HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Chronicle

  • Inside the huge Tyne Bridge restoration project ahead of ‘big year’ in 2026
  • North East former mineworkers to receive first pension increase with £100 a week uplift
  • Carabao Cup parade, Mercury Prize and Sam Fender gigs - why Newcastle 'is the best city in the world'
  • 'Just 10 minutes of exercise could fight cancer' say Newcastle researchers
  • In pictures: Thousands take on HogmanHoway 5k NYE run created by Steve Cram in Newcastle