The Latest Breaking News from Byker

North East Today: Byker man pleads guilty to burglary spree as Newcastle linked with Chelsea trio

Your lunchtime briefing on all the latest from across the North East

Chronicle Live · Jan 17, 2023

Dramatic CCTV shows arsonist carrying out 'sinister' fire attack on cars outside Newcastle garage

James Duncanson, of Byker, was acting on behalf of others in order to pay off his debts when he set fire to cars outside a garage in the West End of Newcastle

Chronicle Live · Dec 21, 2022

Byker thug broke his mother's leg by grabbing her foot and lifting it in air during row

Raymond Ruddy, of Byker, assaulted his mother after turning up at her home to collect belongings

Chronicle Live · Dec 20, 2022

McDonald's reopens in Byker, Newcastle and returns to Just Eat and Uber Eats

McDonald's deliveries from Potts Street are available to order again and customers who visit the restaurant are promised an improved experience

Chronicle Live · Nov 17, 2022

A vanished Wallsend railway station and a once-busy line that closed 50 years ago

The seven stops on the former Riverside Branch between Byker and Willington Quay served industries and communities along the north bank of the River Tyne

Chronicle Live · Nov 15, 2022

Byker cat killer who slit pet's throat with razor to cover up breaking her leg in a rage jailed

Adam Alkour, of Byker, admitted killing pet cat Darwin two day after breaking her leg

Chronicle Live · Nov 14, 2022

Byker McDonald's set to reopen after refurbishment - and service should be quicker

If you've wondered why you can't get a McDonald delivererd on Just Eat in parts of east Newcastle it's because the Byker branch is being revamped

Chronicle Live · Nov 12, 2022

Metro Viaduct at Byker that's bridged the Ouseburn Valley for 40 years

Construction of the Byker Metro Viaduct took place between 1976 and 1979, with the bridge carrying its first Metro trains on November 11, 1982

Chronicle Live · Nov 10, 2022

'Out of control' Byker hostel resident bit woman and hit her with TV and kettle in her own room

Mary Akurut, who also attacked and threatened others in the Newcastle hostel, left the victim with facial injuries and a cut to her ear

Chronicle Live · Nov 7, 2022

New sculpture for Berwick park in second collaboration with not-for-profit Byker wood workshop

The grasshopper seat is situated in a meadow where real grasshoppers can be seen and heard

Chronicle Live · Oct 30, 2022