HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Chronicle

• 1,000 new homes to be built in the North East over five years with £150m investment READ
• Sycamore Gap tree sapling planted on Newcastle's Town Moor as 'symbol of resilience and hope' READ
• Northumberland pervert asked schoolboy at bus station if he wanted to have sex with him READ
• New family hubs to open on Tyneside as part of £900m investment to 'build on Sure Start legacy' READ
• Gateshead Flyover demolition moves nearer as contractors start tearing down Computer House READ