The Latest Breaking News from Wallsend

Barclays' Wallsend branch is to close after more than 50 years at The Forum

Barclays at The Forum shopping centre, Wallsend, has traded since 1969, but its imminent closure comes at a time when most customers are banking online and branches are closing around the UK

Chronicle Live · Aug 23, 2022

Wallsend dad focussed on helping others when diagnosed with prostate cancer - and has 'probably saved the lives' of friends and family

Mark Nugent has made it his mission to raise awareness of prostate cancer.

Chronicle Live · Aug 22, 2022

Software specialist Notify Technology seals deal with Japanese port operator

The deal comes months after the Wallsend firm completed a £3.1m equity fundraise

Birmingham Post · Aug 16, 2022

Police call for assistance - have you seen this man in Maitland or Wallsend?

Police are seeking community assistance in locating 43-year-old Luke Schofield who is known to visit the Maitland and Wallsend areas. He is wanted by virtue of a conviction warrant. Police have made multiple inquires however have been unable to locate him. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers…

Newcastle Herald · Jul 22, 2022

Struggling high streets in Ashington, Wallsend, and Newcastle East End to get £6m regeneration boost

Local councils will be given £1.9m each to help breathe new life into failing shopping areas

Chronicle Live · Jul 20, 2022

Vera stars Brenda Blethyn and Kenny Doughty spotted filming 'intense' scenes in Wallsend

Cast members from Vera, including leading lady Brenda Blethyn, have been spotted filming scenes for the next series in Wallsend

Chronicle Live · Jul 18, 2022

Newcastle's Jason Sangha signs new two-season deal with Sydney Thunder

JASON Sangha's breakout Big Bash League campaign has earned the Newcastle run machine a contract extension with Sydney Thunder until at least the end of the 2023-24 season. After spending two full BBL seasons on the sidelines, the former Wallsend and Southern Lakes right-hander was recalled on December 19 for…

Newcastle Herald · Jul 11, 2022

Pet owner facing jail after her dogs bit off part of a man's ear in Wallsend

Michelle King was the owner of two of the four American Bull Mastiffs that attacked the victim after they escaped from a back yard

Chronicle Live · Jul 11, 2022

Fourth person arrested in connection with suspected kidnapping after man fell from van in Wallsend

A probe into the incident is ongoing after a man fell from a moving white Vito Mercedes van which was travelling on the Coast Road in Wallsend.

Chronicle Live · Jul 6, 2022

The flood of worries that linger in Wallsend 15 years after storm

"The impacts are felt because people every time we get a lot of rain people in Wallsend go 'oh God, not again'."

Newcastle Herald · Jul 3, 2022