital for hours alone before receiving medical care

Chronicle Live · Jan 1, 2023

Major disruption for Metro passengers as line closes following attempted cable theft in Newcastle

Operators Nexus said that the cable was damaged in the incident which caused 'severe damage to infrastructure'

Chronicle Live · Dec 31, 2022

'The sky just went pitch black' - The Great Tyneside Storm which caused millions of pounds worth of damage and left 23,000 homes without power

Readers have shared their memories of the "supercell thunderstorm" which hit the North East on June 28, 2012

Chronicle Live · Jun 28, 2022

Full list of road closures across the North East for Jubilee street parties this weekend

Councils have permitted road closures for street parties throughout Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Northumberland, Durham, and Gateshead

Chronicle Live · May 31, 2022

North Tyneside Council refuses to sell green space for replacement medical practice

Many residents objected to proposals to sell council land on Newsteads Drive in Monkseaton

Chronicle Live · May 24, 2022

Whitley Bay hairdresser becomes first Geordie contestant on BBC show Interior Design Masters

Peter Anderson, who runs Anderson’s Hair Salon in Monkseaton, will be seen on Interior Design Masters from next week

Chronicle Live · Mar 4, 2022