HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Chronicle

• 'Confused' M6 driver 'inches away' from crash - after travelling 6km the wrong way READ
• Newcastle taxi price bidding trial as transport company criticises 'taxi tax' plans READ
• Gateshead community football pitch left 'ruined' as motorbikes cause £2,000 worth of damage READ
• Inside a luxurious £620,000 lodge with exclusive access to five-star North East hotel READ
• Brazen Newcastle thief jailed after stealing hydraulic cutters worth £5,000 from fire engine READ