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Great-grandad, 82, 'oldest writer' in South Shields to have debut novel published

'The Lady in the Barrel' by George Crozier is inspired by tales of Tyneside fishing communities and a mysterious discovery at the Black Middens Rocks

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Artist creates striking sand art piece of L.S. Lowry on Northumberland beach

Northumberland-based sand artist Claire Eason created a large-scale artwork on Spittal Beach

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Bus crash horror leaves one Brit dead and kills 18 others

The crash has left 25 others injured

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Lloyds Bank axes key service - how customers will be affected by change

The bank says very few customers were choosing to use the service and there is an alternative for people to use instead

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Northumberland council ordered to pay out £1,000 over 20-month planning delay

A disgruntled resident complained after a 'serious delay' in determining a building regulations application

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Three generations of family run Whitley Bay firm celebrate 30 years of transforming homes

North East family run business celebrates 30 'blinding' years in business

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Teen caught with knife just two days after taking part in Newcastle street fight

Finlay Day-Ault had taken part in the pre-arranged brawl, which involved a large group of youths and was found with the blade during his subsequent arrest 48 hours later

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Residents raising cash for independent reviews into proposed housing sites in North Tyneside

Worries persist over council proposals which could see over 18,000 new homes built across North Tyneside by 2042

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Gateshead road repairs backlog begins to clear - but 123km still 'of concern'

The percentage of unclassified roads in Gateshead in need of maintenance has dipped to 18%, or 123km

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Gang of thieves raid famous Newcastle factory site spending three days stripping valuables

Georgian Dimitru, Razvan Dorobod and Andrei Olteanu were part of a gang who burgled the former Nestle factory in Newcastle

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All the road closures and roadworks across the North East this week

Here is a full list of the planned road closures and roadworks across the region for the week beginning Monday, February 23

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Greggs £2.99 Too Good To Go bag leaves man baffled after seeing 14 items inside

A Greggs customer was left utterly baffled after opening his Too Good To Go surprise bag when he got home

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Mum still breastfeeds her four-year-old girl and says she's the 'healthiest child' she knows

Mum-of-four Kay Smith continues to breastfeed Bleubelle, 4, and said she still saw her youngest child 'as a baby'

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Teacher called student 'sweet cheeks' in sexual text messages that got him banned

Christopher Williams Davies sent messages of a sexual nature to two students

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Man arrested after eight people injured in horror head-on A1 crash in Northumberland

A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following a horror crash on the A1

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Newcastle dad who hit girlfriend in face was paranoid she was cheating on him

Peter White attacked his long-term girlfriend, causing her lip and nose to bleed, also hid a tracking device in her car

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Death notices and funeral announcements in The Newcastle Chronicle this week

A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East

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Bid to get 'brave' Newcastle United wheelchair player the priceless 'gift of movement'

Amelie Davey is hoping to get life-changing equipment which would reduce her deterioration and give her a much brighter future

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The areas of Newcastle most impacted by recent criminal damage in December 2025

Discover which Tyneside areas are deemed most dangerous based on recent crime data, highlighting the region’s policing neighbourhoods.

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Photographer captures moment peckish otter catches giant crab for breakfast in Northumberland

Photographer Linda Johnson couldn't believe her luck when she snapped the otter swimming in the River Coquet