Gateshead roastery to compete at World Coffee Championships in Athens after winning UK Brewers' Cup Gold Box Roastery in Blaydon is representing the North East on the world stage from June 22-24 Chronicle Live · Jun 12, 2023
Blaydon Racers set to get celebrity send-off from Quayside tonight Two special guests will send thousands of runners on their way as iconic race celebrates its 41st anniversary Chronicle Live · Jun 9, 2023
Blaydon Race 2023 route in full from Newcastle Quayside to Blaydon finish line Thousands of Tynesiders will have their running shoes at the ready as they gear up for the historic annual event this Friday Chronicle Live · Jun 8, 2023
Blaydon Race 2023 full list of road closures in Newcastle and Gateshead on June 9 Multiple roads will be closed in the area from 6pm on Friday to allow a safe route for the thousands of runners to take on the historic annual event Chronicle Live · Jun 8, 2023
Blaydon Race 2023 full list of instructions for runners including dos and don'ts for Friday Organisers have issued a list of rules on warming up, your race number, assembly times, wearing headphones and more ahead of the historic annual event Chronicle Live · Jun 7, 2023
Blaydon Race 2023 start time and other key timings for runners on the day The iconic race will begin on Newcastle Quayside this Friday as it marks its 41st year on Tyneside, with 4,700 runners set to take part Chronicle Live · Jun 7, 2023
Tina Turner tribute act among line-up for Gateshead music festival Big Sound Coldplay tribute and a Simply Tina show - promising a Tina Turner celebration worthy of the late star - will be among the acts taking to the stage at the Big Sound family festival coming to Blaydon rugby club this summer Chronicle Live · May 30, 2023
Tyneside tech firm Zytronic falls to a loss amid gaming market turmoil The Blaydon business has been impacted by US firm Azure's filing for bankruptcy as well as other issues in gaming and vending markets Birmingham Post · May 16, 2023
Brewery's disappointment as National Trust calls time on Gibside's Garden Tap Pub Gibside and Blaydon’s Firebrick Brewery had joined forces last year to launch the pub at the Rowlands Gill National Trust site Chronicle Live · Mar 29, 2023
Woman taken to hospital following 'medical incident' at Blaydon Station Police were called to Blaydon Station shortly after 12.30pm and the train line was closed to allow officers on the tracks to take the woman to safety Chronicle Live · Mar 17, 2023
Hanover Dairies to invest after sealing finance deal with NatWest The Blaydon milk delivery business has 12 depots serving the North East, North West and South Birmingham Post · Jan 24, 2023
The industrial River Tyne and a now-defunct railway bridge 95 years ago The railway bridge linking Scotswood and Blaydon was the fourth and last at the location to carry trains across the River Tyne Chronicle Live · Jan 9, 2023
Blaydon drug driver who did 70mph in 20 zone during police chase walks free Jay Jackson, of Blaydon, led police on a lengthy high speed chase in Gateshead, only stopping when he crashed Chronicle Live · Nov 21, 2022
Award-winning North Shields teacher retires after 30 years at same school Meryl Wakeman taught at the same school for almost 30 years and will be 'much missed' by everyone at Sir Thomas More Catholic High School Chronicle Live · Aug 1, 2022
Chronicle Live · Jun 28, 2022 £3bn devolution deal for North East mayor and 17,000 new jobs is 'in national interest' Henri Murison, director of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, says the ambitious package would "build a better future for Blaydon to Berwick, Hendon to Heaton”
Chronicle Live · Jun 8, 2022 The Blaydon Races at 160: The song about a day at the races that became a Tyneside anthem How an 1862 Victorian music hall song about a day at the races in Blaydon became an unlikely regional anthem that is still widely sung 160 years later
Chronicle Live · Jun 2, 2022 Blaydon Race 2022: new route, road closures, and start time as famous run returns The famous run is back for the first time since 2019 – but there have been big changes that mean it won't be following its traditional route
Chronicle Live · May 6, 2022 Appeal to find missing Gateshead man last seen in Rowlands Gill two weeks ago Kyle often visits the Blaydon shopping precinct, Chopwell and Rowlands Gill and often travels between these areas by bus
Chronicle Live · Mar 25, 2022 Motorcyclist taken to hospital with serious injuries following crash with car in Gateshead A man was taken to the RVI in Newcastle with multiple injuries following the crash in Blaydon
Chronicle Live · Mar 24, 2022 Gateshead council cabinet approves proposed parliamentary boundary changes Gateshead cabinet approves of the boundary commission's proposed changes to Blaydon and Gateshead constituencies
Chronicle Live · Jan 30, 2022 Two people hospitalised after roof collapses in Blaydon due to Storm Malik The North East Ambulance Service took two people to hospital yesterday morning
Chronicle Live · Jan 27, 2022 Blaydon railway station: 'Disgusting, decrepit and verminous' - and set for demolition By 1977, Blaydon's once-elegant red-brick railway station was in a state of badly vandalised decline and awaiting the bulldozers
Chronicle Live · Jan 26, 2022 Gateshead drug dealer who hid white powder in Kinder egg jailed for role in conspiracy to sell cocaine Two police raids at homes in Blaydon and Gateshead uncovered a stash of cocaine with a street value of £1,600
Chronicle Live · Jun 7, 2016 From a night in Balmbra's to Geordie folklore: How the 9th of June has gone down in history Ahead of this year's Blaydon Race, we take a look at the origins of the lyrics of the song and things you might not have known about it