HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Chronicle

• Embarrassing spelling blunder appears on Gateshead street sign leaving residents baffled READ
• Whitley Bay hotel declared unsafe to house people after fire safety failures discovered READ
• Tyneside corner shop granted alcohol licence despite defecation complaints READ
• Woman found burglar in her bedroom at Whitley Bay home claiming he was 'lost' READ
• Pagazzi Lighting closes 11 stores in Scotland and Northern England with 70 job losses READ