9+ hour, 15+ min ago   (116+ words) A whole host of celebrities turned out to do the 2026 Great North Run on Sunday including history maker Andy Burnham Ben Shephard and Chris Kamara at the start line of the Great North Run 2026. While he didn't run, Dan Burn…...

7+ hour, 30+ min ago   (452+ words) A man threatened to "flood the streets with Spice" in a "childish rant", a court heard. Richard Blair also said "Santa Claus would need body bags" in the social media message he sent last December whilst under the influence of…...

17+ hour, 42+ min ago   (312+ words) The sun shone down over Newcastle on Sunday as thousands made their way to the Great North Run start line The weather could not have been better for all those taking part in this year's Great North Run, with the…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (506+ words) Darren Stephenson is running the Great North Run in his football boots in memory of Kevin Keegan(Image: ChronicleLive) A man from North Tyneside is going to be running the Great North Run in football boots in honour of Kevin…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (511+ words) Dan Burn is to be the official race-starter of the Great North Run In news guaranteed to delight Newcastle United fans, it has been announced that Dan Burn is to be the race-starter at this Sunday's Great North Run. Organisers…...

3+ day, 16+ hour 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…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (322+ words) The Great North Run always sees runners receive a huge show of support(Image: Simon Greener/Newcastle Chronicle) Organisers of the Great North Run want as many people as possible to feel involved this coming Sunday, whether actively taking part…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (516+ words) Residents of the Meadow Rise estate in Newbiggin Hall, Newcastle, staging a picnic in protest against plans to build an access road to a new housing estate through a green space. (Image: Megan Thomson-Stewart.) Its sale is yet to be…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (683+ words) The world-famous Great North Run will mark the grand finale to a weekend of sport which also includes the 'curtain raiser' Great Norh 5k on Friday followed by Saturday's mini and junior runs. And for the main event, more than 200,000 spectators…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (499+ words) (L-R) June Barker, Simon Bewick, Maureen Fryer, Terrence Marshall, Lawrence Quinn, Norma Riley(Image: Funeral Notices) Tributes to an adored mam and grandma are among those being paid in this section of The Chronicle deaths and funeral announcements. Announcing the…...