A man has admitted murdering a woman during a row at his home. Michelle Gray, 42, was found dead in a house in Gateshead on December 19 last year. At Newcastle Crown Court yesterday (April 21) Carl Anderson, 41, of Highfield Street in the Bensham area of the town pleaded guilty to her murder. […]
The man who targeted disabled pensioner Alan Barnes in a cowardly attack that shocked the nation and inspired a huge fundraising campaign has been jailed for four years. In a bid to feed his addiction to legal highs Richard Gatiss left the frail 67-year-old, who had been taking out his […]
Enquiries are being carried out after a 17-year-old girl was reportedly raped in Gateshead this morning (March 19). The incident look place at 3:15am today (March 19) in Watergate Park, Sunniside. She was believed to have been in Collingwood Street earlier last night. The police force is carrying out enquiries and […]
Students from Gateshead College have volunteered to take part in a community safety project in Blaydon. The volunteers are going to be working with Gateshead Housing Company, Gateshead Council and the Neighbourhood Policing Team, looking at the crime and anti-social behaviour experiences of people who live in that area to […]
A Gateshead family have been left in distress after two of their birds were killed during a break-in. Between 4pm on Monday and 6.30am on Tuesday, police were informed a shed at an allotment had been broken into in Blaydon Bank, Winlaton, where the two ducks were killed and two […]
Police investigating a shop theft in Gateshead have released CCTV of a man they need to speak to. The incident took place at 8.05pm on Tuesday, December 23, when a North Face jacket was stolen from Snow and Rock at Gibside Way at the Metrocentre. Police investigating have released a […]
Newcastle and Gateshead areas have been targeted by bogus callers since December. There have been three reports of a man asking to be invited in with the intent to take something from inside the property. In all the cases the residents have been elderly and have invited him in. On one occasion, the bogus caller […]
The A1 road between the Coal House and the Metro Centre is undertaking improvements, causing significant delays for people travelling through Gateshead. The major scheme is being undertaken to widen the road to three lanes in each direction, and to create new parallel link roads between the A184 junctions. The […]
It’s less than 100 days to go until the General Election, when voters across the UK will choose who’s going to run the country for the next five years. Already, the battleground has been set, with a focus on the TV debates, and more importantly, who should appear. The fact […]
Alan Barnes, who was assaulted outside of his home in Gateshead last month, has asked people to stop donating money to the fund raiser set up for him. Local beautician Katie Cutler set up the GoFundMe page to help Mr Barnes move to a safer area, and after going viral, more than […]