HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Chronicle

  • Gateshead pervert caught 'upskirting' schoolgirl at Metro station had indecent images of children
  • North East anti-social behaviour crackdown sees 103 arrests and huge drop in two Tyneside areas
  • Up to 1,800 new Northumberland homes built a year - exceeding housing target since 2016
  • Gateshead MP warns spate of Low Fell burglaries could see businesses 'forced to close'
  • Gateshead Council backs crackdown on children's care homes making 'extreme profits'