Police are appealing for information after a man was hit with a glass in Jesmond. Between midnight and 12:20am on Sunday, March 27, a 30-year-old man was assaulted in the As You Like It bar, in Archbold Terrace. He was struck over the head with a glass near to the […]
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Police warn burglars in Newcastle and Gateshead to “expect extra attention”
Police are warning burglars in Newcastle and Gateshead to expect extra attention in the coming months. It comes as part of a burglary crackdown. Throughout March officers in the Central Area Command have arrested 29 men and two women as part of ongoing work aimed at cutting the number of […]
WATCH: North East worker calls for increase in women and men in STEM
A North East worker has called for an increase in the number of women and men in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Emma Garrick works at a project called Think Physics as a careers and employer specialist. Ms Garrick focuses her work on schools and their pupils to encourage […]
Arrest made in connection with rape on Newcastle Quayside
Police investigating a rape on Newcastle Quayside have arrested a man in connection with the incident. The incident occurred between 9.45pm and 10.30pm on Friday, March 25, when a 25-year-old woman was attacked as she walked along the Close, near to the Quayside bar. Enquiries into the incident are ongoing […]
Two youths who climbed on Newcastle General Hospital roof jailed
Two 16-year-old youths who climbed on the roof of Newcastle General Hospital have been jailed. On Saturday, March 5, police received a report that four people had climbed onto the roof of a building in the grounds of the General Hospital, in Wingrove Avenue, throwing stones at vehicles, members of […]
Nine Guinness World Records set in North East England
The North East of England is home to not just one, or two, but ten Guinness world records that have been set over the last 15 years. Ranging from the youngest ever open-heart surgery patient and the largest ever game of treasure hunt, to the most sweetcorn kernels to be […]
Stolen dog reunited with “delighted” owners in Wallsend
Police in Wallsend have reunited a stolen dog with its owners. On Saturday, March 5, police received a report that a Chihuahua dog, called Gizmo, had been stolen from the garden of an address in Saint Stephen’s Way, Percy Main. Between Saturday, March 5, and Tuesday, March 23, extensive police […]
Police want your help to identify Derby Day helper
Police in Newcastle want to identify a little boy who helped them clean up after the derby match. After the Derby match on Sunday, March 20, one boy stayed behind to help officers clear up police tape from an area outside St James’ Park. The majority of the 52,000 supporters had left the […]
Body recovered from the River Tyne believed to be local missing woman
Body found in Tyne is believed to be missing woman Margaret Macdermott, Northumbria police say. At 12:23pm on Tuesday, March 22, police received a report that a body had been seen in the River Tyne at the Quayside. The body was recovered from the water and, although not yet formally […]
BREAKING: 31 people killed after explosions at Brussels airport
At least 31 people killed and many others injured in a series of explosions at Brussels airport and in the city’s subway system, Belgian media have reported. The blasts came just days after the main suspect in last November’s terror attacks in Paris was arrested in the Belgian capital. There […]