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WE JUST WANT TO HELP OTHER PARENTS

A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy lost his life following a battle with a rare bowel condition. Jaxx Carr, from Felling, Gateshead, was eight weeks old when he was diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease. He struggled to pass bowel movements following his birth and...

THANK YOU

A GOVERNMENT minister has thanked volunteers for their involvement in the nurdle clean-up. Thousands of residents have been cleaning up beaches from Northumberland down to Sunderland since the plastic pellets were spilled into the River Tyne after a...

DRUG-DRIVE DOCTOR FLED AFTER CRASH

A drug-driving GP left a pedestrian with a suspected broken pelvis after he crashed into him on a busy city centre street and fled the scene. Matthew Mccloskey was over the limit for the breakdown product of cocaine when he got behind the wheel of his...

JEWELLERS’ HOME WAS TARGETED AS THEY WORKED

RAIDERS ransacked the home of jewellery shop owners in a £50,000 heist. Mandeep Thiara (pictured) and another man travelled from Yorkshire to target the couple’s home in Darras Hall, Ponteland while they were at work in their shop. The victims...

THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE

A YOUNGSTER who has spent eight years waiting for a heart transplant has finally left hospital after he successfully received the donor heart he has needed for so long. Young Daithi Mac Gabhann is nine years old and has spent most of his life living...

RIVER SAVED FROM A FURTHER 58 TONNES

PORT of Tyne says that the global shipping industry must learn lessons from the spill in the Port of Tyne that has seen billions of tiny plastic pellets enter the river and the North Sea. The spill occurred within five seconds of a collision between...

‘I’M GUTTED – AND I WON’T STAY QUIET’

THE mum of blast victim Archie York has today vowed to fight to keep his killer behind bars. The seven-year-old died almost two years ago after a powerful explosion, caused by a dangerous drugs factory in the flat below, tore through his Newcastle...

OUR AARON WILL LIVE ON

TEENAGER Aaron Anderson asked his parents if his organs could be donated after his death just two weeks before he was killed in a tragic farm accident. The 14-year-old’s heartbroken dad has described his son as an “absolute hero” as he urged other...

THE DEATH THREAT I JUST COULD NOT ALLOW TO LIE

A Gateshead councillor left horrified by a death threat has demanded an end to a “culture war” marring politics. Liberal Democrat Dawn Welsh has spoken out after a threat sent to her and two fellow Low Fell councillors on social media in the aftermath...

Firefighters tackle huge blaze

FIREFIGHTERS were tackling a major blaze in Washington yesterday. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service said five appliances and an aerial ladder platform were on the scene at a factory fire in Crowther Industrial Estate. They added: “We are...

Newcastle fans thank ‘outstanding’ Eddie Howe and say he deserves ‘the gratitude of the city’

Craig Toft “EDDIE Howe deserves the gratitude of the city, of Tyneside, and of the wider area.” That’s the verdict from one Newcastle United fan among many to tell The Chronicle how “gutted” they are to see the departure of the man who brought a first...

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WE KNOW WE NEED TO PICK IT UP

ONE of the firms involved in the huge ship crash that caused an estimated billion plastic pellets to spill into the River Tyne has admitted that clean-up efforts have “not met community expectations”. Huge numbers of plastic ‘nurdles’ have been...

GANG SAW CRIME SPREE AS A BIT OF SPORT

A GANG of burglars got “perverse enjoyment” from targeting 24 homes and viewed their large-scale plot to steal cars as “sport”. Residents in Newcastle and North Tyneside were left living in fear after falling victim to the thieves, mostly while they...

OUR LUCKY ESCAPE

A NEWCASTLE family had a lucky escape after a bus flipped in a crash during a holiday to Turkey. Christopher Halford was left “shell-shocked” by the incident, which took place on his first family trip abroad with his wife and two young sons. When...

WHAT A RELIEF

A TEENAGER was in so much pain that he was looking into the prospect of having his foot amputated. But now, after becoming the first under-18 in the UK to have a pioneering spinal cord implant fitted, he is pain-free for the first time in years and...

‘WE MIGHT FINALLY BE HEARD’

‘YOU GAVE US BACK OUR PRIDE’

‘YOU gave us back our pride as Geordies’ is one of the many powerful messages among tributes left to club legend Kevin Keegan at St James’ Park following the announcement of his death. Keegan, who played for the club and managed it twice, died on...

KING KEV

Iconic former player and boss dies at 75, as United hail him as ‘the beating heart of the club’ for generations of fans

COUNCILLOR ‘SIMPLY IGNORED’ VICTIM TELLING HIM ‘NO’

A FORMER Newcastle city councillor who sexually assaulted a woman has been spared jail. Thom Campion subjected his victim to a “terrifying” ordeal at his house in March 2023, a court has heard. Newcastle Magistrates’ Court was told on Friday how the...

‘I WANT JUSTICE FOR MY SON’

A GRIEVING mum who is convinced her son was murdered in his Spanish villa is set to protest outside a courthouse in the hope of persuading authorities there to reopen his case. Brett Dryden was found by friends covered in blood and with a large gash...

PERVERT HELD JOB IN CHILDREN’S SERVICES

A PERVERT who was jailed for sending sexual messages to who he thought was an underage girl was working in children’s services, it can be revealed. Veteran Mark Campbell was snared in an undercover police sting operation while he believed he was...

‘I HAD TO SAVE THE CHILDREN’

JOHN Henry Sayers has vowed to get on with his life and keep his family safe after being cleared of attacking an arsonist who targeted his home. The dad-of-six returned to Newcastle last night after a jury in London found him and his son, John Henry...

CLEARED

JOHN Henry Sayers is a free man after he and his son were cleared of causing grievous bodily harm to an arsonist who attacked their home. For three years, the Sayers family had come under sustained attack by the Freeman organised crime group and for...

WOMAN MAULED BY DOG SHE ADOPTED ONLINE

A WOMAN was left needing surgery after being mauled by her dog – which she had adopted on Facebook three weeks earlier. Charlotte Potts, 32, adopted the one-year-old cane corso cross American bulldog from a breeder on Facebook. Initially, the dog –...

RAM-RAIDER IS JAILED

A BURGLAR who took part in a botched Newcastle jewellery shop ram-raid that caused thousands of pounds worth of damage has been jailed. Mohamed Khan was part of a group who reversed a van into Sunny Jewellers in the West End of the city in March and...

‘HER SACRIFICE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN’

THE family of a 19-year-old who has been honoured with a ceremonial police funeral has spoken of their “unimaginable loss”. PC Jess Turnbull was killed when responding to a collision in June. One of Newcastle’s busiest thoroughfares fell silent as a...

‘A DANGER TO FEMALES’

A PREDATOR who put a drunk lone young woman he found sitting on the pavement in his car was branded “dangerous” as he was locked up and banned from being alone with “intoxicated females”. Days before Christmas, Kuldip Chahal stalked the streets of...

In 2024, the Government said that dualling the A1 in Northumberland was: ‘not good value for money’

THE Chronicle is stepping up a long-running campaign for dualling of the A1 that we have been running with our sister title The Journal for more than 30 years. Successive Governments have failed to upgrade the road in Northumberland, which is the only...

BOY DIED TRYING TO SAVE HIS PAL

A TEENAGER who died as he tried to save his friend’s life ‘gave the ultimate sacrifice selflessly,’ an inquest heard. David Ionut Radut, 14, had been swinging on a rope swing near the River Tyne in Ovingham, Northumberland, having travelled there with...

‘I’LL NEVER FORGET THAT PAGES NIGHT’

Newcastle’s Dan Burn makes history – his six clearances after entering pitch in 75th minute is World Cup record for sub Blyth-born defender is key to England’s win over Mexico and tells of his pride at playing for England at tournament

SEREN LEFT A LEGACY OF HOPE

A North East woman is proud that the legacy of the baby she and her partner lost to stillbirth lives on and is helping to drive improvement in maternity care. Amie Evans and Lewis Landells lost baby Seren last autumn. Months on, they have been pushing...

Locals ‘shocked’ at plan to build on green space

NEIGHBOURS have been left outraged after plans emerged to build more than 200 homes next to the “only nice part” of a Newcastle suburb. Hundreds of residents in Newbiggin Hall have spoken out over new proposals to build on green land next to the Outer...

SHOCK OVER CENTRE CLOSURE

TEACHERS, former pupils and a charity have spoken of their shock and sadness after a council’s decision to close an outdoor education centre. North Tyneside Council announced it would close High Borrans, a beloved institution for many generations of...

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‘I HAD TO HAVE CHEMO THE DAY MY HUSBAND DIED’

A North East woman has shared her heartbreak after she and her husband were both diagnosed with bowel cancer at the same time. Karen Rhodes, of Cramlington, is hoping to raise funds for the Newcastle Hospitals Charity that cared for and supported...

Quayside plot up for sale

ONE of the last main development sites on Newcastle’s Quayside has been put up for sale. Plot 12, an empty site close to the mouth of the Ouseburn, is being sold by Homes England. A number of planned developments on the site have been proposed over...

SHOCK AS SKATING COACH DIES AT 37

AN ice skating coach with a “heart of gold” who died shortly after his 37th birthday has been described as “irreplaceable”. John Hayes, who lived in Whitley Bay, died at the Freeman Hospital on Sunday, June 14, three days after suffering a cardiac...

AMMONIA KILLERS LOSE BID FOR FREEDOM

TWO gang members who were jailed for life for the murder of a man who died after having ammonia thrown in his face have lost bids to appeal against their convictions and sentences. Youssef Wynne and Josh Hawthorn were sentenced in July 2024 for their...

MUM DIES KNOWING SHE WAS ABLE TO HELP OTHERS

A MOTHER-OF-THREE who urged women to go for their smear test after being diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer has died. Danielle Gwyer, from Cramlington, Northumberland, was told she had around a year to live after being diagnosed with the disease...

SAYERS ‘USED MACHETE TO ATTACK MAN WHO RAMMED HOME’

JOHN Henry Sayers allegedly used a machete to seriously injure an arsonist he caught setting fire to a car which had been deliberately rammed into his home, a court heard. Sayers was at home in Byker, Newcastle, with his children when their restaurant...

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‘HE LEFT US ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION’

NORTH East MPS have begun rallying behind Andy Burnham, with the former Greater Manchester mayor seemingly on course to become the UK’S next Prime Minister. The newly-elected MP for Makerfield confirmed yesterday morning that he would stand for the...

BOYS AGED 14 AND 16 ON MURDER CHARGE

TWO boys and a man have been charged with the murder of a man who died following a stabbing in Newcastle. Police were called to Shields Road in Byker last Tuesday night following a knife attack. Gino Robb, 25, was taken to hospital with stab wounds,...

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HUNDREDS of cannabis lollipops, counterfeit cigarettes, illegal vapes and unregulated Thai energy drinks were seized during a crackdown in the heart of Newcastle. Police and Newcastle City Council trading standards officers were spotted around the...

MURDER PROBE

FURY AT KILLER’S EARLY RELEASE CHANCE

THE mother of a Newcastle schoolboy who lost his life in a tragic explosion says she is “heartbroken”, after discovering that his killer could be released earlier into his prison sentence. Archie York died in 2024 when his family home in Benwell was...

GRIEVING MUM: ‘I FEEL BETRAYED’

A GRIEVING mother whose daughter took her own life after being bullied says the Government’s decision to block social media for under 16s has not been thought through properly. Charley Ann Patterson hanged herself at her home in Cramlington,...

BURGLAR HAD HIS CHANCE – AND HE BLEW IT

A serial burglar left a mum and her young son terrified less than two weeks after being given a chance by a judge. Repeat offender Kieron Hardy had been given a deferred sentence for attempted burglary, common assault and theft, with a judge giving him...

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‘JESS MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN’

A YOUNG police officer seriously injured while attending a crash has died in hospital. Northumbria Police’s Chief Constable Vanessa Jardine has paid tribute to PC Jess Turnbull, who passed away yesterday, saying she made the “ultimate sacrifice” to...

LURED VICTIM TO SEE ‘CUTE TEDDY’ UPSTAIRS

£37,000 RAID ON JEWELLERS

THE owner of a local jewellery business which was burgled over the weekend said she won’t let thieves win and is determined to “come back stronger”. Jewellery Queen, which is renowned on social media for its random acts of kindness videos, suffered a...

THREE SENT TO JAIL FOR CRIME SPREE

PORSCHES, Mercedes and BMWS were among the £460,000 haul stolen by a gang of thieves. Homes across Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland were targeted during a spate of offences spanning an eight-week period. Newcastle Crown Court heard many...

‘WE FEEL LIKE CAGED ANIMALS’

A FAMILY is living in fear after armed police smashed down their front door in the middle of the night following a hoax call. The occupants were enjoying a caravan break away when their Ring doorbell alerted them to cops at their home in Benwell,...

‘I COULDN’T NOT HELP’

A CRAMLINGTON man has been commended on his swift actions that helped save the life of a man whose heart stopped on a busy Newcastle street. Sam Collard was working in Shields Road in Byker, Newcastle, on Tuesday, as a removal porter at Quicksilver...

Spud things come to those who wait!

A MUM and daughter had an early start and waited three hours for the opening of a viral jacket potato business. Cheryl Napier, 36, and her 10-year-old daughter Millie were the first in line for the official opening of Spud Bros Express in North...

‘DISNEYLAND IN A DESERT’

Deputy leader says she asked AI to analyse arena figures – and it said it would be better to leave a hole in the ground But North East’s Labour mayor hits back and blasts ‘absurd’ views

‘Opportunities missed’ to save tragic drowning victim Edie

THE family of a “deeply loved” Tyneside teenager who died after being swept out to sea fear her chances of survival were affected by “missed opportunities” with the emergency response, an inquest has heard. Edie Smart, 13, died on July 28 last year,...

SON JUST CAN’T STOP HURTING HIS FAMILY

A DANGEROUS son who put turps in his mum’s wine and assaulted his gran and stepdad has been jailed for throwing boiling salted water over his dad. Daniel Gaunt, who has a history of attacking family members, left his father with burns to his neck and...

‘HE’D HAVE LOVED IT’

A NATURE trail created in memory of the Newcastle schoolboy killed in a tragic explosion has officially opened, on what would have been his ninth birthday. Family and friends gathered on Friday afternoon to remember beloved Archie York at the Parish...

£80,000 WORTH OF CARS AND BIKES TAKEN IN RAM RAID

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‘WE HAVE TO LIVE IN THE MOMENT’

A NORTH East dad has said that his family has to “live in the moment” after their little boy was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. Little Finley Robson, 2, was diagnosed with an Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT) last June. He had...

‘HE WAS LIKE A TICKING TIME BOMB’

FOR years, the grieving sister of a woman viciously raped and murdered by Michael Wade warned against his release on parole – but he was allowed to walk the streets again anyway. Now, as Wade is sent back to jail after attacking his own daughter, Joan...

WHY WAS HAMMER ATTACK THUG NOT IN JAIL?

EVIL hammer attacker Ross Clancy was freed from prison to strike again. The serial criminal was this week jailed for life after admitting launching a savage assault on a couple he did not know in their Newcastle home. Niamh Cunningham, 65, was left...

RELEASED KILLER BACK BEHIND BARS

A MURDERER who was released from prison after serving 25 years for raping and killing a vulnerable woman is back in jail after attacking his own daughter. Michael Wade, who now also goes by the name George Wilden, was jailed for life for raping mum...

Window of opportunity for everyone swotting

A CAFE owner in Jesmond has decided to use his front windows to help students who are cramming for their GCSES. People passing Willi’s on the corner of Clayton Road and Clayton Park Square, will notice the breakfast, lunch and coffee spot is now...

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SAYERS SLASHED IN THE NECK IN JAIL

A MURDERER will spend a further four years behind bars after slashing the neck of a fellow inmate. John Henry Sayers required hospital treatment after being attacked by Donald Gaote-oueyeya at HMP Frankland in April last year. Gaote-oueyeya, 26, was...

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FIRE EXPOSES DRUGS FARM ON CITY’S BUSIEST STREET

A CANNABIS farm has been discovered in Newcastle city centre following a blaze. Police and firefighters rushed to a fire at a property on Northumberland Street shortly before 9.10pm on Monday evening. The flames were on the first floor of a...