The authority is under a great deal of financial pressure, according to Gateshead Councillor Daniel Duggan.
Ask any person on the street what they know about Newcastle, and they'll list a few things. They'll mention the accent; they'll mention the football; they'll mention ...
ChronicleLive's breaking news *service* including Monday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East.
Newcastle United and Sunderland last faced one another in a Tyne-Wear derby on March 20, 2016 - and Chris Waugh argues that is too long a barren spell.
The distinctive yellow block has been something of a Newcastle landmark for decades.
Dual carriageway will cut journey times and support 1000 new homes.
... • 9 in 10 customers across Tyne & Wear and Tees Valley were satisfied with their journeys overall • 89 percent of customers in Tyne & Wear and 88 percent of ...
Fire crews from Washington, Birtley, Farringdon and Sunderland are tackling the fire at Gateshead Future Technology Centre on the Turbine Business Park.
One of the North East's largest trusts has officially been recognised by LGBT charity Stonewall for its work to be end discrimination.
Thirteen people were found "absolutely packed" into a three-bedroom house in Newcastle, the BBC has found. The bath had been ripped out and a bunk bed ...
YOUNG people with big business ideas filled a shopping centre on Sunday for a charity's first ever trade fair.
There are no Metros running between Park Lane and South Hylton after cable was stolen during the night.
The travel operator says it needs to address changing customer behaviour as more people book holidays online.
Newcastle United hosted bitter rivals Sunderland in the most-recent Tyne-Wear derby at St James' Park exactly three years ago.
Join us for coverage from what organisers are hoping will be a huge anti-Brexit protest in London.
An e-petition about school funding in England was debated by MPs on Monday, after attracting over 100,000 signatures. The petition was started last year by ...
Marianne Griffiths leads the HSJ Top 50 chief executives list in which mental health leaders continue to be over-represented while those heading acute trusts ...
BMW has announced that it intends to push on with production of an electric mini model in the UK later this year despite the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the ...
Nigel Farage led the protest saying politicians could not "walk all over" those who wanted Brexit.
A doctor who was criticised following the death of a diabetic man has returned to work, the BBC has learned. Shaun Dobinson, of Washington, Tyne and Wear, ...
Connor Brown was found with fatal stab wounds behind The Borough pub in Sunderland city centre.
It is not known how the items, dating back at least 45 years, ended up in the River Wear.
ChronicleLive's breaking news *service* including Friday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East.
Thomas Cook stores in Cheshire have been spared from closure after the travel company announced it would be shutting 21 shops across the country.
IT may be the most famous streak – OK, the most famous fully clothed streak – in football history.
From a Quayside cable car to a Golden Gate Bridge replica over the River Tyne, these ambitious plans didn't quite get off the ground.
It's been three years since Sunderland last faced rivals Newcastle United.
The victim was found with life-threatening injuries behind The Borough, in Sunderland city centre.
Up to 70 jobs could go after Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue *Service* unveiled plans to save more than £3m by 2022. Chief fire officer Chris Lowther said the ...
The North East has been classified as a "high risk area" for alcohol related drownings after figures revealed Tyne and Wear has the fifth highest rate in the UK.
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue *Service* needs to make savings of more than £3m between now and 2021.
A disabled teenager was given a penalty after the NHS said she wrongly claimed for a free dental appointment. Aimee Morrow's family were left furious and said ...
The number of self-identified Jedi working for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue *Service* has fallen by about two thirds, from six to two.
Up to 80 firefighters could be made redundant "overnight" if £3.3m cuts are not made, a fire chief has warned. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority plans to ...
The Merseyside and Tyne & Wear pension funds have joined as limited partners in the final investment round of Hearthstone Investment Management's ten-year ...
Newcastle United defender Fabian Schar suffered a clash of heads with a Georgia player at the weekend, but was allowed to continue playing.
MPs will hold a 90-minute debate on the controversial cuts planned for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue *Service*.
A limited *service* is now running, subject to major delays, after an earlier shutdown.
The Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority has seen its spending power slashed by almost a fifth since 2010.
Home Office Ministers told they'll get the blame if cuts lead to injury or death.
Gavin Moon was discovered dead at a house in Trafalgar Road on Tuesday.
Contactless card technology could be rolled out at museums across Tyne and Wear in an attempt to boost donations. Average contributions per visitor almost ...
Assistant chief officer Alan Robson has defended proposals to cut jobs and reform the *service* as they look to plug a budget blackhole.
A 47-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murdering Gavin Moon, who was found dead at a house.
FBU Tyne and Wear brigade secretary Russ King has responded to proposals by Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue *Service* who are having to save £3.6m over ...
The fire broke out in the roof area of the paint shop of the Nissan factory in Sunderland.
Nexus has shortlisted five companies for the nearly £500m contract of designing, manufacturing and maintaining new train fleet for the Tyne and Wear Metro.
Drivers could be charged up to £50 a day to enter city and town centres across Tyneside to try to cut road pollution and improve air quality. Lorries and buses ...
A Tyne and Wear Metro train is taken out of *service* after someone "covers three seats with faeces".
Revellers on Tyneside have been urged to stay away from water on a night out as part of a Don't Drink and Drown campaign. Drowning prevention charity the ...
News, sport, weather and travel from across the North East from Monday 3 December to Friday 7 December 2018.
Heavy freezing rain is expected to develop during Saturday. This will result in the rapid formation of widespread ice on roads, pavements, trees and other ...
An investigation is under way into the cause of the blaze.
Staff on the Tyne and Wear Metro will be issued with body-worn cameras after a series of attacks. Operator Nexus has ordered 45 cameras for customer *service* ...
The fund has assured clients the size of the investment in the firm, which collapsed this week, is not significant.
More than 27000 households in north-east England were hit by power cuts, Northern Powergrid says.
Metro bosses have said bumper salaries on offer at larger rail firms make it more difficult for it to keep hold of drivers after their training.
Seventy hand-painted sculptures will form the centrepiece of Elmer's Great North Parade.
Muslim women joined a rally in Newcastle to highlight abuse and harassment on public transport.
The museum was closed during the set up and removal of the Great North Exhibition.
Read the latest Tyne Tees stories, UK Weather Forecast: Snow and ice warning for the North East overnight on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest Tyne ...
News, sport, travel and weather from across the North East for Monday 8 October to Friday 12 October 2018.
Nexus has announced that a new TV series on ITV will feature life on the Tyne and Wear Metro. This is the first time in-depth access has been granted in the ...
The men will appear in court on Monday after the 31-year-old was found dead with stab wounds.
Occasional showers of sleet and snow will affect some eastern parts of England during Thursday, leading to a temporary covering of 1-3 cm of snow in places.
A man who died on holiday in New York was not warned how dangerous his recently diagnosed diabetes was, an inquest heard. Shaun Dobinson, 21, of ...
A campaign has been launched highlighting how easy it is to access the Tyne and Wear Metro system with a bike.
The cameras will be clearly marked to show when they were recording, Metro operator Nexus said.
Russ King says changing the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue *Service's* policy is 'extremely worrying'
This Thursday will be a landmark day in the history of North East politics, as the newly-created North of Tyne Combined Authority meets for the first time.
Tyne and Wear Citizens organised the gathering at Monument, Newcastle, to support the campaign to stamp out hate crime on public transport.
Transport bosses say they have “no idea” what will happen to crucial government funding for the Tyne and Wear Metro after 2020 — and are warning of dire ...
Read the latest Tyne Tees stories, UK Weather Forecast: Showery rain and chilly winds for the North East on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest Tyne ...
Find out about the proposed restriction to open access land at Sunderland yacht club in Tyne and Wear.
Young people in the North East are not receiving help to tackle their mental health problems, a commission has concluded. Tyne and Wear Citizens Commission ...
Northumberland County Council leader Peter Jackson said it is 'essential' to consider the move.
Northumbria Police said the death of the 31-year-old man was being treated as murder.
"Devoted dad" Gavin Moon was found stabbed to death at a property in Washington on 8 January.
The £12m upgrade to the control room is taking place within a single weekend and trains will not be able to run at certain times.
Nexus have revealed which companies have put themselves forward to take charge of the £500m contract.
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue *Service* will be ending its eight-year hiring freeze - and wants diversity to be at its core.
An ambulance was attacked in Hartlepool and firefighters ambushed in Sunderland.
A cold and frosty start, but with plenty of sunshine. Cloud increasing from the southwest later in the day bringing outbreaks of light rain, sleet and snow in the ...
Nexus, which runs the Tyne and Wear Metro, has announced a shortlist of bidders in the running for the £360m contract to build and maintain the network's new ...
Nissan is expected to announce that it is cancelling a planned investment at its plant in Sunderland. In 2016 the car maker said it would build the new model of ...
A drop in performance has led bosses of the Tyne and Wear Metro to pledge improvements to the *service*.
A new report by consultancy firm Mott MacDonald has looked at the economic case for expanding the network to new destinations and found it would boost the ...
Nexus have asked customers to be patient with inevitable disruption as Metro bosses seek to improve the network with a raft of upgrades to infrastructure and ...
The blaze broke out at the abandoned plant in May and took three weeks to extinguish fully.
Prime Minister Theresa May writes for Chronicle Live as she prepares to hold a Cabinet meeting in the North East.
Bonfire night celebrations saw crews called to Sunderland pelted with bricks, bottles and fireworks as they tackled a car fire.
Nexus is set to upgrade the Tyne and Wear Metro control room situated in South Gosforth in Newcastle, England, with an investment of £12m.
Read the latest Tyne Tees stories, UK Weather Forecast: Wind warnings for the North East TOMORROW on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest Tyne ...
The Angel of the North sculpture has an addition just in time for Christmas - a Father Christmas hat. The red and white hat was noticed atop Gateshead's famous ...
Legislation to create a new mayor for Newcastle, Northumberland and North Tyneside have been approved by a Commons committee.
Newcastle United Under-21s lost 4-0 to Sunderland's first team - but the Young Magpies certainly did not disgrace themselves.
Paige Hunter, 18, attached more than 40 uplifting messages to Wearmouth Bridge in Sunderland.
Passengers were seen queueing for replacement bus services early on Thursday morning.
More than 1,000 people have backed a petition by taxi drivers to stop a clean air toll being imposed on Newcastle's roads. The Newcastle Hackney Carriage ...
Read the latest Tyne Tees stories, UK Weather Forecast: Further snow showers bring icy conditions to the North East on ITV News, videos, stories and all the ...
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