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Kitchen to be built at first school that has been without one for almost 90 years
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (421+ words) School headteacher Sarah Brett, with councillors Les Bowman and Guy Renner-Thompson outside Holywell Village First School (Image: Northumberland County Council) A Northumberland first school is finally set to get a new kitchen - almost 90 years after it opened. Holywell Village First…...
Two people taken to hospital following collision outside supermarket
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (167+ words) Two people taken to hospital following collision outside Newcastle supermarket Chronicle Live Our website is temporarily unavailable in your location. We are working hard to get it back online. Two people taken to hospital following collision outside Newcastle supermarket Emergency…...
North East 'pathetic' pervert had more than a million 'horrendous' images and a 'paedophile manual"
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (557+ words) A pervert with a sexual interest in young girls had amassed a "horrendous" collection of more than a million sick images and downloaded a "paedophile manual". Mark Givens had stockpiled the huge library of terrible material after becoming addicted to…...
Police officer who died in line of duty made 'lasting impression on colleagues"
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (279+ words) A Northumbria Police officer who died in the line of duty just months into her career "had already made a lasting impression on colleagues". PC Jess Turnbull was responding to a collision on the A189 Spine Road, in Cramlington, on Monday…...
Works underway to protect two holiday hotspots from coastal erosion
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (348+ words) Projects are underway in two popular tourist destinations on the Northumberland Coast with the aim of protecting them from coastal erosion. Northumberland County Council has started eight weeks of works in Cresswell, with temporary traffic management in place. New rock…...
Mum gives birth on car backseat at Esso petrol station rushing to hospital
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (422+ words) Sarah Frost gave birth to son Albie at the Esso forecourt in Sedgefield, County Durham, on Sunday(Image: SWNS) A mum delivered her baby on the back seat of her vehicle at a petrol station while racing to hospital. Sarah…...
'It's London calling for us, but that is thanks to the Freeman Hospital angels"
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (726+ words) "It's London calling for us, but that is thanks to the Freeman angels." After more than a year in hospital, Kevin Bablee and wife Anjna are preparing to leave hospital, months on from his successful heart transplant which took place…...
John Healey gives ominous warning as he quits as Defence Secretary
8+ hour, 49+ min ago (1004+ words) Healey said Starmer was falling short(Image: PA) Defence Secretary John Healey has resigned from the government in a significant blow to Keir Starmer. Mr Healey launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister and Chancellor Rachel Reeves " arguing that…...
More homes approved on green land in North Tyneside as locals 'horrified"
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (440+ words) Plans for a 270-home development off Killingworth Lane in North Tyneside. (Image: Pod architects/Northumberland Estates. ) Almost 300 new homes are set to be built near a North Tyneside village, despite worries over the loss of more of the area's green…...
Gateshead Quays arena latest as 'constructive' talks held
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (362+ words) The proposed site of the new Gateshead Quayside arena and conference centre(Image: Newcastle Chronicle) The North East mayor says that "constructive" talks have been held with Reform UK over the prospect of a new arena on the Gateshead Quayside,…...