4+ min ago   (573+ words) Amazon is said to be 'on the precipice' of expanding its UK drone deliveries to an entire North East town. The US tech giant started a 'limited number' of the flights in February, with certain items able to be delivered…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (273+ words) Chronicle Live There is ongoing flooding in Gateshead this morning, after the heavy burst of a water main on the side of Askew Road Engineers are on site at this time, with traffic chaos causing disruption on Great North Run…...

11+ hour, 51+ min ago   (576+ words) I visited Sunderland's newest bookshop and never wanted to leave If there’s a bookshop in the North East, somehow I will find my way to it and I can now cross off Sunderland’s latest bookshop Chapter 13 off my list. In…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1173+ words) It's related to holiday pay(Image: Oscar Wong via Getty Images) Businesses in Britain could well be struggling with a new “onerous responsibility” over holiday entitlement and pay compliance, it emerged this week. The issue follows the government’s April 6 introduction…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (527+ words) A Newcastle academic is to share part of a £66m funding grant as part of cutting edge research into "programming" a key aspect of our DNA. Jim Stewart, a senior lecturer at Newcastle University, has been awarded the funding through the…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (394+ words) Cheesemonger Moz Murphy is bringing Britain and Ireland's best cheesemakers to Newcastle for a one-day event.(Image: Grate) Tyneside cheese lovers are being invited to a new festival coming to Newcastle early next month. Jesmond-based cheesemonger Moz Murphy is hosting…...

3+ day, 52+ min ago   (472+ words) Director Alison Orgill with managing director Fred Wyrley-Birch, the new owners of Anderson & Garland.(Image: Anderson & Garland) An auction house that is one of Newcastle's oldest businesses has been sold to two of its longstanding employees. Anderson & Garland is 186 years…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (518+ words) Passengers at Gatwick Airport's South Terminal after flights were cancelled on Tuesday because of a UK air traffic control issue.(Image: PA) Flight disruption that caused chaos for thousands of UK passengers, including travellers in the North East, is expected…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (223+ words) A former mayor has called for faster action to simplify train tickets across the North East. Jamie Driscoll, who served as the elected North of Tyne mayor from 2019 to 2024, is urging transport bosses to speed up long-held ambitions to roll…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (370+ words) Work to transform former offices into a student hall of residence is underway in South Shields.(Image: South Tyneside Council) Former offices in South Tyneside are set to be turned into student accommodation. Work to transform the offices into a…...