HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Chronicle

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