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Little-known Blue Badge parking rule could see you fined £70
Experts have issued a warning as fines could even stretch to £1,000
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Car crashes at busy Newcastle retail park snapping lamppost
Emergency services were called to the incident at the Byker retail park
Local Elections 2026 LIVE: Updates and latest news as polls open across the UK
Elections are being held across the UK in what could be a crunch day for British politics
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Runners blow bubbles for much-loved North East children's charity at Tyneside marathon
The RunThrough Newcastle-Gateshead Marathon, Half Marathon and 10k races took place on Sunday
Masked intruder attacked man with pole and stole Hugo Boss watch during terrifying Tyneside home invasion
Ryan Armstrong, 27, was jailed for over six years for carrying out an aggravated burglary in Gateshead
Port of Blyth reveals major expansion vision that could bring hundreds of jobs
The plans have been called a landmark moment for the successful port
Newcastle hotel guest had to have 'cut to face glued' after being punched by police officer he'd hit
John Mitchell lashed out at the constable while being arrested outside a hotel but was struck in the head himself seconds later
Former popular Gateshead High Street bar could be demolished as part of makeover plans
The former Curley's bar on Gateshead High Street could soon be flattened following an application to the council
When will North East local council election results be announced?
Voters in several parts of the North East are going to the polls on Thursday, May 7, but most of the local election results in our area will not be announced until the following day
North Shields man allegedly slapped wife so hard she temporarily lost hearing in one ear
Arvind Pandiri is also accused of putting his hands over the woman's mouth in an 'attempt to suffocate' her
How crunch local election day could reshape the North East's political landscape
Voters in Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and Hartlepool will be going to the polls today, on a local election day that could have huge implications for our region
One person taken to hospital after car overturns on A19 near the Tyne Tunnel
The northbound carriageway was closed for just under three hours near Boldon Colliery
Man confronted security guard with knife after being kicked out of Newcastle nightclub
Marlon Mullings became angry after being asked to leave the Soho Rooms in the city centre and later returned with a knife
River Tyne safety boat workers 'sickened' as vandals attack vessel on Newcastle Quayside
The Tyne Bridge Safety Boat was forced to delay operations on Wednesday morning as crew members carried out urgent repairs
Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday, May 6
The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws
Full list of Gateshead polling stations for 2026 local election
The full list of polling stations for Gateshead's all-out council election has been published.
Funeral notices in the Chronicle last week include tributes to a Gateshead musician
A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
A19 collision LIVE: Northbound carriageway reopens after long delays due to overturned vehicle
A section of the A19 northbound was closed between Testo's roundabout and Lindisfarne roundabout
North East local election stories you might have missed from the campaign trail
May 7 promises to be a huge local election day for the North East as voters in Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and Hartlepool elect new councillors
Three arrested as car collides into railing and driver assaulted on Newcastle road
Emergency services were called to the incident where suspects fled the scene