The Latest Breaking News from Gateshead

Gordon Ramsay spotted in Gateshead as film crew takes over Quayside's popular Trakol restaurant

The Hell's Kitchen chef was spotted strolling down the Quayside on Tuesday morning

Chronicle Live · Jul 5, 2022

Northumberland restaurant owner says Come Dine With Me win 'puts town on the map'

Balls of Prudhoe fended off competition from Namaste in Gateshead and Pigalo's in North Shields to scoop the £1,000 prize on Come Dine With Me: The Professionals

Chronicle Live · Jul 5, 2022

When skinhead and 'greaser' gangs clashed in Gateshead in the early 1970s

If the subject of early 1970s street gangs is today merely a piece of social history, 50 years ago the problem was a daily reality across Tyneside and beyond

Chronicle Live · Jul 4, 2022

30 years of flatpacks: How the region's first IKEA store opened in Gateshead in 1992

On July 2, 1992, a giant IKEA store - the first in the region - opened in Swalwell, Gateshead, offering Tyneside shoppers a new retail experience

Chronicle Live · Jul 2, 2022

Sweet home Alabama: errant Gateshead pigeon takes diversion to US

Bob set off for north-east England from Channel Islands three weeks ago, and has been found about 4,000 miles away

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2022

Tyson Fury's North East visit - here's how fans can meet the world boxing legend this July

World boxing champion will be in Gateshead, Sunderland, Stockton and Hartlepool during his world tour and says “we’re going to have a party!'

Chronicle Live · Jun 30, 2022

BBC Proms at Sage Gateshead will turn TV spotlight on local talent in July concert

Tickets are available to Proms music showcase at Sage Gateshead as the BBC institution ventures beyond the Albert Hall

Chronicle Live · Jun 30, 2022

Pharma firm Shield Therapeutics seals $10m shareholder loan after strong start to 2022

The Gateshead firm also saw a 'transformational' 2021 with licensing activities in the US driving up prescriptions

Birmingham Post · Jun 30, 2022

Newcastle is fastest growing area in North East, new census shows, with other areas in decline

The population of Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside fell between 2011 and 2021

Chronicle Live · Jun 28, 2022

Small scale fly-tipping on the decrease in Gateshead after new booking system introduced

Gateshead council figures show urban back alley fly-tipping has returned to pre-pandemic levels, but larger scale fly-tipping is on the rise

Chronicle Live · Jun 28, 2022