Fears over North East council reliance on AI after ‘terrifying’ errors
A councillor in Newcastle aired fears this week over efforts to get local authority staff to use artificial…
Former Newcastle General Hospital nurse fears cancer is due to asbestos exposure on way to work
Margaret Lee has developed mesothelioma – a cancer related to asbestos exposure. Mrs Margaret Lee – known as…
Funeral notices in the Chronicle this week including tributes to former Northern Rock Chief Executive
A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East Top, l-r: Albert Logan,…
How a family-run Newcastle business uncovered former finance manager’s £34,000 fraud
Sarah Gray, of Consett, admitted stealing money from UK Industrial Tapes Ltd in Throckley, over a six month…
Drunk man dropped trousers at Newcastle stranger’s front door
Hamda Salah was already on suspended prison sentences for sexual assault and assault when he carried out more…
Health chief’s warning as almost one in four North East households can’t afford adequate food
Newcastle and Gateshead public health chief Alice Wiseman has warned that food inequality is driving “unmanageable healthcare demands…
Tributes to former North East teacher and sculptor renowned for depicting Northumbrian saints
Dr Fenwick Justin John Lawson carved many sculptures from trees in Durham and was a familiar and much-loved…
North East furniture chain with ‘great service’ collapses into administration
Slzzp, which has stores in Newcastle and Sunderland, appointed administrators in January and is offering customers up to…
Tribute to ‘forgotten’ North East architect who designed iconic buildings like Spanish City
Robert Burns Dick, who lived from 1868 to 1954, is credited with designing over 20 well-known buildings that…
Newcastle woman’s ‘world turned upside down’ after inoperable bowel cancer diagnosis
Alice Norris, 35, is a mum of two, and she received the crushing news just four months after…
Funeral notices this week in the Chronicle including tributes to former soldier
A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East 18:00, 25 Jan 2026Updated…
Busy Greggs shop suddenly closes in Newcastle city centre with message on door
The shop, on Blackett Street, has remained closed throughout Thursday, Friday and into Saturday due to an ongoing…