PLANS for lorry parking and offices have been slammed — after it was claimed building work has already begun.
Armstrongs Aggregates Ltd wants to move its HGV parking, along with maintenance and administrative offices from the current location at the L…
A man was taken to hospital with non-serious injuries after a crash in Sunderland.
The collision, also involving a car and a motorbike, took place just before 8am on Tuesday on Sea Road, in Fulwell.
Emergency services arrived at the scene, between Anni…
Read Boris Johnson’s Coronavirus speech in full
This evening Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation from Downing Street to relay the need for new coronavirus measures.
Here is his speech in full:
Good evening, the struggle against Covid is t…
Builders’ merchant James Burrell has added four Mercedes Arocs six-wheelers to its fleet and ordered a further six.
The 2532 L models have Classicspace S-cabs and are fitted with the manufacturer’s digital Mirrorcam system – which replaces convent…
More local lockdowns announced
More parts of England have been put under new coronavirus restrictions, mirroring those which came into force today in the North East.
The new rules will be enforced from Tuesday in Merseyside, Warrington, Halton, and Lan…
People in one of England’s most remote villages may avoid being stranded this winter after volunteers responded to an urgent appeal for community snowplough drivers.
Nenthead in Cumbria is about 1,500ft (500m) above sea level and is hit by blizzards each year.
At least seven drivers are required to commit to being available to take the vehicle’s wheel one day per week.
Tony Pennell, a retired design and development engineer who built the plough 10 years ago by converting an Army truck, said a shortage of drivers had left the venture in a “critical” position.
Several people have now come forward, the 80-year-old explained.
“Ten days ago, for various reasons, we only had three people who were prepared to drive and we were in a position where we thought we wouldn’t be able to operate this year.
“Now we possibly have eight, although people often like to travel in pairs in case there are any problems so we could still do with a few more.”
Volunteers must be qualified to drive 7.5-tonne vehicles and training will be provided by Cumbria County Council.
Mr Pennell said the plough is “vital” for anyone not living alongside the village’s main roads because they are “not treated as a priority” by the local authority’s gritting team.
“If we get ice on the hills it can be lethal,” he warned.
A mechanic is also required to maintain the plough as Mr Pennell says “crawling around under a truck is not easy anymore” given his age.
Staff from South Tynedale Railway Limited at nearby Alston helped last year, but the organisation has since gone into receivership.
Anyone interested in helping should contact the Nenthead Snowplough group on Facebook.
Rail Minister hails corporate backing for efforts to shift freight off the roads and onto the rails
Tesco has officially launched a new £5m investment programme to support its plans to transfer a greater proportion of its distribution network away from…
Video report by ITV News Reporter Mark McQuillan
The UK needs to act fast to prevent a “cascade” of coronavirus cases and the situation growing out of control, a scientific advisor to the government has said.
Professor Peter Openshaw warned that a dela…
A person thought by rescuers to be trapped after a crash sent a vehicle hurtling 100m down a mountain was later found by rescuers in a nearby village.
Mountain rescue teams, the air ambulance, police, fire crews and paramedics were part of the huge eme…
Visits to Sunderland and South Tyneside hospitals suspended
An NHS trust has suspended visits to all adult patient wards in South Tyneside and Sunderland due to increasing coronavirus cases.
Sunderland Royal Hospital (Image: newcastle chronicle)Sout…
A cyclist only suffered minor injuries after a collision involving a lorry on a busy Teesside Road.
Emergency services were called to Huntsman Drive, in Port Clarence on Friday.
The collision involving the man on a pedal c…
LNER increases train services
LNER will add an extra 1,600 seats a week to its trains from next week.
The increase, which comes into effect on Monday, will see 10 trains added to the timetable between Scotland and England, connecting Newcastle, Durham,…
A three-year-old girl has died after a car and van crash in County Durham.
The horrific crash, which left seven people injured, happened at about 2.30pm on Wednesday on the A1086 Coast Road between the villages of Horden and Blackhall Colliery.
A blue …
The August Bank Holiday weekend so far has seen a series of tragic and dramatic stories across the North East.
On Saturday morning the news broke that a woman had died after she was hit by a bus in South Shields, while a former nightclub in Newcastle w…
A farmer and volunteer police officer found himself back in the day job while on patrol when a lorry full of livestock toppled over.Special constable Michael Scott was called to the overturned truck near Haltwhistle, Northumbe…